بأبيwith my father as ransom وأُمّيand my mother مَنْthe one whose شمائلُهُhis qualities
بأبي وأُمّي مَنْ شمائلُهُ
رِيحُthe wind الشّمالِof the north تَنَفَّسَتْbreathed سَحَراat dawn
رِيحُ الشّمالِ تَنَفَّسَتْ سَحَرا
May my father and mother be ransom for him whose qualities
By my father and mother, he whose attributes
are the north wind breathing at dawn.
The breeze of the north breathed at dawn,
وإذاand when امتطىmounted قَلَماًa pen أنامِلُهُhis fingers
وإذا امتطى قَلَماً أنامِلُهُ
سحرَenchanted العُقولَminds بهِwith it وماand did not سَحَراpractice magic
سحرَ العُقولَ بهِ وما سَحَرا
And when his fingers mount a pen,
And when he mounted a pen, his fingers
he enchants minds with it, yet practices no magic.
Bewitched minds with it, and it was no sorcery.
Sol 6.1