أمُدَّO storer (split-word fragment) خَرَcompletion of 'storer' المعروفkindness أعزِزْhow precious! بهwith it ذُخراًas a treasure
أمُدَّ خَرَ المعروف أعزِزْ به ذُخراً
لمنfor whoever ودّwishes أنْto يعتاضَreceive in exchange منfrom مالهhis wealth الشُكراgratitude
لمن ودّ أنْ يعتاضَ من ماله الشُكرا
O storer of kindness, how precious a treasure it is
Extend the good you do, augment it as a treasure
for one who wishes to gain gratitude in exchange for his wealth.
For one who wishes to repay from his wealth with gratitude
كماjust as أَنتyou بالمعروفِwith kindness ياO ذهلDhuhl باسطٌspreading
كما أَنت بالمعروفِ يا ذهل باسطٌ
لُهاكَyour gifts التيwhich بالحمدin praise انطقتmade speak الشعراthe poets
لُهاكَ التي بالحمد انطقت الشعرا
Just as you, O Dhuhl, generously spread
Just as you, O Dhuhl, are generous with good
your gifts, which have made the poets speak in praise.
Your praise made eloquent the poetry
متىwhenever يتَّمseek (unclear form) العارفونthe discerning بابكyour door صادفواthey find
متى يتَّم العارفون بابك صادفوا
لديكwith you الفناءَthe courtyard الّهلaccessible (unclear form) والنائلand the bounty الغَمراabundant
لديك الفناءَ الّهل والنائل الغَمرا
Whenever the discerning seek your door, they find
When will the knowing ones who come to your door
with you an accessible courtyard and abundant bounty.
Find with you the attainment, the shelter and ample reward
ولماand when رأيتyou saw المالwealth يُسدْيbestows بذكرهthrough its renown
ولما رأيت المال يُسدْي بذكره
أباO Abu حسنٍHasan أَحسنتyou made good عنconcerning مالكَyour wealth الذكراthe remembrance
أبا حسنٍ أَحسنت عن مالكَ الذكرا
And when you saw what wealth bestows through its renown,
And when I saw wealth mentioned
O Abu Hasan, you made your wealth remembered well.
Abu Hassan, I did well to mention your wealth
ولمand did not تَلقَyou find دونin front of المالwealth ستراًa screen يصونهthat protects it
ولم تَلقَ دون المال ستراً يصونه
فصارso it became إذاthen بالبذلthrough giving عنfor عرضكyour honor الستَّراthe shield
فصار إذا بالبذل عن عرضك الستَّرا
And you found no screen before your wealth to guard it,
And I did not find, apart from wealth, a veil to protect it
so then, through giving, it became a shield for your honor.
So it became, when you gave generously, the veil for your honor
تقَيّلتَyou followed آثارthe footsteps الأوائلthe forebears ذاهباًadvancing
تقَيّلتَ آثار الأوائل ذاهباً
إلىtoward الرّتبةthe rank العلياءthe loftiest بالهمةwith resolve الكبرىthe greatest
إلى الرّتبة العلياء بالهمة الكبرى
You followed the forebears' footsteps, advancing
You diminished the footsteps of former times, going
toward the loftiest rank with the greatest resolve.
To the highest rank with the greatest resolve
إليكto you مواريثُlegacies اليمانيةthe Yemenis انتهتْhave passed down
إليك مواريثُ اليمانية انتهتْ
منof المجدglory مقدوراًordained علوتَyou rose بهthrough it قدراًin stature
من المجد مقدوراً علوتَ به قدراً
The Yemenis' legacies have come down to you—
To you ended the inheritances of al-Yaman
glory ordained for you, through which you rose in stature.
Attained from glory, you rose high in rank
فاصتso you became (unclear form) مُحتلاًoccupying منof الشّرفhonor الذُرىthe summits
فاصت مُحتلاً من الشّرف الذُرى
ومنتدياًand sitting in council منof مجلسthe council السّادةthe nobles الصّدراthe foremost seat
ومنتدياً من مجلس السّادة الصّدرا
Thus you came to occupy the summits of honor,
So you lived gloriously, atop the heights of nobility
and to sit at the head of the nobles' council.
And a gathering place, among the chieftains foremost
لكَfor you اللهُGod منof دُنياكَyour earthly life ياO ذُهلDhuhl عامراًinhabiting
لكَ اللهُ من دُنياكَ يا ذُهل عامراً
ربوعَabodes غِنَّrich (unclear form) فيهاtherein تطيلُprolongs لكfor you العُمراlife
ربوعَ غِنَّ فيها تطيلُ لك العُمرا
May God preserve you, O Dhuhl, dwelling in this world,
May God, O Dhuhl, make your world prosperous
in rich abodes where your life may be prolonged.
Lands flourishing, lengthening your life for you
وبلّغتَand may you attain فيin أولادكyour children السؤُّلyour desire والمنىand hopes
وبلّغتَ في أولادك السؤُّل والمنى
فقرّso take comfort بهمin them عينينwith both eyes واشْدادand strengthen (unclear form) بهمthrough them أزْراthe back
فقرّ بهم عينين واشْداد بهم أزْرا
And may you attain in your children your desires and hopes;
And you attained in your children the request and desire
so may both your eyes find comfort in them, and your back gain strength through them.
So gladden your eye with them, and strengthen your arm with them
Sol 6.1