للَهto God درُّكyour excellence قدindeed أكملتyou have perfected أربعةٌfour
للَه درُّك قد أكملت أربعةٌ
ماnot هُنَّthey فيin أَحَدٍanyone منamong سائرthe rest of البَشَرِhumankind
ما هُنَّ في أَحَدٍ من سائر البَشَرِ
How splendid you are! You have perfected four traits
God bless you! You have perfected four traits
found in no one else among all humankind:
Found in no one else among humankind:
العِرضَhonor ممتهنٌdebased والنفسand the soul ساقطةٌbase
العِرضَ ممتهنٌ والنفس ساقطةٌ
والوجهand the face منof سَفَنٍshagreen (rough fish skin) والعينand the eye منof حَجَرِstone
والوجه من سَفَنٍ والعين من حَجَرِ
an intellect debased, a soul fallen low,
Your honor is debased, and your soul is base;
a face of rough hide, and an eye of stone.
And your face is of rough fish skin, and your eye of stone.
