لمdid not أُفسّرI explain غريبهاits unfamiliar words لكfor you لكنْbut
لم أُفسّر غريبها لك لكنْ
لامرئfor a person يجهلdoes not know الغريبَthe unfamiliar words سواكاother than you
لامرئ يجهل الغريبَ سواكا
I did not explain its unfamiliar words for you, but
I did not explain its strangeness to you, but
for someone other than you who does not know such words.
No man is ignorant of strangeness except you.
أنتyou أعلىmore exalted منthan أنْthat تُعلَّمyou be taught علماًknowledge
أنت أعلى من أنْ تُعلَّم علماً
ويُدانيand approaches مدَىthe reach of عليمٍa learned man مداكاyour reach
ويُداني مدَى عليمٍ مداكا
You are too exalted to be taught any knowledge,
You are too high to be taught knowledge,
or for a learned man's reach to approach your own.
And the range of the learned extends your range.
غيرexcept أنيthat I أمّلتُI hoped for حُظوةfavor شعرِيmy poetry
غير أني أمّلتُ حُظوة شعرِي
حينwhen ترعىgraze رياضَهُits gardens عيناكاyour two eyes
حين ترعى رياضَهُ عيناكا
Yet I hoped my poetry would win favor
Except that I hoped the fortune of my poetry
when your eyes graze in its gardens.
When your eyes would pasture its meadows.
فشرحتُso I explained الغريبthe unfamiliar words فيهin it رجاءًin hope
فشرحتُ الغريب فيه رجاءً
أنthat يُروّاهُbe taught to recite it ذاتَone يومٍday فتاكاyour young attendant
أن يُروّاهُ ذاتَ يومٍ فتاكا
So I explained its unfamiliar words, hoping
So I explained the strangeness in it hoping
that one day your young attendant might be taught to recite it,
That one day it would quench your thirst.
أوor سِواهُsomeone other than him منamong أهلِthe people of وُدّكَyour affection ممَّنْamong those who
أو سِواهُ من أهلِ وُدّكَ ممَّنْ
ليسis not فيin العلمِlearning جارياًrunning مجراكاyour course
ليس في العلمِ جارياً مجراكا
or another among those you hold dear, one who
Or else someone else of your loved ones who
does not keep pace with you in learning.
Is not racing with you in knowledge.
لاnot لعُجبout of conceit قدّرتُI expected ذاكthat ولكنand yet
لا لعُجب قدّرتُ ذاك ولكن
نيI أرجّيI hope for بحسنthrough the goodness of رأيكyour opinion ذاكاthat
ني أرجّي بحسن رأيك ذاكا
I did not expect that out of conceit, but
It is not out of pride that I determined that, but
I hope for it, trusting in your favorable opinion.
I hope for your good opinion in that.
فابسِطso extend العذرَpardon ليto me وأنتand you are حميدٌpraiseworthy
فابسِط العذرَ لي وأنت حميدٌ
معalong with ماwhat أنتyou باسطٌextending منof نداكاyour bounty
مع ما أنت باسطٌ من نداكا
So extend your pardon to me, praiseworthy as you are,
So make excuses for me while you are praiseworthy,
along with the bounty you extend.
Along with what you extend of your generosity.
Sol 6.1