وَلَقدAnd indeed بَعَثتُI sent forth مِنfrom الكَلامِspeech قَوافياًrhyming verses
وَلَقد بَعَثتُ مِن الكَلامِ قَوافياً
تَحوِيcontaining مِنof السحرِmagic الحلالِlawful بَدائِعاmarvels
تَحوِي مِن السحرِ الحلالِ بَدائِعا
And indeed I have sent forth rhyming verses from speech,
I have composed rhymes
containing marvels of lawful magic.
That contain lawful magic's wondrous treasures
نادَتthey called عَصِيّاًa defiant one لِلمَقالَةِtoward speech صَعبَهاunyielding to it
نادَت عَصِيّاً لِلمَقالَةِ صَعبَها
فَأَجابَهاso he answered them سَهلُeasy المَقادَةِbeing led طائِعاwillingly
فَأَجابَها سَهلُ المَقادَةِ طائِعا
They called to one defiant toward speech, unyielding to it;
It called out to eloquence its difficult parts
he answered them willingly, easy to lead.
So it was answered readily by eloquence obedient
جَوابَةًfar-ranging يَعنىtake care الرُواةُthe reciters بِحفظِهاwith memorizing them
جَوابَةً يَعنى الرُواةُ بِحفظِها
فَتهزُّso they stir ذاthe one engaged in إِنشادِهاreciting them وَالسامِعاand the listener
فَتهزُّ ذا إِنشادِها وَالسامِعا
Far-ranging, they are carefully memorized by reciters,
Responded to by those who memorize it
and stir both their reciter and their listener.
So that reciter and listener are moved
وَتَوَدُّand wish الحاظٌeyes للذَّةِfor the delight of سَمعِهاhearing them
وَتَوَدُّ الحاظٌ للذَّةِ سَمعِها
مِنout of غيرَةٍenvy أَنthat لَوif only خُلِقنَthey had been created مَسامِعاears
مِن غيرَةٍ أَن لَو خُلِقنَ مَسامِعا
And eyes, for the delight of hearing them, wish
And the listener desires the pleasure of hearing it
in envy that they had been created ears.
Out of jealousy, wishing he were created all ears
نَقَرtraversed البِلادَthe lands فَيَستَويso are alike فيin سَمعِهاhearing them
نَقَر البِلادَ فَيَستَوي في سَمعِها
ماwhatever كانَwas مِنهاamong them دانياًnear أَوor شاسِعاfar away
ما كانَ مِنها دانياً أَو شاسِعا
They have traversed the lands, so in hearing them,
It echoes through the lands, so that both
near and distant places stand alike.
What is near and what is far can hear it
Sol 6.1