ما أَوصَلَ السَيفَ قَطّاعاً لِحامِلِهِ

وَأَبلَغَ الذابِلَ المَوصوفَ بِالخَطَلِ

The sword never connected its bearer as a cutter

And the languid one never achieved the one described as slack

قَد وافَياكَ بِتاجِ المُلكِ عَن عُرُضٍ

وَأَثرَياكَ بِحَليِ الكاعِبِ العُطُلِ

They brought you the crown of kingship generously

And endowed you with the adornment of the idle cavalier

وَأحرَزاكَ بِمِقدارٍ إِلى أَمَدٍ

وَأَنجَزا لَكَ وَعدَ الكُذَّبِ المُطُلِ

And secured you for a period of time

And fulfilled for you the promise of the mendacious procrastinator

وَالسَيفُ إِن قالَ أَبدى نَبأَةً عَجَباً

في وَزنِ حَرفَينِ لَم يُكثِر وَلَم يُطِلِ

And if the sword ever spoke, it would reveal wondrous news

In the rhyme of two letters, it did not prolong or drag on

سَلمانُ تُفهَمُ عَنهُ فارِسِيَّتُهُ

فَدَع سُلَيمانَ وَالمَعنى رَدى البَطَلُ

Salman, his Persian origin is understood from him

So leave Solomon alone and the meaning has returned the hero