زَعَمَclaimed الأَميرُthe emir أَبوAbu (father of) المُغيرَةِal-Mughira إِنَّنيthat I
زَعَمَ الأَميرُ أَبو المُغيرَةِ إِنَّني
شَيخٌan old man كَبيرٌadvanced in years قَدalready دَنَوتُI have drawn near مِنَto البِلىdecay
شَيخٌ كَبيرٌ قَد دَنَوتُ مِنَ البِلى
The emir Abu al-Mughira claimed that I am
The prince Abu al-Mughirah claimed that I
a very old man, already drawing near to decay.
Am an old man who has come near to decay
صَدَقُspoke truly الأَميرُthe emir لَقَدindeed كَبرتُI have grown old وَإِنَّماyet only
صَدَقُ الأَميرُ لَقَد كَبرتُ وَإِنَّما
نالَattained المَكارِمَhonors مَنwhoever يَدُبُّshuffles along عَلىon العَصاthe staff
نالَ المَكارِمَ مَن يَدُبُّ عَلى العَصا
The emir spoke truly: I have indeed grown old; yet only
The prince spoke truly, I have grown old but
those who hobble on a staff have won honor.
He who leans on a staff attains high virtues
ياباO Abu المُغيرَةِal-Mughira رُبَّmany a أَمرٍmatter مُبهَمٍobscure
يابا المُغيرَةِ رُبَّ أَمرٍ مُبهَمٍ
فَرَّجتُهُI resolved it بِالحَزمِwith sound judgment مِنّيof my own وَالدَّهاand cunning
فَرَّجتُهُ بِالحَزمِ مِنّي وَالدَّها
O Abu al-Mughira, many an obscure matter
O Abu al-Mughirah many a perplexed affair
I have resolved through my own sound judgment and cunning.
Have I resolved by my wisdom and tact
Sol 6.1