ياO جَواداًgenerous one يُمسيspends the evening وَيُصبحand spends the morning فيناamong us
يا جَواداً يُمسي وَيُصبح فينا
واحِداًunique فيin النَدىgenerosity بِغَيرwithout شَريكa peer
واحِداً في النَدى بِغَير شَريك
O generous one, who spends evening and morning among us,
O generous one who comes to us morning and eve
unique in generosity, without a peer.
Alone in the dew without a partner
أَنتَyou منamong أَسمَحthe most generous الأَنامmortals بِشعرwith the poetry of الthe (continued next line)
أَنتَ من أَسمَح الأَنام بِشعر ال
ناسpeople ماذاwhy اللجاجthe wrangling فيover شعرthe poetry of ديكDīk (literally “rooster”)
ناس ماذا اللجاج في شعر ديك
You are among the most generous of mortals with the poetry of the
You are the most tolerant of men in the poetry of people
people; why this wrangling over Dīk’s verse?
What is this stubbornness in the poetry of a rooster?
ياO حَليفally of السَماحgenerosity لَوeven if أَنthat ديكDīk (literally “rooster”) الal- (“the”; name continues)
يا حَليف السَماح لَو أَن ديك ال
جنJinn (spirits) مِنfrom نسلthe lineage of ديكthe rooster of عَرشthe throne of المَليكthe Sovereign
جن مِن نسل ديك عَرش المَليك
O ally of generosity, even if Dīk al-
O ally of tolerance, if the rooster of the jinn
Jinn descended from the rooster of the Sovereign’s throne,
Was from the lineage of the rooster on the king's throne
لَمnot يَكُنbe فيهِin him طائلworth بَعدَafter أَنthat يَدbeginning of “includes him”
لَم يَكُن فيهِ طائل بَعدَ أَن يَد
خلهremainder of “includes him” الذكرmention; naming فيin عِدادthe ranks of الدُيوكthe roosters
خله الذكر في عِداد الدُيوك
he would be of no worth, once he was counted
There would be no harm in him after entering into
by name among the roosters.
The ranks of roosters through mention
Sol 6.1