ياO جامعmosque الصدرthe chief الوزيرthe vizier الذيwho
يا جامع الصدر الوزير الذي
فاقsurpassed علىabove جمعa multitude منof العالمthe world
فاق على جمع من العالم
O mosque of the chief vizier, who
O gatherer of wisdom, minister whose mind
surpassed a multitude in the world,
Surpasses that of all the learned scholars combined
سميnamesake of خيرthe best of الخلقcreation والمرسلand the Messenger
سمي خير الخلق والمرسل
المبعوثthe one sent حقاًtruly لبنيto the children of آدمAdam
المبعوث حقاً لبني آدم
namesake of the best of creation and the Messenger
Called the best of mankind and prophets sent
truly sent to the children of Adam.
Truly for the children of Adam he was meant
تسخرscoff بالناثرat the prose writer أوصافهhis qualities
تسخر بالناثر أوصافه
الحسنيbeautiful وتاريخكand your date بالناظمat the versifier
الحسني وتاريخك بالناظم
His qualities scoff at the prose writer—
You mock his beautiful traits in prose
those beautiful qualities—and your date scoffs at the versifier.
While your poem tells his story in verse