إِنَّindeed اِبنَthe son of أَحوَزَAḥwaz قَدalready داوَتhave cured كَتائِبُهُhis battalions
إِنَّ اِبنَ أَحوَزَ قَد داوَت كَتائِبُهُ
داءَthe malady of العِراقَIraq وَجَلَّتand dispelled ظُلمَةَthe darkness of الفِتَنِthe strife
داءَ العِراقَ وَجَلَّت ظُلمَةَ الفِتَنِ
Indeed, Ibn Aḥwaz's battalions have cured
The forces of Ibn Ahwoz have been infected
Iraq's malady and dispelled the darkness of strife.
With the malady of Iraq and the darkness of strife
فيin كُلِّevery شَرقٍeastern region وَغَربٍand western region مِنamong كَتائِبِهِhis battalions
في كُلِّ شَرقٍ وَغَربٍ مِن كَتائِبِهِ
شَهباءُa gray host كَالرُكنِlike a buttress مِنof ثَهلانَThahlān أَوor حَضَنِḤaḍan
شَهباءُ كَالرُكنِ مِن ثَهلانَ أَو حَضَنِ
In every region, east and west, stands one of his battalions,
In every direction, east and west, his forces
a gray host like a buttress of Thahlān or Ḥaḍan.
Are like shooting stars or a sturdy pillar
يَشفيhe heals بِأَرماحِهِwith his spears مِنfrom كُلِّevery مُبتَدِعٍinnovator
يَشفي بِأَرماحِهِ مِن كُلِّ مُبتَدِعٍ
ديناًa religion يَحيدُdeviates عَنِfrom الفُرقانِthe Criterion (the Qur'an) وَالسُنَنِand the traditions
ديناً يَحيدُ عَنِ الفُرقانِ وَالسُنَنِ
With his spears he brings relief from all who invent
With their spears they heal those led astray
a religion that strays from the Criterion and the traditions.
From the straight path and proper traditions
إِنَّindeed اِبنَthe son of أَحوَزَAḥwaz مَحمودٌpraised شَمائِلُهُhis qualities
إِنَّ اِبنَ أَحوَزَ مَحمودٌ شَمائِلُهُ
وَالمُستَقالُand the one sought for relief بِهِthrough him مِنfrom عَثرَةِa stumble of الزَمَنِtime
وَالمُستَقالُ بِهِ مِن عَثرَةِ الزَمَنِ
Indeed, Ibn Aḥwaz is praised for his qualities,
Truly Ibn Ahwoz is praiseworthy in his traits
and through him relief is sought from time's stumbling.
And a safe haven from the pitfalls of time
لاnot تَتَّقيavoid خَيلُهُhis horses وَطءَtrampling القَتيلِthe slain وَلاnor
لا تَتَّقي خَيلُهُ وَطءَ القَتيلِ وَلا
خَوضَwading through الدِماءِthe blood إِذاwhen كانَتit was إِلىup to الثُنَنِthe fetlock tufts
خَوضَ الدِماءِ إِذا كانَت إِلى الثُنَنِ
His horses do not shun trampling the slain, nor
His horses do not shy from trampling the slain
wading through blood when it reaches their fetlock tufts.
Or charging into bloodbaths at full gallop
مَنwhoever كانَwas مُرٌّMurr أَباهُhis father كانَwas ذاpossessing شَرَفٍhonor
مَن كانَ مُرٌّ أَباهُ كانَ ذا شَرَفٍ
عالٍlofty وَعودَand a stem of نُضارٍnuḍār (choice wood) غَيرَnot ذيhaving أُبَنِknots
عالٍ وَعودَ نُضارٍ غَيرَ ذي أُبَنِ
Whoever had Murr for his father possessed honor
He who has a bitter father will have high honor
lofty, and was a stem of nuḍār wood, free of knots.
And youthful vigor, not softness and pliancy
Sol 6.1