سَقىmay water عَهدَthe bygone days of الحِمىthe protected pasture سَبَلُthe downpour of العِهادِrecurring rains
سَقى عَهدَ الحِمى سَبَلُ العِهادِ
وَرَوَّضَand may turn green حاضِرٌsettled land مِنهُof it وَبادِand open country
وَرَوَّضَ حاضِرٌ مِنهُ وَبادِ
May the downpour of recurring rains water the pasture's bygone days,
The paths of devotion drank the covenant's drought,
And may its settled land and open country turn green.
And a present one irrigated and withered.
نَزَحتُI drained بِهِfor it رَكِيَّthe wells of العَينِthe eye لَمّاwhen
نَزَحتُ بِهِ رَكِيَّ العَينِ لَمّا
رَأَيتُI saw الدَمعَtears مِنamong خَيرِthe best of العَتادِprovisions
رَأَيتُ الدَمعَ مِن خَيرِ العَتادِ
For it I drained the wells of my eyes when
My eyes shed copious tears
I saw tears as among the best provisions.
When I saw tears from the best of humans.
فَياah حُسنَthe beauty of الرُسومِthe traces وَماwhile not yet تَمَشّىwalked
فَيا حُسنَ الرُسومِ وَما تَمَشّى
إِلَيهاtoward them الدَهرُTime فيin صُوَرِthe guises of البُعادِseparation
إِلَيها الدَهرُ في صُوَرِ البُعادِ
Ah, the beauty of the traces, before Time had walked
O beauty of features, throughout the ages
Toward them in the guises of separation!
Time never walked to the likes of you in the lands of distances.
وَإِذand when طَيرُthe birds of الحَوادِثِcalamities فيupon رُباهاits hills
وَإِذ طَيرُ الحَوادِثِ في رُباها
سَواكِنُstill وَهيَwhile it was غَنّاءُlush with المَرادِwhat was desired
سَواكِنُ وَهيَ غَنّاءُ المَرادِ
And when the birds of calamity upon its hills
And if the birds of events chirp in their nests,
Were still, and it was lush with all one wished for:
Your dwellings are still, they are the singer of purpose.
مَذاكيmature racehorses of حَلبَةٍa racecourse وَشُروبُand drinking parties of دَجنٍovercast days
مَذاكي حَلبَةٍ وَشُروبُ دَجنٍ
وَسامِرُand night-gatherings of فِتيَةٍyoung men وَقُدورُand cauldrons of صادِcopper
وَسامِرُ فِتيَةٍ وَقُدورُ صادِ
Mature racehorses, drinking parties beneath cloudy skies,
Gatherings in Halab, and drinking Dajan,
And youths conversing by night, and copper cauldrons,
And the entertainer of youths, and cooking pots of hunters.
وَأَعيُنُand eyes of رَبرَبٍa gazelle herd كُحِلَتwere kohled بِسِحرٍwith enchantment
وَأَعيُنُ رَبرَبٍ كُحِلَت بِسِحرٍ
وَأَجسادٌand bodies تُضَمَّخُare richly anointed بِالجَسادِwith saffron
وَأَجسادٌ تُضَمَّخُ بِالجَسادِ
And eyes of a gazelle herd, kohled with enchantment,
And the eyes of a flirtatious one lined with magic,
And bodies anointed with saffron.
And bodies covered in tree resin.
بِزُهرٍthrough Zuhr وَالحُذاقِand al-Hudhaq وَآلِand the house of بُردٍBurd
بِزُهرٍ وَالحُذاقِ وَآلِ بُردٍ
وَرَتsparked فيin كُلِّevery صالِحَةٍworthy deed زِناديmy fire-sticks
وَرَت في كُلِّ صالِحَةٍ زِنادي
Through Zuhr, al-Hudhaq, and the house of Burd,
With flowers and skillful ones and the family of Burd,
My fire-sticks sparked for every worthy deed.
And spears in every righteous woman.
