سَأَلتُكَI implored you بِالكُمَيتِيِّby al-Kumayti الصَغيرِyoung
سَأَلتُكَ بِالكُمَيتِيِّ الصَغيرِ
وَصورَةِand the form of وَجهِهِhis face الحَسَنِfair المُنيرِradiant
وَصورَةِ وَجهِهِ الحَسَنِ المُنيرِ
I implore you by young al-Kumayti,
I asked you about that little boy
and by the form of his fair, radiant face,
And the image of his beautiful, radiant face
وَماand what يَحويهِhe possesses it مِنof خُلُقٍcharacter رَضِيٍّpleasing
وَما يَحويهِ مِن خُلُقٍ رَضِيٍّ
يُشادُis praised بِهِfor it وَمِنand of أَدَبٍrefinement كَبيرُgreat
يُشادُ بِهِ وَمِن أَدَبٍ كَبيرُ
and by the pleasing character he possesses,
And his commendable, moral character
which is praised, and his great refinement,
And great manners
وَتَجويدِand the fine shaping of الحُروفِthe letters إِذاwhen اِبتَداهاhe begins them
وَتَجويدِ الحُروفِ إِذا اِبتَداها
مُقَوَّمَةًproperly formed وَتَعديلِand the alignment of السُطورِthe lines
مُقَوَّمَةً وَتَعديلِ السُطورِ
and by his fine shaping of letters when he begins them,
And precise articulation when he begins speaking
properly formed, and his alignment of the lines:
With proper measuring and lining of verses
أَلَمdid you not تَعلَمknow بِأَنَّthat بَنيthe sons of فُراتٍFurat
أَلَم تَعلَم بِأَنَّ بَني فُراتٍ
أُلوpossessors of العَلياءِlofty rank وَالشَرَفِand honor الكَبيرِgreat
أُلو العَلياءِ وَالشَرَفِ الكَبيرِ
Do you not know that the sons of Furat
Don’t you know that the people of Euphrates
possess lofty rank and great honor,
Are the noblest, greatly honorable
وَأَنَّand that عَلىupon أَبيAbu العَبّاسَal-Abbas سيماa distinguishing mark
وَأَنَّ عَلى أَبي العَبّاسَ سيما
تُخَبِّرُit tells مِنهُfrom him عَنof كَرَمٍgenerosity وَخيرِand goodness
تُخَبِّرُ مِنهُ عَن كَرَمٍ وَخيرِ
and that Abu al-Abbas bears a mark
And that the mark on Abul Abbaas
that speaks of his generosity and goodness?
Tells of his generosity and goodness
إِذاwhen عُرِضَتare displayed مَحاسِنُهُhis virtues عَلَيناbefore us
إِذا عُرِضَت مَحاسِنُهُ عَلَينا
شَكَرناهُwe thank him عَلىwith نُصحِthe sincerity of الشَكورِthe grateful one
شَكَرناهُ عَلى نُصحِ الشَكورِ
When his virtues are displayed before us,
When his virtues are displayed before us
we thank him with a grateful person's sincerity.
We thank him for the loyalty of the grateful
نُؤَمِّلُهُwe place our hopes in him لِرَغبَتِناbecause of our desire إِلَيهِtoward him
نُؤَمِّلُهُ لِرَغبَتِنا إِلَيهِ
وَنَأمَلُهُand we hope for him وَزيراًa vizier لِلوَزيرِto the vizier
وَنَأمَلُهُ وَزيراً لِلوَزيرِ
We place our hopes in him out of our desire for him,
We hope for him due to our desire for him
and hope he will be a vizier to the vizier.
And we imagine him as minister to the minister
Sol 6.1