ياO سيِّداًmaster بالمكرماتِin noble deeds ارتدىclothed himself
يا سيِّداً بالمكرماتِ ارتدى
وانْتَعَلَand wore as sandals العَيُّوقَCapella والفَرْقداand Pherkad
وانْتَعَلَ العَيُّوقَ والفَرْقدا
O master, who has clothed himself in noble deeds
O Master dressed in generosity
and worn Capella and Pherkad as sandals,
Wearing friendship and faithfulness
ماwhat لكَwith you لاnot تَجريyou proceed علىaccording to مُقْتَضَىthe requirements of
ما لكَ لا تَجري على مُقْتَضَى
مودَّةٍa friendship طالَhas grown long عليهاover it المَدَىthe span of time
مودَّةٍ طالَ عليها المَدَى
why do you not act as befits
Why do you not act as is right
a friendship that has endured so long?
Given the longstanding affection between us
إنif غِبْتَyou are absent لمnot أُطْلبْI am sought وهذاand here is سليSolomon (first part)
إن غِبْتَ لم أُطْلبْ وهذا سلي
مانُSolomon (remaining part) بنُson of داودٍDavid نبيُّthe prophet of الهُدىguidance
مانُ بنُ داودٍ نبيُّ الهُدى
If you are absent, I am not sought; yet here is Solomon,
If you are absent I do not complain, such is my habit
son of David, the prophet of guidance:
I am Manu son of David, prophet of guidance
تفقَّدhe checked on الطيرَthe birds علىdespite شُغْلِهِhis preoccupations
تفقَّد الطيرَ على شُغْلِهِ
فقالَthen he said ماwhat ليwith me لاnot أرَىI see الهُدْهُداthe hoopoe
فقالَ ما لي لا أرَى الهُدْهُدا
he checked on the birds despite his preoccupations,
I asked the birds in their work
then said, “Why do I not see the hoopoe?”
Why do I not see the hoopoe
Sol 6.1