إِلىto مَلِكٍa king مِثلِlike بَدرِthe full moon of الدّجىthe night's darkness
إِلى مَلِكٍ مِثلِ بَدرِ الدّجى
عَظيمِvast الفِناءِthe courtyard رَفيعِlofty الدِعَمthe pillars
عَظيمِ الفِناءِ رَفيعِ الدِعَم
To a king like the full moon of the dark night,
To a king like the full moon of dusk,
Vast of courtyard, lofty of pillars,
Great of glory, lofty of pillars,
قَريعِchief of نِزارٍNizar غَداةَon the morning of الفَخارِboasting
قَريعِ نِزارٍ غَداةَ الفَخارِ
وَلَوand if شِئتُI wished قُلتُI said جَميعَall of الأُمَمthe nations
وَلَو شِئتُ قُلتُ جَميعَ الأُمَم
Chief of Nizar on the morning of boasting—
Vanquisher of the eloquent Nizār in the morning of majesty,
And had I wished, I would have said: of all nations.
Were I to will it, I would say all nations,
لَهُhe has كَفُّa hand of جودٍgenerosity تُفيدُbestows الغِنىwealth
لَهُ كَفُّ جودٍ تُفيدُ الغِنى
وَكَفٌّand a hand تُبيدُdestroys بِسَيفِwith the sword of النِقَمretribution
وَكَفٌّ تُبيدُ بِسَيفِ النِقَم
His is a hand of generosity that bestows wealth,
He has a palm of munificence giving wealth,
And a hand that destroys with the sword of retribution.
And a palm destroying with the sword of vengeance.
Sol 6.1