تَوَلّىdeparted طاهِرٌTahir مِنfrom بَعدِafter أَنthat قَدalready
تَوَلّى طاهِرٌ مِن بَعدِ أَن قَد
أَقامَstayed فَلاso not يُسامُis oppressed وَلاand not يَسومُoppresses
أَقامَ فَلا يُسامُ وَلا يَسومُ
Tahir departed after he had
Tahir departed after having stayed,
stayed; he is neither oppressed nor oppresses.
Neither hosting nor being hosted.
وَأَبقىand left بَعدَهُafter him فيناamong us ثَلاثاًthree
وَأَبقى بَعدَهُ فينا ثَلاثاً
عَجائِبَmarvels تُستَخَفُّare bewildered لَهاby them الحُلومُsound minds
عَجائِبَ تُستَخَفُّ لَها الحُلومُ
And he left behind among us three
And he left behind amongst us three,
marvels that bewilder sound minds:
Marvels that confound reasonable minds.
ثَلاثَةُthree أَعبُدٍslaves لِأَبٍof a father وَأُمٍّand a mother
ثَلاثَةُ أَعبُدٍ لِأَبٍ وَأُمٍّ
تَمَيَّزُdiverge عَنfrom ثَلاثَتِهِمthe three of them أَرومُancestral roots
تَمَيَّزُ عَن ثَلاثَتِهِم أَرومُ
Three slaves of one father and mother,
Three worshippers of a father and mother,
yet the three have different ancestral roots.
Distinguished from their ilk, honorable.
فَبَعضُهُمُso one of them يَقولُsays قُرَيشُQuraysh قَوميmy people
فَبَعضُهُمُ يَقولُ قُرَيشُ قَومي
وَتَدفَعُهُand reject him المَواليthe tribal clients وَالصَميمُand the pure-blooded
وَتَدفَعُهُ المَوالي وَالصَميمُ
So one of them says, "Quraysh are my people,"
One claims "Quraysh is my tribe,"
but tribal clients and pure-blooded tribesmen reject him.
Though they disown him in heart and soul.
وَبَعضٌand another فيin خُزاعَةَKhuza'a مُنتَماهُhis affiliation
وَبَعضٌ في خُزاعَةَ مُنتَماهُ
وَلاءٌclientage غَيرُnot مَجهولٍunknown قَديمُlongstanding
وَلاءٌ غَيرُ مَجهولٍ قَديمُ
And another's affiliation is with Khuza'a,
Another found refuge with Khuza'ah,
a longstanding, well-known bond of clientage.
An ancient, uncontested kinship.
وَبَعضُهُمُand another of them يَهَشُّwarms لِآلِto the house of كِسرىKhosrow
وَبَعضُهُمُ يَهَشُّ لِآلِ كِسرى
وَيَزعُمُand claims أَنَّهُthat he عِلجٌa non-Arab man (derogatory) لَئيمُbase
وَيَزعُمُ أَنَّهُ عِلجٌ لَئيمُ
And another warms to the house of Khosrow,
And another cowers before the house of Chosroes,
and claims that he is a base non-Arab.
Claiming a despicable foreign lineage.
لَقَدindeed كَثُرَتhave multiplied مَناسِبُهُمtheir pedigrees عَلَيناupon us
لَقَد كَثُرَت مَناسِبُهُم عَلَينا
فَكُلُّهُمُso all of them عَلىin حالٍa circumstance زَنيمُa spurious kinsman
فَكُلُّهُمُ عَلى حالٍ زَنيمُ
Indeed, their pedigrees have grown too many for us;
Indeed, their allegiances have multiplied against us,
so every one of them, in any case, is a spurious kinsman.
And each one remains in a miserable state.
Sol 6.1