وزيرٌa vizier يفرُّflees المحلُdrought عنfrom جوair أرضهِhis land
وزيرٌ يفرُّ المحلُ عن جو أرضهِ
وتخشاهand fear him أطرافthe tips الرِّماحِthe spears الشوارعِleveled for thrusting
وتخشاه أطراف الرِّماحِ الشوارعِ
A vizier—drought flees the air above his land,
A minister whose land's air he flees
And the points of leveled spears fear him.
And spear tips in the streets him fear
تأرَّجgrew fragrant منهfrom him الدهرtime حتىuntil كأنهُas though it were
تأرَّج منه الدهر حتى كأنهُ
لَطائمُmusk-pouches داريٍّa Darin perfumer ونشْرand fragrance رَوادعِsaffron-scented things
لَطائمُ داريٍّ ونشْر رَوادعِ
Time grew fragrant through him, until it seemed to be
Time from him floridness acquires until
A Darin perfumer's musk-pouches and wafts of saffron perfume.
He seems the ornaments of a Daric cloak and outspread tool bags
تُشَدُّare fastened حُباهُhis knee-wraps فيin النَّديthe council بماجِدٍabout a noble man
تُشَدُّ حُباهُ في النَّدي بماجِدٍ
وفيعِlofty (uncertain reading) عِمادِthe pillar البيتthe house جَمِّabundant in الصنائعِbenefactions
وفيعِ عِمادِ البيت جَمِّ الصنائعِ
In council, his knee-wraps are fastened about a noble man,
His friends in glory he draws in the club
Whose house's pillar is lofty, whose benefactions are many,
And the pillar of the house every manufacturer
بعذرٍwith an excuse لبذلfor bestowing الجودgenerosity والغُرْمand bearing expense ضيِّقٍnarrow
بعذرٍ لبذل الجود والغُرْم ضيِّقٍ
وصدرٍand a breast لغفرfor pardoning الذنبsin والجرمand crime واسعbroad
وصدرٍ لغفر الذنب والجرم واسع
With little room for excuses when giving freely and bearing costs,
With excuse for generosity and debt's narrowness
And a breast open wide to forgive sin and crime.
And a chest to forgive sin, crime, and ample
يُجرِّيsends charging مساعيرwar-kindlers الدلاصgleaming coats of mail علىagainst العدىthe foes
يُجرِّي مساعير الدلاص على العدى
وفيand in البذلbestowing للنُّعْمىfor benefaction حياءُmodesty البراقِعface-veils
وفي البذل للنُّعْمى حياءُ البراقِع
He sends firebrands in gleaming mail charging against the foes;
He runs the deluges of wisdom on the enemy
Yet in bestowing favors, he has the modesty of veiled women.
And in the giving to the paupers the veil's bashfulness
لهhe has صادقa truthful flash منfrom بِشْرِa cheerful smile جودٍgenerosity لشائمٍfor a lightning-watcher
له صادق من بِشْرِ جودٍ لشائمٍ
اذاwhen كذَبتْprove false غُرُّbright البروقthe lightning-flashes اللَّوامعِgleaming
اذا كذَبتْ غُرُّ البروق اللَّوامعِ
He has a true flash from his bounty's smile for the lightning-watcher,
He has a friend of truthful generosity to reviler
When the bright, gleaming lightning-flashes prove false.
When the gleams of lightning lie the blaming
Sol 6.1