أقولُI say لِمنْطيقٍto a fluent speaker منfrom الحِيِّthe tribe أفْوَهٍeloquent
أقولُ لِمنْطيقٍ من الحِيِّ أفْوَهٍ
بليغٍeloquent إذاwhen ما(emphatic particle) ألْسُنُtongues اللُّدِّfierce disputants كَلَّتِfaltered
بليغٍ إذا ما ألْسُنُ اللُّدِّ كَلَّتِ
I say to a fluent speaker of the tribe, gifted of tongue,
I say to one whose eloquent speech flows
eloquent when the tongues of fierce disputants falter,
When the tongues of contention are tied,
زعيمٍa guarantor بغُرْمِof compensation for الفوْتa lapse غيرnot مُجمجمٍfaltering
زعيمٍ بغُرْمِ الفوْت غير مُجمجمٍ
إذاif لفظةٌa word عنfrom مسلكthe path of القولِspeech ضَلَّتِstrayed
إذا لفظةٌ عن مسلك القولِ ضَلَّتِ
who pledges to make good any lapse, without faltering,
A leader not bothered by missing out,
if a word strays from the path of speech:
If an errant word escapes his discourse,
تحمَّلْcarry رعاكَmay He protect you اللّهُGod شُكْراًthanks إلىto الذيthe one who
تحمَّلْ رعاكَ اللّهُ شُكْراً إلى الذي
بهthrough him عظُمَتْgrew great حالُthe standing of المعاليnoble deeds وجَلَّتِand became exalted
به عظُمَتْ حالُ المعالي وجَلَّتِ
Carry—may God protect you—thanks to him
May God reward you, who by his grace
through whom the standing of noble deeds has grown great and exalted,
The state of glory has been exalted,
إلىto عضدsupport of الدينthe faith الجوادِthe generous one ابنson of عِزِّهِhis glory
إلى عضد الدين الجوادِ ابن عِزِّهِ
نجارٌlineage كشمسlike the sun of الصُّبحmorning حينwhen تجلَّتِit shone forth
نجارٌ كشمس الصُّبح حين تجلَّتِ
to generous ʿAḍud al-Dīn, a son of his own glory,
To the pillar of faith, the generous son of his honor,
whose lineage is like the morning sun when it shines forth.
A carpenter like the morning sun when it rises,
فثمَّso there الندىbounty الهاميpouring down إذاwhen السُّحبthe clouds أخلفتfailed their promise
فثمَّ الندى الهامي إذا السُّحب أخلفت
وثمَّand there الحمىthe sanctuary الحاميprotecting إذاwhen البيضbright swords ذلَّتِwere humbled
وثمَّ الحمى الحامي إذا البيض ذلَّتِ
There, then, bounty pours down when the clouds fail their promise,
There lies the dew of care when clouds withdraw
and there is shelter that protects when bright swords are humbled.
And there lies protective zeal when eggs hatch,
حييٌّmodest جريءٌbold فيamong العُفاةِthose seeking gifts وفيand among العِدىthe enemies
حييٌّ جريءٌ في العُفاةِ وفي العِدى
إذاwhen عِدَّةٌa tally زادتْincreased لفضليْهِbeside his two virtues قَلَّتِgrew small
إذا عِدَّةٌ زادتْ لفضليْهِ قَلَّتِ
Modest before petitioners, bold before foes,
Lively and bold whether barefoot or shod
however large a tally grows, it is small beside his two virtues.
When his superior qualities lessen his weapons,
فيحتقرُso he disdains الجمَّينِthe two vast masses دَثْراًabundant wealth وجحْفلاًand a mighty host
فيحتقرُ الجمَّينِ دَثْراً وجحْفلاً
عطاءًin giving وإِقْداماًand in charging إذاwhen الخيلُthe horses وَلَّتِfled
عطاءً وإِقْداماً إذا الخيلُ وَلَّتِ
So he disdains both vast masses—wealth and a mighty host—
He looks down on both horse and foot
in giving and in charging forward when the horses flee.
In generosity and courage when horses take flight,
يُسنُّare draped قميصاهُhis two tunics علىupon شامخِtowering الذُّرىsummits
يُسنُّ قميصاهُ على شامخِ الذُّرى
إذاwhen ما(emphatic particle) الحُبىthe knee-bands منfrom سورةthe fury of الخطبcalamity حُلَّتِwere untied
إذا ما الحُبى من سورة الخطب حُلَّتِ
His two tunics are draped on one whose summits soar,
He wraps himself in a cloak like the towering height
when knee-bands are untied by the fury of calamity.
When the text of a sermon is free of restraint,
فلاso may he never زالَcease فَرَّاعاًa scaler of heights لكلِّof every مُنيفَةٍlofty height
فلا زالَ فَرَّاعاً لكلِّ مُنيفَةٍ
منof المجدglory لوif طارتْflew بهاthereon الريحthe wind زَلَّتِwould slip
من المجد لو طارتْ بها الريح زَلَّتِ
May he never cease to scale every lofty height
Never ceasing to watch for every glory,
of glory, where even the wind would slip if it flew there.
Even if the winds were to carry it away.
Sol 6.1