وَإِنand though يَكُis مِنfrom بَنيthe sons of أُدَدٍUdad جَناحيmy wing
وَإِن يَكُ مِن بَني أُدَدٍ جَناحي
فَإِنَّyet indeed أَثيثَthe luxuriance of ريشيmy feathers مِنfrom إِيادِIyad
فَإِنَّ أَثيثَ ريشي مِن إِيادِ
Though my wing comes from the sons of Udad,
If my wings are from the tribe of Udad,
Yet my luxuriant plumage comes from Iyad.
Then the furnishings of my feathers are from Iyad.
غَدَوتُI became بِهِمthrough them أَمَدَّthe most extensive of ذَوِيَّmy kin ظِلّاًin shade
غَدَوتُ بِهِم أَمَدَّ ذَوِيَّ ظِلّاً
وَأَكثَرَand the most abundant of مَنthose وَرائيbehind me ماءَin water of وادِa valley
وَأَكثَرَ مَن وَرائي ماءَ وادِ
Through them I gained the broadest shade among my kin,
I went with them, extending the shade of my loved ones,
And the richest valley-water among those behind me.
And increasing behind me abundant valley water.
هُمُthey عُظمىthe greatest of الأَثافيthe hearthstones مِنof نِزارٍNizar
هُمُ عُظمى الأَثافي مِن نِزارٍ
وَأَهلُand the people of الهَضبِthe rocky heights مِنهاof it وَالنِجادِand the uplands
وَأَهلُ الهَضبِ مِنها وَالنِجادِ
They are the greatest of Nizar's hearthstones,
They are the great ones of Athafi from Nizar,
And the people of its rocky heights and uplands.
And the people of the plateau from it and Al-Nijad.
مُعَرَّسُthe halting-place of كُلِّevery مُعضِلَةٍknotty problem وَخَطبٍand crisis
مُعَرَّسُ كُلِّ مُعضِلَةٍ وَخَطبٍ
وَمَنبِتُand the seedbed of كُلِّevery مَكرُمَةٍnoble deed وَآدِand strength
وَمَنبِتُ كُلِّ مَكرُمَةٍ وَآدِ
The halting-place of every knotty problem and crisis,
Marrying every insoluble issue and discourse,
And the seedbed of every noble deed and strength.
And originator of every generosity and custom.
إِذاwhen حُدُثُthe newer men of القَبائِلِthe tribes ساجَلوهُمcompete with them
إِذا حُدُثُ القَبائِلِ ساجَلوهُم
فَإِنَّهُمُthen indeed they بَنوthe sons of الدَهرِTime التِلادِage-old
فَإِنَّهُمُ بَنو الدَهرِ التِلادِ
When the newer men of the tribes compete with them,
If the tribes dispute, then argue with them,
They are the age-old sons of Time.
For they are the sons of time’s eternity.
تُفَرَّجُare dispelled عَنهُمُfrom them الغَمَراتُoverwhelming perils بيضٌbright swords
تُفَرَّجُ عَنهُمُ الغَمَراتُ بيضٌ
جِلادٌstrong تَحتَbeneath قَسطَلَةِthe dust-cloud of الجِلادِbattle
جِلادٌ تَحتَ قَسطَلَةِ الجِلادِ
Bright swords dispel the overwhelming perils from them,
The clouds uncover for them - white,
Strong beneath the dust-cloud of battle.
Smooth skins under the armors.
وَحَشوُand amid حَوادِثِthe calamities of الأَيّامِthe days مِنهُمamong them
وَحَشوُ حَوادِثِ الأَيّامِ مِنهُم
مَعاقِلُrefuges for مُطرَدٍone pursued وَبَنوand sons of طِرادِpursuit
مَعاقِلُ مُطرَدٍ وَبَنو طِرادِ
And amid the calamities of the days, among them are
And the contents of the days’ events are from them
Refuges for the hunted, and sons of pursuit.
