فإِنfor if يَذكُرِremembers النُّعمانُal-Nuʿmān سَعييmy efforts وسَعيَهُمand their efforts
فإِن يَذكُرِ النُّعمانُ سَعيي وسَعيَهُم
يَكُنit will be خُطَّةًa plan يَكفيsuffices ويَسعَىand he strives بِعَمَّالthrough a tireless worker
يَكُن خُطَّةً يَكفي ويَسعَى بِعَمَّال
For if al-Nuʿmān remembers my efforts and theirs,
it will be a plan that suffices, and he will strive through a tireless worker.
فَعُدتُso I returned كَذاthus نُجحsuccess يُرَجَّيis hoped for نُصُورَهُits aid
فَعُدتُ كَذا نُجح يُرَجَّي نُصُورَهُ
يَبينُdeparts فلاand so not يَبعُدgoes far كَذيlike one possessing الخَلَقِa worn garment الباَليthreadbare
يَبينُ فلا يَبعُد كَذي الخَلَقِ الباَلي
So I returned thus—a success whose aid is hoped for—
departing, yet not going far, like one in a worn, threadbare garment.
Sol 6.1