أَهاجَكَhas it stirred you? المَنزِلُthe dwelling وَالمَحضَرُand the gathering place
أَهاجَكَ المَنزِلُ وَالمَحضَرُ
أَودَتbrought ruin بِهِto it رَيدانَةٌa wind صَرصَرُfierce and howling
أَودَت بِهِ رَيدانَةٌ صَرصَرُ
Has the dwelling and the gathering place stirred you?
A fierce, howling wind has laid it waste.
كَأَنَّهاas though she وَهِيَwhile she عَلىin طيبِهاher fragrance
كَأَنَّها وَهِيَ عَلى طيبِها
يَفوحُwafts مِنهاfrom her المِسكُthe musk وَالعَنبَرُand the ambergris
يَفوحُ مِنها المِسكُ وَالعَنبَرُ
As though she, in all her fragrance—
Musk and ambergris wafting from her—
بَيضَةٌan egg أُدحيٍّan ostrich's nesting hollow لَهاit has حاضِنٌa brooding bird
بَيضَةٌ أُدحيٍّ لَها حاضِنٌ
هِجَنَّعٌtall and long-necked ذوhaving هُدُبٍtrailing feathers أَزعَرُsparsely feathered
هِجَنَّعٌ ذو هُدُبٍ أَزعَرُ
Were an egg in an ostrich's nesting hollow, with a brooder:
A tall, long-necked bird, with trailing feathers, sparsely plumed,
فيin رَوضَةٍa meadow خَضراءَgreen مَوسومَةٍwatered by the first rains
في رَوضَةٍ خَضراءَ مَوسومَةٍ
باتَspent the night يُدَنّيهاdrawing it close إِذاwhen تُمطِرُit rains
باتَ يُدَنّيها إِذا تُمطِرُ
In a green meadow watered by the first rains.
He spent the night drawing it close whenever it rained,
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen الصُبحُthe morning بَداappeared ضَوءُهُits light
حَتّى إِذا الصُبحُ بَدا ضَوءُهُ
لاحَshone وَمِنهاand from it واضِحٌclear أَزهَرُradiantly white
لاحَ وَمِنها واضِحٌ أَزهَرُ
Until, when morning's light appeared,
It shone, and a clear, radiant whiteness showed from it.
أَقلَعَwithdrew عنهاfrom it وَهِيَwhile it فيin رَأدِهاits fresh prime
أَقلَعَ عنها وَهِيَ في رَأدِها
لَهاit has شُعاعٌradiance وَلَهاand it has مَنظَرُa lovely appearance
لَها شُعاعٌ وَلَها مَنظَرُ
He withdrew from it, still in its fresh prime,
It has radiance and a lovely aspect.
ياO جَعفَرَJa'far الخَيراتِgood deeds ياO جَعفَرُJa'far
يا جَعفَرَ الخَيراتِ يا جَعفَرُ
لَيتَكَwould that you لاتُنعىwere never announced dead وَلاand not تُقبَرُburied
لَيتَكَ لاتُنعى وَلا تُقبَرُ
O Ja'far of good deeds, O Ja'far!
Would that your death were never announced, nor you buried,
وَلاتَزالُand may you ever remain الدَهرَfor all time فيin نِعمَةٍprosperity
وَلاتَزالُ الدَهرَ في نِعمَةٍ
يَغدوcomes in the morning عَلَيكَupon you المِسكُthe musk وَالعَنبَرُand the ambergris
يَغدو عَلَيكَ المِسكُ وَالعَنبَرُ
And you might remain forever in prosperity,
Musk and ambergris coming to you each morning,
لِلفاعِلِfor one who does المَعروفِgood فيamong قَومِهِhis people
لِلفاعِلِ المَعروفِ في قَومِهِ
لايَستَويare not equal المَعروفُgood وَالمُنكَرُand evil
لايَستَوي المَعروفُ وَالمُنكَرُ
For one who does good among his people;
Good and evil are not alike.
قَومٌa people إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle حارَبواthey wage war صَبَرواthey stand firm
قَومٌ إِذا ما حارَبوا صَبَروا
وَإِنَّماand only يَقدِرُhas power مَنone who يَصبِرُperseveres
وَإِنَّما يَقدِرُ مَن يَصبِرُ
A people who stand firm whenever they wage war,
And only one who perseveres has strength.
إِنَّindeed بَنيthe sons of العَباسِal-Abbas فيupon مُشرِفٍa lofty height
إِنَّ بَني العَباسِ في مُشرِفٍ
يَزِلُّslips عَنهُfrom it الغُفُرُthe ibex kid الأَحمَرُred
يَزِلُّ عَنهُ الغُفُرُ الأَحمَرُ
Indeed, the sons of al-Abbas stand on a lofty height,
From which even the red ibex kid slips.
لَهُhis are الفَعالُnoble deeds وَلَهُand his is الوالِدُthe forefather الthe
لَهُ الفَعالُ وَلَهُ الوالِدُ ال
أَكبَرُgreatest فَالأَكبَرُthen the greatest فَالأَكبَرُthen the greatest
أَكبَرُ فَالأَكبَرُ فَالأَكبَرُ
His are noble deeds, and his is the forefather, the
Greatest, then the greatest, then the greatest.
دانَsubmitted لَهُto him الرَوقانِthe two horns مِنof وائِلٍWa'il
دانَ لَهُ الرَوقانِ مِن وائِلٍ
وَقَبلَهُand before that دانَتsubmitted لَهُto him حِميَرُHimyar
وَقَبلَهُ دانَت لَهُ حِميَرُ
The two horns of Wa'il submitted to him,
And before that, Himyar had submitted to him.
يَغدوgoes forth in the morning بِهاwith it قَرَمُthe champion بَنيthe sons of هاشِمٍHashim
يَغدو بِها قَرَمُ بَني هاشِمٍ
مُقَلَّصٌlean and long-legged ذيhaving خُصَلٍlocks of mane أَشقَرُchestnut-colored
مُقَلَّصٌ ذي خُصَلٍ أَشقَرُ
The champion of the sons of Hashim goes forth with it,
A lean, long-legged chestnut with locks of mane.
كَأَنَّهُas though he مِنbecause of طولِthe length of تَمعاجِهِhis twisting and turning
كَأَنَّهُ مِن طولِ تَمعاجِهِ
وَالطَعنُand the spear-thrusting فيat مِنحَرِهِhis throat أَشتَرُAshtar
وَالطَعنُ في مِنحَرِهِ أَشتَرُ
As though, from his prolonged twisting and turning,
And the spear-thrusts at his throat, he were Ashtar.
Sol 6.1