خِلَعُrobes of honor الثناءِpraise مَعيwith me ولَسand not (word continues)
خِلَعُ الثناءِ مَعي ولَس
تُI (suffix completing the preceding verb) أَرىI see سِواكَanyone but you لهنَّfor them لابِسa wearer
تُ أَرى سِواكَ لهنَّ لابِس
Robes of praise are mine, and I do
Robes of praise are with me, and I do not
I have taken off praise along with me, and am
not see anyone but you fit to wear them.
see anyone but you wearing them.
Not wearing anything but you, for them not wearing
أثوابُgarments عِزٍّhonor لاnot تَزالcease
أثوابُ عِزٍّ لا تَزال
علَيكَupon you تشهرُare displayed فيin المَجالِسgatherings
علَيكَ تشهرُ في المَجالِس
Robes of honor never cease
Garments of honor that never cease
Garments of honor do not cease
to be displayed upon you in assemblies.
to be displayed upon you in gatherings.
To dawn upon you in gatherings
فيin طَرزِهاtheir embroidery ممَّاsome of what بِهconcerning it
في طَرزِها ممَّا بِه
أمَرَcommanded الأميرُthe emir أبوAbu (father of) الفَوارِسal-Fawaris (the horsemen)
أمَرَ الأميرُ أبو الفَوارِس
Their ṭirāz embroidery bears some of what
In their embroidery is something of what
In their embroidery of that
the emir Abū al-Fawāris commanded.
the emir Abu al-Fawaris commanded.
Which the Prince, the Father of Knights, ordered
ولئِنand even if تقدَّمَنيpreceded me إلَيto (word continues)
ولئِن تقدَّمَني إلَي
كَyou (suffix completing the preceding word) الآملونَthose who hope فلستُthen I am not آيِسdespairing
كَ الآملونَ فلستُ آيِس
Though I have been preceded in coming to
And even if I have been preceded in coming to
And if those hopeful come before me
you by hopeful petitioners, I do not despair.
you by the hopeful, I do not despair.
To you, I'm not in despair
إذsince كانَhas been فَضلُكَyour generosity بَينَناbetween us
إذ كانَ فَضلُكَ بَينَنا
ياO ذاpossessor of العُلىlofty rank حَكَماًan arbiter فَقايِسso compare
يا ذا العُلى حَكَماً فَقايِس
Since your bounty, between us,
Since your generosity has served between us,
Since your merit between us
O lord of eminence, is judge—then compare our claims.
O you of lofty rank, as arbiter—so compare us.
O most high, was judging with fairness
Sol 6.1