لمnot (past) يُرَwas seen فيin كِيصٍKīṣ شَبهan equal
لم يُرَ في كِيصٍ شَبه
لِذَاto this الفَضِيلnoble man انتبَهtake heed
لِذَا الفَضِيل انتبَه
No equal has been seen in Kīṣ
to this noble man—take heed.
لَكِنَّمَاbut بقَيرُهُhis cattle
لَكِنَّمَا بقَيرُهُ
إِنif رَاءَthey saw بحراًa sea شَرِبَهthey would drink it
إِن رَاءَ بحراً شَرِبَه
Yet his cattle,
if they saw a sea, would drink it.
إنif تَلقَyou meet بُلاًّa Fulani man حَامِلاًcarrying
إن تَلقَ بُلاًّ حَامِلاً
مَيوَاmilk وفيهand he has صُنتُthe surname بَهBā
مَيوَا وفيه صُنتُ بَه
If you meet a Fulani carrying
milk, with Bā as his surname,
لاdo not تَقرَبنَّever approach مَيوَهُhis milk
لا تَقرَبنَّ مَيوَهُ
وَدَينَهُand his debt لاdo not تقربَهapproach it
وَدَينَهُ لا تقربَه
do not go near his milk,
and keep clear of his debt.
إِنَّكَindeed you إِنif حَمَلَّتَهُyou burden him
إِنَّكَ إِن حَمَلَّتَهُ
ديناًwith a debt جَلَبتَyou bring about هَرَبَهhis flight
ديناً جَلَبتَ هَرَبَه
Indeed, if you burden him
with a debt, you bring about his flight.
لكنbut آتُĀtu سَيدٌّa gentleman
لكن آتُ سَيدٌّ
والرِّسلُand the milk مهماwhenever حَلَبَهhe milks it
والرِّسلُ مهما حَلَبَه
But Ātu is a gentleman,
and the milk, whenever he draws it,
لجودِهِfor his generosity وطِبِّهِand his medical skill
لجودِهِ وطِبِّهِ
وحبهand his love for مَنwhoever صَحِبَهkeeps him company
وحبه مَن صَحِبَه
out of his generosity and medical skill,
and his love for whoever keeps him company,
يَجعلُhe puts فيهin it الماءَthe water كَىso that
يَجعلُ فيه الماءَ كَى
يَضُرَّhe may harm خِلاًّa close friend شَرِبَهwho drank it
يَضُرَّ خِلاًّ شَرِبَه
he puts water in it, so as
to harm a friend who drinks it.
Sol 6.1