إِنّيIndeed I أُنزِّهُهdeem him exalted عنabove ذِكرهmentioning him بفَميwith my mouth
إِنّي أُنزِّهُه عن ذِكره بفَمي
وَأَنْand to أُسمّيَهُname him صَوناًout of care وَإِجلالاand reverence
وَأَنْ أُسمّيَهُ صَوناً وَإِجلالا
I deem him too exalted for mention by my mouth,
Or for me to name him, out of care and reverence.
بِماwith what وَأَيِّand which لِسانٍtongue صاحِO friend أَذكرُهshall I mention him
بِما وَأَيِّ لِسانٍ صاحِ أَذكرُه
وَقَدwhile indeed تَقاصَرتI have fallen short عَنof إِدراكِgrasping ماwhat نالاhe attained
وَقَد تَقاصَرت عَن إِدراكِ ما نالا
With what, and in what tongue, my friend, shall I speak of him,
When I have fallen short of grasping what he has attained?