إنيindeed I غنيتhave found sufficiency بعزthrough Izz (glory of) الدينal-Din (the faith) عنwithout needing نفرa group of men
إني غنيت بعز الدين عن نفر
خطىsteps المديحpraise إليهمtoward them منamong خطاياهits sins
خطى المديح إليهم من خطاياه
Indeed, I have found Izz al-Din sufficient, needing none of those men;
Though I sang praise, to Al Adid all honor due,
praise’s steps toward them are among its sins.
My steps to them from sins I did eschew,
أغرa radiant man تندىgrow dewy قوافيrhymes of الشعرpoetry إنif ذكرتare mentioned
أغر تندى قوافي الشعر إن ذكرت
أخلاقهhis virtues الغرradiant فيهاin them أوor عطاياهhis gifts
أخلاقه الغر فيها أو عطاياه
Radiant is he; poetry’s rhymes grow dewy whenever
If rhymes grow moist when virtues I recall,
his radiant virtues or his gifts are mentioned in them.
Or gifts from him, of generous hand and full,
فلوso if لمستyou touched القوافيthe rhymes أوor أشرتyou pointed إلىtoward
فلو لمست القوافي أو أشرت إلى
ألفاظهاtheir words قطرتwould drip منهاfrom them سجاياهhis innate virtues
ألفاظها قطرت منها سجاياه
So, if you touched the rhymes or pointed toward
And rhymes I touch, or point to diction choice,
their words, his innate virtues would drip from them.
His graces from them drop, as gentle dews.
Sol 6.1