منwhoever رأىsees غُرَّةَthe radiant brow of العميدِthe chief أبيAbu (father of) نصNas- (beginning of Nasr)
من رأى غُرَّةَ العميدِ أبي نص
رٍ-r (completing Nasr) رأىsees المشتريJupiter ببرجin the sign of القوسِSagittarius
رٍ رأى المشتري ببرج القوسِ
Whoever sees the radiant brow of the chief Abu Nasr
Whoever saw the radiance of Abu Nasr al-`Imād
sees Jupiter in the sign of Sagittarius.
Saw the buyer at the mansion of Sagittarius
منwhoever يُعِرْlends كتبةَthe handwriting of مشكانMushkan لحظاًa glance
من يُعِرْ كتبةَ مشكان لحظاً
يطَّلِعْgazes فيinto نموذجِa likeness of الفردوسِParadise
يطَّلِعْ في نموذجِ الفردوسِ
Whoever lends Mushkan's handwriting a glance
Whoever gets acquainted with Mushkan's writings for a while
gazes into a likeness of Paradise.
Will get a glimpse of the model of Paradise
عينthe eye of ربِّيmy Lord عليهِupon him منwhat a بدرِfull moon of صدرٍa dignitary
عين ربِّي عليهِ من بدرِ صدرٍ
ودُّهhis affection خزرجيٌّof Khazraj ولقياهُand his welcome أوسيof Aws
ودُّه خزرجيٌّ ولقياهُ أوسي
May my Lord's eye watch over him—what a full moon of a dignitary!
The eye of my Lord is upon him from the full moon of his chest
His affection is Khazraji, and his welcome Awsi.
His love is a Khazraji while his encounter is an Usi
ليسthere is not ليfor me طاقةcapacity بوصفto describe معاليlofty merits
ليس لي طاقة بوصف معالي
هِhis (suffix) ولوand even if كنتُI were مفلقاًa brilliant poet كابنِlike Ibn أوسِAws
هِ ولو كنتُ مفلقاً كابنِ أوسِ
I lack the power to describe his lofty merits,
I have no capacity to describe his greatness
even were I a brilliant poet like Ibn Aws.
Even if I were as eloquent as Ibn Aws
Sol 6.1