صَفَتْbecame clear خَوَاطِرُthoughts مَدَّاحٍpraise-poets صَفَتْbecame clear لَهُمُfor them
صَفَتْ خَوَاطِرُ مَدَّاحٍ صَفَتْ لَهُمُ
مَوارِدُwellsprings الجُودِbounty مِنfrom قَومٍa people بِهِمْthrough them ذُكِرواthey were remembered
مَوارِدُ الجُودِ مِن قَومٍ بِهِمْ ذُكِروا
Clear grew the thoughts of praise-poets, for whom ran clear
The wellsprings of bounty from people made renowned through them.
وَأَيقَظَتهمْand roused them أَيَادِيهِمْtheir favors فَسَارَso spread لَهُمْfor them
وَأَيقَظَتهمْ أَيَادِيهِمْ فَسَارَ لَهُمْ
مَدْحٌpraise تَحلَّتْadorned themselves بهِwith it الأَيَّامُthe days والسِّيَرُand chronicles
مَدْحٌ تَحلَّتْ بهِ الأَيَّامُ والسِّيَرُ
And their patrons’ favors roused them, so in those patrons’ honor spread
Praise with which the days and chronicles adorned themselves.
وَلَوْand if رَأَوْاthey saw مَنthose whom رَأَيْناwe saw قالَsaid قائلُهُمْtheir spokesman
وَلَوْ رَأَوْا مَن رَأَيْنا قالَ قائلُهُمْ
لَوَif أنَّهُمْthat they ضُرِبُواwere struck بالسَّيْفِwith the sword ماnot شَعَرُواthey composed verse
لَوَ أنَّهُمْ ضُرِبُوا بالسَّيْفِ ما شَعَرُوا
And had they seen those whom we have seen, their spokesman would have said:
“Even if struck with the sword, they would not compose a verse.”
Sol 6.1