يَقرُّbrings delight بعَيْنيto my eye أنthat يعيشَhe should live بِغبْطةٍin bliss
يَقرُّ بعَيْني أن يعيشَ بِغبْطةٍ
مدىthroughout الدهرِall time يحميhe protects جارهُhis neighbor ويُنيلُand bestows gifts
مدى الدهرِ يحمي جارهُ ويُنيلُ
It gladdens my eye that he should live in bliss,
throughout all time, protecting his neighbor and giving freely.
فلمfor … not أرَI have seen أوْلىmore deserving منهthan he باعيشof life (apparently بالعيش) صاحِباًa companion
فلم أرَ أوْلى منه باعيش صاحِباً
نُدِلُّwe confidently rely علىon أخلاقِهِhis character ونَميلُand we incline toward him
نُدِلُّ على أخلاقِهِ ونَميلُ
For I have seen no companion more deserving of life than he,
whose good nature we trust and toward whom we incline.
تغمَّدَhe enveloped بالحلمin forbearance الأعاديthe enemies وماthough no مشىcame forward
تغمَّدَ بالحلم الأعادي وما مشى
شَفيعٌintercessor ولاnor رامَsought الذِّمامَprotection رَسولُa messenger
شَفيعٌ ولا رامَ الذِّمامَ رَسولُ
He enfolded his foes in forbearance; none had come
to intercede, nor had any envoy sought protection.
وأدناهُمُand he drew them near حتىuntil even المكاشِحُthe spiteful foe مُلخصٌsincere (apparently مُخلِص)
وأدناهُمُ حتى المكاشِحُ مُلخصٌ
بهwithin him نَدَمٌremorse عنfrom جُرْمهِhis offense ونُكولُand a turning away
به نَدَمٌ عن جُرْمهِ ونُكولُ
And he drew them close, until even the spiteful foe was sincere,
filled with remorse and turning away from his offense.
وأخْلصand he devoted himself sincerely للرَّحمنto the All-Merciful فيin كلevery حالةٍcircumstance
وأخْلص للرَّحمن في كل حالةٍ
فماso … not الهوىpassion يوماًever اليهto him سَبيلُa path
فما الهوى يوماً اليه سَبيلُ
And he devoted himself wholly to the All-Merciful in every circumstance,
so passion never found a path to him.
طَليقُcheerful المُحيَّاof countenance منof نِزارٍNizar كأنماas though
طَليقُ المُحيَّا من نِزارٍ كأنما
عَزائمهُhis firm resolves فيamid الحادثاتِcalamities نُصولُblades
عَزائمهُ في الحادثاتِ نُصولُ
Cheerful of countenance, of Nizar, as though
his resolves amid calamities were blades.
رَزينٌcomposed ولكنbut بالقِرىin hospitality وبنَصْرهand in his aid
رَزينٌ ولكن بالقِرى وبنَصْره
سَريعswift إِلىtoward باغيهماwhoever seeks them both وعَجولُand quick to act
سَريع إِلى باغيهما وعَجولُ
Composed, yet in hospitality and in lending his aid,
swift and prompt toward whoever seeks them both.
ضعيفٌweak بأدْنىbefore the slightest العارِdishonor لاnot يستطيعهُhe can bear it
ضعيفٌ بأدْنى العارِ لا يستطيعهُ
نَهوضٌa resolute bearer بعبءِof the burden of المجدِglory وهوand it is ثقيلُheavy
نَهوضٌ بعبءِ المجدِ وهو ثقيلُ
Weak before the slightest dishonor, he cannot bear it;
yet he rises to shoulder glory’s burden, heavy though it is.
Sol 6.1