ملتَمساًseeking صلحpeace اللياليthe nights ومنand among
ملتَمساً صلح الليالي ومن
ماwhat بينناbetween us بعدdistance منfrom الصلحِpeace
ما بيننا بعد من الصلحِ
Seeking peace with the nights, while among
what lies between us is distance from peace.
لاno فجرَdawn يتلوهنَّfollows them لكنَّنيbut I
لا فجرَ يتلوهنَّ لكنَّني
أنقلُI am carried منfrom جُنحٍa stretch of darkness إلىto جُنحِa stretch of darkness
أنقلُ من جُنحٍ إلى جُنحِ
No dawn follows them, but I
am carried from one stretch of darkness to another.
آليتُI swore لاnot استعديتُI sought aid from إلاexcept فتىًa youth
آليتُ لا استعديتُ إلا فتىً
أعدىmore hostile عليهنَّagainst them منthan الصبحِdawn
أعدى عليهنَّ من الصبحِ
I swore to seek aid from none but a youth,
a fiercer enemy to them than dawn.
آراؤهhis counsels مشتقَّةderived بالندىin generosity
آراؤه مشتقَّة بالندى
فيهنَّconcerning them منfrom رأيthe counsel of أبيAbu (father of) الفتحِal-Fath (victory)
فيهنَّ من رأي أبي الفتحِ
His counsels, in generosity, are derived,
in dealing with them, from Abu al-Fath's counsel.
يُغنيhe spares one إذاwhen استغنىhe is content بتلويحwith a hint of ماwhat
يُغني إذا استغنى بتلويح ما
يشكوhe complains of عنfrom التصريحexplicit statement والشرحِand explanation
يشكو عن التصريح والشرحِ
He spares one, when one is content to hint at what
one suffers, the need for explicit speech and explanation.
نِسبتُهhis lineage فيin وجههِhis face لمhas not تزلceased
نِسبتُه في وجههِ لم تزل
تبشِّرُbrings glad tidings to الآمالَhopes بالنجحِof success
تبشِّرُ الآمالَ بالنجحِ
His lineage, visible in his face, has never ceased
to bring hopes glad tidings of success.
يُحسبُhe is thought سكرانَdrunk إذاwhen كفُّهhis palm
يُحسبُ سكرانَ إذا كفُّه
سحَّتpoured forth فماso not يَصحوhe sobers up ولاnor يُصحيhe sobers others
سحَّت فما يَصحو ولا يُصحي
He is thought drunk whenever his palm
pours forth; he neither sobers up nor sobers others.
Sol 6.1