كمhow often تمسكتI held fast بممدوحينto two praised men فيin
كم تمسكت بممدوحين في
حلبٍAleppo رفدهماtheir shared bounty ليto me ماnot عُدِمwas lacking
حلبٍ رفدهما لي ما عُدِم
How often I held fast to two praised men in
Aleppo, whose bounty to me was never lacking.
فبمشكورينthus with two thanked men محمودMahmoud (praised) مضىdeparted
فبمشكورين محمود مضى
وبمحمودينand with two praised men مشكورMashkur (thanked) قُدمwas brought forward
وبمحمودين مشكور قُدم
Thus Mahmoud departed with two thanked men,
And Mashkur was brought forward with two praised men.
Sol 6.1