مِنamong سَجاياthe traits of الطُلولِthe ruined campsites أَلّاnot to تُجيباanswer
مِن سَجايا الطُلولِ أَلّا تُجيبا
فَصَوابٌso it is fitting مِنfrom مُقلَةٍan eye أَنto تَصوباpour forth tears
فَصَوابٌ مِن مُقلَةٍ أَن تَصوبا
It is the nature of ruined campsites not to answer;
so it is fitting for an eye to pour forth tears.
فَاِسأَلنَهاthen do ask them وَاِجعَلand make بُكاكَyour weeping جَواباًan answer
فَاِسأَلنَها وَاِجعَل بُكاكَ جَواباً
تَجِدِyou will find الشَوقَyearning سائِلاًa questioner وَمُجيباand an answerer
تَجِدِ الشَوقَ سائِلاً وَمُجيبا
Then question them, and make your weeping an answer;
you will find yearning both questioner and respondent.
قَدindeed عَهِدناwe knew الرُسومَthe traces وَهيَwhile they were عُكاظٌ'Ukaz
قَد عَهِدنا الرُسومَ وَهيَ عُكاظٌ
لِلصِبىfor youthful love تَزدَهيكَcaptivating you حُسناًin beauty وَطيباand fragrance
لِلصِبى تَزدَهيكَ حُسناً وَطيبا
We once knew these traces when they were an 'Ukaz
for youthful love, dazzling you with beauty and fragrance,
أَكثَرَmost abundant الأَرضِof lands زائِراًin visitors وَمَزوراًand those visited
أَكثَرَ الأَرضِ زائِراً وَمَزوراً
وَصَعوداًand ascents مِنَfrom الهَوىpassion وَصَبوباand descents
وَصَعوداً مِنَ الهَوى وَصَبوبا
the richest of lands in visitors and those they visited,
in passion's ascents and downward rushes,
وَكِعاباًand budding maidens كَأَنَّماas though أَلبَسَتهاhad clothed them
وَكِعاباً كَأَنَّما أَلبَسَتها
غَفَلاتُthe carefree hours of الشَبابِyouth بُرداًa mantle قَشيباfresh and fine
غَفَلاتُ الشَبابِ بُرداً قَشيبا
and in budding maidens, seemingly clothed
by youth's carefree hours in a fresh, fine mantle.
بَيَّنَmade clear البَينُparting فَقدَهاtheir absence قَلَّماseldom تَعyou recognize (beginning)
بَيَّنَ البَينُ فَقدَها قَلَّما تَع
رِفُ(completes 'you recognize') فَقداًan absence لِلشَمسِof the sun حَتّىuntil تَغيباit sets
رِفُ فَقداً لِلشَمسِ حَتّى تَغيبا
Parting made their absence plain; seldom do you
know the sun's absence until it sets.
لَعِبَplayed الشَيبُgray hair بِالمَفارِقِwith the hair-partings بَلrather جَدwas in earnest (beginning)
لَعِبَ الشَيبُ بِالمَفارِقِ بَل جَد
دَ(completes 'was in earnest') فَأَبكىand made weep تُماضِراًTumadir وَلَعوباand La'ub
دَ فَأَبكى تُماضِراً وَلَعوبا
Gray hair played amid the partings—no, it was
in earnest, making Tumadir and La'ub weep.
خَضَبَتshe stained خَدَّهاher cheek إِلىdown to لُؤلُؤِthe pearls of العِقthe necklace (beginning)
خَضَبَت خَدَّها إِلى لُؤلُؤِ العِق
دِ(completes 'the necklace') دَماًwith blood أَنbecause رَأَتshe saw شَواتيmy scalp خَضيباdyed
دِ دَماً أَن رَأَت شَواتي خَضيبا
She stained her cheek down to the pearls of her necklace
with blood, because she saw my scalp dyed.
كُلُّevery داءٍillness يُرجىis hoped for الدَواءُa remedy لَهُfor it إِلexcept (beginning)
كُلُّ داءٍ يُرجى الدَواءُ لَهُ إِل
لا(completes 'except') الفَظيعَينِthe two horrors ميتَةًdeath وَمَشيباand gray hair
لا الفَظيعَينِ ميتَةً وَمَشيبا
For every illness a cure may be hoped for,
except the two horrors: death and gray hair.