Shelters of the exiled and sons of expulsion.
لَهُمtheirs جَهلُthe fury of السِباعِwild beasts إِذاwhen المَناياdeaths
لَهُم جَهلُ السِباعِ إِذا المَنايا
تَمَشَّتwalked فيamong القَناthe spears وَحُلومُand the wisdom of عادِ'Ad
تَمَشَّت في القَنا وَحُلومُ عادِ
Theirs is the fury of beasts when death
They have the ignorance of beasts when death
Walks among the spears, and the wisdom of 'Ad.
Walks in the gullet and flesh of ‘Aad.
لَقَدindeed أَنسَتmade forgotten مَساوِئَthe evils of كُلِّevery دَهرٍage
لَقَد أَنسَت مَساوِئَ كُلِّ دَهرٍ
مَحاسِنُthe virtues of أَحمَدَAhmad بنِson of أَبيAbi دُوادِDu'ad
مَحاسِنُ أَحمَدَ بنِ أَبي دُوادِ
Indeed, the evils of every age have been made forgotten
The good traits of Ahmad bin Abi Duwad
By the virtues of Ahmad ibn Abi Du'ad.
Forgot the evils of every era.
مَتىwhenever تَحلُلyou lodge بِهِwith him تَحلُلyou lodge in جَناباًa domain
مَتى تَحلُل بِهِ تَحلُل جَناباً
رَضيعاًa suckling لِلسَواريof the night rains وَالغَواديand the morning showers
رَضيعاً لِلسَواري وَالغَوادي
Whenever you lodge with him, you lodge in a domain
Whenever you achieve victory, you achieve it as a youth
Suckled by the night rains and the morning showers.
Pleasing the nobles and warriors.
تُرَشَّحُis fostered نِعمَةُthe bounty of الأَيّامِthe days فيهِthere
تُرَشَّحُ نِعمَةُ الأَيّامِ فيهِ
وَتُقسَمُand are apportioned فيهِthere أَرزاقُthe provisions of العِبادِthe people
وَتُقسَمُ فيهِ أَرزاقُ العِبادِ
There the bounty of the days is fostered,
The bounty of the days is centered around you
And there the people's sustenance is apportioned.
And livelihoods are divided through you for the slaves.
وَماand never اِشتَبَهَتgrew uncertain طَريقُthe road of المَجدِglory إِلّاexcept that
وَما اِشتَبَهَت طَريقُ المَجدِ إِلّا
هَداكَled you لِقِبلَةِto the prayer-direction of المَعروفِkindness هادِa guide
هَداكَ لِقِبلَةِ المَعروفِ هادِ
Never has the road to glory grown uncertain but
And the path of glory did not become ambiguous
A guide has led you to the qibla of kindness.
Except you guided towards the orientation of kindness.
وَماand never سافَرتُI traveled فيthrough الآفاقِthe horizons إِلّاexcept
وَما سافَرتُ في الآفاقِ إِلّا
وَمِنand from جَدواكَyour bounty راحِلَتيmy riding-mount وَزاديand my provisions
وَمِن جَدواكَ راحِلَتي وَزادي
Never have I traveled the horizons except
And I did not travel the horizons
With my mount and provisions supplied by your bounty.
Except your generosity provided my mount and provision.
مُقيمُabiding الظَنِّexpectation عِندَكَwith you وَالأَمانيand wishes
مُقيمُ الظَنِّ عِندَكَ وَالأَماني
وَإِنeven though قَلِقَتgrew restless رِكابيmy riding-camels فيthrough البِلادِthe lands
وَإِن قَلِقَت رِكابي في البِلادِ
My expectations and wishes abide with you,
I am settled in assumption and hopes in you
Though my riding-camels roam restlessly through the lands.
Even if my riding animals bustled in the lands.
