قلْsay للوزيرto the minister أحمداAhmad:
قلْ للوزير أحمدا:
طَهُرتَyou have been pure قلبًاin heart ويداand in hand
طَهُرتَ قلبًا ويدا
Say to Minister Ahmad:
Say to Minister Ahmed:
You have been pure in heart and hand.
You have purified a heart and hand
وكنتَand you were رمزًاa symbol ياO نجيـNaji- (beginning of Najib)
وكنتَ رمزًا يا نجيـ
ـبُ-b (completing Najib) للوفاءِof loyalty والنَّدَىand generosity
ـبُ للوفاءِ والنَّدَى
And you were a symbol, O Naji—
And you were a symbol, O Najib
—b, of loyalty and generosity.
Of loyalty and freshness
رفعتَyou raised قدرَthe standing of شعرناour poetry
رفعتَ قدرَ شعرنا
حتىuntil بلَغناwe reached الفَرقداFarqad (a star)
حتى بلَغنا الفَرقدا
You raised the standing of our poetry
You raised the value of our poetry
Until we reached the star Farqad.
Until we reached the stars
أعطيتناyou gave to us معًاtogether ولمand did not
أعطيتنا معًا ولم
تُعطِgive غنيمًاGhunaym مفرداalone
تُعطِ غنيمًا مفردا
You gave to us together, and did not
You gave us together and did not
Give to Ghunaym alone.
Give spoils to one alone
إنَّindeed غنيمًاGhunaym، والخفيـand al-Khafi- (beginning of al-Khafif)
إنَّ غنيمًا، والخفيـ
ـفَ-f (completing al-Khafif): خَبَرٌa predicate، ومُبتداand a subject
ـفَ: خَبَرٌ، ومُبتدا
Indeed, Ghunaym and al-Khafi—
Indeed spoils, and subtly:
—f are a predicate and a subject.
A topic, and subject
شكرًاthank you، ولاand not نقولُwe say قدhave (perfect-tense marker)
شكرًا، ولا نقولُ قد
أبطأتَyou were late أوor طالgrew long المدىthe interval
أبطأتَ أو طال المدى
Thank you, and we do not say you have
Thanks, we do not say you
Been late, or that the wait was long.
Delayed or the period was long
اليومَtoday قدhave (perfect-tense marker) أعطيتَنَاyou gave to us الْـthe (attached to the next line)
اليومَ قد أعطيتَنَا الْـ
أُولىfirst، فماso what تُعطيyou will give غداtomorrow؟
أُولى، فما تُعطي غدا؟
Today you have given us the
Today you have given us the first
First—so what will you give tomorrow?
So what will you give tomorrow?
Sol 6.1