اللَياليthe nights مُغَيِّراتُchangers of السَجاياdispositions
اللَيالي مُغَيِّراتُ السَجايا
كَمhow often جَعَلنَthey have made الذَيفانَpoison شُربَthe drink of عَيوفِa fastidious person
كَم جَعَلنَ الذَيفانَ شُربَ عَيوفِ
The nights change dispositions.
The nights change dispositions
How often they have made poison the drink of the fastidious!
How much did they make the lost ones drink the cups of keenness
قَدalready غَداwent out in the morning القَومُthe people لِلنُضارِfor pure gold فَنالوand so they obtained
قَد غَدا القَومُ لِلنُضارِ فَنالو
هُit وَبِتناand we spent the night وَمَنand who لَناfor us بِالزُيوفِwith debased coins
هُ وَبِتنا وَمَن لَنا بِالزُيوفِ
The people went out for pure gold and obtained
The people have become delicate to elegance so they attained
it, while we spent the night—and who will secure even debased coins for us?
Alas, we spent the night while none avails us among the armors
أَوَلاand does ... not? يُبصِرُsee الفَتىthe young man الذَهَبَthe gold الأَحthe red (beginning of الأحمر)
أَوَلا يُبصِرُ الفَتى الذَهَبَ الأَح
مَرَcompletion of الأحمر: red تُحذىare fashioned بِهِwith it نِعالُshoes; scabbard chapes السُيوفِof swords
مَرَ تُحذى بِهِ نِعالُ السُيوفِ
And does the young man not see the red gold,
Does not the young man see the gold to be
with which the swords’ shoes are fashioned?
Worn by the slippers of swords
لِلحَديدِfor iron العُلاsupremacy عَلىover سائِرِall the other الجَوprecious substance (beginning of الجوهر)
لِلحَديدِ العُلا عَلى سائِرِ الجَو
هَرِcompletion of الجوهر: precious substance ذُلُّthe abasement of العِدىthe foes وَعِزُّand the honor of الضُيوفِthe guests
هَرِ ذُلُّ العِدى وَعِزُّ الضُيوفِ
Iron has supremacy over all other precious
The steel has supremacy over all the atmosphere
substances—the abasement of foes and the honor of guests.
So the abasement of enemies and honor of guests
Sol 6.1