وأردتand I wished أنto أبديdeclare لذلكfor that توبةrepentance
وأردت أن أبدي لذلك توبة
نقضيwe put an end علىto رأسthe chief الذنوبof sins وجندهand his host
نقضي على رأس الذنوب وجنده
And I wished to declare repentance for that.
We put an end to the chief of sins and his host.
قدمتI sent ahead بينbefore يديmy two hands نظماa poem رائقاgraceful
قدمت بين يدي نظما رائقا
أحلىsweeter منthan السحرmagic الحلالlawful وشهدهand its honey
أحلى من السحر الحلال وشهده
I sent ahead of me a graceful poem,
Sweeter than lawful magic and its honey.
وجعلتهand I made it للحبرfor the scholar بردةa mantle تائبof a penitent
وجعلته للحبر بردة تائب
وقفوتand I followed كعباًKaʿb حينwhen جاءhe came لجدهto his grandfather
وقفوت كعباً حين جاء لجده
And I made it a penitent’s mantle for the scholar,
And I followed Kaʿb when he came to his grandfather,
مستطلعاًopening with بانتhas departed سعادSuʿād ومطلعيand my opening
مستطلعاً بانت سعاد ومطلعي
العلمknowledge جسمa body أنتyou عنصرthe essence مجدهof its glory
العلم جسم أنت عنصر مجده
Opening with “Suʿād has departed,” while my opening is:
Knowledge is a body; you are the essence of its glory.
Sol 6.1