ياO سيداًmaster لاmay ... not زلتَyou cease to be (context suggests: I cease to be) داmay ... endure (first fragment)
يا سيداً لا زلتَ دا
مَmay ... endure (final fragment) بقاؤهhis continued life مملوكَهُhis slave
مَ بقاؤه مملوكَهُ
O master, may I ever remain—may
O master, you are still generous
his life endure—his slave.
Your generosity belongs to people
للناسfor people شرعa custom فيconcerning الهداgifts (first fragment)
للناس شرع في الهدا
ياgifts (final fragment) قدindeed أردتُI wished سلوكهfollowing it
يا قد أردتُ سلوكه
People have a custom concerning gifts
You have set out on the path of guidance
which I wished to follow.
I wanted to follow in your footsteps
أحببتI wished أنto أكسوكَclothe you منfrom
أحببت أن أكسوكَ من
بُرْدِthe mantle الثَناءِof praise مَحوكَهُits woven fabric
بُرْدِ الثَناءِ مَحوكَهُ
I wished to clothe you in
I wished to clothe you with
the woven mantle of praise.
The cloak of praise I wove
والشعرُand poetry سوقَتُهits commoners تخاfear (first fragment)
والشعرُ سوقَتُه تخا
فُfear (final fragment) كماas علمتُI have learned مُلوكهُits kings
فُ كما علمتُ مُلوكهُ
And poetry’s commoners fear—
And poetry is merchandise that fluctuates
as I have learned—its kings.
As I know its masters do
فلئنso if indeed تأخّرhas been delayed دُرّهits pearls
فلئن تأخّر دُرّه
فلقدthen indeed بعثتI have sent سلوكهits threads
فلقد بعثت سلوكه
So if its pearls have been delayed,
So if its pearls are late
I have indeed sent its threads.
I have sent ahead their string
Sol 6.1