وخائفٍand many a frightened man جَمِّfull of الحِذارِcaution مُرْملِwithout provisions
وخائفٍ جَمِّ الحِذارِ مُرْملِ
أشعثَdisheveled عجلانَhurrying صدوفِshunning المَنْهلِthe watering place
أشعثَ عجلانَ صدوفِ المَنْهلِ
And many a frightened man, full of caution, without provisions,
Disheveled, hurrying, shunning the watering place,
ينغْضُهshakes him الخوفُfear كنغضlike the shaking of أفْكلِa shivering fit
ينغْضُه الخوفُ كنغض أفْكلِ
سرىhe journeyed by night بشفَّانِthrough the chill of ظلامٍdarkness شَمْأَلِa north wind
سرى بشفَّانِ ظلامٍ شَمْأَلِ
Fear shakes him as a shivering fit would.
He journeyed by night through darkness and a biting north wind,
يَخْبطُhe gropes فيthrough أثْباجthe depths of ليلٍa night أرْيَلِlong
يَخْبطُ في أثْباج ليلٍ أرْيَلِ
أناخَhe made his camel kneel منكin you بالنَّصيرِa champion المُضِلِliterally misleading; perhaps intended as sheltering
أناخَ منك بالنَّصيرِ المُضِلِ
Groping through the depths of a long night.
He halted, finding in you a sheltering champion,
باتَhe spent the night بينbetween يابسٍsomething dry ومُخْضِلِand something moisture-giving
باتَ بين يابسٍ ومُخْضِلِ
منfrom شِدَّةِthe fierceness of الباسmartial strength وبينِand between المَنْزلِthe lodging
من شِدَّةِ الباس وبينِ المَنْزلِ
And spent the night between dryness and moisture,
Between stern martial strength and a welcoming lodging,
بِحَرمٍin a sanctuary منfrom الأذىharm بمعْزلِfar removed
بِحَرمٍ من الأذى بمعْزلِ
وكرَمٍand generosity بالعُدْمِon grounds of poverty لمnot يُعَلَّلِbe excused
وكرَمٍ بالعُدْمِ لم يُعَلَّلِ
In a sanctuary far removed from harm,
And amid generosity that never pleads poverty,
عندwith ربيعٍa springtime خَضِلٍlush وجَحْفَلِand a mighty army
عند ربيعٍ خَضِلٍ وجَحْفَلِ
عندwith الوزيرthe vizier شرفِSharaf (honor of) الدينِal-Din (the faith) عَليAli
عند الوزير شرفِ الدينِ عَلي
With a lush springtime and a mighty army,
With the vizier Sharaf al-Din Ali,
عندwith الجَوادِthe generous lord والهُمامِand the high-hearted man والبَطَلِand the hero
عند الجَوادِ والهُمامِ والبَطَلِ
مَنone who هوhe مِنin respect of حِلمٍforbearance وعزمٍand resolve مقصلٍkeen-cutting
مَن هو مِن حِلمٍ وعزمٍ مقصلٍ
With the generous lord, the high-hearted man, the hero,
Who, in forbearance and keen-edged resolve,
ماwhat lies بينbetween طَوْدٍa massive mountain أيْهَمٍunscalable ومُنْصُلِand a sword
ما بين طَوْدٍ أيْهَمٍ ومُنْصُلِ
الباذلُthe bestower of الجودَbounty وانْand even if لمnot يُسألِhe is asked
الباذلُ الجودَ وانْ لم يُسألِ
Is both an unscalable mountain and a sword:
The bestower of bounty, even when not asked,
والحامِلُand the bearer of الغُرْمَthe financial burden اذاwhen لمnot يُحْملit is borne
والحامِلُ الغُرْمَ اذا لم يُحْمل
نِعْمَexcellent is مُناخِa halting place ولخاشئفِapparently and for the fearful (corrupt token) المُؤمِّلِthe hopeful one
نِعْمَ مُناخِ ولخاشئفِ المُؤمِّلِ
And the bearer of debts when none will bear them.
What a fine halting place for the fearful, hopeful man,
لِعَقْرِfor slaying أعْداءٍenemies وعَقْرِand slaughtering بُزَّلِfull-grown camels
لِعَقْرِ أعْداءٍ وعَقْرِ بُزَّلِ
For slaying enemies and slaughtering full-grown camels.
Sol 6.1