مَعادُthe place of return at البَعثِresurrection مَعروفٌknown وَلَكِنbut
مَعادُ البَعثِ مَعروفٌ وَلَكِن
نَدىthe bounty of كَفَّيكَyour two palms فيin الدُنياthis world مَعاديmy place of return
نَدى كَفَّيكَ في الدُنيا مَعادي
The resurrection's place of return is known, but
The return of resurrection is known but
The bounty of your two hands is my return in this world.
The outpouring of your palms in life is my return.
أَتانيreached me عائِرُa wandering report of الأَنباءِthe news تَسريcreep by night
أَتاني عائِرُ الأَنباءِ تَسري
عَقارِبُهُits scorpions بِداهِيَةٍwith a calamity نَآدِcrushing
عَقارِبُهُ بِداهِيَةٍ نَآدِ
A wandering rumor reached me; creeping by night were
The passer of news came to me, moving
Its scorpions, bearing a crushing calamity.
Its steps in certainty and calling.
نَثاspread خَبَرٌa report كَأَنَّas though القَلبَthe heart أَمسىhad come to evening
نَثا خَبَرٌ كَأَنَّ القَلبَ أَمسى
يُجَرُّis dragged بِهِby it عَلىover شَوكِthe thorns of القَتادِthe qatad shrub
يُجَرُّ بِهِ عَلى شَوكِ القَتادِ
A report spread, as though by evening my heart
It spun a report as if by evening
Was being dragged by it over the thorns of the qatad.
My heart is being dragged upon the thorns of Qatad.
كَأَنَّas though الشَمسَthe sun جَلَّلَهاshrouded it كُسوفٌan eclipse
كَأَنَّ الشَمسَ جَلَّلَها كُسوفٌ
أَوِor اِستَتَرَتit hid بِرِجلٍbehind a swarm مِنof جَرادِlocusts
أَوِ اِستَتَرَت بِرِجلٍ مِن جَرادِ
As though an eclipse had shrouded the sun,
As if an eclipse clothed the sun
Or it had hidden behind a swarm of locusts.
Or it was veiled by a leg of locusts.
بِأَنّيthat I نِلتُspoke ill مِنof مُضَرٍMudar وَخَبَّتand trotted quickly
بِأَنّي نِلتُ مِن مُضَرٍ وَخَبَّت
إِلَيكَto you شَكِيَّتيthe complaint against me خَبَبَat the trot of الجَوادِa noble steed
إِلَيكَ شَكِيَّتي خَبَبَ الجَوادِ
That I had spoken ill of Mudar; and swiftly trotted
That I got from Mudar and my complaint slipped
To you the complaint against me, at a noble steed's trot.
To you the slipping of the gallant one.
وَماand not رَبعُthe abode of القَطيعَةِestrangement ليmine بِرَبعٍan abode at all
وَما رَبعُ القَطيعَةِ لي بِرَبعٍ
وَلاnor ناديthe gathering of الأَذىharm مِنّيof mine بِنادِa gathering at all
وَلا نادي الأَذى مِنّي بِنادِ
The abode of estrangement is no abode of mine,
I did not cut ties with a tribe
Nor is harm's gathering a gathering of mine.
Nor called harm from me with a caller.
وَأَينَand how يَجورُstrays عَنfrom قَصدٍthe right course لِسانيmy tongue
وَأَينَ يَجورُ عَن قَصدٍ لِساني
وَقَلبيwhile my heart رائِحٌgoing at evening بِرِضاكَseeking your approval غادِgoing at morning
وَقَلبي رائِحٌ بِرِضاكَ غادِ
How could my tongue stray from the proper course,
And where does my tongue deviate from purpose
While my heart goes evening and morning seeking your approval?
While my heart travels to your approval.
وَمِمّاand among what كانَتِhad الحُكَماءُthe sages قالَتsaid
وَمِمّا كانَتِ الحُكَماءُ قالَت
لِسانُthe tongue of المَرءِa person مِنamong خَدَمِthe servants of الفُؤادِthe heart
لِسانُ المَرءِ مِن خَدَمِ الفُؤادِ
And among the things the sages once said is:
And of what the wise have said:
A person's tongue is one of the heart's servants.
