شُعراءُpoets طَنجَةَTangier كلِّهمall of them وَالمَغرِبِand the Maghreb
شُعراءُ طَنجَةَ كلِّهم وَالمَغرِبِ
ذَهَبواthey went مِنin respect of الاغرابoutlandishness أَبعَدَfurthest مَذهَبِcourse
ذَهَبوا مِن الاغراب أَبعَدَ مَذهَبِ
All the poets of Tangier and the Maghreb
The poets of Tangier, all of Morocco
have gone to the furthest extreme of outlandishness.
Went far astray, to the most distant place
سألواthey asked العسيرَwhat was difficult مِنَfrom الأَسيرthe captive وَإِنَّهُand indeed he
سألوا العسيرَ مِنَ الأَسير وَإِنَّهُ
بِسُؤالهمto making their request لأحَقُّindeed more entitled مِنهُمthan they فاِعجَبِso marvel!
بِسُؤالهم لأحَقُّ مِنهُم فاِعجَبِ
They asked the captive for what was hard to grant, though he
They asked the difficult from the captive, yet
is more entitled than they to make such a plea—so marvel!
Their questioning was more rightful than them; how strange!
لَولاwere it not for الحَياءُmodesty وَعِزَّةٌand pride لَخيمةٌunclear in the supplied text
لَولا الحَياءُ وَعِزَّةٌ لَخيمةٌ
طَيَّin the folds of الحَشاthe bosom لحكاهمُhe would have imitated them فيin المَطلِبِthe request
طَيَّ الحَشا لحكاهمُ في المَطلِبِ
Were it not for modesty and pride [unclear epithet]
Were it not for shyness and honor that covered
in the folds of his bosom, he would have imitated them in asking.
I would tell them directly what I seek
قَدindeed كانَhe used to إِنif سئلhe was asked النَدىbounty يُجزِلhe would give lavishly وَإِنand if
قَد كانَ إِن سئل النَدى يُجزِل وَإِن
نادىcalled الصَريحُthe outspoken one بِبابِهِat his door اِركَبmount! يَركَبِhe would mount
نادى الصَريحُ بِبابِهِ اِركَب يَركَبِ
Once, when asked for bounty, he would give lavishly; and if
Had he been asked, he would give generously, and if
the outspoken one at his door called, “Mount!” he would mount.
His true voice called at his door “ride!” one would ride.
Sol 6.1