أضحىhas become أبوAbu (father of) الصقرal-Saqr (the falcon) وأفعالُهand his deeds
أضحى أبو الصقر وأفعالُه
كأنماas though تنتجُspring forth مِنfrom وجهِهِhis face
كأنما تنتجُ مِن وجهِهِ
Abu al-Saqr is now such that his deeds
Abu Al-Saqr's deeds and acts
Seem to spring from his face.
Seem to emanate from his face
عارضَmatched بالإحسانِwith kindness حُسناًa beauty لهof his
عارضَ بالإحسانِ حُسناً له
لاnot يبلغreaches الوصفُdescription مدَىthe extent of كُنهِهِits true essence
لا يبلغ الوصفُ مدَى كُنهِهِ
With kindness he has matched his beauty,
He confronted goodness with kindness
Whose true depths no description can reach.
Description falls short of his essence's expanse
ليسَthere is no لهin him عيبٌfault سِوىexcept أنَّهthat he
ليسَ له عيبٌ سِوى أنَّه
لاnot تقعُfalls العينُthe eye علىupon شِبْههhis equal
لا تقعُ العينُ على شِبْهه
He has no fault, save that
He has no flaw but that
The eye never falls upon his equal.
No eye falls on his likeness
ياO وارداًone approaching حوضاًa pool سوىother than حَوْضِهِhis pool
يا وارداً حوضاً سوى حَوْضِهِ
عَدّturn away عنfrom الغِبِّalternate-day watering إلىto رِفْهِهhis daily watering
عَدّ عن الغِبِّ إلى رِفْهِه
O you who approach a pool other than his,
O you who visit a pond other than his pond
Turn from drinking every other day to his daily draught.
Count as remote what is near his plenty
تلقَyou will find فتىًa youth تَرضىapproves العُلاlofty honor فِعْلهhis conduct
تلقَ فتىً تَرضى العُلا فِعْله
فيin عَقْبthe outcome of ماwhat يأتيhe does وفيand in بَدْههits outset
في عَقْب ما يأتي وفي بَدْهه
You will find a youth whose conduct lofty honor approves,
He met a lad whose deeds the highborn approve
In the outcome of what he does and at its outset.
After what comes and in its midst
تَسْتَضْحِكُsmile الآمالُhopes عنat بِشْرهhis cheerful welcome
تَسْتَضْحِكُ الآمالُ عن بِشْره
وتَذْعَرُand recoil in fear الأحداثcalamities عنfrom نَجْهِهhis rebuke
وتَذْعَرُ الأحداث عن نَجْهِه
Hopes smile at his cheerful welcome,
Hopes laugh at his good tidings
And calamities recoil from his rebuke.
And events dread his success
لمhas not تُلْهِهِdistracted him عنfrom سُؤددٍeminence لذةٌpleasure
لم تُلْهِهِ عن سُؤددٍ لذةٌ
متىwhenever تُغازِلُit woos غيرَهsomeone other than him تُلْهِهِit distracts him
متى تُغازِلُ غيرَه تُلْهِهِ
No pleasure has distracted him from eminence;
No pleasure has made him forget a promise
Whenever it woos another, it distracts him.
When it coquettishly woos another, it makes him forget
يَقْصُرُfalls short ماwhat يُعطيكَhe gives you فيin حُلْمهhis dreams
يَقْصُرُ ما يُعطيكَ في حُلْمه
عنof بعضِpart of ماwhat يُعطيكhe gives you فيin نُبْهِهِhis waking state
عن بعضِ ما يُعطيك في نُبْهِهِ
What he gives you in his dreams falls short
What he gives you in his patience falls short
Of even part of what he gives you when awake.
Of some of what he gives you in his alertness
يَجْبَهُconfronts بالآلافwith thousands سُؤَّالَهhis petitioners
يَجْبَهُ بالآلاف سُؤَّالَه
ياOh حبذاhow splendid ذلكَthat منof جَبْهِهِhis rebuff
يا حبذا ذلكَ من جَبْهِهِ
He confronts his petitioners with thousands—
He answers thousands of questions with his eloquence
Oh, how splendid that rebuff of his!
How excellent that eloquence of his is
أكثرُgreatest شكوىcomplaint of ضيفِهِhis guest أَنَّهthat he
أكثرُ شكوى ضيفِهِ أَنَّه
يُغَبُّis made to visit on alternate days بالبِرِّby generosity علىdespite كُرْهِهِhis unwillingness
يُغَبُّ بالبِرِّ على كُرْهِهِ
His guest's greatest complaint is that
The most frequent complaint of his guest is
Generosity makes him visit only every other day, against his will.
He insists on kindness despite his displeasure
Sol 6.1