اذاwhen غصَّwas crowded النَّديُّthe assembly بحاضريهِwith its attendees
اذا غصَّ النَّديُّ بحاضريهِ
سَراةِthe nobles الحيof the clan منfrom among قارٍa resident وحامِand a defender
سَراةِ الحي من قارٍ وحامِ
When the assembly is thronged with those attending it,
When the valley overflowed with his presence,
The clan's nobles, residents and defenders alike,
The free man of life from settler and protector,
وقوبلتِand were matched المساعيendeavors بالمساعيwith endeavors
وقوبلتِ المساعي بالمساعي
وميزَand was distinguished مقامُa rank فخْرٍof glory عنfrom مَقامِa rank
وميزَ مقامُ فخْرٍ عن مَقامِ
And endeavors are matched against endeavors,
And you met efforts with efforts,
And one rank of glory is distinguished from another,
And the station of pride was distinguished from the station,
رأيتyou see عُلاeminence بهاءِBaha (splendor) الدينِal-Din (the faith) منهمْamong them
رأيت عُلا بهاءِ الدينِ منهمْ
كَرَأدِlike the first light الصُّبحof dawn منfrom غسقdeep gloom الظَّلامof darkness
كَرَأدِ الصُّبح من غسق الظَّلام
You see Baha al-Din's eminence among them
I saw the brilliance of religion in them
Like dawn's first light emerging from deep darkness.
Like the dawn's foreglow from the gloom of darkness,
جريءٌbold حينماwhen تنبوglance off المَواضيkeen swords
جريءٌ حينما تنبو المَواضي
جوادٌgenerous عندat اِخْلافِfailure to deliver الغمامِof the clouds
جوادٌ عند اِخْلافِ الغمامِ
Bold when keen swords glance off,
Brave when the resting places prophesy,
Generous when the clouds fail to give rain;
Generous when the clouds depart,
فتىًa youth كالزعزعlike the gale الهوجاءraging عَزْماًin resolve
فتىً كالزعزع الهوجاء عَزْماً
وعندand in الحلمforbearance أرجحُweightier منthan شَمامِShamam (a mountain)
وعند الحلم أرجحُ من شَمامِ
A youth, in resolve like a raging gale,
A young man like the turbulent earthquake in determination,
And in forbearance, weightier than Shamam.
And in wisdom more sagacious than a chief,
يضمُّhe joins قساوةَthe hardness الجُلمودِof a boulder بأساًin prowess
يضمُّ قساوةَ الجُلمودِ بأساً
إِلىto خُلُقٍa nature أرقَّmore delicate منthan المُدامِwine
إِلى خُلُقٍ أرقَّ من المُدامِ
He joins a boulder's hardness in prowess
He joins the harshness of stubbornness with power,
To a nature more delicate than wine.
To a character more gentle than wine,
يمرُّhe turns bitter اذاwhen تُشاغبهُprovoke him الأعاديthe enemies
يمرُّ اذا تُشاغبهُ الأعادي
ويعذبُand he turns sweet فيin المكارمnoble deeds والنِّدامِand drinking companions
ويعذبُ في المكارم والنِّدامِ
He turns bitter when enemies provoke him,
He passes when the enemies provoke him,
And sweet in noble deeds and among drinking companions.
And is delicate in generosity and regret,
أَبوAbu (father of) الفضلal-Fadl (excellence) المُشارُpointed out إلىto عُلاهُhis eminence
أَبو الفضل المُشارُ إلى عُلاهُ
غُلاماًas a boy قبلَbefore سِنِّthe age الاِحتْلامِof puberty
غُلاماً قبلَ سِنِّ الاِحتْلامِ
Abu al-Fadl, acclaimed for his eminence
Abu Al-Fadl, the one referred to for his brilliance,
While still a boy, before the age of puberty.
A boy before the age of puberty,
تخافُfear شَباthe sharp tips مزابرهِof his pens العَواليlong spears
تخافُ شَبا مزابرهِ العَوالي
ويرهبُand dreads سُخْطهُhis wrath بأسُthe might الحِمامِof death
ويرهبُ سُخْطهُ بأسُ الحِمامِ
Long spears fear the sharp tips of his pens,
The wilds fear his young lions,
And death's might dreads his wrath.
And his anger terrifies the ferocity of pigeons,
فهُنِّيَso was congratulated كلevery شهرٍmonth حَلَّhe arrived فيهin it
فهُنِّيَ كل شهرٍ حَلَّ فيه
بهon his account فضلاًin addition عنto الشَّهرِthe month الحَرامِsacred
به فضلاً عن الشَّهرِ الحَرامِ
So every month in which he arrived was congratulated
So congratulated is every month when
On his presence, not to mention the sacred month.
His superiority over the sacred month comes to him.
Sol 6.1