لا عذر لي أَنْ كنتُ فيه مقصِّراً

لا عذر لي أَنْ كنتُ فيه مقصِّراً

سدَّت صفاتك أوجهَ الأعذار

سدَّت صفاتك أوجهَ الأعذار

I have no excuse for having fallen short in this;

I have no excuse for having fallen short in it.

your virtues have closed off every avenue of excuse.

Your qualities have closed every avenue of excuse.

فإذا نظمتُ من المناقب دُرَّها

فإذا نظمتُ من المناقب دُرَّها

شرفتني منها بنظم داري

شرفتني منها بنظم داري

Whenever I string the pearls of noble qualities,

So when I string the pearls of those virtues,

you have honored me among them by versifying my abode.

You honored me through them by arranging my abode [wording unclear in the source].

فلذاك أنظمها قلائد لؤلؤ

فلذاك أنظمها قلائد لؤلؤ

لألاؤهْا قد شف بالأنوار

لألاؤهْا قد شف بالأنوار

Thus I string them into necklaces of pearl,

For that reason I string them into necklaces of pearls,

whose radiance has shone clear with lights.

Their radiance has shone with light.