سَتَأتيwill reach أَخاthe kinsman of جَرمٍJarm عَلىdespite النَأيِthe distance مِدحَتيmy praise
سَتَأتي أَخا جَرمٍ عَلى النَأيِ مِدحَتي
لِيَعلَمَso he may know أَنّيthat I am صادِقُtruthful in القَولِspeech واصِلُهmaintaining ties with him
لِيَعلَمَ أَنّي صادِقُ القَولِ واصِلُه
My praise will reach the kinsman of Jarm despite the distance,
A brother of virtue will come from afar praising me
So he may know that I am truthful in speech and maintain ties with him.
So he may know I speak the truth and keep my word
أَخوa man of ثِقَةٍtrustworthiness لاdo not يَلعَنُcurse الصَحبُthe companions قُربَهُhis company
أَخو ثِقَةٍ لا يَلعَنُ الصَحبُ قُربَهُ
جَوادٌgenerous بِماwith what فيin الرَحلِthe pack حُلوٌsweet شَمائِلُهhis traits
جَوادٌ بِما في الرَحلِ حُلوٌ شَمائِلُه
A trustworthy man whose companions do not curse his company,
A brother of trust, companionship with him is never cursed
Generous with what his pack holds, sweet in his ways.
Generous with whatever he carries, his qualities are sweet
أَبِيٌّunyielding أَبِيٌّunyielding لاnot تُرامُcan be reached صِفاتُهُhis qualities
أَبِيٌّ أَبِيٌّ لا تُرامُ صِفاتُهُ
وَيَقصُرُand falls short عَنof مَعلاتِهِhis eminence مَنwhoever يُطاوِلُهvies with him
وَيَقصُرُ عَن مَعلاتِهِ مَن يُطاوِلُه
Unyielding, unyielding—his qualities are beyond reach,
Noble, so very noble, his traits uncompromised
And whoever vies with him falls short of his eminence.
He rises above faults, those who rival him fall short
فَلَستُfor I am not بِلاقٍone who meets سَيِّداًa chief مِنfrom قَبيلَةٍa tribe
فَلَستُ بِلاقٍ سَيِّداً مِن قَبيلَةٍ
يُقاسُcan be compared بِهِwith him إِلّاexcept اِبنُthe son of عُروَةَUrwah فاضِلُهhis superior
يُقاسُ بِهِ إِلّا اِبنُ عُروَةَ فاضِلُه
For I shall meet no chief from any tribe
I am no stranger to a master among the tribes
Who can be compared with him, except Ibn Urwah, his superior.
None compare but the virtuous son of Urwah
Sol 6.1