ياO نَسيبَkinsman of الثَغامِwhite-flowering thagham grass ذَنبُكَyour fault أَبقىhas left
يا نَسيبَ الثَغامِ ذَنبُكَ أَبقى
حَسَناتيmy virtues عِندَin the eyes of الحِسانِthe beauties ذُنوباsins
حَسَناتي عِندَ الحِسانِ ذُنوبا
O kinsman of thagham grass, your fault has left
my virtues sins in the beauties' eyes.
وَلَئِنand if indeed عِبنَthey faulted ماwhat رَأَينَthey saw لَقَدindeed أَنthey condemned (beginning)
وَلَئِن عِبنَ ما رَأَينَ لَقَد أَن
كَرنَ(completes 'they condemned') مُستَنكَراًsomething condemnable وَعِبنَand they faulted مَعيباsomething faulty
كَرنَ مُستَنكَراً وَعِبنَ مَعيبا
And if they faulted what they saw, they truly
condemned the condemnable and faulted the faulty.
أَوor تَصَدَّعنَthey dispersed عَنout of قِلىًaversion لَكَفىwould surely suffice بِالby the
أَو تَصَدَّعنَ عَن قِلىً لَكَفى بِال
شَيبِgray hair بَينيbetween me وَبَينَهُنَّand between them حَسيباas arbiter
شَيبِ بَيني وَبَينَهُنَّ حَسيبا
Or if they parted out of loathing, enough would be
gray hair as arbiter between me and them.
لَوif رَأىjudged اللَهُGod أَنَّthat لِلشَيبِfor gray hair فَضلاًmerit
لَو رَأى اللَهُ أَنَّ لِلشَيبِ فَضلاً
جاوَرَتهُwould dwell beside Him الأَبرارُthe righteous فيin الخُلدِeternity شيباgray-haired
جاوَرَتهُ الأَبرارُ في الخُلدِ شيبا
If God saw any merit in gray hair,
the righteous would dwell beside Him gray-haired in eternity.
كُلَّevery يَومٍday تُبديreveal صُروفُthe vicissitudes of اللَياليthe nights
كُلَّ يَومٍ تُبدي صُروفُ اللَيالي
خُلُقاًa quality مِنof أَبيAbu سَعيدٍSa'id رَغيباadmirable
خُلُقاً مِن أَبي سَعيدٍ رَغيبا
Each day the vicissitudes of the nights reveal
an admirable trait of Abu Sa'id.
طابَgrew sweet فيهِabout him المَديحُpraise وَاِلتَذَّand became delightful حَتّىuntil
طابَ فيهِ المَديحُ وَاِلتَذَّ حَتّى
فاقَit surpassed وَصفَdescriptions of الدِيارِthe dwellings وَالتَشبيباand love poetry
فاقَ وَصفَ الدِيارِ وَالتَشبيبا
Praise of him grew sweet and delightful, until
it surpassed descriptions of dwellings and songs of love.
لَوif يُفاجاwere suddenly confronted رُكنُthe pillar of النَسيبِlove poetry كَثيرٌKuthayyir
لَو يُفاجا رُكنُ النَسيبِ كَثيرٌ
بِمَعانيهِwith its themes خالَهُنَّhe would take them for نَسيباlove poetry
بِمَعانيهِ خالَهُنَّ نَسيبا
Were Kuthayyir, pillar of love poetry, suddenly confronted
with its themes, he would take them for love poetry.
غَرَّبَتهُmade him a stranger العُلىeminence عَلىdespite كَثرَةِthe multitude of الناthe people (beginning)
غَرَّبَتهُ العُلى عَلى كَثرَةِ النا
سِ(completes 'the people') فَأَضحىand he became فيamong الأَقرَبينَhis nearest kin جَنيباan outsider
سِ فَأَضحى في الأَقرَبينَ جَنيبا
His eminence estranged him, despite the multitude of
people; he became an outsider among his nearest kin.
فَليَطُلso may it be long عُمرُهُhis life فَلَوfor if ماتَhe died فيin مَرMarw (beginning)
فَليَطُل عُمرُهُ فَلَو ماتَ في مَر
وَ(completes 'Marw') مُقيماًresiding بِهاthere لَماتَhe would surely die غَريباa stranger
وَ مُقيماً بِها لَماتَ غَريبا
Long may he live! For if he died in Marw,
even while residing there, he would die a stranger.
