ياO مَنyou who تَسامَتsoared بَلnay تَعلوsurpasses بَلاغَتَهُhis eloquence
يا مَن تَسامَت بَل تَعلو بَلاغَتَهُ
سَمطَnecklace الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades وَماand there is no فيin المَيزِthe judgment تَرديدُhesitation
سَمطَ الثُرَيّا وَما في المَيزِ تَرديدُ
O you whose eloquence has soared—nay, surpasses
O you whose eloquence transcends the highest heights
the necklace of the Pleiades, with no hesitation in that judgment;
The Pleiades have fallen and there is no echo in the horizon
وَقَدand indeed تَسامَتsoared عَلىabove الشِعريSirius بَدائِعَهُhis wondrous works
وَقَد تَسامَت عَلى الشِعري بَدائِعَهُ
وَمَنand one who لَهُfor him فيin سَماءِthe sky المَجدِglory تَمجدُexaltation
وَمَن لَهُ في سَماءِ المَجدِ تَمجدُ
and whose wondrous works have soared above Sirius,
And your innovations in poetry have surpassed the masters
and who is exalted in the sky of glory:
To you belongs eternal glory in the heavens
حَباكَbestowed upon you مَولاكَyour lord تَمييزاًdistinction وَاِردِفهُand followed it up
حَباكَ مَولاكَ تَمييزاً وَاِردِفهُ
بِمَنصِبِwith a position قَدرِهِits standing فيin الفَخرِpride مَعدودُreckoned
بِمَنصِبِ قَدرِهِ في الفَخرِ مَعدودُ
your lord bestowed distinction upon you and followed it
Your Lord has singled you out, so follow it
with a position whose standing is reckoned a source of pride,
With the position you deserve, counted among the greatest
جَزاءَrecompense صِدقِكَyour truthfulness إيفاءَpayment in full وَمَكرَمَةٌand an honor
جَزاءَ صِدقِكَ إيفاءَ وَمَكرَمَةٌ
إِذfor حَسَّhe sensed قَصدَكَyour intent وَالإِخلاصُand sincerity مَعهودُwell known
إِذ حَسَّ قَصدَكَ وَالإِخلاصُ مَعهودُ
a full recompense for your truthfulness, and an honor,
As reward for your truthfulness, fulfillment and nobility
for he sensed your intent, and sincerity is well known.
Since your purpose and sincerity are well known