قالواthey said وقدْand already عظُمَتْhad grown great مَبَرّةُthe generosity of خالِدٍKhalid
قالوا وقدْ عظُمَتْ مَبَرّةُ خالِدٍ
قاريhost of الضّيوفِthe guests بطارِفٍwith newly acquired wealth وبتالِدِand with inherited wealth
قاري الضّيوفِ بطارِفٍ وبتالِدِ
They said, when Khalid's generosity had grown great—
he who entertains guests with newly acquired and inherited wealth—
ماذاwhat تَمُتَّare you connected بهِto him فجئْتُso I came بحجّةٍwith an argument
ماذا تَمُتَّ بهِ فجئْتُ بحجّةٍ
قطَعَتْmade short work بكلِّof every مُجادِلٍdisputant ومُجالِدِand combatant
قطَعَتْ بكلِّ مُجادِلٍ ومُجالِدِ
“What ties you to him?” So I came with an argument
that made short work of every disputant and combatant:
إنْif يفْترِقْdiffers نسَبٌlineage يؤلِّفunites بيْنناus together
إنْ يفْترِقْ نسَبٌ يؤلِّف بيْننا
أدَبٌliterary learning أقَمْناهُwe have set it مُقامَin the place of الوالِدِthe father
أدَبٌ أقَمْناهُ مُقامَ الوالِدِ
“If lineage divides us, we are united by
literary learning, which we have set in a father's place.”
Sol 6.1