إنَّindeed همَّthe concern of الأميرthe prince أصلحهُmay He set him right اللهGod
إنَّ همَّ الأمير أصلحهُ الله
كبيرٌgreat بالهمرِin pouring forth والأقلامِand the pens
كبيرٌ بالهمرِ والأقلامِ
Indeed, the prince's concern—may God set him right—
The prince's worry has overcome him, may God make him well,
is great in pouring forth and in pens.
Great with wine and pens,
نافذٌeffective فيin كذابهِhis lying لاnot المساعيendeavors
نافذٌ في كذابهِ لا المساعي
قاطعٌcutting فيin ذمامهِhis pledge لاnot الحسامthe sharp sword
قاطعٌ في ذمامهِ لا الحسام
Effective in his lying, not in endeavors,
Piercing in his lies, not with swords,
breaking his pledge, not cutting with the sword;
Decisive in his affairs, not with blades,
مظهرٌdisplaying بالمديحat praise أنbecause كانit was مجاناًfree of charge
مظهرٌ بالمديح أن كان مجاناً
تباريحtorments عروةʿUrwa بنson of حزامḤizām
تباريح عروة بن حزام
displaying, at praise—because it cost nothing—
Appearing with free praise,
the torments of ʿUrwa ibn Ḥizām.
The poems of 'Urwah ibn Hizam,
وهوand he يبكيweeps بكاءthe weeping of مجنونMajnun (the madman) ليلىLayla
وهو يبكي بكاء مجنون ليلى
ساعةthe hour of الإذنpermission أوor غداةَthe morning of الطعامthe meal
ساعة الإذن أو غداةَ الطعام
And he weeps with the weeping of Layla's Majnun
And he cries the crazy cry of Layla
at the hour of permission, or at the morning meal.
At the hour of permission or after the meal,
سخطهhis anger فيin مديحةٍa poem of praise وسؤالٍand a request
سخطه في مديحةٍ وسؤالٍ
ورضاهُand his satisfaction فيin خلوةٍseclusion وغلامand a boy
ورضاهُ في خلوةٍ وغلام
His anger lies in a poem of praise and a request,
His anger in praise and asking,
and his satisfaction in seclusion and a boy.
And his pleasure in privacy and a boy.
Sol 6.1