مَزَايَاmerits النَّخْلِthe palms يَوْمَthe day of الْفَخْرِboasting مِماَّamong what
مَزَايَا النَّخْلِ يَوْمَ الْفَخْرِ مِماَّ
تَسَاوَىwere equal الشَّيْخُthe old man فِيهِin it وَالْغُلاَمُand the boy
تَسَاوَى الشَّيْخُ فِيهِ وَالْغُلاَمُ
The merits of the palms, on the day of boasting, are among the things
The virtues of the palm tree on the day of pride are such
in which the old man and the boy are equal.
That the old man and the boy are equal in them
وَحَنَّand longed لِطَيْبَةٍfor Taybah لِلنَّخْلِof the palms طَيْفٌa phantom
وَحَنَّ لِطَيْبَةٍ لِلنَّخْلِ طَيْفٌ
عَلَىupon حُجُرَاتِthe chambers of سَاكِنِهَاits inhabitant السَّلاَمُpeace
عَلَى حُجُرَاتِ سَاكِنِهَا السَّلاَمُ
And a phantom of the palms longed for Taybah;
And a gentle breeze blows upon the dwellings of Taybah
peace be upon the chambers of its inhabitant.
Bringing the palm tree peace and calm
فَيَاقَاضِيso, O judge الْقُضَاةِof judges فَدَتْكَmay it ransom you نَفْسِيmy soul
فَيَاقَاضِي الْقُضَاةِ فَدَتْكَ نَفْسِي
أَقَرَّconceded الْخَصْمُthe opponent فَارْتَفَعَso ended الْكَلاَمُthe debate
أَقَرَّ الْخَصْمُ فَارْتَفَعَ الْكَلاَمُ
So, O judge of judges, may my soul ransom you!
Oh highest of judges, I ransom you my soul
The opponent has conceded, so the debate is over.
The opponent has confessed, so ended is the dispute
Sol 6.1