وَخَليلand a friend لِيَof mine أَرضاI accept (continued)
وَخَليل لِيَ أَرضا
هُhim لإِخوانيfor my brothers خَليلاas a friend
هُ لإِخواني خَليلا
And a friend of mine, whom I accept
A friend of mine owns spacious land
as a friend for my brothers,
He is a friend to my brothers all
لاnot يَرىhe considers بَذلَgiving جَزيلa great amount
لا يَرى بَذلَ جَزيل
عِوَضَin return for الحمدِpraise جَزيلاmuch
عِوَضَ الحمدِ جَزيلا
does not deem lavish giving
He sees not in generous gifts a debt
lavish in return for praise;
But ample thanks as recompense
بَلrather يَرىhe considers كُلَّevery كَثيرgreat amount
بَل يَرى كُلَّ كَثير
عوضَin return for الحَمدِpraise قَليلاlittle
عوضَ الحَمدِ قَليلا
rather, he deems every great gift
Rather he sees each ample gift
small in return for praise.
For meager thanks a fair exchange
راوَلَhe grappled with اللَّيلَthe night فَلَمّاand when
راوَلَ اللَّيلَ فَلَمّا
أَنthat (linking particle) رَأىhe saw اللَّيلthe night طَويلاlong
أَن رَأى اللَّيل طَويلا
He grappled with the night; and when
He battled night until at last
he saw the night was long,
Seeing the night had lasted long
فَجَّرَhe made burst forth الصُّبحَthe dawn بِصَهباwith tawny wine (continued)
فَجَّرَ الصُّبحَ بِصَهبا
ءcompletes 'tawny wine' جلتit lifted عَنهُfrom him السُّدولاthe veils
ء جلت عَنهُ السُّدولا
he made dawn burst forth with tawny wine
He tore the dawn with flashing blades
that lifted the veils from him.
The veils around him slipped away
لَمnot يَزَلhe ceased يَقتُلهاhe kills it حَتuntil (continued)
لَم يَزَل يَقتُلها حَت
تىcompletes 'until' اِنجَلَتit withdrew عَنهُfrom him قَتيلاslain
تى اِنجَلَت عَنهُ قَتيلا
He kept killing it until
He killed it not till it surrendered
it left him slain,
A vanquished corpse before him lay
فيamong نَدامىdrinking companions باكرواthey came early for القَهthe wine (continued)
في نَدامى باكروا القَه
وَةَcompletes 'wine' وَالرّاحand the wine الشَّمولاthe heady wine
وَةَ وَالرّاح الشَّمولا
among drinking companions who came early for
In sorrow's morn they sheathed their swords
wine and the heady draught.
And stilled the winds of war's turmoil
فَاِجتَنَواso they harvested مِنهاfrom it سُروراjoy
فَاِجتَنَوا مِنها سُرورا
وَاِجتَنَتand it harvested مِنهُمfrom them عُقولاminds
وَاِجتَنَت مِنهُم عُقولا
So they harvested joy from it,
From it they gleaned abiding joy
and it harvested their wits from them.
And it reaped from them sane minds
Sol 6.1