وَأَبيَضَand a fair, noble man كَالنَصلِlike a blade مِنamong هَمِّهِhis concerns
وَأَبيَضَ كَالنَصلِ مِن هَمِّهِ
قِراعُcontending with المُطالِبِthe claimant لِلطالِبِfor the petitioner
قِراعُ المُطالِبِ لِلطالِبِ
And a man bright as a blade, among whose concerns
With worry, white as a blade,
Is contending with the claimant on the petitioner's behalf;
The supplicant's knock on the generous man's door,
أَنيسِfriendly اليَدينِof both hands بِبَذلِin bestowing النَوالِbounty
أَنيسِ اليَدينِ بِبَذلِ النَوالِ
إِذاwhen اِحتَشَمَتgrew bashful راحَةُthe palm of الواهِبِthe giver
إِذا اِحتَشَمَت راحَةُ الواهِبِ
Whose hands are friendly in bestowing bounty
Who offers his open hand,
When the giver's palm grows bashful.
When the palm of the giver modestly withdraws.
فَتىًa youth كَمَّلَperfected المَجدُglory أَخلاقَهُhis character
فَتىً كَمَّلَ المَجدُ أَخلاقَهُ
فَسَدَّand so barred الفِجاجَthe passes عَلىagainst العائِبِthe faultfinder
فَسَدَّ الفِجاجَ عَلى العائِبِ
A youth whose character glory perfected,
A man fulfilled with virtuous deeds,
Thus barring the passes to the faultfinder.
Who closes openings to shame and disgrace,
دَعاhe called فَأَطَعتَand you obeyed وَكانَand was الدُعاءُthe call
دَعا فَأَطَعتَ وَكانَ الدُعاءُ
إِلىto الفَخرِglory وَالشَرَفِand honor الراتِبِenduring
إِلى الفَخرِ وَالشَرَفِ الراتِبِ
He called, and you obeyed, and the call was
His prayer you granted,
To glory and enduring honor.
Raising him to enduring glory and nobility.
وَكُنتَand you were إِلىtoward مِثلِهاthe like of it فيin النُهوrising (continued next line)
وَكُنتَ إِلى مِثلِها في النُهو
ضِcompletion of 'rising' أَثقَلُheavier مِنthan كاهِلِthe shoulders of الحاطِبِthe wood-gatherer
ضِ أَثقَلُ مِن كاهِلِ الحاطِبِ
And in rising to the like of it, you were
Yet you carried burdens far greater
Heavier than a wood-gatherer's shoulders.
Than a wood gatherer's load of sticks.
Sol 6.1