أَلاtake heed أَبلِغconvey لَدَيكَthere with you أَباfather of عليٍّʿAlī
أَلا أَبلِغ لَدَيكَ أَبا عليٍّ
ثَنَاءًpraise منfrom أَخيa brother of ثِقَةٍtrust يَمَانيYemeni
ثَنَاءً من أَخي ثِقَةٍ يَمَاني
Hear me: convey to Abū ʿAlī, there with you,
praise from a trustworthy Yemeni brother—
ثَناءًpraise تُشرِقُshine الأَعراضُreputations منهfrom it
ثَناءً تُشرِقُ الأَعراضُ منه
وشكراًand thanks ماas long as بداappear قِرطاthe two earrings of أَبانِAbān
وشكراً ما بدا قِرطا أَبانِ
praise that makes reputations shine,
and thanks as long as Abān’s two earrings remain in view.