قدindeed فضلhas enhanced العقدthe necklace النظيمwell-strung درهُits pearls
قد فضل العقد النظيم درهُ
بالتبرwith gold منhe who زانadorned العقودthe necklaces نثرهُhis prose
بالتبر من زان العقود نثرهُ
He has indeed enhanced the necklace, its pearls well strung,
with gold—he whose prose adorns necklaces.
وجاand he came منof السحرmagic الحلالِlawful بالذيwith that which
وجا من السحر الحلالِ بالذي
يأخذseizes أسلابthe spoils العقولof minds سحرهُits spell
يأخذ أسلاب العقول سحرهُ
And he brought forth a kind of lawful magic
whose spell carries off the spoils of minds.
صاغhe fashioned لماfor what قلناwe said وعاءa vessel زانهadorned it
صاغ لما قلنا وعاء زانه
والسيفand the sword بالحليةwith ornament يسموrises قدرهits worth
والسيف بالحلية يسمو قدره
He fashioned for our words a vessel that adorned them;
and a sword's worth is heightened by ornament.
وغاصand he dived للمعنىfor the meaning الذيwhich أدركهhe grasped it
وغاص للمعنى الذي أدركه
بفهمهwith his understanding بحراًinto a sea بعيداdistant قعرهُits bottom
بفهمه بحراً بعيدا قعرهُ
And he dived for the meaning that he grasped,
with his understanding, into a sea whose bottom lay far below.
لاmay ... not فضَّbe broken فوكyour mouth ناظماًcomposing verse وناثراًand composing prose
لا فضَّ فوك ناظماً وناثراً
قدindeed فاقhas excelled حسناًin beauty نظمهhis verse ونثرهُand his prose
قد فاق حسناً نظمه ونثرهُ
May your mouth stay whole as you compose verse and prose!
His verse and prose have indeed excelled in beauty.
Sol 6.1