وَقالواand they said غَدَتhas become بَغدادُBaghdad خِلواًempty وَماand not بِهاin it
وَقالوا غَدَت بَغدادُ خِلواً وَما بِها
جَميلٌa gracious man وَلاnor مَنanyone يُرتَجىis looked to لِجَميلِfor kindness
جَميلٌ وَلا مَن يُرتَجى لِجَميلِ
And they said, “Baghdad has grown empty, and within it is
no gracious man, nor anyone from whom kindness may be hoped.”
وَكَيفَand how اِستَجازواthey deemed permissible قَولَsaying ذاكَthat وَقَدwhen indeed حَوَتit contains
وَكَيفَ اِستَجازوا قَولَ ذاكَ وَقَد حَوَت
أَخاa man of الفَضلِmerit شَمسَShams الدَولَةِal-Dawla بنson of جَميلِJamil
أَخا الفَضلِ شَمسَ الدَولَةِ بن جَميلِ
And how could they deem such words permissible, when it holds
that man of merit, Shams al-Dawla ibn Jamil?
Sol 6.1