فَدَيْتَyou ransomed الدُّيوكَthe roosters بِذِبحٍwith a sacrifice عَظيمِmighty
فَدَيْتَ الدُّيوكَ بِذِبحٍ عَظيمِ
وَأَنقَذتَهُمْand you saved them مِنfrom عَذابٍtorment أَلِيمِpainful
وَأَنقَذتَهُمْ مِن عَذابٍ أَلِيمِ
You ransomed the roosters with a mighty sacrifice,
And saved them from painful torment.
فَنارِيfor my fire لَهُمْto them مِثلُlike نارِthe fire of الخَليلِGod's friend (Abraham)
فَنارِي لَهُمْ مِثلُ نارِ الخَليلِ
وَنارُكَand your fire ليto me مِثلُlike نارِthe fire of اthe (article fragment) لكليمِone addressed by God (Moses)
وَنارُكَ لي مِثلُ نارِ ا لكليمِ
For my fire is to them like Abraham's fire,
And your fire to me is like Moses' fire.
وَذُوand the possessor of العُرْفِthe comb تَاللّهِby God فيin جَنّةٍa paradise
وَذُو العُرْفِ تَاللّهِ في جَنّةٍ
فَكُنْso be واثِقاًconfident بالأَمانِof safety العَظيمِgreat
فَكُنْ واثِقاً بالأَمانِ العَظيمِ
And the crested one, by God, is in paradise,
So rest assured of great safety.
لَقَدindeed صَفَّقواthey clapped طَرَباًin delight بِالجنَاحِwith the wing
لَقَد صَفَّقوا طَرَباً بِالجنَاحِ
كتَصفِيقِlike the clapping of شَادٍa singer بِصَوْتٍwith a voice رَخِيمِmellow
كتَصفِيقِ شَادٍ بِصَوْتٍ رَخِيمِ
Indeed, they clapped their wings in delight,
Like the clapping of a mellow-voiced singer.
مَشَوْاthey walked كالطَّواوِيسِlike peacocks فيin مَلْبَسٍattire
مَشَوْا كالطَّواوِيسِ في مَلْبَسٍ
بَهِىِّsplendid البُرودِstriped robes بَهِيجِdelightful الرُّقومِpatterns
بَهِىِّ البُرودِ بَهِيجِ الرُّقومِ
They walked like peacocks in attire
Of splendid striped robes and delightful patterns.
وَجَادَتْand gave generously بِهِمْwith them راحَةٌa palm كالغَمامِlike a raincloud
وَجَادَتْ بِهِمْ راحَةٌ كالغَمامِ
فَجاءَتْso it came بأَحسنِwith the loveliest رَوْضٍmeadow وَسِيمِbeautiful
فَجاءَتْ بأَحسنِ رَوْضٍ وَسِيمِ
And a palm like a raincloud bestowed them,
Thus bringing the loveliest of fair meadows.
وَكَمْand how many أَيقظواthey awakened نائماًa sleeper بِالأَذانِwith the call to prayer
وَكَمْ أَيقظوا نائماً بِالأَذانِ
غداwent forth at dawn بِجَلاءِwith the clearing of الظَّلامِthe darkness البَهيمِpitch-black
غدا بِجَلاءِ الظَّلامِ البَهيمِ
And how many a sleeper they have roused with the call to prayer,
At dawn, dispelling the pitch-black darkness.
كأَنيas though I أُشاهِدُهُمْsee them كالقُضَاةِlike judges
كأَني أُشاهِدُهُمْ كالقُضَاةِ
لِسَمْتٍbecause of a bearing عَلِيهِمْupon them كَسَمْتِlike the bearing of الحَلِيمِa forbearing man
لِسَمْتٍ عَلِيهِمْ كَسَمْتِ الحَلِيمِ
I seem to see them as judges,
For their bearing is like a forbearing man's.
وَإلاand otherwise أَزِمّةُchamberlains دارٍa house غَدَتْhas become
وَإلا أَزِمّةُ دارٍ غَدَتْ
بِهِمْthrough them حُرُماًa sanctuary أُمَنَاtrusted keepers لِلحَريمِof the harem
بِهِمْ حُرُماً أُمَنَا لِلحَريمِ
Or else chamberlains of a house that has become
Through them a sanctuary—trusted keepers of the harem.
وَنِعْمَand excellent is الفِداءُthe ransom لَهُمْfor them قدindeed بَعَثْتَyou sent
وَنِعْمَ الفِداءُ لَهُمْ قد بَعَثْتَ
منfrom among الفائقاتthe choicest ones ذَواتِpossessing الشُُّحُومِfat
من الفائقات ذَواتِ الشُُّحُومِ
And what a splendid ransom you have sent for them—
From the choicest, laden with fat.
أَعَدْنَthey restored اthe (article fragment) لشَّبابَyouth إلىto مَطبخِيmy kitchen
أَعَدْنَ ا لشَّبابَ إلى مَطبخِي
وقدand indeed كانَit had شَابَgrown gray بِحَمْلِfrom bearing الهُمُومِcares
وقد كانَ شَابَ بِحَمْلِ الهُمُومِ
They restored youth to my kitchen,
Which had grown gray beneath its load of cares.
وَعَادَتْand became قُدُوريَmy cooking pots زِنجيَّةًblack like a Zanj woman
وَعَادَتْ قُدُوريَ زِنجيَّةً
فَأَعجِبْso marvel بِزنْجِيةٍat a Zanj woman عِندَamong رومِRomans
فَأَعجِبْ بِزنْجِيةٍ عِندَ رومِ
And my pots have turned black as a Zanj woman—
So marvel at a Zanj woman among Romans!
وَطَالَand grew long لِسَانٌa tongue لِنارِيfor my fire بهِwith it
وَطَالَ لِسَانٌ لِنارِي بهِ
خَصَمْتُI outargued خُطوباًcalamities غدَتْhad become مِنamong خُصُومِfoes
خَصَمْتُ خُطوباً غدَتْ مِن خُصُومِ
And my fire's tongue grew long; with it
I outargued calamities that had become my foes.
وَأَمسيْتُand I became ضَيْفَكَyour guest فيin مَنْزِليmy home
وَأَمسيْتُ ضَيْفَكَ في مَنْزِلي
وَمَنand whoever فيهِin it ضَيْفٌa guest يضيفِis a guest of الكريمِthe generous man
وَمَن فيهِ ضَيْفٌ يضيفِ الكريمِ
And I have become your guest in my own home,
And whoever is there is a guest of the generous man.
وَقَدand indeed أَنبتتْhave caused to grow صَدَقاتُthe alms of الوَزِيرِthe vizier
وَقَد أَنبتتْ صَدَقاتُ الوَزِيرِ
لَهُمْfor them مَاwhatever لَهُمْthey possess مِنof دَمٍblood أوor لُحومِflesh
لَهُمْ مَا لَهُمْ مِن دَمٍ أو لُحومِ
And the vizier's alms have caused to grow
For them whatever blood or flesh they possess.
Sol 6.1