The tongue of a person is from the servants of the heart.
فَقُدso guide me ماas long as كُنتُI remain مَعسولَhoney-sweet in الأَمانيhopes
فَقُد ما كُنتُ مَعسولَ الأَماني
وَمَأدومَand seasoned in القَوافيrhymes بِالسَدادِwith sound judgment
وَمَأدومَ القَوافي بِالسَدادِ
So guide me, as long as my hopes are honey-sweet,
So I was sweet of wishes
And my rhymes seasoned with sound judgment.
And rhythmical of poetry in integrity.
لَقَدindeed جازَيتُI repaid بِالإِحسانِfor kindness سوءاًevil
لَقَد جازَيتُ بِالإِحسانِ سوءاً
إِذاًthen وَصَبَغتُand I stained عُرفَكَyour goodness بِالسَوادِwith blackness
إِذاً وَصَبَغتُ عُرفَكَ بِالسَوادِ
I would indeed have repaid kindness with evil,
Indeed I repaid good with evil
Then, and stained your goodness black;
Thus I dyed your custom with blackness.
وَسِرتُand I went أَسوقُdriving عيرَthe caravan of اللُؤمِbaseness حَتّىuntil
وَسِرتُ أَسوقُ عيرَ اللُؤمِ حَتّى
أَنَختُI made kneel الكُفرَingratitude فيin دارِthe abode of الجِهادِsacred struggle
أَنَختُ الكُفرَ في دارِ الجِهادِ
And gone driving the caravan of baseness until
And I went making the caravan of villains travel
I made ingratitude kneel in the abode of sacred struggle.
Until I bent disbelief in the abode of jihad.
فَكَيفَthen how وَعَتبُwhen the reproach of يَومٍa day مِنكَfrom you فَذٍّsingle
فَكَيفَ وَعَتبُ يَومٍ مِنكَ فَذٍّ
أَشَدُّharsher عَلَيَّupon me مِنthan حَربِa war of الفَسادِdevastation
أَشَدُّ عَلَيَّ مِن حَربِ الفَسادِ
How could I, when one single day's reproach from you
So how can the reproach of a day from you
Is harsher on me than a war of devastation?
Be more severe upon me than the war of corruption.
وَلَيسَتand is not رَغوَتيmy froth مِنfrom فَوقِabove مَذقٍwatered-down milk
وَلَيسَت رَغوَتي مِن فَوقِ مَذقٍ
وَلاnor جَمريmy embers كَمينٌhidden فيin الرَمادِthe ashes
وَلا جَمري كَمينٌ في الرَمادِ
My froth does not lie atop watered-down milk,
Nor is my foam from above taste
Nor are my embers concealed in ashes.
Nor my embers hiding in the ashes.
وَكانَand has been الشُكرُgratitude لِلكُرَماءِto the generous خَصلاًa contest's prize
وَكانَ الشُكرُ لِلكُرَماءِ خَصلاً
وَمَيداناًand a racecourse كَمَيدانِlike the racecourse of الجِيادِfine steeds
وَمَيداناً كَمَيدانِ الجِيادِ
Thanking the generous has been a prize to win,
Gratitude was a trait of the generous
And a racecourse like the course of fine steeds.
And a field like the field of steeds.
عَلَيهِupon it عُقِّدَتwere firmly tied عُقَديmy knots وَلاحَتand appeared
عَلَيهِ عُقِّدَت عُقَدي وَلاحَت
مَواسِمُهُits brands عَلىupon شِيَميmy traits وَعاديand my habits
مَواسِمُهُ عَلى شِيَمي وَعادي
Upon it my knots were tied, and there shone
Upon it my ties were knotted
Its brands upon my traits and habits.
And its seasons shone upon my traits and habit.
