وَفَقِيهٍand a jurist كَالبَدْرِlike the full moon زَارَvisited بِلَيْلٍby night
وَفَقِيهٍ كَالبَدْرِ زَارَ بِلَيْلٍ
فَجَلاso dispelled نُورُهُhis light الدُّجَىthe darkness إِذْwhen تَجَلَّىhe shone forth
فَجَلا نُورُهُ الدُّجَى إِذْ تَجَلَّى
And a jurist like the full moon visited by night;
A wise man like the full moon visited at night,
so his light dispelled the darkness as he shone forth.
His light dispelled the darkness when he appeared.
مَاnot دَرَىhe knew مَوْضِعيmy whereabouts وَلكِنَّbut قَلْبِيmy heart
مَا دَرَى مَوْضِعي وَلكِنَّ قَلْبِي
بِضِرَامِwith the blaze of الحَشَاthe breast هَداهُguided him وَدلَّاand showed the way
بِضِرَامِ الحَشَا هَداهُ وَدلَّا
He did not know my whereabouts, but my heart,
He didn't know where I was but my heart,
with the blaze in my breast, guided him and showed the way.
Guided by the shepherd's hut, led him and showed the way.
وَعَجِيبٍand a marvel مِنْهُfrom him فَقِيهٌa jurist ذَكِيٌّastute
وَعَجِيبٍ مِنْهُ فَقِيهٌ ذَكِيٌّ
بِمَحَلِّby the seat of النّزَاعِcontention كَيْفَhow اسْتَدَلَّاhe found his way
بِمَحَلِّ النّزَاعِ كَيْفَ اسْتَدَلَّا
And what a marvel from him—an astute jurist:
How amazing that this wise and intelligent man
how he found his way by the seat of contention!
Knew through clues where to find the subject of dispute.
Sol 6.1