إذاif اللهُGod حَيَّاblesses خُلَّةًa close friend عَنْon behalf of خَلِيلِهِhis companion
إذا اللهُ حَيَّا خُلَّةً عَنْ خَلِيلِهِ
فَحيَّاthen may he bless مَلِيكُthe King النَّاسِmankind هنْدَHind بْنَson of عَاصِمِAsim
فَحيَّا مَلِيكُ النَّاسِ هنْدَ بْنَ عَاصِمِ
If God blesses a friend on his companion’s behalf,
If God let one be apart from a friend
then may the King of mankind bless Hind ibn Asim.
Then may He let King Hind ibn Al-A'asim live
وَكُلand every سَلُولِيَّman of Salul إذاwhenever مَاemphatic particle لَقِيتَهُyou meet him
وَكُل سَلُولِيَّ إذا مَا لَقِيتَهُ
سَرِيعٌswift إلىtoward دَاعيthe caller to الْعُلاَglory وَالمَكَارِمِand noble deeds
سَرِيعٌ إلى دَاعي الْعُلاَ وَالمَكَارِمِ
And every man of Salul, whenever you meet him,
And every honourable man, when you meet him
is swift to answer the call to glory and noble deeds.
Is quick to the caller of nobility and virtues
هُمُthey الْبِيضُthe white ones أقْدَاماًin their feet وَديبَاجَand silk brocade أوْجُهfaces
هُمُ الْبِيضُ أقْدَاماً وَديبَاجَ أوْجُه
كِرامٌnoble إذاwhen اغْبَرَّتْgrow dusty وُجُوُهُfaces الألاَئِمِthe ignoble
كِرامٌ إذا اغْبَرَّتْ وُجُوُهُ الألاَئِمِ
They are white of foot, with faces like silk brocade,
They are the white-footed, brocade-faced ones
noble when the faces of the base grow dusty.
Noble, even if the faces of the wicked are dust-stained
وَلاَand not يَأكُلُeats الكَلْبُthe dog السَّرُوقُhabitually thieving نِعَالَهُمْtheir sandals
وَلاَ يَأكُلُ الكَلْبُ السَّرُوقُ نِعَالَهُمْ
وَلاَand not تَنْتَقِيpicks out الْمُمَّunclear; possibly the brain matter الَّذِيwhich فِيin الْجَماجِمِthe skulls
وَلاَ تَنْتَقِي الْمُمَّ الَّذِي فِي الْجَماجِمِ
And the thieving dog does not eat their sandals,
Nor does the thieving dog steal their shoes
nor is the brain matter (reading uncertain) within the skulls picked out.
Nor does the vermin pick that which is in the skulls
Sol 6.1