ياO صاحبpossessor of الذوقtaste السليsound (word continues)
يا صاحب الذوق السلي
مcompletes “sound” وياand O فتىyouth of الفتيانthe youths
م ويا فتى الفتيان
O possessor of sound taste,
O you of refined taste and wit,
and O youth of youths!
And O the finest of youths,
لوif قيلit were said ليto me أقمestablish الدليthe proof (word continues)
لو قيل لي أقم الدلي
لcompletes “proof” علىconcerning رقيadvancement of الشبانthe young men
ل على رقي الشبان
If I were told, “Establish the proof
If I were asked to describe the heartthrobs of the young,
of the advancement of young men,”
I would set the verse-diadems firmly, with the ease of diadems.
لأقمتI would set up تيجانcrowns of البياeloquence (word continues)
لأقمت تيجان البيا
نcompletes “eloquence” براحةin the palm of التيجانيal-Tijani
ن براحة التيجاني
I would set the crowns of eloquence
For in you the title of glory beams resplendent in proof.
in al-Tijani’s palm,
There is no defect in its account,
مذsince فيكin you عنوانthe sign of النجاdistinction (word continues)
مذ فيك عنوان النجا
بةcompletes “distinction” ساطعradiant; evident البرهانthe proof
بة ساطع البرهان
since in you the sign of distinction
And poetry is weighed in the balance.
shines with manifest proof.
لاno نقصshortfall فيin ميزانهhis/its balance or meter
لا نقص في ميزانه
والشعرand poetry بالميزانby the balance or meter
والشعر بالميزان
There is no shortfall in his balance,
and poetry is weighed in the balance.
Partial English translation: 7 of 10 Arabic lines translated.