وَغَيريand someone other than me يَأكُلُconsumes المَعروفَkindness سُحتاًas ill-gotten gain
وَغَيري يَأكُلُ المَعروفَ سُحتاً
وَتَشحُبُand grow wan عِندَهُin his keeping بيضُwhite الأَياديhands of bounty
وَتَشحُبُ عِندَهُ بيضُ الأَيادي
And another consumes kindness as ill-gotten gain,
While others eat favors ravenously
And white hands grow wan in his keeping.
And the hands of the generous shrivel with them.
تَثَبَّتverify carefully إِنَّindeed قَولاًa tale كانَwas زوراًa lie
تَثَبَّت إِنَّ قَولاً كانَ زوراً
أَتىreached النُعمانَal-Nu'man قَبلَكَbefore you عَنconcerning زِيادِZiyad
أَتى النُعمانَ قَبلَكَ عَن زِيادِ
Verify carefully: a tale that was a lie
Verify that a false word came
Reached al-Nu'man before you, concerning Ziyad.
To Nu’man before you from Ziyad.
وَأَرَّثَand kindled بَينَbetween حَيِّthe clan of بَنيBanu جُلاحٍJulah
وَأَرَّثَ بَينَ حَيِّ بَني جُلاحٍ
سَناthe blaze of حَربٍwar وَحَيِّand the clan of بَنيBanu مَصادِMasad
سَنا حَربٍ وَحَيِّ بَني مَصادِ
And kindled between the clan of Banu Julah
And it roused war between the living of Julah’s clan
And the clan of Banu Masad the blaze of war,
And the living of Masad’s clan.
وَغادَرَand left فيamid صُروفِthe reversals of الدَهرِTime قَتليslain men
وَغادَرَ في صُروفِ الدَهرِ قَتلي
بَنيthe sons of بَدرٍBadr عَلىat ذاتِDhat الإِصادِal-Isad
بَني بَدرٍ عَلى ذاتِ الإِصادِ
And amid Time's reversals left slain
It left in the turns of fate my killing
The sons of Badr at Dhat al-Isad.
The clan of Badr at That Al-Isad.
فَماso not قِدحاكَyour two arrow-shafts لِلباريfor the whittler وَلَيسَتnor are
فَما قِدحاكَ لِلباري وَلَيسَت
مُتونُthe broad surfaces of صَفاكَyour hard rock مِنamong نُهَزِthe easy prey of المُراديpounding stones
مُتونُ صَفاكَ مِن نُهَزِ المُرادي
Your two arrow-shafts are not for the whittler, nor are
So I am not an igniter towards the Creator
The surfaces of your rock easy prey for pounding stones.
And my integrity texts are not from the shaking of the cranes.
وَلَوand if كَشَّفتَنيyou examined me لَبَلَوتَyou would find خَرقاًa generous man
وَلَو كَشَّفتَني لَبَلَوتَ خَرقاً
يُصافيbefriends sincerely الأَكرَمينَthe noblest وَلاand does not يُصاديdissemble
يُصافي الأَكرَمينَ وَلا يُصادي
If you examined me, you would find a generous man,
Had you uncovered me you would have found a rip
Who sincerely befriends the noblest and does not dissemble.
That makes even the generous pale.
جَديراًworthy أَنto يَكُرَّturn back الطَرفَthe gaze شَزراًaskance
جَديراً أَن يَكُرَّ الطَرفَ شَزراً
إِلىtoward بَعضِsome of المَوارِدِthe watering-places وَهُوَthough he is صاديthirsty
إِلى بَعضِ المَوارِدِ وَهُوَ صادي
Fit to turn his gaze askance
Worthy of the glance returning resentfully
Toward certain watering-places, even when thirsty.
To some springs while it flows.
إِلَيكَto you بَعَثتُI sent أَبكارَvirgins of المَعانيmeanings
إِلَيكَ بَعَثتُ أَبكارَ المَعاني
يَليهاtends them سائِقٌa driver عَجِلٌhurrying وَحاديand a camel-chanter
يَليها سائِقٌ عَجِلٌ وَحادي
To you I have sent virgin meanings,
To you I sent the first fruits of meaning
Tended by a hurrying driver and a camel-chanter.
