وَشادِنٍand a young gazelle فيin الحُسنِbeauty كَالطاووسlike a peacock
وَشادِنٍ في الحُسنِ كَالطاووس
أَخلاقُهُhis character كَليلَةlike the night of العَروسِthe bride
أَخلاقُهُ كَليلَة العَروسِ
And a young gazelle, like a peacock in beauty,
His character is like a bride’s wedding night.
قَدindeed نالَhas won بِالخَطthrough handwriting منfrom النُفوسِsouls
قَد نالَ بِالخَط من النُفوسِ
ماwhat لَمdid not تَنَلهُwin it الرومُthe Byzantines منfrom طَرسوسِTarsus
ما لَم تَنَلهُ الرومُ من طَرسوسِ
Through his handwriting he has won from souls
What the Byzantines did not win from Tarsus.