إِنَّيindeed I لأَعْجَبُtruly marvel كَيْفَhow يَحْسُنُseems beautiful عِنُدَهُto him
إِنَّي لأَعْجَبُ كَيْفَ يَحْسُنُ عِنُدَهُ
شِعْرٌpoetry مِنَamong الأَشْعارِpoems معْdespite إِحسانِهِhis excellence
شِعْرٌ مِنَ الأَشْعارِ معْ إِحسانِهِ
Indeed, I marvel how he can admire
Any poetry, given his own excellence.
ماnot ذاكَthat إِلاَّexcept أَنَّهُthat it is دُرُّpearls النّهىintellect
ما ذاكَ إِلاَّ أَنَّهُ دُرُّ النّهى
يَفِدُcome التِّجارُthe merchants بهِwith it عَلىto دِهْقانِهِits master
يَفِدُ التِّجارُ بهِ عَلى دِهْقانِهِ
That is only because it is pearls of intellect;
Merchants come bearing it to its master.