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 an old man, advanced in years, already nearing decay.
صَدَقُspoke the truth الأَميرُthe emir لَقَدindeed كَبرتُI have grown old وَإِنَّماand only
صَدَقُ الأَميرُ لَقَد كَبرتُ وَإِنَّما
نالَattained المَكارِمَnoble distinction مَنwhoever يَدُبُّshuffles along عَلىleaning on العَصاthe staff
نالَ المَكارِمَ مَن يَدُبُّ عَلى العَصا
The emir spoke the truth: I have indeed grown old, and only
he who shuffles along with a staff has attained noble distinction.
ياباO Abu المُغيرَةِal-Mughira رُبَّmany a أَمرٍmatter مُبهَمٍobscure
يابا المُغيرَةِ رُبَّ أَمرٍ مُبهَمٍ
فَرَّجتُهُI cleared it up بِالحَزمِwith sound judgment مِنّيof my own وَالدَّهاand shrewdness
فَرَّجتُهُ بِالحَزمِ مِنّي وَالدَّها
O Abu al-Mughira, many an obscure matter
I have unraveled with my sound judgment and shrewdness.
Sol 6.1