لمdid not يُدرِّجْهُadvance him by degrees إِلىto منصبهِhis station
لم يُدرِّجْهُ إِلى منصبهِ
كَسِواهُlike others besides him عَمَلٌa service بعدafter عَمَلْa service
كَسِواهُ عَمَلٌ بعد عَمَلْ
He was not advanced by degrees to his station,
like others, through one service after another.
انماrather مَنْشؤهُhis upbringing حِجْرُthe lap of العُلىeminence
انما مَنْشؤهُ حِجْرُ العُلى
فَخرَhe surpassed in glory الناٍسَmankind جَنيناًwhile still a fetus وفَضَلْand excelled
فَخرَ الناٍسَ جَنيناً وفَضَلْ
Rather, he was reared in the lap of eminence;
even in the womb, he outshone mankind and excelled.
فلهذاand for this reason ماnot كستْهُclothed him رُتْبَةٌa rank
فلهذا ما كستْهُ رُتْبَةٌ
كَبْرياءًin pride اذْsince غَداhe became منهماthan both of them أجَلْgreater
كَبْرياءً اذْ غَدا منهما أجَلْ
And so no rank clothed him
in pride, for he was greater than both.
نِعْمَexcellent is مُعْليone who raises النَّارَthe fire فيin ديْمومةٍa trackless desert
نِعْمَ مُعْلي النَّارَ في ديْمومةٍ
ومُرَوِّيand one who slakes السيفthe sword منfrom رأسthe head of البطلthe champion
ومُرَوِّي السيف من رأس البطل
How splendidly he makes the fire blaze in a trackless waste,
and slakes his sword’s thirst from a champion’s head!
يهْزمُhe vanquishes الأقرانَhis peers فيin حالاتهِhis various circumstances
يهْزمُ الأقرانَ في حالاتهِ
بينamong أقْلامٍpens ورأيٍand counsel وأسَلْand spears
بين أقْلامٍ ورأيٍ وأسَلْ
He vanquishes his peers in every sphere,
with pens, counsel, and spears.
ناهِضٌenergetic in action بالحزْمِwith prudence والعزمِand resolve معاًtogether
ناهِضٌ بالحزْمِ والعزمِ معاً
ليسhe is not بالغَمْرِan inexperienced man ولاnor النِّكسِa craven الوكِلْreliant on others
ليس بالغَمْرِ ولا النِّكسِ الوكِلْ
He acts with prudence and resolve together,
no novice, nor a craven who relies on others.
صادقُtrue to الوعْدِthe promise وكِيدٌfirm عهدهُhis pledge
صادقُ الوعْدِ وكِيدٌ عهدهُ
سالمُsafe الصُّحبةِin companionship مأمونُtrusted not to show المَلَلْweariness
سالمُ الصُّحبةِ مأمونُ المَلَلْ
True to his promise, his pledge is firm;
a safe companion, trusted never to weary.
كلماwhenever مَدَّhe stretched out يَداًa hand نحوtoward العُلىeminence
كلما مَدَّ يَداً نحو العُلى
قرُبتْit drew near منهto him ونادتْand called out لاmay there be no شَلَلْparalysis
قرُبتْ منه ونادتْ لا شَلَلْ
Whenever he stretches a hand toward eminence,
it draws near to him and cries, “May your hand never be paralyzed!”
Sol 6.1