وَصاحِبٍand a companion كُلَّماwhenever هَمَمتُI contemplated action بِهِagainst him
وَصاحِبٍ كُلَّما هَمَمتُ بِهِ
وَهَبتُI forgave لُؤمَthe baseness of العُقُوقِdisloyalty لِلكَرَمِfor magnanimity’s sake
وَهَبتُ لُؤمَ العُقُوقِ لِلكَرَمِ
And a companion—whenever I thought to act against him,
I forgave his base disloyalty for magnanimity’s sake.
حاوَلَhe sought نَيلَthe bounty of الكِرامِthe noble مُقتَصِراًconfining himself
حاوَلَ نَيلَ الكِرامِ مُقتَصِراً
عَلىto الَّذيthat which شادَhe magnified مِنof عُيوبِهِمِtheir faults
عَلى الَّذي شادَ مِن عُيوبِهِمِ
He sought the bounty of the noble, confining himself
To the faults of theirs that he magnified.
يمرhe passes مَتَّعُgave enjoyment (form unclear here) فيin ذِمَّةِthe protection of الخُمولِobscurity فَماyet not
يمر مَتَّعُ في ذِمَّةِ الخُمولِ فَما
تَغُضُّit diminishes مِنfrom لَواذِعِthe stings of الكَلِمِwords
تَغُضُّ مِن لَواذِعِ الكَلِمِ
He passes [unclear word] under obscurity’s protection, yet it does not
Diminish the sting of words.
لَوif ضُرِبَتwere struck بِالسُّيوفِwith swords راحَتُهُhis palm
لَو ضُرِبَت بِالسُّيوفِ راحَتُهُ
لَماit would not تَنَدَّتhave grown moist مِنbecause of بُخلِهِhis stinginess بِدَمِwith blood
لَما تَنَدَّت مِن بُخلِهِ بِدَمِ
If his palm were struck with swords,
It would not, for his stinginess, grow moist with blood.
فِدىًa ransom لِمَنfor one who لاnot يَزالُceases نائِلُهُhis bounty
فِدىً لِمَن لا يَزالُ نائِلُهُ
يُخلِفُtakes the place of جُوداًin generosity سَحائِبَthe clouds of الدِّيَمِsteady rains
يُخلِفُ جُوداً سَحائِبَ الدِّيَمِ
May he be ransom for one whose bounty never ceases
To replace, in generosity, the clouds of steady rain.
يَمنَحُhe gives حَتّىso that تَدومَmay endure نِعمَتُهُhis blessing
يَمنَحُ حَتّى تَدومَ نِعمَتُهُ
إِنَّindeed العَطاياgifts تَمائِمُthe talismans of النِّعَمِblessings
إِنَّ العَطايا تَمائِمُ النِّعَمِ
He gives so that his blessing may endure:
Indeed, gifts are the talismans of blessings.
Sol 6.1