الغيثُthe rain أبعدُfarther منكَthan you داabode (beginning)
الغيثُ أبعدُ منكَ دا
راًabode (completion) وهوَand it يُستَسقىis asked for rain فيَسقِيso it gives water
راً وهوَ يُستَسقى فيَسقِي
The rain is farther away than you in its abode,
yet, when asked for rain, it gives water.
لكِنَّهُbut it فيin الصَّيفِthe summer لاnot يعgives (beginning)
لكِنَّهُ في الصَّيفِ لا يع
طيgives (completion) وأنتَand you فليسَso you do not تُبقِيhold back
طي وأنتَ فليسَ تُبقِي
But in summer it does not
give; whereas you hold nothing back.
قَدindeed كانَhad been قَدalready حلَّيتI adorned باسwith the name (beginning)
قَد كانَ قَد حلَّيت باس
مِكَyour name (completion) بعضَpart of حاليmy condition بعضَpart of حَقيmy due
مِكَ بعضَ حالي بعضَ حَقي
I had already adorned with your name
part of my condition, part of my due,
لمَّاwhen جَمَعتُI gathered المادِحِيthe panegyrists (beginning)
لمَّا جَمَعتُ المادِحِي
نَpanegyrists (plural ending) عَليكَaround you مِنfrom غَربٍwest وشَرقِand east
نَ عَليكَ مِن غَربٍ وشَرقِ
when I gathered the panegyrists
around you, from west and east.
ولقَدand indeed تَرَكتُI left behind اللاحِقينَthose catching up السthe forerunners (beginning)
ولقَد تَرَكتُ اللاحِقينَ الس
سابِقينَforerunners بِفَضلِby virtue of حِذقيmy skill
سابِقينَ بِفَضلِ حِذقي
And I have left behind those catching up with
the forerunners, by virtue of my skill.
Sol 6.1