الشِعرُpoetry ديوانُthe record of العَرَبthe Arabs
الشِعرُ ديوانُ العَرَب
أَبَداًforever وَعُنوانُand the emblem of الأَدَبliterature
أَبَداً وَعُنوانُ الأَدَب
Poetry is the record of the Arabs,
Poetry is the Arabs' register
Forever, and the emblem of literature.
And the symbol of literature forever
لَمdid not أَعدُgo beyond فيهِin it مَفاخِريmy glories
لَم أَعدُ فيهِ مَفاخِري
وَمَديحَand praise of آبائيmy forefathers النُجُبnoble
وَمَديحَ آبائي النُجُب
In it I have not gone beyond my glories,
I no longer pride myself on it
And praise of my noble forefathers,
Or praise my noble forefathers
وَمُقَطَّعاتٍand short poems رُبَّماat times
وَمُقَطَّعاتٍ رُبَّما
حَلَّيتُI adorned مِنهُنَّwith some of them الكُتُبthe books
حَلَّيتُ مِنهُنَّ الكُتُب
And short poems with which, at times,
Or perhaps some fragments
I have adorned books—
With which I have adorned books
لاnot فيin المَديحِpanegyric وَلاnor الهِجاsatire (continued)
لا في المَديحِ وَلا الهِجا
ءِcompletion of ‘satire’ وَلاnor المُجونِribaldry وَلاnor اللَعِبplay
ءِ وَلا المُجونِ وَلا اللَعِب
Not in panegyric, nor in satire,
Neither in praise or satire
Nor in ribaldry, nor in play.
Nor in ribaldry or play
Sol 6.1