فإنso if تخفyou fear فيin الوصفthe description منof إسرافexcess
فإن تخف في الوصف من إسراف
فلذthen seek refuge بمدحin praising السادةthe lords الأشرافthe noble
فلذ بمدح السادة الأشراف
So if you fear excess in description,
If you fear excess in description
Then seek refuge in praising the noble lords.
Then speak in praise of the noble masters
فخرglory لهاشميfor a Hāshimite أوor منافيa Manāfite
فخر لهاشمي أو منافي
فضلexcellence سمىrose above مراتبthe ranks of الآلافthousands
فضل سمى مراتب الآلاف
Glory belongs to a Hāshimite or a Manāfite:
For a Hashimite or a Manafite
An excellence that rose above the ranks of thousands.
Whose excellence named the thousands of ranks
فعلمهمfor their knowledge للجهلfor ignorance شافhealing كافsufficient
فعلمهم للجهل شاف كاف
وفضلهمand their bounty علىupon الأنامhumankind وافabundant
وفضلهم على الأنام واف
For their knowledge cures ignorance and suffices,
Their knowledge cured ignorance thoroughly
And their bounty to humankind is abundant.
And their superiority on people is abundant
فاقواthey surpassed الورىhumankind منتعلاshod وحافand barefoot
فاقوا الورى منتعلا وحاف
فضلاin excellence بهof it العدوthe enemy ذوpossessing اعترافacknowledgment
فضلا به العدو ذو اعتراف
They surpassed all people, shod and barefoot,
They surpassed the world high and barefoot
In excellence that even the enemy acknowledges.
With excellence the enemy acknowledges
فهاكهso take it محبوكةtightly woven الأطرافthe edges
فهاكه محبوكة الأطراف
فمنfor, among غريبrarities ماnot قفاهfollowed it قافa follower
فمن غريب ما قفاه قاف
So take it, tightly woven at the edges:
Of strange things met by Qaf
For it is a rarity no follower has followed.
Partial English translation: 9 of 10 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1