يغشىfrequent سَراةُthe nobles لَقاحِfree, unsubjugated men الحيِّthe clan منزلَهhis home
يغشى سَراةُ لَقاحِ الحيِّ منزلَه
مُستعصمينseeking protection اذاwhenever ماan emphatic particle حادثٌa calamity طَرَقاcame knocking
مُستعصمين اذا ما حادثٌ طَرَقا
The nobles of the clan's free men frequent his home,
The morning dew covers his abode
Seeking protection whenever calamity comes knocking.
As they take refuge when an event knocks
ويلمحُand glimpse المُسْنتونَthe drought-stricken الشُّعثُthe disheveled بارقهhis lightning
ويلمحُ المُسْنتونَ الشُّعثُ بارقه
دونbeneath السَّحابthe clouds فيهميthen he pours down وابلاًheavy rain غَدِقاabundant
دون السَّحاب فيهمي وابلاً غَدِقا
And the drought-stricken, disheveled glimpse his lightning
And the bats glimpse its lightning
Beneath the clouds; then he pours down heavy, abundant rain.
Below the clouds pouring heavy rain
يُقحِّمhe plunges النفسhis own self فيinto الهولthe terror المخوفdreaded وعنand concerning
يُقحِّم النفس في الهول المخوف وعن
تقحيمهhis putting at risk العِرضhis honor يُفىapparently: is found هيِّباًwary فَرِقاafraid
تقحيمه العِرض يُفى هيِّباً فَرِقا
He plunges himself into dreaded terror, but when it comes to
It humbles the soul in fearful awe yet
Risking his honor, he is wary and afraid.
From its humbling honor recoils in alarm
طِرْفٌa thoroughbred مداهhis reach العُلىthe heights والمجدُand glory غايتُهhis goal
طِرْفٌ مداه العُلى والمجدُ غايتُه
ماnever سوبقwas challenged to race الشَّوطthe race اِلاexcept بَذَّhe outstripped أوor سَبقاhe came first
ما سوبق الشَّوط اِلا بَذَّ أو سَبقا
A thoroughbred whose reach is the heights, whose goal is glory;
A gaze reaching the heights, glory its end
Whenever challenged in a race, he outstrips or comes first.
None preceded the mile except by effort or outstripped
بهin him صُماتٌsilence عنtoward العوراءfoul speech ذوpossessing شَرفٍhonor
به صُماتٌ عن العوراء ذو شَرفٍ
حتىuntil اذاwhen سيمَwas called upon for خيراًgood مُجْدياًbeneficial نَطَقاhe spoke
حتى اذا سيمَ خيراً مُجْدياً نَطَقا
He keeps an honorable silence toward foul speech,
In it silent dignity, of noble lineage
Until, when called upon for beneficial good, he speaks.
Until when it spoke good and glorious words
هوhe الوزيرthe vizier الذيwho سَحْناءُthe complexion غُرَّتهِhis radiant brow
هو الوزير الذي سَحْناءُ غُرَّتهِ
وجودُهand his generosity يَطْرُدانboth drive away الفقرpoverty والغَسقاand night's darkness
وجودُه يَطْرُدان الفقر والغَسقا
He is the vizier whose radiant countenance
He is the minister whose generosity
And generosity banish poverty and night's darkness.
And existence dispel poverty and gloom
يبقيhe keeps منof الذخرstored treasure والأحوالُand circumstances شاهدةٌbearing witness
يبقي من الذخر والأحوالُ شاهدةٌ
طيبَthe fragrance المحامدpraise لاnot عيناًgold ولاnor وَرِقاsilver
طيبَ المحامد لا عيناً ولا وَرِقا
He keeps in store—as circumstances bear witness—
He leaves behind wealth and conditions witness
The fragrance of praise, not gold or silver.
Fine praise, not fleeting, nor paper
Sol 6.1