جمعتI gathered منfrom among صورportraits الساداتthe gentlemen أحسنهاthe finest of them
جمعت من صور السادات أحسنها
والسيداتand the ladies اللواتيwho غبنwere absent عنfrom بصريmy sight
والسيدات اللواتي غبن عن بصري
I gathered the finest portraits of gentlemen,
I gathered the finest images of ladies
And of ladies who were absent from my sight.
And those gentlewomen unseen by my sight
فشاهدواso behold ياO عبادservants اللَهGod وابتهجواand rejoice
فشاهدوا يا عباد اللَه وابتهجوا
فالعينfor the eye تقنعis content بعدafter العينthe original itself بالأثراwith the likeness
فالعين تقنع بعد العين بالأثرا
So behold, O servants of God, and rejoice;
So behold, O servants of God, and rejoice
For the eye, when the original is absent, is content with its likeness.
For the eye contents itself with relics after the eye