الشِعْرُpoetry ضَرْبٌa kind منof التصويرdepiction قدindeed كشفتhave revealed
الشِعْرُ ضَرْبٌ من التصوير قد كشفت
منهfrom it القرائِحُcreative minds عنfrom شَتّىvarious kinds منof الصُوَرِimages
منه القرائِحُ عن شَتّى من الصُوَرِ
Poetry is a form of depiction; there have been revealed
Poetry is a kind of imagery revealed
from it, by creative minds, images of many kinds.
By native talents in diverse pictures
فاعْمَدْso turn إِلىto قالبٍa mold عونan aid تُدَمِّثهُyou smooth it
فاعْمَدْ إِلى قالبٍ عون تُدَمِّثهُ
وافرغand pour بهِin it أَيَّwhatever مَعْنىًmeaning شِئْتَyou wish مُبْتكَرoriginal
وافرغ بهِ أَيَّ مَعْنىً شِئْتَ مُبْتكَر
So turn to a helpful mold that you smooth,
So take up any mold to work with care
and cast in it whatever original meaning you wish.
And pour in it whatever sense occurs
Sol 6.1