لقدtruly غنيَتْthey found sufficiency بالقَيْلِin the chieftain منof آلthe house of هاشمٍHashim
لقد غنيَتْ بالقَيْلِ من آل هاشمٍ
قرينcompanion of العُلىglory عنwithout need of كلevery عْمروٍAmr ومالكand Malik
قرين العُلى عن كل عْمروٍ ومالك
Truly, they have all they need in the chieftain of Hashim's house—
Glory's companion—and need no Amr or Malik.
فأضحتْso they came to be يودُّwishes الروضthe meadow لوthat خطرتthey stepped gracefully بهthrough it
فأضحتْ يودُّ الروض لو خطرت به
وغُدرand the pools الفلاthe wilderness لوthat خُضنَthey waded خوضةa single wade سالكof a traveler
وغُدر الفلا لو خُضنَ خوضة سالك
So now the meadow longs for them to step gracefully through it,
And the desert pools wish they would wade through them like a traveler.
حَسونthey drank الكرىslumber رِيّاًto their fill بأرغدin the most comfortable منزلٍabode
حَسون الكرى رِيّاً بأرغد منزلٍ
فاُنْسينso they were made to forget منهالthe loose sands of اللِّوىthe winding dunes والدَّكادكِand the sandy flats
فاُنْسين منهال اللِّوى والدَّكادكِ
They drank their fill of slumber in the most comfortable abode,
And were made to forget the winding dunes' loose sands and the sandy flats.
هجرنthey forsook سوىall except ناديthe assembly of الوزيرthe vizier وجودهِand his bounty
هجرن سوى نادي الوزير وجودهِ
منamong الناسmankind هجرthe forsaking of الغانياتِbeautiful women الفَواركِwho loathe their husbands
من الناس هجر الغانياتِ الفَواركِ
They forsook all but the vizier's court and bounty,
Among mankind, as beauties forsake the husbands they loathe.
جنابُthe court of جوادِa generous man اِنif ألَمَّتْbefalls شديدةٌa dire hardship
جنابُ جوادِ اِن ألَمَّتْ شديدةٌ
منfrom المحْلِdrought غفَّارُever-forgiving of العظيمةِgrave wrongs فاتكِdeadly in assault
من المحْلِ غفَّارُ العظيمةِ فاتكِ
The court of a generous man, should dire hardship strike
From drought—a forgiver of grave wrongs, deadly in assault.
يُشاركهُshare with him عافوهُthose seeking his bounty فيin صفْوِthe choicest of مالهِhis wealth
يُشاركهُ عافوهُ في صفْوِ مالهِ
وليسand there is not لهfor him فيin مجدهِhis glory منany مُشاركِpartner
وليس له في مجدهِ من مُشاركِ
His petitioners share with him the choicest of his wealth,
Yet in his glory he has no partner.
مَريرُfirm القوىin strength صعبhard المقادةto lead فيtoward العِدىenemies
مَريرُ القوى صعب المقادة في العِدى
علىdespite أنهthe fact that he is فيin الودِّfriendship سَهْلُgentle العرائكِin temperament
على أنه في الودِّ سَهْلُ العرائكِ
Unbending in strength, hard for his foes to lead,
Though in friendship he is gentle of temper.
Sol 6.1