ياصالِحَO Salih ابنَson of الفَضلِal-Fadl إِنَّكَindeed you مُخبِريone who informs me
ياصالِحَ ابنَ الفَضلِ إِنَّكَ مُخبِري
عَنabout صالِحِthe worthy among الخُلَطاءِcompanions وَالإِخوانِand brothers
عَن صالِحِ الخُلَطاءِ وَالإِخوانِ
O Salih, son of al-Fadl, you indeed tell me
O virtuous son of excellence, you inform me
of the worthy among companions and brothers,
Of the righteous mixed company and brethren
وَمُذَكِّريand one who reminds me بِكَريمِof the nobility of شيمَتِكَyour character الَّذيwhich
وَمُذَكِّري بِكَريمِ شيمَتِكَ الَّذي
قَدindeed كُنتُI used to أَعهَدُهُknow it مِنَamong الفِتيانِyoung men
قَد كُنتُ أَعهَدُهُ مِنَ الفِتيانِ
and remind me of your noble character, which
And remind me of your noble traits that
I once knew among young men.
I used to expect from the youth
وَكَذاكَand likewise مَنone who كِسرىKhosrow أَبَرويزٌParviz لَهُfor him
وَكَذاكَ مَن كِسرى أَبَرويزٌ لَهُ
عَمٌّa paternal uncle إِلىto كِسرىKhosrow أَنوشِروانِAnushirvan
عَمٌّ إِلى كِسرى أَنوشِروانِ
And such is one for whom Khosrow Parviz
And likewise he whose family is from Kisra has
is a paternal uncle, in a line reaching back to Khosrow Anushirvan.
An uncle from Kisra Anushirwan
وَأَبوكَand your father شَهرُبَرازُShahrbaraz فارِسُhorseman of فارِسٍPersia
وَأَبوكَ شَهرُبَرازُ فارِسُ فارِسٍ
وَالرومِand Rome يَخلِطُhe mingles ضَربَهاblows against them بِطِعانِwith spear-thrusts
وَالرومِ يَخلِطُ ضَربَها بِطِعانِ
And your father, Shahrbaraz, is the horseman of Persia
And your father Shahrbaraz, the horseman of horsemen
and Rome, mingling blows against them with spear-thrusts.
Who mixes attacking the Romans with thrusting spears
بَينَamong المُلوكِthe kings إِلىto الأَساوِرَةَthe Persian knights انتَهىreached
بَينَ المُلوكِ إِلى الأَساوِرَةَ انتَهى
شَرَفانِtwo honors فيin عَلياكَyour exalted rank يَجتَمِعانِthe two unite
شَرَفانِ في عَلياكَ يَجتَمِعانِ
From kings down to the Persian knights have come
Between the kings to the bracelets has reached
two honors that unite in your exalted rank.
Two glories in your family line gathered
وَأَراكَand I see you أَتقَنتَyou have mastered القَريضَpoetry وَبَعضُهُمwhile some of them
وَأَراكَ أَتقَنتَ القَريضَ وَبَعضُهُم
يَتَبَدَّلُsubstitutes التَشقيقَstrained elaboration بِالإِتقانِfor mastery
يَتَبَدَّلُ التَشقيقَ بِالإِتقانِ
And I see you have mastered poetry, while some of them
And I see you have mastered poetry and some of them
substitute strained elaboration for mastery.
Exchange composure for perfection
أَحسَنتَyou have excelled فيin فِعلٍdeeds وَفَضلِand excellence of مَقالَةٍspeech
أَحسَنتَ في فِعلٍ وَفَضلِ مَقالَةٍ
فَحَظيتَso you were favored بِالإِفضالِwith bounty وَالإِحسانِand kindness
فَحَظيتَ بِالإِفضالِ وَالإِحسانِ
You have excelled in deeds and fine speech,
You have done excellent deeds and superior words
and so have been favored with bounty and kindness.
So you have attained grace and benefaction
Sol 6.1