مُدمِنُone who habitually practices التَخفيفِkeeping visits brief مَوصولُkept close
مُدمِنُ التَخفيفِ مَوصولُ
وَمُطيلُand one who prolongs اللَبثِthe stay مَملولُfound tiresome
وَمُطيلُ اللَبثِ مَملولُ
He who habitually keeps his visits brief is kept close,
and he who prolongs his stay is found tiresome.
لَيسَthere is not ليfor me خِلٌّan intimate friend فَيُعطِفُنيso he might sway me
لَيسَ لي خِلٌّ فَيُعطِفُني
فارَقَتhave left نَفسيmy soul الأَباطيلُvain fancies
فارَقَت نَفسي الأَباطيلُ
I have no intimate friend to sway me;
vain fancies have left my soul.
أَناI مَوصولٌsustained بِنِعمَةِby the bounty of مَنone who
أَنا مَوصولٌ بِنِعمَةِ مَن
حَبلُهُhis cord بِالحَمدِto praise مَوصولُjoined
حَبلُهُ بِالحَمدِ مَوصولُ
I am sustained by the bounty of one
whose cord is joined to praise.
أَناI مَشمولٌenfolded بِمِنَّةِin the favor of مَنone who
أَنا مَشمولٌ بِمِنَّةِ مَن
مَنُّهُhis bounty فيamong الخَلقِhumankind مَبذولُfreely bestowed
مَنُّهُ في الخَلقِ مَبذولُ
I am enfolded in the favor of one
whose bounty is freely bestowed among humankind.
أَناI مَغبوطٌenvied بِزَورَةِfor a visit to مَنone who
أَنا مَغبوطٌ بِزَورَةِ مَن
رَبعُهُhis dwelling بِالجودِby generosity مَأهولُinhabited
رَبعُهُ بِالجودِ مَأهولُ
I am envied for visiting one
whose dwelling is inhabited by generosity:
مَلِكٌa king عَزَّis hard to find النَظيرُan equal لَهُto him
مَلِكٌ عَزَّ النَظيرُ لَهُ
زانَهُadorned him الغُرُّthe radiant البَهاليلُnoble, generous lords
زانَهُ الغُرُّ البَهاليلُ
a king whose equal is hard to find,
adorned by radiant, noble lords;
طاهِرِيُّTahirid فيamid مَواكِبِهِhis processions
طاهِرِيُّ في مَواكِبِهِ
عُرفُهُhis beneficence فيamong الناسِthe people مَبذولُfreely bestowed
عُرفُهُ في الناسِ مَبذولُ
a Tahirid amid his processions,
his beneficence freely bestowed among the people.
دَمُthe blood مَنwhoever يَشقىsuffers بِصارِمِهِby his keen sword
دَمُ مَن يَشقى بِصارِمِهِ
مَعwith هُبوبِthe blowing الريحِthe wind مَطلولُshed unavenged
مَع هُبوبِ الريحِ مَطلولُ
The blood of one who suffers by his keen sword
is shed unavenged as the wind blows.
ياO أَباAbu (father of) العَبّاسِal-Abbas صِنsafeguard أَدَباًliterary skill
يا أَبا العَبّاسِ صِن أَدَباً
حَدُّهُits edge بِالدَهرِby time مَفلولُblunted
حَدُّهُ بِالدَهرِ مَفلولُ
O Abu al-Abbas, safeguard literary skill
whose edge is blunted by time.
Sol 6.1