أُنبيكَI inform you عَنof طَولِthe bounty of الأَميرِthe prince وَفَضلِهِand his excellence
أُنبيكَ عَن طَولِ الأَميرِ وَفَضلِهِ
وَعَنand of جَدِّهِhis seriousness فيin المَكرُماتِnoble deeds وَهَزلِهِand his jesting
وَعَن جَدِّهِ في المَكرُماتِ وَهَزلِهِ
I tell you of the prince’s bounty and excellence,
And of his seriousness in noble deeds and his jesting.
كَريمٌa generous man أَبىrefused إِلّاanything but التَفَضُّلَbestowing favors إِنَّهُindeed, it is
كَريمٌ أَبى إِلّا التَفَضُّلَ إِنَّهُ
لِدينارِهِof his Dinar إِرثٌan inheritance قَديمٌancient وَسَهلِهِand his Sahl
لِدينارِهِ إِرثٌ قَديمٌ وَسَهلِهِ
A generous man who insists on bestowing favors; this is
An ancient inheritance from his Dinar and his Sahl.
مَحاerased عَفوُهُhis pardon ذَنبَthe sin of المُسيءِthe wrongdoer وَلَمand did not يَزَلcease
مَحا عَفوُهُ ذَنبَ المُسيءِ وَلَم يَزَل
بِهِwith him حِلمُهُhis forbearance حَتّىuntil أَتىcame دونَin the way of جَهلِهِhis folly
بِهِ حِلمُهُ حَتّى أَتى دونَ جَهلِهِ
His pardon erased the wrongdoer’s sin, and still
His forbearance attended him until it stood against his folly.
وَأَخذُand taking يَديmy hand مَنٌa favor عَلَيَّto me وَإِنَّماand only
وَأَخذُ يَدي مَنٌ عَلَيَّ وَإِنَّما
يُقالُit is said لِقَوّالِto a habitual speaker of الخَناobscenity خُذseize بِرِجلِهِby his foot
يُقالُ لِقَوّالِ الخَنا خُذ بِرِجلِهِ
Taking my hand is a favor to me; it is only
To a speaker of obscenities that one says, “Seize him by his foot.”
Sol 6.1