أَوقَدتُI kindled بَعدَafter الهُدُوِّthe stillness of night ناراًa fire
أَوقَدتُ بَعدَ الهُدُوِّ ناراً
لَهاit has عَلىupon الطارِقينَtravelers by night عَينُan eye
لَها عَلى الطارِقينَ عَينُ
I kindled a fire after the stillness of night.
It has an eye on travelers by night.
شَرارُهاits sparks إِنif عَلاrises نُضارٌpure gold
شَرارُها إِن عَلا نُضارٌ
لَكِنَّهُbut it إِنif هَوىfalls لُجَينُsilver
لَكِنَّهُ إِن هَوى لُجَينُ
Its sparks are pure gold when they rise,
but silver when they fall.
دَعَتهُمit called them فَاِنثَنىso he turned إِلَيهاtoward it
دَعَتهُم فَاِنثَنى إِلَيها
مُحِبُّهُمtheir lover قُوَّةٌstrength وَأَينُand weariness
مُحِبُّهُم قُوَّةٌ وَأَينُ
It called them, and toward it turned
their lover—strength and weariness [sense uncertain]—
إِلىtoward كَريمِnoble in الفِعالِdeeds سَمحٍgenerous
إِلى كَريمِ الفِعالِ سَمحٍ
عَطاؤُهُhis giving لِلكَريمِfor the noble man زَينُan adornment
عَطاؤُهُ لِلكَريمِ زَينُ
toward a generous man of noble deeds,
whose giving is an adornment to the noble.
يَقضيhe settles دُيونَthe debts العُلاlofty virtues بِبَذلٍthrough bounty
يَقضي دُيونَ العُلا بِبَذلٍ
إِذsince لَيسَis not يُقضىrepaid لَهُنَّto them دَينُa debt
إِذ لَيسَ يُقضى لَهُنَّ دَينُ
He settles the debts of lofty virtues through bounty,
though no debt owed to them can ever be repaid.
Sol 6.1