لِعَلِيِّfor Ali بنِson of صَالِحِSalih بنِson of عَلِيّAli
لِعَلِيِّ بنِ صَالِحِ بنِ عَلِيّ
حَسَبٌancestral honor لَوif only يُعِينُهُhe supports it بِسَمَاحِwith generosity
حَسَبٌ لَو يُعِينُهُ بِسَمَاحِ
Ali son of Salih son of Ali
For Ali son of Salih son of Ali
has ancestral honor—if only he upheld it with generosity.
It would suffice if he supports with generosity
ومَواعِيدُهُand his promises الرِّيَاحُthe winds فَهَلso can …? أنfirst part of أنت ('you')
ومَواعِيدُهُ الرِّيَاحُ فَهَل أن
تَcompletion of أنت ('you') بِكَفَّيكَwith both your palms قَابِضٌone who grasps للرِّياحِof the winds
تَ بِكَفَّيكَ قَابِضٌ للرِّياحِ
And his promises are winds—so can you
And his promises are the winds, so is it possible
grasp the winds with both your hands?
For you to grasp the winds with your palms?
وَبَنُوand the sons of صَالِحٍSalih كثِيرٌmany وَلكِنand yet
وَبَنُو صَالِحٍ كثِيرٌ وَلكِن
ماthere is no لَنَاfor us فيin عَدِيدهِمtheir multitude مِنany صَلاحِgood
ما لَنَا في عَدِيدهِم مِن صَلاحِ
And Salih's sons are many, yet
And the sons of Salih are many, but
there is no good for us in their multitude,
We have no righteousness in their multitude
غَيرَexcept فَضلٍFadl فإنَّfor indeed لِلفَضلِfor Fadl فَضلاًsuperiority
غَيرَ فَضلٍ فإنَّ لِلفَضلِ فَضلاً
مُستَبِيناًplainly evident علىover قُرَيشِQuraysh البِطَاحِthe lowlands
مُستَبِيناً على قُرَيشِ البِطَاحِ
except Fadl, for Fadl's superiority
Except virtue, for virtue has a virtue
over the Quraysh of the lowlands is plain.
Distinct upon Quraysh at the wadi
Sol 6.1