قدْindeed كسدَhas lost its market الشعرُpoetry فياso, O أهلَهُits people
قدْ كسدَ الشعرُ فيا أهلَهُ
بشراكمُglad tidings to you إذْat ذاكَthat time بالعافيهْof well-being
بشراكمُ إذْ ذاكَ بالعافيهْ
Poetry has lost its market—so, O its people,
Poetry has declined, so greetings my people
Glad tidings to you, then, of well-being!
When that happens, greetings to you all
زالَhas fallen away لباسُthe garb الذلِّof humiliation عنكمْfrom you وقدْand now
زالَ لباسُ الذلِّ عنكمْ وقدْ
صرتمْyou have come إلىto مرتبةٍa rank عاليهْlofty
صرتمْ إلى مرتبةٍ عاليهْ
The garb of humiliation has fallen from you, and now
The garment of humiliation has been removed from you
You have attained a lofty rank.
And you have reached a high position
حُقَّit is fitting ركوبُthe riding الشّعراءِof the poets الضحىat forenoon
حُقَّ ركوبُ الشّعراءِ الضحى
فيamid زمرِbands الأحزابِof the factions والغاشيهْand the entourage
في زمرِ الأحزابِ والغاشيهْ
It is fitting for poets to ride at forenoon,
It is the poets' right to ride at dawn
Amid bands of factions and followers.
Among the ranks of parties and conquerors
Sol 6.1