مذsince لاحshone فوقupon جبينكمyour brow
مذ لاح فوق جبينكم
سمةthe mark النهىreason والحكمةِand wisdom
سمة النهى والحكمةِ
Since there shone upon your brow
the mark of reason and wisdom,
عرفوكthey recognized you مدحتMidhat عصرناour age
عرفوك مدحت عصرنا
ولذاand therefore دعوكthey called you بمدحةِwith praise
ولذا دعوك بمدحةِ
they recognized you as the Midhat of our age,
and so they addressed you with praise.