رأيتI saw أباكyour father الخيرَgood شَقَّderived منfrom اسمهhis name
رأيت أباك الخيرَ شَقَّ من اسمه
لكfor you اسمكyour name إذwhen قالsaid القوابلُthe midwives فارسُFaris
لك اسمك إذ قال القوابلُ فارسُ
I saw your good father draw from his own name
I saw your father, goodness itself cleaved from his name
your name for you, when the midwives said, “Faris.”
Your name is yours since the midwives said "A knight!"
طلعتyou rose عليهupon him يومon the day تمِّكyour full formation طلعةًa rising
طلعت عليه يوم تمِّك طلعةً
مباركةًblessed لمdid not تحتضرهاattend it المناحسُill omens
مباركةً لم تحتضرها المناحسُ
You dawned upon him on the day you were fully formed—a dawning
The day you were completed, you rose in a
blessed, attended by no ill omens.
Blessed ascension, undisturbed by misfortunes
فلماso when رأىhe saw فيكin you النجابةَnobility محضةًunalloyed
فلما رأى فيك النجابةَ محضةً
كساكَhe clothed you منfrom among الأسماءِthe names ماwhat هوhe لابسُwearing
كساكَ من الأسماءِ ما هو لابسُ
So when he saw in you unalloyed nobility,
When he saw pure excellence within you
he clothed you, among names, in the one he himself wears.
He clothed you in names, arraying you
وزادكand he added for you حرفاًa letter لاnot يراهsees it مُميّزٌa discerning person
وزادك حرفاً لا يراه مُميّزٌ
يخالفdifferentiates بينbetween اسمَيْكُماyour two names بلrather يجانِسُharmonizes
يخالف بين اسمَيْكُما بل يجانِسُ
And he added a letter for you, which no discerning person sees
And added a letter none can distinguish
as setting your two names apart; rather, it harmonizes them.
That makes no difference between your twinned names
تقاربتماyou two grew close فيin اسميكماyour two names وكذاand likewise كماas
تقاربتما في اسميكما وكذا كما
تكونانyou two are فيin المعنىessence إذاwhen قاسcompares قائِسُa comparer
تكونان في المعنى إذا قاس قائِسُ
You two have drawn close in your names, just as
You are alike in name, and thus ever alike
you are in essence, whenever someone makes a comparison.
In meaning, should any judge of meanings judge
Sol 6.1