قيلَit was said ليto me تَعشَقُyou love الصَحابَةَthe Companions طُرّاًall of them
قيلَ لي تَعشَقُ الصَحابَةَ طُرّاً
أَمor تَفَرَّدتَyou confined yourself مِنهُمُfrom among them بِفَريقِto a group
أَم تَفَرَّدتَ مِنهُمُ بِفَريقِ
I was asked, “Do you love all the Companions,
or have you confined yourself to one group among them?”
فَوَصَفتُso I described الجَميعَthem all وَصفاًa description إِذاwhen ضُوis diffused (word begins)
فَوَصَفتُ الجَميعَ وَصفاً إِذا ضُو
وِعَcompletes “is diffused” أَزرىput to shame بِكُلِّevery (with the preceding verb) مِسكٍmusk سَحيقِfinely powdered
وِعَ أَزرى بِكُلِّ مِسكٍ سَحيقِ
So I described them all in praise that, when its fragrance
is diffused, puts every finely powdered musk to shame.
قيلَit was said هَذيthese الصِفاتُqualities وَالكُلُّand all كَالدِرlike theriac (word begins)
قيلَ هَذي الصِفاتُ وَالكُلُّ كَالدِر
ياقِcompletes “theriac,” an antidote يَشفيcures مِنof كُلِّevery داءٍdisease وَثيقِstubborn
ياقِ يَشفي مِن كُلِّ داءٍ وَثيقِ
It was said, “Such are their qualities; all are like theriac,
curing every stubborn disease.
فَإِلىso toward مَنwhom تَميلُyou incline قُلتُI said إِلىtoward الأَرthe four (word begins)
فَإِلى مَن تَميلُ قُلتُ إِلى الأَر
بَعِcompletes “four” لاnot سِيَّماleast (with “not”: especially) إِلىtoward الفاروقِal-Faruq
بَعِ لا سِيَّما إِلى الفاروقِ
So toward whom do you incline?” I said, “Toward the
four—especially toward al-Faruq.”
Sol 6.1