قدindeed قلتُI said للشيخto the shaykh الرئيthe chief (continued next line)
قد قلتُ للشيخ الرئي
سِcompletes “the chief” أخيbrother of السماحgenerosity أبيAbu (father of) المُظَفَّرal-Muzaffar (the victorious)
سِ أخي السماح أبي المُظَفَّر
I said to the chief shaykh,
I said to the generous old man,
brother of generosity, Abu al-Muzaffar:
My brother, oh Abu Al-Muzaffar,
ذكِّرremind; also, make masculine معينَMuʿin (helper of) الدينthe faith (al-Din) ليfor me
ذكِّر معينَ الدين لي
قالَhe said المؤنّثthe feminine لاnot يذكَّرis made masculine; also, is reminded
قالَ المؤنّث لا يذكَّر
“Remind Muʿin al-Din for me.”
Remind Mu'in al-Din for me,
He said, “The feminine cannot be made masculine.”
He said, "The feminine cannot be made masculine."