لَعمريby my life لقدindeed أَحسنتَyou have done well ياO ابنson of المُدبّرِal-Mudabbir
لَعمري لقد أَحسنتَ يا ابن المُدبّرِ
وماand not زلتَyou have ceased فيin الإحسانِdoing good عينَthe very embodiment of المُشهّرِthe renowned one
وما زلتَ في الإحسانِ عينَ المُشهّرِ
By my life, you have done nobly, O son of al-Mudabbir;
By my life, you have indeed done well, O Ibn al-Mudabbir.
in doing good, you have ever been al-Mudabbir’s very image.
And in doing good, you have always been the very embodiment of renown.
ظَرفَتَyou have shown refinement ومَنand whoever يجمعgathers منof العلمِknowledge مثلَthe like of ماwhat
ظَرفَتَ ومَن يجمع من العلمِ مثلَ ما
جمعتَyou have gathered أَباO father of إسحاقَIshaq يَظرُفbecomes refined وَيُشهَرِand becomes renowned
جمعتَ أَبا إسحاقَ يَظرُف وَيُشهَرِ
You have shown true wit—and whoever gathers as much learning as
You have shown refinement; and whoever gathers knowledge such as that which
you have gathered, O Abu Ishaq, grows witty and renowned.
you have gathered, Abu Ishaq, becomes refined and renowned.
أسالتshe/it made flow علىupon الخدَّينِboth cheeks دَمعاًtears لوif انّهُthat it
أسالت على الخدَّينِ دَمعاً لو انّهُ
منof الدُّرِّpearls عَقدٌa necklace كانَwould have been ذُخراًa treasure منamong الذُّخرِtreasures
من الدُّرِّ عَقدٌ كانَ ذُخراً من الذُّخرِ
You made tears flow over both cheeks; had that weeping been
It made tears stream down both cheeks; had they been
a necklace of pearls, it would have been a treasure among treasures.
a necklace of pearls, they would have been a treasure among treasures.