سَبَقَhe outpaced الدَهرَTime بِالتِلادِwith ancestral wealth وَلَمand did not يَنawait (beginning)
سَبَقَ الدَهرَ بِالتِلادِ وَلَم يَن
تَظِرِ(completes 'await') النائِباتِmisfortunes حَتّىuntil تَنوباthey struck
تَظِرِ النائِباتِ حَتّى تَنوبا
He outpaced Time in spending his ancestral wealth, not
waiting for misfortunes to strike.
فَإِذاthen when ماever (emphasis) الخُطوبُdisasters أَعفَتهُspared him كانَتbecame
فَإِذا ما الخُطوبُ أَعفَتهُ كانَت
راحَتاهُhis two palms حَوادِثاًcalamities وَخُطوباand disasters
راحَتاهُ حَوادِثاً وَخُطوبا
Whenever disasters spared him,
his two palms became calamities and disasters.
وَصَليبُand firm in القَناةِspear-shaft وَالرَأيِand judgment وَالإِسand Islam (beginning)
وَصَليبُ القَناةِ وَالرَأيِ وَالإِس
لامِ(completes 'Islam') سائِلask بِذاكَabout that عَنهُabout him الصَليباthe Cross
لامِ سائِل بِذاكَ عَنهُ الصَليبا
And he is firm in spear, judgment, and
Islam—ask the Cross about him on that score.
وَعَّرَhe made rugged الدينَthe faith بِالجِلادِthrough combat وَلَكِنbut (beginning)
وَعَّرَ الدينَ بِالجِلادِ وَلَكِن
نَ(completes 'but') وُعورَthe rugged lands of العَدُوِّthe enemy صارَتbecame سُهوباopen plains
نَ وُعورَ العَدُوِّ صارَت سُهوبا
He made the faith rugged through combat, yet
the enemy's rugged lands became open plains.
فَدُروبُso the passes of الإِشراكِpolytheism صارَتbecame فَضاءًopen ground
فَدُروبُ الإِشراكِ صارَت فَضاءً
وَفَضاءُand the open ground of الإِسلامِIslam يُدعىis called دُروباpasses
وَفَضاءُ الإِسلامِ يُدعى دُروبا
Thus the passes of polytheism became open ground,
and Islam's open ground came to be called passes.
قَدindeed رَأَوهُthey saw him وَهوَwhile he was القَريبُnear بَعيداًdistant
قَد رَأَوهُ وَهوَ القَريبُ بَعيداً
وَرَأَوهُand they saw him وَهوَwhile he was البَعيدُdistant قَريباnear
وَرَأَوهُ وَهوَ البَعيدُ قَريبا
They saw him distant when he was near,
and saw him near when he was distant.
سَكَّنَhe stilled الكَيدَplotting فيهِمُamong them إِنَّindeed مِنamong أَعthe greatest (beginning)
سَكَّنَ الكَيدَ فيهِمُ إِنَّ مِن أَع
ظَمِ(completes 'the greatest') إِربٍcunning أَلّاnot to يُسَمّىbe called أَريباcunning
ظَمِ إِربٍ أَلّا يُسَمّى أَريبا
He stilled their plotting; for one of the greatest
feats of cunning is not to be called cunning.
مَكرُهُمtheir guile عِندَهُto him فَصيحٌeloquent وَإِنbut if هُمthey
مَكرُهُم عِندَهُ فَصيحٌ وَإِن هُم
خاطَبواaddressed مَكرَهُhis guile رَأَوهُthey found it جَليباa foreign captive
خاطَبوا مَكرَهُ رَأَوهُ جَليبا
Their guile is eloquent to him; but if they
address his guile, they find it a foreign captive.
وَلَعَمرُand by the life of القَناthe spears الشَوارِعِleveled تَمرىmilking
وَلَعَمرُ القَنا الشَوارِعِ تَمرى
مِنfrom تِلاعِthe heights of الطُلىthe necks نَجيعاًgore صَبيباstreaming
مِن تِلاعِ الطُلى نَجيعاً صَبيبا
By the life of the leveled spears, which milk
streaming gore from the heights of necks,
فيon مَكَرٍّa charging-ground لِلرَوعِof terror كُنتَyou were أَكيلاًa table-companion
في مَكَرٍّ لِلرَوعِ كُنتَ أَكيلاً
لِلمَناياto Death فيin ظِلِّهِits shadow وَشَريباand a drinking companion
لِلمَنايا في ظِلِّهِ وَشَريبا
on a battlefield of terror, you were a table-companion
to Death in its shadow, and a drinking companion.
