مَنَّيتَنيyou raised my hopes بِشراًBishr وَبِشرُand Bishr فَتىًa young man
مَنَّيتَني بِشراً وَبِشرُ فَتىً
لاnot يَشتَريbuys الحَمدَpraise بِإِعطاءِby giving
لا يَشتَري الحَمدَ بِإِعطاءِ
You made me hope for Bishr, and Bishr is a young man
You brought me glad tidings, and glad tidings to a youth
who does not buy praise by giving.
Who does not buy praise with giving
عِلجٌa barbarian بِعِلجٍborn of a barbarian مِنfrom بَنيthe sons of دابِقٍDabiq
عِلجٌ بِعِلجٍ مِن بَني دابِقٍ
صاحِبِpossessed of تَقديرٍcalculation وَإِبقاءِand holding back
صاحِبِ تَقديرٍ وَإِبقاءِ
A barbarian born of a barbarian, of the sons of Dabiq,
A cure after a cure, from the sons of Dabaq
given to calculation and holding back.
The owner of fate and sustenance
فيin نَفسِهِhimself شُغلٌpreoccupation وَفيand in بَيتِهِhis house
في نَفسِهِ شُغلٌ وَفي بَيتِهِ
فُضوحُdisgraces إِخوانٍbrothers وَآباءِand fathers
فُضوحُ إِخوانٍ وَآباءِ
He has concerns of his own, and in his house
In himself is preoccupation, and in his house
are the disgraces of brothers and fathers.
Is the openness of brothers and fathers
ياO بِشرُBishr ماwhat بالُis the matter with الَتيher who وَقَفَتstood
يا بِشرُ ما بالُ الَتي وَقَفَت
بِالفَتحِat al-Fath تَبكيweeping بَينَamong أَعداءِenemies
بِالفَتحِ تَبكي بَينَ أَعداءِ
O Bishr, what ails the woman who stood
O you who brought glad tidings, what is with her who stopped
at al-Fath, weeping among enemies?
At the conquest crying among enemies?
ياO بِشرُBishr حَمّامُthe bathhouse بَنيthe sons of يَشكُرٍYashkur
يا بِشرُ حَمّامُ بَني يَشكُرٍ
حَدَّثَنيtold me عَنهاabout her بِأَشياءِof things
حَدَّثَني عَنها بِأَشياءِ
O Bishr, the bathhouse of Banu Yashkur
O you who brought glad tidings, the pigeon of the sons of Yashkur
told me things about her.
Told me of her many things
Sol 6.1