سَلُوask (plural) أباAbu (father of) الجَيشِal-Jaysh (the army) جَيشِarmy of المكرماتِnoble deeds ومَنand the one who
سَلُو أبا الجَيشِ جَيشِ المكرماتِ ومَن
أزرَتoutdid أنامِلُهhis fingertips جُوداًin generosity عَلىabove المُزُنِthe rainclouds
أزرَت أنامِلُه جُوداً عَلى المُزُنِ
Ask Abu al-Jaysh, the army of noble deeds, and him whose
Ask Abu al-Jaysh, leader of generosity, the one
fingertips outdid the rainclouds in generosity:
Whose fingers have poured forth kindness upon the balances,
أهكذاis it thus? الدهرُTime لاnot ينفكُّceases نائِلُهُits bounty
أهكذا الدهرُ لا ينفكُّ نائِلُهُ
حتَّىuntil يُقيمَit raises up لقَيسٍfor Qays حاتِمَHatim اليَمَنِYemen
حتَّى يُقيمَ لقَيسٍ حاتِمَ اليَمَنِ
Is Time like this, its bounty never ceasing,
Is this how time incessantly assails
until it raises up for Qays a Hatim of Yemen?
Its seekers until it establishes for Qays the Yemenite chief?
Sol 6.1