لَقَدِindeed اِنصَعتَyou sped on وَالشِتاءُwhile winter لَهُit had وَجa face (beginning)
لَقَدِ اِنصَعتَ وَالشِتاءُ لَهُ وَج
هٌ(completes 'a face') يَراهُsee it الكُماةُthe warriors جَهماًgrim قَطوباscowling
هٌ يَراهُ الكُماةُ جَهماً قَطوبا
Indeed you sped on while winter wore a face
that warriors saw as grim and scowling.
طاعِناًpiercing مَنحَرَthe throat of الشَمالِthe north wind مُتيحاًbringing
طاعِناً مَنحَرَ الشَمالِ مُتيحاً
لِبِلادِto the lands of العَدُوِّthe enemy مَوتاًdeath جَنوباas a south wind
لِبِلادِ العَدُوِّ مَوتاً جَنوبا
Piercing the north wind's throat and bringing
to enemy lands a south wind of death,
فيon لَيالٍnights تَكادُalmost تُبقيleave بِخَدِّupon the cheek of الthe
في لَيالٍ تَكادُ تُبقي بِخَدِّ ال
شَمسِsun مِنfrom ريحِهاtheir wind البَليلِcold and damp شُحوباpallor
شَمسِ مِن ريحِها البَليلِ شُحوبا
on nights that almost left upon the cheek
of the sun a pallor from their chill, damp wind.
سَبَراتٍbitterly cold إِذاwhen الحُروبُwars أُبيخَتwere quenched
سَبَراتٍ إِذا الحُروبُ أُبيخَت
هاجَraged صِنَّبرُهاtheir biting cold فَكانَتso they became حُروباwars
هاجَ صِنَّبرُها فَكانَت حُروبا
Bitterly cold nights: when wars were quenched,
their fierce frost raged, and they became wars.
فَضَرَبتَso you struck الشِتاءَwinter فيon أَخدَعَيهِits two neck-veins
فَضَرَبتَ الشِتاءَ في أَخدَعَيهِ
ضَربَةًa blow غادَرَتهُthat left it عَوداًan old camel رَكوباfit for riding
ضَربَةً غادَرَتهُ عَوداً رَكوبا
So you struck winter on its two neck-veins,
a blow that left it an old camel, fit for riding.
لَوif أَصَخناwe had listened مِنfrom بَعدِهاafter it لَسَمِعناwe would have heard
لَو أَصَخنا مِن بَعدِها لَسَمِعنا
لِقُلوبِfrom the hearts of الأَيّامِthe days مِنكَbecause of you وَجيباpounding
لِقُلوبِ الأَيّامِ مِنكَ وَجيبا
Had we listened afterward, we would have heard
the pounding you stirred in the hearts of days.
كُلُّevery حِصنٍfortress مِنof ذيDhu الكَلاعِal-Kala' وَأَكشوand Akshutha (beginning)
كُلُّ حِصنٍ مِن ذي الكَلاعِ وَأَكشو
ثاءَ(completes 'Akshutha') أَطلَقتَyou unleashed فيهِwithin it يَوماًa day عِصيباgrievous
ثاءَ أَطلَقتَ فيهِ يَوماً عِصيبا
In every fortress of Dhu al-Kala' and Akshutha,
you unleashed a day of anguish,
وَصَليلاًand a clanging مِنَof السُيوفِthe swords مُرِنّاًresounding
وَصَليلاً مِنَ السُيوفِ مُرِنّاً
وَشِهاباًand a firebolt مِنَfrom الحَريقِthe blaze ذَنوباlong-tailed
وَشِهاباً مِنَ الحَريقِ ذَنوبا
and a resounding clash of swords,
and a long-tailed firebolt from the blaze.
وَأَرادوكَand they targeted you بِالبَياتِwith a night raid وَمَنbut who هَthis (beginning)
وَأَرادوكَ بِالبَياتِ وَمَن هَ
ذا(completes 'this') يُراديwould challenge مُتالِعاًMutali' وَعَسيباand 'Asib
ذا يُرادي مُتالِعاً وَعَسيبا
They sought you in a night raid—but who
would dare challenge Mutali' and 'Asib?
