هو الرئيسُ ومنَّاحُ الجليس من ال

هو الرئيسُ ومنَّاحُ الجليس من ال

قوْلِ الأنيس مقالاً طيبَ الأثرِ

قوْلِ الأنيس مقالاً طيبَ الأثرِ

He is the chief, generous to his companion in—

He is the chief, generously bestowing on his companion, from the

—genial speech, words sweet in their effect.

friendly speech, words of pleasing effect.

الحائزُ المجدَ عن قومٍ أماجدٍ قد

الحائزُ المجدَ عن قومٍ أماجدٍ قد

نالوا المعالي بحدِّ الحازم الحذرِ

نالوا المعالي بحدِّ الحازم الحذرِ

Possessor of glory from a people of noble men, who

The possessor of glory from noble folk who had

attained the heights by the sword-edge of the resolute and wary.

attained the heights with the keenness of the resolute and wary.

حوى من النُّبْلِ ما لوْ ناله أحدٌ

حوى من النُّبْلِ ما لوْ ناله أحدٌ

سواه قيل له يا أوحدَ البَشَرِ

سواه قيل له يا أوحدَ البَشَرِ

He possessed such nobility that, had anyone

He possessed such nobility that, had anyone attained it

besides him attained it, he would be hailed: “Peerless among mankind!”

other than him, he would be told, 'O peerless one among humankind!'

وقلدتْهُ المعالي من جَواهِرها

وقلدتْهُ المعالي من جَواهِرها

لآلئاً تزدري بالشمس والقمر

لآلئاً تزدري بالشمس والقمر

And lofty honors hung about him, from their jewels,

And lofty honors adorned his neck with some of their jewels:

pearls that scorn the sun and moon.

pearls that scorn the sun and the moon.

وأودعَ اللهُ فيه كلَّ مكرمةٍ

وأودعَ اللهُ فيه كلَّ مكرمةٍ

شاعتْ مآثرها في البدو والحضرِ

شاعتْ مآثرها في البدو والحضرِ

And God lodged within him every noble virtue,

And God placed within him every noble virtue,

whose illustrious deeds became renowned among nomads and townsfolk.

whose glorious deeds became renowned among nomads and settled folk.