Followed by an urgent driver calling.
جَوائِرَstraying عَنfrom ذَنابىthe tails of القَومِthe people حَيرىbewildered
جَوائِرَ عَن ذَنابى القَومِ حَيرى
هَوادِيَguides لِلجَماجِمِfor the heads وَالهَواديand the necks
هَوادِيَ لِلجَماجِمِ وَالهَوادي
Straying from the tails of the people, bewildered,
Straying from the tails of the people, confused -
Guides for the heads and necks.
Valleys for skulls and those calling.
شِدادَstrong in الأَسرِbinding سالِمَةَsound in النَواحيthe parts
شِدادَ الأَسرِ سالِمَةَ النَواحي
مِنَfrom الإِقواءِrhyme-ending vowel mismatch فيهاwithin them وَالسِنادِand pre-rhyme inconsistency
مِنَ الإِقواءِ فيها وَالسِنادِ
Strongly knit, sound in all their parts,
Armor's binders, intact of regions,
Free within them of conflicting rhyme-vowels and pre-rhyme inconsistencies.
From supporting therein and dependence.
يُذَلِّلُّهاtames them بِذِكرِكَby mentioning you قَرنُa champion of فِكرٍthought
يُذَلِّلُّها بِذِكرِكَ قَرنُ فِكرٍ
إِذاwhen حَزَنَتthey grow rough فَتَسلَسُthen they grow tractable فيunder القِيادِthe reins
إِذا حَزَنَت فَتَسلَسُ في القِيادِ
A champion of thought tames them by mentioning you;
A regiment of thought subdues it
When they grow rough, they yield smoothly to the reins.
When it grieves, so it slides in leading.
لَهاtheirs فيin الهاجِسِinspiration القَدحُthe prize-arrow المُعَلّىhighest-valued
لَها في الهاجِسِ القَدحُ المُعَلّى
وَفيand in نَظمِthe arrangement of القَوافيrhymes وَالعِمادِand supporting pillars
وَفي نَظمِ القَوافي وَالعِمادِ
In inspiration, theirs is the highest prize-arrow,
It has in obsession the shining goblet
And in the arrangement of rhymes and supporting pillars.
And in arranging rhyme and columns.
مُنَزَّهَةٌuntainted عَنِby السَرَقِtheft المُوَرّىdisguised
مُنَزَّهَةٌ عَنِ السَرَقِ المُوَرّى
مُكَرَّمَةًhonored عَنِabove المَعنىthe meaning المُعادِrecycled
مُكَرَّمَةً عَنِ المَعنى المُعادِ
Untainted by disguised theft,
Elevated from stolen patched verse,
Honored above recycled meaning.
Honored from redundant meaning.
تَنَصَّلَapologized رَبُّهاtheir maker مِنfor غَيرِno جُرمٍcrime
تَنَصَّلَ رَبُّها مِن غَيرِ جُرمٍ
إِلَيكَto you سِوىexcept النَصيحَةِsincere counsel وَالوِدادِand affection
إِلَيكَ سِوى النَصيحَةِ وَالوِدادِ
Their maker has apologized for no crime
Its Lord disowns without crime
To you, save sincere counsel and affection.
Except advice and affection towards you.
وَمَنand whoever يَأذَنlistens إِلىto الواشينَslanderers تُسلَقare scourged
وَمَن يَأذَن إِلى الواشينَ تُسلَق
مَسامِعُهُhis ears بِأَلسِنَةٍby tongues حِدادِsharp
مَسامِعُهُ بِأَلسِنَةٍ حِدادِ
Whoever heeds slanderers—scourged are
And whoever lends ear to slanderers, his ears
His ears by sharp tongues.
Are skinned with sharp tongues.
Sol 6.1