أهْلاًwelcome بقطعةِto a piece of شِعْرٍverse راقَwas pleasing منظرُهاits appearance
أهْلاً بقطعةِ شِعْرٍ راقَ منظرُها
فكلُّfor every قلْبٍheart إلَيْهاtoward it قدْindeed صَباyearned وصَغاand inclined
فكلُّ قلْبٍ إلَيْها قدْ صَبا وصَغا
Welcome—a piece of verse, lovely to behold!
Welcome to a piece of verse whose appearance delights!
For every heart has yearned toward her and hearkened to her.
For every heart has yearned for it and inclined toward it.
عقيلَةٍa noble lady ذهبَتْwent away بالعَقْلِwith the mind حينَwhen غدَتْshe became
عقيلَةٍ ذهبَتْ بالعَقْلِ حينَ غدَتْ
يُزْريputs to shame سَناهاher radiance بنورِthe light of الشّمسِthe sun إنْif بزَغاrose
يُزْري سَناها بنورِ الشّمسِ إنْ بزَغا
A noble lady, she stole away the mind when she appeared,
A noble lady who stole reason when she became
her radiance putting the sun’s light to shame whenever it rose.
one whose radiance shames the sun's light whenever it rises.
أتىbrought بهاit أوْحَدٌa peerless man أضْحَتْhave become فضائِلُهُhis virtues
أتى بها أوْحَدٌ أضْحَتْ فضائِلُهُ
تكِلُّgrow weary عنshort of مُنتَهاهاtheir utmost extent ألْسُنُtongues البُلَغاthe eloquent
تكِلُّ عن مُنتَهاها ألْسُنُ البُلَغا
A peerless man brought her forth; his virtues have become such
A peerless man brought it; his virtues have become
that eloquent tongues fall weary before fully describing their utmost reach.
such that eloquent tongues tire before describing them fully.
فَلاso not بَنانيَmy fingers يابَىrefuses حصْرَهاenumerating them أبداًever
فَلا بَنانيَ يابَى حصْرَها أبداً
ولاnor لِسانيmy tongue إذاwhen أثْنىpraised عليهِupon him لَغاspoke idly
ولا لِساني إذا أثْنى عليهِ لَغا
So my fingers shall never shrink from numbering them all,
So my fingers never refuse to enumerate them,
nor shall my tongue speak vainly when it praises him.
nor does my tongue speak idly when it praises him.
لوْif أنّthat سَحْبانَSahban قدhad جارَىvied with بلاغَتَهُhis eloquence
لوْ أنّ سَحْبانَ قد جارَى بلاغَتَهُ
أمْor رامَsought منْهاof it بُلوغَattaining البعضِa portion ماnot بلَغاattained
أمْ رامَ منْها بُلوغَ البعضِ ما بلَغا
Had even Saḥbān sought to rival his eloquence,
Had Sahban vied with him in eloquence,
or tried to attain even a part of it, he would never have reached it.
or sought to attain even a part of it, he would not have attained it.
لازالَmay he ever remain مادامتِas long as they endure الأيامُthe days صُبْحَa dawn هُدىًguidance
لازالَ مادامتِ الأيامُ صُبْحَ هُدىً
ينالُattains ماwhat يَبتَغيseeks فيمَنْconcerning whoever عليهِagainst him بَغاtransgressed
ينالُ ما يَبتَغي فيمَنْ عليهِ بَغا
May he remain, as long as days endure, a dawn of guidance,
May he remain, as long as the days endure, a dawn of guidance,
winning whatever he seeks against whoever wrongs him.
attaining what he seeks against whoever has wronged him.
Sol 6.1