قلتُI said لمّاwhen أنsupplementary linking particle شبَّهوكَthey likened you وقاسواand they compared
قلتُ لمّا أن شبَّهوكَ وقاسوا
وأتَواand they came فيكَconcerning you بالقياسِwith the analogy القَريبِclose
وأتَوا فيكَ بالقياسِ القَريبِ
I said, when they likened you and drew comparisons,
When they compared you and judged closely,
And offered a close analogy concerning you:
and made analogies about you,
ركبَrode البحرَthe sea جعفرٌJa‘far فاقتَضىso demanded الراthe rider (word begins here)
ركبَ البحرَ جعفرٌ فاقتَضى الرا
كبُcompletion of 'rider' أنthat لاnot يقاسَhe be compared بالمركوبِwith what is ridden
كبُ أن لا يقاسَ بالمركوبِ
Ja‘far rode the sea, so the rider demanded
Ja'far rode the sea, so the rider deserved
That he not be compared with what he rode.
not to be analogized with the ridden.
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle تَساجلvied with one another الماءthe water والماand the water (word begins here)
وإذا ما تَساجل الماء والما
ءُcompletion of 'water' افتخاراًin boasting فالفضلُthen the advantage للمشروبِbelongs to what is drunk
ءُ افتخاراً فالفضلُ للمشروبِ
And when water and water vie
And if water and water ever vied
In boasting, the advantage belongs to what is drunk.
proudly, the merit's with the drunk.
وعلىand upon ذكرmentioning ذاthis وذاكand that فلِلجاso to the bringer (word begins here)
وعلى ذكر ذا وذاك فلِلجا
لبِcompletion of 'bringer' عنديwith me شكرٌthanks علىfor المجلوبِwhat is brought
لبِ عندي شكرٌ على المجلوبِ
And, speaking of this and that, the bringer
So for the sake of this and that, my thanks
Has my thanks for what is brought.
to the bringer for the gift he brought!
Sol 6.1