إذاwhen ماever (emphatic) بحارُthe seas of الأرضthe earth جاشتsurged وأجلبتand clamored
إذا ما بحارُ الأرض جاشت وأجلبت
غواربُwave-crests تَلقىmeet كلَّevery لُجٍّdeep sea بهوْجَلِwith an anchor
غواربُ تَلقى كلَّ لُجٍّ بهوْجَلِ
Whenever the earth's seas surge and clamor,
their wave-crests meeting every deep with an anchor,
وعبَّand surged عُبابٌa torrent يُلحقُraises القعْرَthe seabed بالذُّرىto the heights
وعبَّ عُبابٌ يُلحقُ القعْرَ بالذُّرى
ويقذفُand flings دُرّاًpearls فيinto مواطنَplaces of جنْدَلِrock
ويقذفُ دُرّاً في مواطنَ جنْدَلِ
and a torrent swells, raising the seabed to the heights,
and flings pearls onto beds of rock,
شآىoutstripped فخرهاtheir boast فيin البأسmight منهاof theirs وفيand in النَّدىgenerosity
شآى فخرها في البأس منها وفي النَّدى
علىdespite كثرةِthe abundance of الأعذارexcuses بحرٌa sea بارِبِلِin Erbil
على كثرةِ الأعذار بحرٌ بارِبِلِ
their boast of their might and bounty is outstripped,
despite their many excuses, by a sea in Erbil.
ولكنهُand yet he بحْرٌa sea يَلَذُّis delightful لشارِبٍto a drinker
ولكنهُ بحْرٌ يَلَذُّ لشارِبٍ
ويُكرِمُand honors مثْوىًthe lodging منof مُسيفٍa ruined man ومُرْملand a penniless man
ويُكرِمُ مثْوىً من مُسيفٍ ومُرْمل
Yet he is a sea that delights the drinker,
and gives honored lodging to the ruined and destitute.
ويأمَنُهُand feels safe with him الجارُthe protected neighbor النَّزيلُlodging as a guest إذاwhen غَداcomes to be
ويأمَنُهُ الجارُ النَّزيلُ إذا غَدا
أخوthe companion of البحرthe sea يخشىfears مقتلاًa deadly peril بعدafter مقتلِa deadly peril
أخو البحر يخشى مقتلاً بعد مقتلِ
The guest under his protection feels safe with him, when
the seafarer comes to fear death after death.
وماand not البحرthe sea إِلاexcept فارسٌa knight ذوpossessing صَرامةٍstern resolve
وما البحر إِلا فارسٌ ذو صَرامةٍ
بِارْبلin Erbil يُعْليraises منof دخانٍsmoke وقسْطَلand battle-dust
بِارْبل يُعْلي من دخانٍ وقسْطَل
And the sea is none but a knight of stern resolve,
in Erbil, raising smoke and battle-dust,
مُجاهدُa fighter for دينthe faith of اللّهِGod حاميdefender of حَريمهِits sacred bounds
مُجاهدُ دين اللّهِ حامي حَريمهِ
بسيفينwith two swords منof عزمٍresolve طريرٍkeen ومُنْصُلand a sword-blade
بسيفين من عزمٍ طريرٍ ومُنْصُل
a fighter for God's faith, defending its sacred bounds,
with two swords: keen resolve and a blade.
إذاwhen الجحفلthe mighty host الجرّارvast and sweeping ذلَّfalters عنbefore العدىthe enemies
إذا الجحفل الجرّار ذلَّ عن العدى
رماهمhe hurls at them منfrom الرأيcounsel الزَّنيقwell-wrought بجحْفلwith an army
رماهم من الرأي الزَّنيق بجحْفل
When the vast, sweeping host falters before the foe,
he hurls at them an army of tightly wrought counsel.
كأنَّas though الكُماةthe champions الدارعينwearing armor لدىamid الوغىbattle
كأنَّ الكُماة الدارعين لدى الوغى
وقيْمازُand Qaymaz يُرْديfells آخراًanother بعدafter أوَّلِthe first
وقيْمازُ يُرْدي آخراً بعد أوَّلِ
The armored champions amid battle seem—
as Qaymaz fells one after another—
بغاثٌweak birds جلاهاrevealed them اللُّوحthe open air فيin رونقthe radiance of الضحىforenoon
بغاثٌ جلاها اللُّوح في رونق الضحى
فصُكَّتthen were struck بغرثانٍby a ravenous one إلىtoward الطُّعْمfood أجْدلa falcon
فصُكَّت بغرثانٍ إلى الطُّعْم أجْدل
like weak birds revealed by the open air in morning's radiance,
then struck by a ravenous falcon intent on prey.
تؤُمُّseek عِتاقُthe noble ones among الطَّيْرthe birds طَيْرَthe bird of لوائهِhis banner
تؤُمُّ عِتاقُ الطَّيْر طَيْرَ لوائهِ
وتَتبعُهand follow him فيin كلِّevery دارٍdwelling ومَنْزِلِand encampment
وتَتبعُه في كلِّ دارٍ ومَنْزِلِ
The noble birds seek the bird on his banner,
and follow him through every dwelling and encampment.
