ياO حائزاwinner of قصبthe reed (victor’s prize) سبقprecedence
يا حائزا قصب سبق
ماemphatic particle بينamong أهلthe people of الفتوهchivalry
ما بين أهل الفتوه
O you who have won the reed of victory,
O you who excelled in glory
among the people of chivalry.
Among the youth of valor
بعثتyou sent ليto me طرسa written page ودaffection
بعثت لي طرس ود
يدلنيshows me عنof أخوهbrotherhood
يدلني عن أخوه
You sent me a page of affection,
You sent me a missive of affection
telling me of brotherhood.
To guide me to your brother
أكرمhow noble! بمثلكis one like you خلاas a friend
أكرم بمثلك خلا
لمnot أرجI hoped for إلاexcept دنوهhis nearness
لم أرج إلا دنوه
How noble a friend is one like you,
Bestow favor, as is your habit
whose nearness alone I have hoped for.
On one who hopes for closeness
قدودindeed loved جدكyour grandfather جديmy grandfather
قدود جدك جدي
فاسلكso follow سبيلthe path of المروهnoble conduct
فاسلك سبيل المروه
Your grandfather indeed loved my grandfather;
Your grandfather and mine were allies
so follow the path of noble conduct.
So walk the path of manliness
ولنحفظand let us preserve العهدthe covenant كيماso that
ولنحفظ العهد كيما
نرعىwe honor حقوقthe rights of الأبوهfatherhood
نرعى حقوق الأبوه
And let us preserve the covenant, so that
Let us keep our pact so that
we may honor the rights of fatherhood.
We observe the rights of kinship
ولنتركand let us leave الودaffection إرثاas an inheritance
ولنترك الود إرثا
مسترسلاcontinuing unbroken فيthrough البنوهsonship
مسترسلا في البنوه
And let us leave affection as an inheritance,
And leave affection as inheritance
continuing unbroken through the line of sons.
Flowing freely through progeny
أنتyou العليthe exalted one كبدرlike a full moon
أنت العلي كبدر
فيin الأفقthe horizon تسموyou rise سموهits height
في الأفق تسمو سموه
You are exalted, like a full moon;
You are most high like the full moon
on the horizon, you rise to its height.
Rising loftily in the horizon
يرقىrises بجديكthrough your two grandfathers أصلa lineage
يرقى بجديك أصل
لميdid not (mis-spaced fragment) علrise (split verb) أصلa lineage علوهits height
لمي عل أصل علوه
Through your two grandfathers rises a lineage
Exalting your origin through your ancestors
whose height no other lineage has attained.
Of elevated and lofty origin
هذاthis one وزيرa minister وهذاand this one
هذا وزير وهذا
قاضa judge نميتyou have grown نموهhis growth
قاض نميت نموه
One is a minister, and the other
This one is a minister and that
a judge; you have grown as he grew.
A judge, grown in stature
أكرمhow noble! بعاشورis Ashur بيتاas a house
أكرم بعاشور بيتا
قدindeed أمطرhas showered with rain اللهGod جوهits sky
قد أمطر الله جوه
How noble is the house of Ashur!
Bestow favor on the Abashours' house
God has indeed showered its sky with rain.
That God has watered its atmosphere
ماذاwhat يقولهsays it مثليsomeone like me
ماذا يقوله مثلي
فيabout مثلthe like of بيتthe house of النبوهprophethood
في مثل بيت النبوه
What could someone like me say
What can one like me say
of a house like the house of prophethood?
About the house of prophecy
لكنbut أقولI say اقتباساby way of quotation
لكن أقول اقتباسا
خذtake الكتابthe Book بقوّهwith strength
خذ الكتاب بقوّه
But I say, by way of quotation:
But I say in emulation
Take the Book with strength.
Take the book with strength
لوif كانwere بعضيa part of me عدوّاan enemy
لو كان بعضي عدوّا
اليكto you كنتI would be عدوّهits enemy
اليك كنت عدوّه
If a part of me were an enemy
If I were in enmity towards you
to you, I would be its enemy.
I would be its enemy
Sol 6.1