إِنَّindeed لآليكَyour pearls أَحْدَثَتْhave brought forth صَلَفَاarrogance
إِنَّ لآليكَ أَحْدَثَتْ صَلَفَا
فاتَّخَذَتْso they took مِنof زُمُرُّدٍemerald صَدَفَاshells
فاتَّخَذَتْ مِن زُمُرُّدٍ صَدَفَا
Your pearls have indeed grown haughty,
Indeed, your pearls have grown proud,
and so have taken emerald for their shell.
and so have taken shells of emerald.
تَسْكُنُdwell in دُرّاتُهَاtheir pearls البُحُورَthe seas وذِيwhile these
تَسْكُنُ دُرّاتُهَا البُحُورَ وذِي
تَسْكُنُdwell in للحُسْنِfor beauty رَوْضةًa meadow أُنُفَاuntouched; ungrazed
تَسْكُنُ للحُسْنِ رَوْضةً أُنُفَا
Pearls like these inhabit the seas; this one
Their pearls dwell in the seas, while these
dwells, for beauty’s sake, in an untouched garden.
dwell, for beauty's sake, in an untouched meadow.
هامَتْbecame enamored بلُحْفِof coverings الجِنَانِthe gardens فاتَّخَذَتso they fashioned
هامَتْ بلُحْفِ الجِنَانِ فاتَّخَذَت
مِنof سُنْدُسٍfine silk فيwithin جِنَانِهَاtheir gardens لُحُفَاcoverings
مِن سُنْدُسٍ في جِنَانِهَا لُحُفَا
Enchanted by the coverlets of Paradise, it took
They were enamored of the gardens' coverings, and so fashioned
fine silk for wraps within its own garden.
coverings of fine silk within their gardens.
نثقبهاwe pierce them بالثُّغُورِwith the mouths مِنout of لُطُفٍgentleness
نثقبها بالثُّغُورِ مِن لُطُفٍ
حَسْبُكَenough for you منَّاfrom us ببِرِّwith kindness toward مَنone who لَطُفَاwas gracious
حَسْبُكَ منَّا ببِرِّ مَن لَطُفَا
We pierce them with our front teeth, so delicate are they;
We pierce them with our mouths, with gentle care.
let our kind requital of the gracious suffice you.
Enough from us for you is kindness toward one who is gracious.
جازَsurpassed ابْنُson ذَكْوانَDhakwan فيin مَكَارِمِهhis generosity
جازَ ابْنُ ذَكْوانَ في مَكَارِمِه
حُدُودَbounds كَعْبٍKa'b وماand what بهwith it وُصِفَاhe was described
حُدُودَ كَعْبٍ وما به وُصِفَا
In his acts of generosity, Ibn Dhakwān surpassed
In his generosity, Ibn Dhakwan surpassed
the bounds of Kaʿb—and all the virtues ascribed to him.
Ka'b's bounds and all the virtues ascribed to him.
قَدَّمَhe presented دُرَّpearls الرِّيَاضِthe meadows مُنْتَخِباselecting
قَدَّمَ دُرَّ الرِّيَاضِ مُنْتَخِبا
منهfrom it لأَفْرَاسِfor the steeds مَدْحِهِhis praise عَلَفَاfodder
منه لأَفْرَاسِ مَدْحِهِ عَلَفَا
He offered the choicest pearls of the gardens
He presented the meadows' pearls, selecting
as fodder for the steeds of praise sung for him:
from them fodder for the steeds of his praise.
أَكْلُfood ظَرِيفٍa refined person وطُعْمُand fare ذِيone possessing أَدَبٍculture
أَكْلُ ظَرِيفٍ وطُعْمُ ذِي أَدَبٍ
والفُولُand broad beans يَهْوَاهُloves them كُلُّevery مَنone who ظَرُفَاis refined
والفُولُ يَهْوَاهُ كُلُّ مَن ظَرُفَا
food for a refined wit, the fare of a cultured man—
A refined man's food, and a cultured man's fare:
and fava beans are loved by everyone who knows them.
and everyone of refinement loves broad beans.
رَخَّصَpermitted فيهِconcerning it شَيْخٌa sheikh لهhe has قَدَرٌstanding
رَخَّصَ فيهِ شَيْخٌ له قَدَرٌ
فكانَso it was حَسْبِيenough for me مِنof المُنَىwishes وَكَفَىand it sufficed
فكانَ حَسْبِي مِن المُنَى وَكَفَى
A shaykh of standing sanctioned them;
A sheikh of high standing permitted them,
so they fulfilled my wish—and that sufficed.
so they were all I wished for, and sufficed.
Sol 6.1