ماnot خلتI thought قبلكbefore you انthat كلevery فضيلةvirtue
ما خلت قبلك ان كل فضيلة
للناسbelonging to humankind يستجمعنthey come together فيin انسانِa person
للناس يستجمعن في انسانِ
Before you, I never thought that every virtue
of humankind could come together in one person.
فمتيso when يطيقis able لسانthe tongue شعريmy poetry مدحpraising منone who
فمتي يطيق لسان شعري مدح من
ماnot زالceased ممدوحاًpraised بكلby every لسانِtongue
ما زال ممدوحاً بكل لسانِ
So when can the tongue of my poetry praise one
who has always been praised by every tongue?