لماwhen قدمتI arrived دمشقاًDamascus بعدafter مصروفيapparently: Egypt, and in (مصر وفي)
لما قدمت دمشقاً بعد مصروفي
عطفيmy bosom منكfrom you بقاياremnants الفضلbounty للراجيfor the hopeful one
عطفي منك بقايا الفضل للراجي
When I came to Damascus after Egypt, and in
my bosom lay remnants of your bounty for the hopeful,
عظمتI was honored منfor أجلthe sake of مولاناour master وصحبتهand companionship with him
عظمت من أجل مولانا وصحبته
وقيلand it was said هذاthis man بمصرٍin Egypt صاحبُthe companion of التاجِal-Tāj (the Crown)
وقيل هذا بمصرٍ صاحبُ التاجِ
I was honored for our master’s sake and for companionship with him,
and it was said, “In Egypt, this man is al-Tāj’s companion.”