الرّيُّRayy دارٌan abode فارغَهempty
الرّيُّ دارٌ فارغَه
لهاit has ظلالٌshade سابغَةample
لها ظلالٌ سابغَة
Rayy is an empty abode,
The rain is an empty house
with ample shade
With abundant shadows
علىover تُيوسٍbilly goats ماnot لَهُمfor them
على تُيوسٍ ما لَهُم
فيin الَمكرمُاتِnoble deeds بازغهshining; dawning
في الَمكرمُاتِ بازغه
over billy goats who have no
Its Tuys have no share
gleam of noble virtue.
In emerging generosity
لاnot يَنفُقُfinds a market الشعرُpoetry بهاin it
لا يَنفُقُ الشعرُ بها
ولوand even if أتاهاcame to it النابغةal-Nabigha
ولو أتاها النابغة
Poetry finds no market there,
Poetry does not flourish in it
even if al-Nabigha came to it.
Even if the eminent poet came
Sol 6.1