ياO بنson of فَهْدِFahd وأَنْتَand you منone who ماnot نراناwe see ourselves
يا بن فَهْدِ وأَنْتَ من ما نرانا
فيin المَعاليnoble attainments نَرىwe see لَهُfor him مِنْany ضَريبِequal; peer
في المَعالي نَرى لَهُ مِنْ ضَريبِ
O son of Fahd, you are one whose equal
O son of Fahd, and you are from what we see
we cannot find in noble attainments.
In the heights we see someone who has a likeness
زعمclaimed الزَّهْرُthe blossoms أَنَّهُthat it كَسَجاياlike the virtues of
زعم الزَّهْرُ أَنَّهُ كَسَجايا
كَyour (possessive suffix) شَبيهٌsimilar فيin حسنbeauty حالٍstate; appearance وطيبِand fragrance
كَ شَبيهٌ في حسن حالٍ وطيبِ
The blossoms claimed to resemble your virtues
The flower claimed it was like my cheeks
in loveliness of aspect and fragrance.
In the beauty of its state and fragrance
فأَرَيْناهُso we showed it أَنَّهُthat it يَكْذِبُlies الدَّعْthe claim (first fragment)
فأَرَيْناهُ أَنَّهُ يَكْذِبُ الدَّعْ
وىcompletion of 'claim' فَلَمْbut did not يَلْتَفِتْpay heed إلىto التَكْذيبِthe refutation
وى فَلَمْ يَلْتَفِتْ إلى التَكْذيبِ
So we showed them that their claim was false,
But we saw that it was lying in its claim
but they paid no heed to the refutation.
And did not pay heed to our accusation
فَبَعثْناso we sent بِهِwith it إليْكَto you لِتَلْقاso that you may receive
فَبَعثْنا بِهِ إليْكَ لِتَلْقا
هُit (object suffix) بِتَصْديقِby confirming قَوْلناour words مِنْfrom قَريبِnearby
هُ بِتَصْديقِ قَوْلنا مِنْ قَريبِ
So we sent them to you, that you might receive
So we sent it to you so you may receive
them, confirming our words at close quarters.
It confirming our words without delay