سبحانَglory be to ربِّيmy Lord تبارَكَblessed is اللهُGod ماhow
سبحانَ ربِّي تبارَكَ اللهُ ما
أشْبَهَresembles بعضَsome الكلامِspeech بالعَسَلِto honey
أشْبَهَ بعضَ الكلامِ بالعَسَلِ
Glory be to my Lord! Blessed be God! How
closely some speech resembles honey,
والمِسْكِand musk والسحرِand magic والرُّقىand incantations وابنةِand daughter of الthe
والمِسْكِ والسحرِ والرُّقى وابنةِ ال
كَرْمِvine وحَلْيِand the jewelry of الحسانِbeautiful women والحللِand robes
كَرْمِ وحَلْيِ الحسانِ والحللِ
and musk, magic, incantations, and the daughter of the
vine, fair women's jewelry, and robes—
مثلsuch as كلامِthe words of الأميرِthe emir سَيِّدِناour master
مثل كلامِ الأميرِ سَيِّدِنا
نظماًin verse ونثراًand in prose يسيرُcirculates كالمَثَلِlike a proverb
نظماً ونثراً يسيرُ كالمَثَلِ
such as the words of the emir, our master,
in verse and prose, circulating like a proverb!