فَرَأَواso they found قَشعَمَan old eagle of السِياسَةِstrategy قَدalready ثَقhe straightened (beginning)
فَرَأَوا قَشعَمَ السِياسَةِ قَد ثَق
قَفَ(completes 'he straightened') مِنof جُندِهِhis army القَناthe spears وَالقُلوباand the hearts
قَفَ مِن جُندِهِ القَنا وَالقُلوبا
They found strategy's old eagle, who had
straightened his army's spears and hearts.
حَيَّةُa serpent of اللَيلِthe night يُشمِسُshines like the sun الحَزمُprudence مِنهُfrom him
حَيَّةُ اللَيلِ يُشمِسُ الحَزمُ مِنهُ
إِنif أَرادَتdesires شَمسُthe sun of النَهارِdaytime الغُروباto set
إِن أَرادَت شَمسُ النَهارِ الغُروبا
A night-serpent: prudence shines like a sun from him
if the sun of day desires to set.
لَوif تَقَصَّواthey had investigated أَمرَthe story of الأَزارِقِthe Azariq خالواthey would imagine
لَو تَقَصَّوا أَمرَ الأَزارِقِ خالوا
قَطَرِيّاًQatari سَماhad risen لَهُمagainst them أَوor شَبيباShabib
قَطَرِيّاً سَما لَهُم أَو شَبيبا
Had they traced the story of the Azariq, they would have thought
Qatari had risen against them, or Shabib.
ثُمَّthen وَجَّهتَyou dispatched فارِسَthe knight of الأَزدِal-Azd وَالأَوand the peerless one (beginning)
ثُمَّ وَجَّهتَ فارِسَ الأَزدِ وَالأَو
حَدَ(completes 'the peerless one') فيin النُصحِloyalty مَشهَداًin presence وَمَغيباand in absence
حَدَ في النُصحِ مَشهَداً وَمَغيبا
Then you dispatched the knight of al-Azd, peerless
in loyalty, present or absent.
فَتَصَلّىthen braved the heat of مُحَمَّدُMuhammad بنُibn مُعاذٍMu'adh
فَتَصَلّى مُحَمَّدُ بنُ مُعاذٍ
جَمرَةَthe live coal of الحَربِwar وَاِمتَرىand milked الشُؤبوباthe downpour
جَمرَةَ الحَربِ وَاِمتَرى الشُؤبوبا
Then Muhammad ibn Mu'adh braved
war's live coal and milked a downpour
بِالعَواليwith the spearpoints يَهتِكنَthey tear away عَنfrom كُلِّevery قَلبٍheart
بِالعَوالي يَهتِكنَ عَن كُلِّ قَلبٍ
صَدرَهُits breast أَوor حِجابَهُits veil المَحجوباhidden
صَدرَهُ أَو حِجابَهُ المَحجوبا
with spearpoints that tore from every heart
its breast or its hidden veil.
طَلَبَتthey sought أَنفُسَthe lives of الكُماةِthe warriors فَشَقَّتand tore
طَلَبَت أَنفُسَ الكُماةِ فَشَقَّت
مِنfrom وَراءِbehind الجُيوبِthe garment-openings مِنهُمin them جُيوباopenings
مِن وَراءِ الجُيوبِ مِنهُم جُيوبا
They sought the warriors' lives, and tore
openings in them behind their garments' openings.
غَزوَةٌa raid مُتبِعٌa mother-camel with a following calf وَلَوand if كانَit had been رَأيٌa plan
غَزوَةٌ مُتبِعٌ وَلَو كانَ رَأيٌ
لَمnot تَفَرَّدyou were alone بِهِin it لَكانَتit would have been سَلوباa mother-camel bereft of her young
لَم تَفَرَّد بِهِ لَكانَت سَلوبا
A raid like a camel with her calf; had its plan
not been yours alone, it would have lost its young.
يَومَon a day of فَتحٍconquest سَقىgave to drink أُسودَthe lions of الضَواحيthe outlying lands
يَومَ فَتحٍ سَقى أُسودَ الضَواحي
كُثَبَdraughts of المَوتِdeath رائِباًcurdled وَحَليباand freshly milked
كُثَبَ المَوتِ رائِباً وَحَليبا
On a day of conquest that gave the lions of the outlands
draughts of death, curdled and freshly milked.
