أَصبَحَbegan the day زُوّارُthe visitors to الجُنَيدِal-Junayd وَجُندُهُand his troops
أَصبَحَ زُوّارُ الجُنَيدِ وَجُندُهُ
يُحَيّونَthey salute صَلتَsmooth الوَجهِof face جَزلاًlavish مَواهِبُهhis gifts
يُحَيّونَ صَلتَ الوَجهِ جَزلاً مَواهِبُه
Al-Junayd’s visitors and his troops begin the day
Saluting the smooth-faced man whose gifts are lavish.
بِحَقِّas is due to امرِئٍa man يَجريhe races فَيُحسَبُand so is reckoned سابِقاًforemost
بِحَقِّ امرِئٍ يَجري فَيُحسَبُ سابِقاً
بَنوthe sons of هَرِمٍHarim وَاِبناand the two sons of سِنانِنSinan حَلائِبُهhis rivals
بَنو هَرِمٍ وَاِبنا سِنانِن حَلائِبُه
As befits a man who races and is reckoned foremost,
With Harim’s sons and Sinan’s two sons as his rivals.
وَتَلقىand you find جُنَيداًJunayd يَحمِلُhe urges onward الخَيلَthe cavalry مُعلِماًwearing battle insignia
وَتَلقى جُنَيداً يَحمِلُ الخَيلَ مُعلِماً
عَلىagainst عارِضٍa host مِثلُlike الجِبالِthe mountains كَتائِبُهits battalions
عَلى عارِضٍ مِثلُ الجِبالِ كَتائِبُه
And you find Junayd, wearing battle insignia, urging his cavalry onward
Against a host whose battalions are like mountains.
فَتىa youth غَمَراتٍof perils لاتَزالُnever cease عَوامِلاًjourneying
فَتى غَمَراتٍ لاتَزالُ عَوامِلاً
إِلىto بابِthe gate of مَلكٍa king خَيلُهُhis horses وَنَجائِبُهand his highbred camels
إِلى بابِ مَلكٍ خَيلُهُ وَنَجائِبُه
A youth who braves perils; ever journeying onward
To a king’s gate are his horses and highbred camels.
Sol 6.1