وإناand indeed we لنرجوwe surely hope منfrom فتىyoung man الصدقtruthfulness طاهرTahir
وإنا لنرجو من فتى الصدق طاهر
تساهلease; leniency أيامdays بنتهاbuilt them أكابرهhis elders
تساهل أيام بنتها أكابره
And from Tahir, the true-hearted youth, we surely hope
We hope for leniency from the pure youth of honesty
for ease in days his elders built.
To overlook the mistakes of elders in their days
بناهنhe built them لاmay ... not يبعدperish أبوهhis father وجدهand his grandfather
بناهن لا يبعد أبوه وجده
وأعمامهand his paternal uncles والمجدand glory يمنيinspires with hope أصاغرهhis younger kin
وأعمامه والمجد يمني أصاغره
His father and grandfather built them—may they not perish—
Their fathers and grandfathers don't abandon them
and his paternal uncles; glory inspires his younger kin with hope.
Nor their uncles, as glory embraces the young