خَيشُsackcloth ابنِson of رستمَRustam يَحمىgrows hot وهوwhile it is ممطورُrained upon
خَيشُ ابنِ رستمَ يَحمى وهو ممطورُ
أخنىwreaked ruin الهجيرُthe noonday heat عليهupon it فهوso it is مهجورُabandoned
أخنى الهجيرُ عليه فهو مهجورُ
Ibn Rustam’s sackcloth grows hot, though it is rained upon.
Khaysh, son of Rustam, protects while fully armed,
The noonday heat has ravaged it, so it lies abandoned.
The abandoned one complained of him, so he was shunned,
ولوand even if يَطيبُbecomes pleasant ولوand even if عُلَّتْwere soaked again شَرائِجُهits woven panels
ولو يَطيبُ ولو عُلَّتْ شَرائِجُه
بالرَّاحِwith wine خالطَهاmingled with it مِسْكٌmusk وكافورُand camphor
بالرَّاحِ خالطَها مِسْكٌ وكافورُ
Even if it grows pleasant, even if its woven panels are soaked anew
And if only his nature would improve, even if his traits
With wine mingled with musk and camphor.
Were scented with musk and camphor when the wind mixed with them,
يَرُشُّهُhe sprinkles it والنُّدامىwhile the drinking companions يَعْرَقُونَsweat بهin it
يَرُشُّهُ والنُّدامى يَعْرَقُونَ به
كأنهas though it لدوامِowing to the persistence of الرَّشِّthe sprinkling ممطورُrained upon
كأنه لدوامِ الرَّشِّ ممطورُ
He sprinkles it while his drinking companions sweat in it,
He would perfume himself while the repentants sweat from him,
As though, from the constant sprinkling, it were rained upon.
As if from the continuity of perfuming he is fully armed,
فإنْso if يَكُنْis خيشُهhis sackcloth فيin الحَرِّthe heat مُلتَهِباًablaze
فإنْ يَكُنْ خيشُه في الحَرِّ مُلتَهِباً
فإنَّthen indeed كانونَهhis brazier فيin القُرِّthe cold مقرورُchilled
فإنَّ كانونَه في القُرِّ مقرورُ
So if his sackcloth is ablaze in the heat,
So if his personality in heat is inflamed,
Then his brazier is chilled in the cold.
Then his December in cold is frozen.
Sol 6.1