حَيِّhail أَجسادbodies جَبُّلJabbul بدناتstout
حَيِّ أَجساد جَبُّل بدنات
فيهنwithin them دَبيبcreeping movement رِكابيmy riding camels
فيهن دَبيب رِكابي
Hail the stout bodies of Jabbul,
Long live their bodies, hillsides of flesh
Within which my riding camels creep.
In which my feet sink.
حَيِّhail حانوتَهhis shop بِناحِيَةin the district of الكَرal-Kar— (part of al-Karkh)
حَيِّ حانوتَه بِناحِيَة الكَر
خِ—kh (completes al-Karkh) وَأَرطالَهand his weight-measures عَلىat كُلِّevery بابdoor
خِ وَأَرطالَه عَلى كُلِّ باب
Hail his shop in the district of al-Karkh,
Long live his shop in the corner of Al-Kar,
And his measures at every door.
Its loads on every door.
حَيِّhail أَموالَهhis wealth بِصَولَةwith the onslaught of سُلطاsulta— (part of sultan)
حَيِّ أَموالَه بِصَولَة سُلطا
ن—n (completes sultan) وَعُمرانَهand his buildings بِيَومِwith a day of خَرابruin
ن وَعُمرانَه بِيَومِ خَراب
Hail his wealth with a sultan's onslaught,
Long live his money with the power of Sultan,
And his buildings with a day of ruin.
And his wealth one day to decay.
حَيِّhail مَنthe one whose دينُهhis faith عَلىfollowing دينthe faith of مانِيMani
حَيِّ مَن دينُه عَلى دين مانِي
بِزَوالwith a fall مِنfrom نِعمَةprosperity وَعقابand punishment
بِزَوال مِن نِعمَة وَعقاب
Hail him whose faith follows the faith of Mani,
Long live he whose faith is Mani’s faith
With a fall from prosperity and with punishment.
With loss of grace and punishment.
حَيِّhail منthe one who أَصبَحbecame الغداةthis morning وَزيراa vizier
حَيِّ من أَصبَح الغداة وَزيرا
وَهوwhile he بِالأَمسِyesterday كاتِبsecretary to اِبنIbn (son of) شهابShihab
وَهو بِالأَمسِ كاتِب اِبن شهاب
Hail him who became a vizier this morning,
Long live he who woke minister this morn
Though yesterday he was secretary to Ibn Shihab.
Yet last night was Ibn Shihab’s clerk.
Sol 6.1