إِيهاًcome now أَباfather of حَسَنٍHasan حللتyou have taken your place منamong العُلىthe heights
إِيهاً أَبا حَسَنٍ حللت من العُلى
بَينَbetween السَنامِthe hump وَبَينَand between ذروthe crest الكَاهِلِthe withers
بَينَ السَنامِ وَبَينَ ذرو الكَاهِلِ
Come now, Abu Hasan: you have taken your place on high,
Oh Abu Hasan, you descended from high mountains
between the hump and the crest of the withers.
Between peaks and shoulders' heights
أَنّىhow سحاgave generously (likely سخا) بكwith you ذاthis الزَمانthe age وَإِنَّهُand indeed it
أَنّى سحا بك ذا الزَمان وَإِنَّهُ
لمبخِّلٍindeed miserly بِالكامِلِwith the perfect man ابنson of الكامِلِthe perfect man
لمبخِّلٍ بِالكامِلِ ابن الكامِلِ
How has this age bestowed you so generously, though it
How did this time treat you badly
is indeed miserly with a perfect man, son of a perfect man?
When it is miserly towards the perfect son of the perfect
ياO أَيُّهاyou الأُستاذُthe master لاnot منout of غَفلَةٍheedlessness
يا أَيُّها الأُستاذُ لا من غَفلَةٍ
وَاللَهُand God قَدmay يُدعىbe called upon وَلَيسَand is not بِغافِلِat all heedless
وَاللَهُ قَد يُدعى وَلَيسَ بِغافِلِ
O master, I call on you not because you are heedless;
O teacher, not out of heedlessness
God, too, may be called upon, though He is not heedless.
By Allah, He may be called and is not inattentive
قُلtell للأَميرِto the emir وَلَيسَand is not كُلُّevery مُحَرِّكٍone who moves
قُل للأَميرِ وَلَيسَ كُلُّ مُحَرِّكٍ
لِلِسانِهِof his tongue عندbefore المُلوكِthe kings بِقائِلِtruly a speaker
لِلِسانِهِ عند المُلوكِ بِقائِلِ
Tell the emir—not everyone who moves
Tell the prince, not everyone who moves
his tongue before kings is truly a speaker—
His tongue with kings can speak
أُهديI offer gifts وَيُهديand offers gifts آخرونothers فَنَستَويso we are equal
أُهدي وَيُهدي آخرون فَنَستَوي
ماwhat الفرفthe difference (likely الفرق) بَينَbetween فَضولهمtheir excesses وَفَضائِليand my merits
ما الفرف بَينَ فَضولهم وَفَضائِلي
I offer gifts, and others offer gifts, so we are treated alike.
I give gifts and others give too, so we are equal
What difference is there between their excesses and my merits?
No difference between their superfluities and my merits
زهرُblossoms الرَبيعspring وَكَيفand how يَحياlives مَوضعa place
زهرُ الرَبيع وَكَيف يَحيا مَوضع
لَمnot يُحيِهِrevive it سَحُّthe downpour الرَبيعspring الوابِلِtorrential
لَم يُحيِهِ سَحُّ الرَبيع الوابِلِ
Spring's blossoms—and how can a place live
Spring flowers, and how can a place live
that spring's torrential rain has not brought to life?
If reviving spring rain does not restore it
وَاِعلَمand know يَقيناًfor certain أَنَّthat كُلَّevery صَنيعَةfavor
وَاِعلَم يَقيناً أَنَّ كُلَّ صَنيعَة
عِنديwith me تُعَدُّis counted ذَخيرَةa stored treasure فيin الحاصِلِthe outcome
عِندي تُعَدُّ ذَخيرَة في الحاصِلِ
And know for certain that every favor
And know for certain that every skill
is counted by me as a treasure in the end.
I have is stored gain in the harvest
لَوif كُنتُI were بِالبَيداءin the desert لَمnot يَكُwould be بِدعَةًa strange thing
لَو كُنتُ بِالبَيداء لَم يَكُ بِدعَةً
عَطَشيmy thirst وَلَكِنّيbut I بِجَنبbeside الساحِلِthe shore
عَطَشي وَلَكِنّي بِجَنب الساحِلِ
Were I in the desert, it would be no strange thing
If I were in the desert, my thirst would be no innovation
for me to thirst; but I am beside the shore.
But I am next to the coast
وَهوَand he الرَبيعspring وَكَيفand how يَحياlives مَوضِعa place
وَهوَ الرَبيع وَكَيف يَحيا مَوضِع
لَمnot يُجيهِrevive it (likely يُحيِهِ) سَحُّthe downpour الرَبيعspring الهاطِلِsteadily falling
لَم يُجيهِ سَحُّ الرَبيع الهاطِلِ
And he is spring—and how can a place live
It is spring, and how can a place live
that spring's pouring rain has not brought to life?
If reviving spring rain does not restore it
Sol 6.1