وَبَيتٌand a house لِمَسعودِfor Mas‘ud اِبنِson of قَيسِQays اِبنِson of خالِدٍKhalid
وَبَيتٌ لِمَسعودِ اِبنِ قَيسِ اِبنِ خالِدٍ
وَذَلِكَand that بَيتٌa house ذِكرُهُits renown غَيرُnot خامِلِobscure
وَذَلِكَ بَيتٌ ذِكرُهُ غَيرُ خامِلِ
And a house for Mas‘ud son of Qays son of Khalid,
A verse by Mas'ud son of Qays son of Khalid
And that is a house whose renown is not obscure.
That verse which others mention, not fading
وَبَيتٌand a house لِمَفروقِfor Mafruq اِبنِson of عَمروٍ‘Amr وَهانِئٍand Hani’
وَبَيتٌ لِمَفروقِ اِبنِ عَمروٍ وَهانِئٍ
مُنيفُlofty الأَعاليthe upper reaches مُكفَهِرُّforbidding الأَسافِلِthe lower reaches
مُنيفُ الأَعالي مُكفَهِرُّ الأَسافِلِ
And a house for Mafruq son of ‘Amr, and Hani’,
A verse by Mafruq son of 'Amr and Han'i
Lofty in its upper reaches, forbidding in its lower reaches.
Lofty of the highest peaks, rumbling of the lowest valleys
وَبَيتُand the house of أَبيAbu (father of) قابوسَQabus مَصقَلَةَMasqala الَّذيwho
وَبَيتُ أَبي قابوسَ مَصقَلَةَ الَّذي
بَنىbuilt بَيتَa house of عِزٍّglory أُسُّهُits foundation غَيرَnot زائِلِpassing away
بَنى بَيتَ عِزٍّ أُسُّهُ غَيرَ زائِلِ
And the house of Abu Qabus, Masqala, who
A verse by Abu Qabus of the polished sword
Built a house of glory whose foundation does not pass away.
Who built a house of glory, its foundation unshakable
وَبَيتُand the house of رُوَيمٍRuwaym ذوpossessing المَكارِمِnoble deeds وَالعُلىand eminence
وَبَيتُ رُوَيمٍ ذو المَكارِمِ وَالعُلى
أَنافَrose high بِعِزٍّin glory فَوقَabove باعِthe armspan of المُفاضِلِthe rival in merit
أَنافَ بِعِزٍّ فَوقَ باعِ المُفاضِلِ
And Ruwaym’s house, endowed with noble deeds and eminence,
A verse by Ruwaim, of nobility and highest rank
Rose in glory beyond the reach of any rival in merit.
Rising with glory above the seller of virtues
وَبَيتٌand a house لِعِمرانَfor ‘Imran اِبنِson of مُرَّةَMurra إِنَّهُindeed he
وَبَيتٌ لِعِمرانَ اِبنِ مُرَّةَ إِنَّهُ
بِهِwith it يَبهَرُhe dazzles الأَقوامَthe peoples عِندَat المَحافِلِthe assemblies
بِهِ يَبهَرُ الأَقوامَ عِندَ المَحافِلِ
And a house for ‘Imran son of Murra; indeed, he
A verse by 'Imran son of Murrah, indeed it
With it dazzles the peoples at their assemblies.
Dazzles all people in gatherings
فَتِلكَso those بُيوتٌhouses هُنَّthey أَحلَلنَكَthey have lodged you العُلىthe heights
فَتِلكَ بُيوتٌ هُنَّ أَحلَلنَكَ العُلى
فَأَصبَحتَso you became فيهاin them مُشمَخِرَّtowering المَنازِلِthe stations
فَأَصبَحتَ فيها مُشمَخِرَّ المَنازِلِ
So those are houses that have lodged you in the heights,
These are houses that granted you the heights
So among them you came to hold lofty stations.
Thus you dwelled atop, foremost of abodes
فَسُمتُمso you inflicted هَوانَthe disgrace الذُلِّof abasement أَحرارَthe freeborn men فارِسٍof Persia
فَسُمتُم هَوانَ الذُلِّ أَحرارَ فارِسٍ
وَلَمand did not تَخفَremain concealed فيهِمin them غامِضاتُthe hidden parts المَقاتِلِof the vital spots
وَلَم تَخفَ فيهِم غامِضاتُ المَقاتِلِ
So you subjected Persia’s freeborn men to degrading humiliation,
You shunned the disgrace of lowliness, free men of Persia
And their hidden vital spots were not concealed.
And feared not amidst them the obscure warriors
وَهابَكُمُand feared you ذوthe bearer of الضِغنِrancor حينَwhen وَطِئتُمُyou trod
وَهابَكُمُ ذو الضِغنِ حينَ وَطِئتُمُ
رِقابَthe necks of الأَعاديthe foes وَطأَةَwith the tread of المُتَثاقِلِone moving slowly and heavily
رِقابَ الأَعادي وَطأَةَ المُتَثاقِلِ
And the bearer of rancor feared you when you trod
Those of petty envy feared you when you tread
The necks of foes with the tread of one moving slowly and heavily.
Upon the necks of foes, the march of the burdened
Sol 6.1