فَإِذاthen when ماever (emphasis) الأَيّامُthe days أَصبَحنَbecame خُرساًmute
فَإِذا ما الأَيّامُ أَصبَحنَ خُرساً
كُظَّماًstifled فيin الفَخارِboasting قامَit rose خَطيباas an orator
كُظَّماً في الفَخارِ قامَ خَطيبا
Whenever the days fell mute,
stifled in their boasting, it rose as an orator.
كانَwas داءَthe disease of الإِشراكِpolytheism سَيفُكَyour sword وَاِشتَدand worsened (beginning)
كانَ داءَ الإِشراكِ سَيفُكَ وَاِشتَد
دَت(completes 'worsened') شَكاةُthe illness of الهُدىright guidance فَكُنتَso you were طَبيباa physician
دَت شَكاةُ الهُدى فَكُنتَ طَبيبا
Your sword was polytheism's disease; when
right guidance's illness worsened, you were its physician.
أَنضَرَتmade verdant أَيكَتيmy grove عَطاياكَyour gifts حَتّىuntil
أَنضَرَت أَيكَتي عَطاياكَ حَتّى
صارَbecame ساقاًa trunk عوديmy stem وَكانَand it had been قَضيباa twig
صارَ ساقاً عودي وَكانَ قَضيبا
Your gifts made my grove green, until
my stem became a trunk, though it had been a twig.
مُمطِراًshowering ليupon me بِالجاهِwith influence وَالمالِand wealth لاnot أَلI meet you (beginning)
مُمطِراً لي بِالجاهِ وَالمالِ لا أَل
قاكَ(completes 'I meet you') إِلّاexcept مُستَوهِباًseeking gifts أَوor وَهوباgiving lavishly
قاكَ إِلّا مُستَوهِباً أَو وَهوبا
You shower me with influence and wealth; I never
meet you except when you seek gifts for me or give lavishly.
فَإِذاso when ماever (emphasis) أَرَدتُI wish كُنتَyou are رِشاءًa well-rope
فَإِذا ما أَرَدتُ كُنتَ رِشاءً
وَإِذاand when ماever (emphasis) أَرَدتُI wish كُنتَyou are قَليباa well
وَإِذا ما أَرَدتُ كُنتَ قَليبا
Whenever I wish, you are a well-rope,
and whenever I wish, you are a well.
باسِطاًspreading بِالنَدىwith generosity سَحائِبَthe clouds of كَفٍّa palm
باسِطاً بِالنَدى سَحائِبَ كَفٍّ
بِنَداهاthrough its bounty أَمسىbecame حَبيبٌHabib حَبيباbeloved
بِنَداها أَمسى حَبيبٌ حَبيبا
You spread, in bounty, the clouds of a palm
whose bounty made Habib beloved.
فَإِذاthen if نِعمَةُthe blessing of اِمرِىءٍa man فَرِكَتهُshe has come to loathe him
فَإِذا نِعمَةُ اِمرِىءٍ فَرِكَتهُ
فَاِهتَصِرهاthen clasp her إِلَيكَto yourself وَلهىlove-distraught عَروباardently loving
فَاِهتَصِرها إِلَيكَ وَلهى عَروبا
If a man's blessing comes to loathe him,
draw her into your embrace, lovesick and adoring.
وَإِذاand if الصُنعُbeneficence كانَis وَحشاًa wild beast فَمُلّيthen may you long enjoy (beginning)
وَإِذا الصُنعُ كانَ وَحشاً فَمُلّي
تَ(completes 'may you long enjoy') بِرَغمِdespite الزَمانِTime صُنعاًbeneficence رَبيباhand-reared
تَ بِرَغمِ الزَمانِ صُنعاً رَبيبا
And if beneficence is a wild beast, may you long enjoy,
despite Time, beneficence reared beside you,
وَبَقاءًand long life حَتّىuntil يَفوتَsurpasses أَبوAbu يَعYa'qub (beginning)
وَبَقاءً حَتّى يَفوتَ أَبو يَع
قوبَ(completes 'Ya'qub') فيin سِنِّهِhis age أَباAbu يَعقوباYa'qub
قوبَ في سِنِّهِ أَبا يَعقوبا
and long life, until Abu Ya'qub outstrips
Abu Ya'qub in years.
Sol 6.1