أَبلِغtell أَباAbu (father of) حَسَنٍHasan بِآيَةِof the proof of جودِهِhis generosity
أَبلِغ أَبا حَسَنٍ بِآيَةِ جودِهِ
عِنديtoward me وَنِعمَتِهِand his favor الَّتيwhich لاnot تُجهَلُgoes unrecognized
عِندي وَنِعمَتِهِ الَّتي لا تُجهَلُ
Tell Abu Hasan of the proof of his generosity
Tell Abu Hasan of the proof of his generosity
toward me, and of his favor, which cannot go unrecognized.
toward me, and his favor, which cannot go unrecognized:
إِنّيindeed I بَلَوتُI have tested لَهُof his خِلالاًvirtues لَمnot (past negation) يَرُحgo forth
إِنّي بَلَوتُ لَهُ خِلالاً لَم يَرُح
فيin مِثلِthe like of أَصغَرِهاthe least of them الغَمامُthe cloud المُسبِلُpouring rain
في مِثلِ أَصغَرِها الغَمامُ المُسبِلُ
I have tested virtues of his; never has
I have tested his virtues; never has
the streaming rain cloud equaled even the least of them.
the rain-pouring cloud brought anything like the least of them.
ماذاwhat تَقولُyou say وَلَمand not (past negation) تَزَلyou cease ذاpossessing هِمَّةٍresolve
ماذا تَقولُ وَلَم تَزَل ذا هِمَّةٍ
فُضُلٍnoble تَقولُyou speak بِهاthrough it الجَميلَwhat is good وَتَفعَلُand you do
فُضُلٍ تَقولُ بِها الجَميلَ وَتَفعَلُ
What will you say? You have always possessed a resolve
What say you—you have always possessed resolve,
noble—by it you speak what is gracious, and do it.
noble resolve, through which you speak and do what is good—
فيفِتيَةٍconcerning young men بَكَرواthey came early عَلَيَّto me تَطَرُّباًseeking merriment
فيفِتيَةٍ بَكَروا عَلَيَّ تَطَرُّباً
مِنfrom أَوجُهٍdirections شَتّىvarious وَفيهِمand among them دِعبِلُDiʿbil
مِن أَوجُهٍ شَتّى وَفيهِم دِعبِلُ
Young men came early to me, eager for merriment,
about young men who came early to me to make merry,
from many quarters, with Diʿbil among them.
from various quarters, with Diʿbil among them?
وَعَلَيكَand it is your duty سُقياهُمgiving them drink لَناfor us إِذsince لَمnot (past negation) يَكُنthere was
وَعَلَيكَ سُقياهُم لَنا إِذ لَم يَكُن
فيin نَوبَةٍa time of need إِلّاexcept عَلَيكَupon you مُعَوَّلُreliance
في نَوبَةٍ إِلّا عَلَيكَ مُعَوَّلُ
It falls to you to give them drink on our behalf, since never
And you must provide their drink for us, for there has been
in any turn has there been anyone but you to rely upon.
none to rely on in any time of need but you.
وَأَهَقُّand most deserving (apparent typo) مَنthe one whose وَسِعَembraced النَضامىthe drinking companions (apparent typo) جودُهُhis generosity
وَأَهَقُّ مَن وَسِعَ النَضامى جودُهُ
بِالراحِwith wine مَنthe one who كانَتwas لَهُhis قُطرُبُّلُQutrubbul
بِالراحِ مَن كانَت لَهُ قُطرُبُّلُ
And among those whose bounty embraces boon companions, the strongest claim
And the worthiest to embrace drinking companions with his bounty
to wine belongs to the man who has Qutrubbull.
of wine is he to whom Qutrubbul belongs.
Sol 6.1