نَثَرواthey scattered الجَواهِرَthe jewels وَاللَجينَand the silver ولَيسَand there is not ليfor me
نَثَروا الجَواهِرَ وَاللَجينَ ولَيسَ لي
شَيءٌanything عَلَيهِupon him سِوىexcept المَدائِحِthe praises أَنثُرُI scatter
شَيءٌ عَلَيهِ سِوى المَدائِحِ أَنثُرُ
They scattered jewels and silver, but I have
They scattered jewels and clay, and I have
Nothing to scatter upon him except praises,
nothing to offer but panegyrics to scatter
بِقَصائِدin poems كَالدرlike pearls إِنif هِيَthey أُنشِدَتare recited
بِقَصائِد كَالدر إِن هِيَ أُنشِدَت
وَثَناًand praise إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle فاحَit gave off fragrance فَهُوَthen it is العَنبَرُambergris
وَثَناً إِذا ما فاحَ فَهُوَ العَنبَرُ
In poems like pearls when they are recited,
with odes like pearls; if recited they are praise,
And praise that, whenever it gives off fragrance, is ambergris.
and if their fragrance spreads, they are ambergris.
Sol 6.1