ماتَdied; is dead مَنthe one who أَلجَمَbridled الجَواbeginning of الجواد, “the steed,” divided across lines
ماتَ مَن أَلجَمَ الجَوا
دَfinal letter completing الجواد, “the steed” لِنَصريto aid me; for my support وَأَسرَجاand he saddled it, the steed
دَ لِنَصري وَأَسرَجا
Dead is he who bridled the steed
He who bridled the seas died
He has died—the one who bridled the steed
to aid me, and saddled it.
Saddling my horse for victory
For my victory, and fastened the saddle.
أَطفَأَhe extinguished الشَمسَthe sun منthe one who هَداguided; the first part of هداني, divided across lines
أَطفَأَ الشَمسَ من هَدا
نيme; the suffix completing هداني, “guided me” بِهاby it; through it حينَwhen أَسرَجاhe kindled or lit it
ني بِها حينَ أَسرَجا
He extinguished the sun—he who guided
He who guided me with the sun extinguished it
He extinguished the sun—he who guided
me by it when he kindled it.
When he saddled it
Me by its light when he kindled the way.
ياO; vocative particle نَجيباًnoble one فَقَدتُI lost مِنin; from, beginning the divided word منهُ, here “in him”
يا نَجيباً فَقَدتُ مِن
هُhim; completing منهُ, “in/from him” مَهيباًan awe-inspiring or august man وَمُرتَجىand one looked to with hope; a source of hope
هُ مَهيباً وَمُرتَجى
O noble one, in him I lost
O noble one, from him I lost
O noble one, in whom I have lost
an awe-inspiring man, and a source of hope.
Awe and hope
A figure of awe and a source of hope,
بابُa gate عِزٍّof glory or honor فَتَحتُهُI opened it
بابُ عِزٍّ فَتَحتُهُ
أَصبَحَhas become اليَومَtoday مُرتَجاbarred or firmly closed
أَصبَحَ اليَومَ مُرتَجا
A gate of glory I had opened
The door of glory I opened
A door of glory that I had opened
has today become barred.
Has today become desolate
Has become, on this day, locked shut.
قُلتُI said لِلحاسِدِto the envier
قُلتُ لِلحاسِدِ
إِنَّsurely; indeed لِلحَقِّtruth has; literally, “for truth” مَنهَجاa path or clear course
إِنَّ لِلحَقِّ مَنهَجا
I said to the envier:
I said to the envious one
I said to the one who looks on with envy:
Surely truth has a path.
Truth has its course
"Indeed, the truth has a clear path.
مَدَحَتنيpraised me فَضائِليmy virtues or merits
مَدَحَتني فَضائِلي
لاnot أُباليI care; I concern myself بِمَنabout whoever هَجاsatirized or reviled me
لا أُبالي بِمَن هَجا
My virtues have sung my praise;
My merits praised me
My own virtues have spoken my praise;
I care nothing for whoever satirizes me.
I care not who blamed
I care not for the one who mocks."
Sol 5.6