فلمَّاthen when بَداappeared فيهِمْamong them سُلَيْمانُSulayman عِنْدَهاat that moment
فلمَّا بَدا فيهِمْ سُلَيْمانُ عِنْدَها
وصاحَand cried out ابْنُson of ذَكْوانٍDhakwan فثارَthen rose up رِجالُmen
وصاحَ ابْنُ ذَكْوانٍ فثارَ رِجالُ
Then, when Sulayman appeared among them at that moment,
And Ibn Dhakwan cried out, men rose up;
هَدَىguided منout of ضَلالِerror الحائِرِينَthe bewildered مُحَمّدٌMuhammad
هَدَى من ضَلالِ الحائِرِينَ مُحَمّدٌ
وأَذَّنَand called to prayer بالبَيْتِat the House العَتِيقِthe ancient بِلالُBilal
وأَذَّنَ بالبَيْتِ العَتِيقِ بِلالُ
Muhammad guided the bewildered out of error,
And Bilal called to prayer at the Ancient House.
وقامَand rose أَبُوfather of عِمْرَانَImran يَرْأَبُmending صَدْعَهاher rift
وقامَ أَبُو عِمْرَانَ يَرْأَبُ صَدْعَها
بسَعْيٍthrough striving تَجَلَّىcleared away عنfrom هُداهُhis guidance ضَلالُerror
بسَعْيٍ تَجَلَّى عن هُداهُ ضَلالُ
And Abu Imran rose to mend her rift,
With striving that cleared error away from his guidance.
وَزِيرٌa minister متىwhenever يَسْتَوْزِرِtakes as adviser المَلْكthe king رأيَهُhis judgment
وَزِيرٌ متى يَسْتَوْزِرِ المَلْك رأيَهُ
أُمِرتْwere twisted لهfor him فيin النَّائِباتِthe calamities حِبالُcords
أُمِرتْ له في النَّائِباتِ حِبالُ
A minister—whenever the king takes his judgment as adviser,
Cords are twisted for him in times of calamity.
ولَيْسَand is not كمَنْحُوسٍlike an unlucky man مِنamong القَوْمِthe people مُنْحِسٍbringing ill luck
ولَيْسَ كمَنْحُوسٍ مِن القَوْمِ مُنْحِسٍ
تَعاظَمَgrew haughty حتىuntil قِيلَit was said لَيْسَis not يُنالُreached
تَعاظَمَ حتى قِيلَ لَيْسَ يُنالُ
Nor is he like an unlucky man among the people, a bringer of ill luck,
Who grew so haughty that it was said, 'He cannot be reached.'
أَعانَتْهُaided him أَمْوالٌwealth تَخوَّنَdepleted عَيْنَهاits very substance
أَعانَتْهُ أَمْوالٌ تَخوَّنَ عَيْنَها
وأَعْلَتْهُand raised him high غُثْرٌignorant rabble سُوقةٌcommoners وسِفالُand lowlifes
وأَعْلَتْهُ غُثْرٌ سُوقةٌ وسِفالُ
He was aided by wealth whose very substance he depleted,
And ignorant rabble, commoners, and lowlifes raised him high.
لهhe has كَعْبُheel نَحْسٍill luck لمdid not يُصاحِبْkeep company with بهwith it امْرءاًa man
له كَعْبُ نَحْسٍ لم يُصاحِبْ به امْرءاً
علىthroughout الدَّهْرِtime إِلاexcept رُدَّwas sent back وَهْوَwhile he was خَيالُa phantom
على الدَّهْرِ إِلا رُدَّ وَهْوَ خَيالُ
He has an ill-omened heel; never has he accompanied a man with it
Throughout time without that man being sent back a mere phantom.
فَفيfor in كُلِّevery عَصْرage مِنof عُصُورages حَياتِهِhis life
فَفي كُلِّ عَصْر مِن عُصُور حَياتِهِ
تُثَلُّare toppled عُرُوشٌthrones أَوْor تُدَكُّare crushed جِبالُmountains
تُثَلُّ عُرُوشٌ أَوْ تُدَكُّ جِبالُ
For in every age of his life,
Thrones are toppled, or mountains are crushed.
هُوَhe الدَّاءُthe disease فاسْتأَصِلْهso root him out تَلْبَسْyou will wear جَمالَهاher beauty
هُوَ الدَّاءُ فاسْتأَصِلْه تَلْبَسْ جَمالَها
وَداءُand the malady كُعُوبِheels المُنْحِسِينَthose who bring ill luck عُضالُincurable
وَداءُ كُعُوبِ المُنْحِسِينَ عُضالُ
He is the disease: root him out, and you will wear her beauty.
And the malady of the heels of those who bring ill luck is incurable.
Sol 6.1