جَزَتكَmay they reward you الجَوازِيthe requiters عَنon behalf of صَدِيقُكَyour friend نَضرَةًradiance
جَزَتكَ الجَوازِي عَن صَدِيقُكَ نَضرَةً
وَأَدناكَand may He draw you near رَبِّيmy Lord فيamong الرَّفيقِthe company المُقَرَّبِfavored
وَأَدناكَ رَبِّي في الرَّفيقِ المُقَرَّبِ
May the requiters reward you with radiance on your friend's behalf,
And may my Lord draw you near among the favored company.
فَإِنَّكَfor indeed you لاnot يُعطيis granted عَلَيكَagainst you ظُلامَةًa wrongful claim
فَإِنَّكَ لا يُعطي عَلَيكَ ظُلامَةً
عَدُوٌّan enemy وَلاnor تَنأىyou keep away عَنِfrom المُتَقَرِّبِone drawing near
عَدُوٌّ وَلا تَنأى عَنِ المُتَقَرِّبِ
For no wrongful claim against you is granted
To an enemy; nor do you shun one who draws near.
وَإِنًّكَand indeed you ماwhatever تَمنَعyou withhold فإِنَّكَthen indeed you مانِعٌwithholding
وَإِنًّكَ ما تَمنَع فإِنَّكَ مانِعٌ
بِحَقٍّrightfully وَماand whatever أَعطَيتَyou gave لَمdid not تَتَعَقَّبِyou reclaim
بِحَقٍّ وَما أَعطَيتَ لَم تَتَعَقَّبِ
And whatever you withhold, you withhold
Rightfully; whatever you give, you do not reclaim.
مَتىwhenever تَأتِهِمyou come to them يَومًاon any day مِنَof الدَهرِtime كُلِّهِall of it
مَتى تَأتِهِم يَومًا مِنَ الدَهرِ كُلِّهِ
تَجِدهُمyou find them إِلىtoward فَضلٍexcellence علىabove النَاسِother people تُرتَبِfirmly established
تَجِدهُم إِلى فَضلٍ على النَاسِ تُرتَبِ
Whenever you come to them, on any day throughout all time,
You find them established in excellence above other men.
كَأنَّهُمُas though they were مِنfrom among وَحشِthe wild creatures of جِنٍّjinn صَريمَةٌa herd
كَأنَّهُمُ مِن وَحشِ جِنٍّ صَريمَةٌ
بِعَبقَرَat 'Abqar لَمّاwhen وُجِّهَتwas sent forth لَمdid not تَغَيَّبِvanish
بِعَبقَرَ لَمّا وُجِّهَت لَم تَغَيَّبِ
They seem a herd of wild jinn,
At 'Abqar, who, when sent forth, did not vanish.
إِذاwhen حُللُrobes الَصبِstriped cloth اليَمانيِYemeni أَجادَهاperfected them
إِذا حُللُ الَصبِ اليَمانيِ أَجادَها
أَكُفُّhands أَساتيذٍmaster craftsmen عَلىin النَّسجِweaving دُرَّبِwell practiced
أَكُفُّ أَساتيذٍ عَلى النَّسجِ دُرَّبِ
When robes of Yemeni striped cloth are finely wrought
By the hands of masters practiced in weaving,
أَتاهُمcame to them بِهاwith them الجانيthe supplier فَراحُواthen they went forth عَلَيهمupon them
أَتاهُم بِها الجاني فَراحُوا عَلَيهم
تَوَائِمُmatching pairs مِنof فَضفاضِهِنَّtheir ample cloth المُكَعَّبِcheckered
تَوَائِمُ مِن فَضفاضِهِنَّ المُكَعَّبِ
The supplier brings them, and they go forth wearing
Matching pairs of those ample, checkered robes.
لَهاthey have طُرَرٌborders تَحتَbeneath البَنائِقِthe gussets أُذنِبَتwere extended into tails
لَها طُرَرٌ تَحتَ البَنائِقِ أُذنِبَت
إلىمُرهَفاتِdown to fine-cut sandals الحَضرَميthe Hadrami's المُقَرَبِfavored
إلىمُرهَفاتِ الحَضرَمي المُقَرَبِ
Their borders trail down beneath the gussets,
Down to the fine-cut sandals of the favored Hadrami.
Sol 6.1