إذاwhen نَشبتْlodged فيin الدَّارعينthe armored men رِماحُهُhis spears
إذا نَشبتْ في الدَّارعين رِماحُهُ
نَسَرْنَthey pecked بجيَّاشat a surging torrent الينابيعِthe springs أشْكلruddy
نَسَرْنَ بجيَّاش الينابيعِ أشْكل
When his spears lodge in armored men,
they peck at a ruddy torrent, its springs gushing.
فيقْريso he feeds ضيوفthe guests of الناسhumankind منfrom كلevery جسرةٍsturdy she-camel
فيقْري ضيوف الناس من كل جسرةٍ
ويقْريand he feeds ضيوفthe guests of الطَّيرthe birds منfrom كلevery عبهلsovereign lord
ويقْري ضيوف الطَّير من كل عبهل
So he feeds his human guests on every sturdy she-camel,
and feeds his bird guests on every sovereign lord.
تبيتُspend the night رَعاياهhis subjects منbecause of الأمْنsecurity والنَّدىand bounty
تبيتُ رَعاياه من الأمْن والنَّدى
عنfrom الخوفfear والجدبand drought الشَّنيعdreadful بمعزلfar removed
عن الخوف والجدب الشَّنيع بمعزل
Through security and bounty his subjects spend the night
far from fear and dreadful drought,
مُدلِّينconfident of favor لاnot يرضوْنَare satisfied منهُfrom him بعدْلِهِwith his justice
مُدلِّين لا يرضوْنَ منهُ بعدْلِهِ
لماbecause of what عَهدواthey have known منof فضْلهhis bounty والتَّفَضُّلِand munificence
لما عَهدوا من فضْله والتَّفَضُّلِ
confident of favor, not content with mere justice from him,
having known his bounty and munificence.
وعَمَّand became widespread التَّساويequality فيin الحقوقrights فلمso not يُطقْcould
وعَمَّ التَّساوي في الحقوق فلم يُطقْ
أخوa man of بسطةٍample means ميلاًoppression علىagainst المُتَقلِّلِone of scant means
أخو بسطةٍ ميلاً على المُتَقلِّلِ
Equality in rights prevails, so no
man of means can oppress one who has little.
كساclothed خوفُهfear of him الأضدادَthe adversaries أنْسthe warmth of تجانُسٍfellowship
كسا خوفُه الأضدادَ أنْس تجانُسٍ
فلمso not تُخِفfrightened الرِّعديدthe coward رهبةthe menace of أقْزَلِa lame man
فلم تُخِف الرِّعديد رهبة أقْزَلِ
Fear of him clothes adversaries in the warmth of fellowship,
so the coward is not frightened by a lame man's menace.
تَصدَّرَhe presided حبْراًa scholar عالماًlearned فيin نَدِيِّهِhis assembly
تَصدَّرَ حبْراً عالماً في نَدِيِّهِ
وفيand in الحربwar ضَرَّابُa relentless smiter of المهيبthe formidable man المُبجَّلthe revered one
وفي الحرب ضَرَّابُ المهيب المُبجَّل
He presides as a learned scholar in his assembly,
and in war he smites the formidable, revered warrior.
فيوماًso one day يحُلُّhe unbinds الهامَheads منfrom معْقِدِthe joining of الطُّلىnecks
فيوماً يحُلُّ الهامَ من معْقِدِ الطُّلى
ويوماًand one day يحلُّhe unties العَقْدthe knot منof كلِّevery مُشكلdifficulty
ويوماً يحلُّ العَقْد من كلِّ مُشكل
One day he unbinds heads from the joining of necks,
and another he unties the knot of every difficulty.
سَرىspread far ذكْرهُhis reputation فيin الخيرgoodness حتىuntil كأنماas though
سَرى ذكْرهُ في الخير حتى كأنما
كساclothed الأرضthe earth والآفاقand the horizons عبْقةَthe fragrance of مَنْدِلaloeswood
كسا الأرض والآفاق عبْقةَ مَنْدِل
His fame for goodness spread, until it seemed
he had clothed the earth and horizons in aloeswood's fragrance.
فأحببتُهso I loved him حتىuntil لَهِجْتُI kept speaking بذِكْرِهof him
فأحببتُه حتى لَهِجْتُ بذِكْرِه
وكنتُand I was بمدْحيin my praise فيهof him كالمُتَغَزِّلِlike a love poet
وكنتُ بمدْحي فيه كالمُتَغَزِّلِ
So I loved him until his name was ever on my lips,
and in my praise of him I was like a love poet.
ومنْand whoever جعلmakes الإِحسانbeneficence دأباًa constant practice فحمدُهthen praising him
ومنْ جعل الإِحسان دأباً فحمدُه
وتعْزيرُهand honoring him فرضٌa duty علىupon كلِّevery مِقْوَلeloquent speaker
وتعْزيرُه فرضٌ على كلِّ مِقْوَل
And for whoever makes beneficence his constant practice, praising him
and honoring him are a duty for every eloquent speaker.
Sol 6.1