أغرُّradiant أروعُawe-inspiring تلهيناdistract us وقائعُهُhis exploits
أغرُّ أروعُ تلهينا وقائعُهُ
فيin المالِwealth والقرنand the adversary عنfrom صفينَSiffin والجملِand the Camel
في المالِ والقرن عن صفينَ والجملِ
Radiant and awe-inspiring is he; his exploits distract us,
The most wondrous, finest tales are his exploits
In largesse and combat, from Siffin and the Camel.
Of Safin, Jamal, and the days of yore
مُسترضعٌnursed بيُديِّby the two hands of المجدglory مُفترشٌtaking as a bed
مُسترضعٌ بيُديِّ المجد مُفترشٌ
حجرَthe lap of المكارمnoble virtues مفطومٌweaned عنfrom البخلِstinginess
حجرَ المكارم مفطومٌ عن البخلِ
Nursed by glory's two hands, taking as his bed
Nurtured in the cradle of glory, reclining
The lap of noble virtues, weaned from stinginess.
On the stone of nobility, free of stinginess
أمضىsharper منthan السفthe sword (apparently intended) لفظاًin speech غيرَwithout لجلجةٍstammering
أمضى من السف لفظاً غيرَ لجلجةٍ
تغشَاهovertakes him إنif مالturns مُضطرُّa person in need إلىto العلَلexcuses
تغشَاه إن مال مُضطرُّ إلى العلَل
Sharper than the sword in speech, with no stammer
More decisive with words than an unsheathed sword
Overtaking him if a needy man resorts to excuses.
Unless compelled by illness, never babbling
وسائلسand a questioner (apparently intended) ليof me عنabout نُعماكyour bounty قلتI said لهto him
وسائلس لي عن نُعماك قلت له
تفصيلُهاa full account of it مستحيلimpossible فَارضَso be content بالُجملِwith the outline
تفصيلُها مستحيل فَارضَ بالُجملِ
And to one who asked me about your bounty, I said:
When asked of your favors, I told him
A full account of it is impossible; so be content with the outline.
To list them in full is beyond possibility
هذيthis صُبابةa few remaining drops ماwhat أَبقَتhave left يدايَmy two hands وقدand indeed
هذي صُبابة ما أَبقَت يدايَ وقد
عرفتُI have learned حرفهُماthe craft of them both فانظرso look ولاand do not تسلask
عرفتُ حرفهُما فانظر ولا تسل
These are the last drops my hands have left, and indeed
These are the exploits of my hands, which have left
I have learned their craft—so look, and do not ask.
Their mark, as you see, do not deny
كلُّall الزمانِtime إذاwhen أفضَىpasses تَصرفهُits governance
كلُّ الزمانِ إذا أفضَى تَصرفهُ
إليكto you وقتَthe time of نزولِentry of الشمسthe sun فيinto الحملِAries (the Ram)
إليك وقتَ نزولِ الشمس في الحملِ
All time, when its governance passes
Whenever time unfolds its course
To you, is the season when the sun enters Aries.
It leads to you, like the sun entering Aries
Sol 6.1