وسائلةٍand a woman asking عنabout الحسنِal-Hasan بنson of وهبٍWahb
وسائلةٍ عن الحسنِ بن وهبٍ
وعماand about what فيهin him منof كرمgenerosity وخِيرِand goodness
وعما فيه من كرم وخِيرِ
A woman asked about al-Hasan ibn Wahb,
A question about al-Hasan ibn Wahb
and about his generosity and goodness.
And his generosity and goodness
فقلتso I said هوhe المهذبthe refined one غيرَexcept أنيthat I
فقلت هو المهذب غيرَ أني
أراهI see him كثيرfrequent in إرخاءِlowering الستورthe curtains
أراه كثير إرخاءِ الستور
So I said, “He is refined, except that I
I said he is refined but
find him often lowering the curtains.
I see he is too free with his veils
وأكثرُand most ماof what يغنّيهhe sings to him فتاهُhis young servant
وأكثرُ ما يغنّيه فتاهُ
حسينٌHusayn حينَwhen يخلوhe is alone بالسريرin the bed
حسينٌ حينَ يخلو بالسرير
And what his young servant most often sings to him—
And his favorite boytoy
Husayn, when he is alone in bed—is:
Is Husayn when alone on his bed
فلولاso, were it not for الريحُthe wind أسْمَعَhe would make hear منthose who بحَجْرِin Hajr
فلولا الريحُ أسْمَعَ من بحَجْرِ
صليلَthe clang البَيْضthe helmets تُقرَعare struck بالذكورwith hardened swords
صليلَ البَيْض تُقرَع بالذكور
‘But for the wind, he would make those in Hajr hear
If not for the wind, one could hear
the clang of helmets struck with hardened swords.’”
From his room the clinking of balls 'gainst rods
Sol 6.1