هزَّbrandished منfrom قدّهِhis stature شَبيهthe likeness of الرُدَيْنيthe Rudayni spear
هزَّ من قدّهِ شَبيه الرُدَيْني
ونَضاand unsheathed مِنْfrom لَحاظِهhis glances صارمينِtwo keen swords
ونَضا مِنْ لَحاظِه صارمينِ
From his stature he brandished the likeness of a Rudayni spear,
and from his glances he unsheathed two keen swords.
أغيدsupple ليّنُgentle العريكةِdisposition يغتاhe slays (first part)
أغيد ليّنُ العريكةِ يغتا
لُcompletion of 'he slays' بسحْرwith the magic of اللّحاظِthe glances أسْدَthe lions of العَرينِthe lair
لُ بسحْر اللّحاظِ أسْدَ العَرينِ
Supple and gentle-natured, he slays
the lions of the lair with the magic of his glances.
غَنثُlanguid الجَفْنِthe eyelid أهيفُslender القدِّthe stature ألميdark-lipped
غَنثُ الجَفْنِ أهيفُ القدِّ ألمي
منfrom بنيthe sons of التُركِthe Turks ضامرlean الكشْحَيْنِthe two flanks
من بني التُركِ ضامر الكشْحَيْنِ
Languid-eyed, slender of stature, dark-lipped,
of Turkish stock, lean at both flanks.
عارضاهhis two sideburns منfrom فوقِabove ياقوتِrubies خدّيهhis two cheeks
عارضاه من فوقِ ياقوتِ خدّيه
كلامَيْlike two lām letters ياقوتِYaqut منfrom غيرother than مَيْنِfalsehood
كلامَيْ ياقوتِ من غير مَيْنِ
His two sideburns, above the rubies of his cheeks,
are like Yaqut's two lām letters, without a lie.
وثناياهand his front teeth لؤلؤٌpearls زانَgained beauty لمّاwhen
وثناياه لؤلؤٌ زانَ لمّا
أنthat تكَنّىadopted a byname بأسْمِهby its name ابنson of الأمينal-Amin
أن تكَنّى بأسْمِه ابن الأمين
And his front teeth are pearls that grew lovelier when
Ibn al-Amin took their name as his byname.
هوhe عبدservant of الرحيمthe Merciful حاميguardian of ذمارthe honor of الthe (article continued)
هو عبد الرحيم حامي ذمار ال
لهوmerriment منone who قدalready سمىrisen علىabove الفرقدينthe two Farqad stars
لهو من قد سمى على الفرقدين
He is Abd al-Rahim, guardian of the honor of
merriment, who has risen above the two Farqad stars.
لوذَعيّquick-witted إِنْif رامَseeks تحصيلthe attainment of معنىa meaning
لوذَعيّ إِنْ رامَ تحصيل معنى
منfrom عميدٍa chief يبدوappears لهto him اثنينِtwo
من عميدٍ يبدو له اثنينِ
Quick-witted: if he seeks to extract a meaning
from a chief, it appears to him as two.
منشئٌa composer مُسندَsource-attributed الحديثِthe narrative إِذاwhen حدhe relates (first part)
منشئٌ مُسندَ الحديثِ إِذا حد
دَثَcompletion of 'he relates' عنabout قصةٍa story لسعدof Sa'd العَيْنِal-Ayn
دَثَ عن قصةٍ لسعد العَيْنِ
He composes source-attributed narratives whenever he
relates a story of Sa'd al-Ayn.
ذوpossessed of ابتسامa smile طلْقُcheerful المحيّاthe face إِذاwhen أقhe approaches (first part)
ذو ابتسام طلْقُ المحيّا إِذا أق
بلَcompletion of 'he approaches' يفرَّbreaks into a smile ثغْرُthe mouth of كلِّevery حزينِsorrowful person
بلَ يفرَّ ثغْرُ كلِّ حزينِ
Smiling and bright-faced, whenever he
approaches, every sorrowful person's mouth breaks into a smile.
حلفتهadjured him الأنامُhumankind أجمعُall حتىso that
حلفته الأنامُ أجمعُ حتى
لاnot يروهthey see him إِلاّexcept بصفْقِwith the clapping of اليدينِthe two hands
لا يروه إِلاّ بصفْقِ اليدينِ
All humankind has adjured him, so that
they see him only amid the clapping of hands.
رَحِبِbroad الصدْرِthe chest إِنْif ألمَّcomes بهto him الضيthe guest (first part)
رَحِبِ الصدْرِ إِنْ ألمَّ به الضي
فُcompletion of 'the guest' تراهُyou see him يصفقclaps الراحَتيْنِthe two palms
فُ تراهُ يصفق الراحَتيْنِ
Open-hearted, if he is visited by a
guest, you see him clapping both palms.
Sol 6.1