ياO نبيَّprophet of اللهGod فيin الشعpoetry (first fragment)
يا نبيَّ الله في الشع
رِpoetry (final fragment) وياand O عيسىJesus بنson of مريمْMary
رِ ويا عيسى بن مريمْ
O prophet of God in poetry,
O Prophet of God in poetry, and O Jesus son of Mary
and O Jesus son of Mary,
You are of the most eloquent of God's creation, if you do not speak
أنتَyou منamong أشعرِmost skilled in poetry خلقthe creatures of الْGod (first fragment)
أنتَ من أشعرِ خلق الْ
لهGod (final fragment) ماso long as لمnot تَتَكَلَّمْyou speak
له ما لم تَتَكَلَّمْ
You are among the finest poets of God's creation,
Indeed whoever claims there is no ladder to the high places
so long as you do not speak.
If he saw the spearheads of al-Huraythi, he would be ashamed to mend
إنَّindeed منwhoever يزعمhe claims أنْthat لَيthere is no (first fragment)
إنَّ من يزعم أنْ لَي
سَthere is no (final fragment) إلىto العَيُّوقal-ʿAyyūq (Capella) سُلَّمْa ladder
سَ إلى العَيُّوق سُلَّمْ
Indeed, whoever claims there is no
ladder to al-ʿAyyūq,
لوif رأىhe saw قرْنَthe horn of الحُرَيْثيْal-Ḥuraythī (first fragment)
لو رأى قرْنَ الحُرَيْثيْ
يِal-Ḥuraythī (final fragment) استحىhe would be ashamed أنto يترممْhe mutters
يِ استحى أن يترممْ
if he saw al-Ḥuraythī's horn,
would be ashamed to mutter.
Partial English translation: 4 of 8 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1