حَكىhe resembled نَهرَينِtwo rivers لَوif عَلِماthey both knew
حَكى نَهرَينِ لَو عَلِما
بِذاكَof that لأَصبَحاthey would both have become غَوراsunken underground
بِذاكَ لأَصبَحا غَورا
He resembled two rivers; had they known
Had two rivers known
of that, they would have sunk underground.
They'd have become ravines
حَكَتresembled أَلفاظُهُhis words بَرَدىBarada
حَكَت أَلفاظُهُ بَرَدى
وَأَشبَهَand resembled خَلقُهُhis physical form ثَوراThawra (river name); a bull
وَأَشبَهَ خَلقُهُ ثَورا
His words resembled Barada,
His words were cold
and his form resembled Thawra—a bull.
And his nature like that of a bull
كَسِرِّlike the secret of النَقصِdeficiency وَهوَwhile he يَزيincreases (first part of the split word)
كَسِرِّ النَقصِ وَهوَ يَزي
دُcompletion of “increases” فيin أَفعالِهِhis deeds جَوراinjustice
دُ في أَفعالِهِ جَورا
Like the secret of deficiency, while he increases
Breaking imperfection while
the injustice in his deeds.
Acting unjustly
فَلاso do not تَعجَبmarvel لِدَولَتِهِat his ascendancy
فَلا تَعجَب لِدَولَتِهِ
سَيَرجِعُwill turn back كَورُهاits winding حَوراunwinding; decline
سَيَرجِعُ كَورُها حَورا
So do not marvel at his ascendancy;
So do not wonder at his state
its winding will turn to unwinding.
Its cycles will become good
وَإِنand if راقَتكَpleases you بَزَّتُهُhis attire
وَإِن راقَتكَ بَزَّتُهُ
فَكَالدفلىthen, like the oleander أَكنَسىunclear as written; likely “clothed himself” نَوراblossoms
فَكَالدفلى أَكنَسى نَورا
And if his attire delights you,
And if his arrogance pleases you
then, like the oleander, he [has clothed himself] in blossoms.
It is like a sudden flash of light
Sol 6.1