طَويلٌlong (Tawil meter) لَهُit has دونَto the exclusion of البُحورِthe seas (poetic meters) فَضائِلُmerits
طَويلٌ لَهُ دونَ البُحورِ فَضائِلُ
فَعولُنfaʿūlun (metrical foot) مَفاعيلُmafāʿīlu (metrical foot) فَعولُنfaʿūlun (metrical foot) مَفاعِلُmafāʿilu (metrical foot)
فَعولُن مَفاعيلُ فَعولُن مَفاعِلُ
The Long (Tawil) has merits that the other seas of verse lack.
Long for it below the seas virtues
Faʿūlun, mafāʿīlu, faʿūlun, mafāʿilu.
The meters of lengthy poetry have qualities for me
لَمَديدِfor the Extended (Madid meter) الشِعرِof poetry عِنديI have صِفاتُdescriptions
لَمَديدِ الشِعرِ عِندي صِفاتُ
فاعِلاتُنfāʿilātun (metrical foot) فاعِلُنfāʿilun (metrical foot) فاعِلاتُfāʿilātu (metrical foot)
فاعِلاتُن فاعِلُن فاعِلاتُ
For poetry's Extended (Madid), I have descriptions.
Indeed, with it the hope stretches plain
Fāʿilātun, fāʿilun, fāʿilātu.
The seas of poetry, abundant it is beautiful
إِنَّindeed البَسيطَthe Expansive (Basit meter) لَدَيهِwith it يُبسَطُis spread out الأَمَلُhope
إِنَّ البَسيطَ لَدَيهِ يُبسَطُ الأَمَلُ
مُستَفعِلُنmustafʿilun (metrical foot) فاعِلُنfāʿilun (metrical foot) مُستَفعِلُنmustafʿilun (metrical foot) فَعِلُfaʿilu (metrical foot)
مُستَفعِلُن فاعِلُن مُستَفعِلُن فَعِلُ
Indeed, with the Expansive (Basit), hope is spread wide.
Beauty was completed from the perfect seas
Mustafʿilun, fāʿilun, mustafʿilun, faʿilu.
On the meters facilitate
بُحورُthe seas (poetic meters) الشِعرِof poetry وافِرُهاtheir Abundant (Wafir meter) جَميلُbeautiful
بُحورُ الشِعرِ وافِرُها جَميلُ
مُفاعَلَتُنmufāʿalatun (metrical foot) مُفاعَلَتُنmufāʿalatun (metrical foot) فُعولُfuʿūlu (metrical foot)
مُفاعَلَتُن مُفاعَلَتُن فُعولُ
Among poetry's seas, their Abundant (Wafir) is beautiful.
In the seas of prosody a sea facilitates
Mufāʿalatun, mufāʿalatun, fuʿūlu.
The sands of the seas the trusts water it
كَمُلَbecame complete الجَمالُbeauty مِنَamong البُحورِthe seas (poetic meters) الكامِلُthe Perfect (Kamil meter)
كَمُلَ الجَمالُ مِنَ البُحورِ الكامِلُ
مُتَفاعِلُنmutafāʿilun (metrical foot) مُتَفاعِلُنmutafāʿilun (metrical foot) مُتَفاعِلُmutafāʿilu (metrical foot)
مُتَفاعِلُن مُتَفاعِلُن مُتَفاعِلُ
Beauty is complete; among the seas of verse is the Perfect (Kamil).
A swift sea for it there is no coast
Mutafāʿilun, mutafāʿilun, mutafāʿilu.
Frolicking in it the example is struck
عَلىupon الأَهزاجِthe Hazaj chants تَسهيلُease
عَلى الأَهزاجِ تَسهيلُ
مَفاعيلُنmafāʿīlun (metrical foot) مَفاعيلُmafāʿīlu (metrical foot)
مَفاعيلُن مَفاعيلُ
There is ease in the Hazaj chants.
Oh light, with it the movements were gentle
Mafāʿīlun, mafāʿīlu.
The present tenses are counted
فيin أَبحُرِthe seas (poetic meters) الأَرجازِof Rajaz verse بَحرٌa sea (poetic meter) يَسهُلُis easy
في أَبحُرِ الأَرجازِ بَحرٌ يَسهُلُ
مُستَفعِلُنmustafʿilun (metrical foot) مُستَفعِلُنmustafʿilun (metrical foot) مُستَفعِلُmustafʿilu (metrical foot)
مُستَفعِلُن مُستَفعِلُن مُستَفعِلُ
Among the seas of Rajaz verse is an easy sea.
Summarize as they asked
Mustafʿilun, mustafʿilun, mustafʿilu.
If the movements were condensed
رَمَلُsand (Ramal meter) الأَبحُرِof the seas (poetic meters) تَرويهِrecite it الثِقاتُthe trustworthy
رَمَلُ الأَبحُرِ تَرويهِ الثِقاتُ
فاعِلاتُنfāʿilātun (metrical foot) فاعِلاتُنfāʿilātun (metrical foot) فاعِلاتُfāʿilātu (metrical foot)
فاعِلاتُن فاعِلاتُن فاعِلاتُ
The seas' Sand (Ramal) is recited by the trustworthy.
About the similar the Khalil said
Fāʿilātun, fāʿilātun, fāʿilātu.
The movements of the modern transfer
بَحرٌa sea (poetic meter) سَريعٌswift (Sariʿ meter) ماnot لَهُit has ساحِلُa shore
بَحرٌ سَريعٌ ما لَهُ ساحِلُ
مُستَفعِلُنmustafʿilun (metrical foot) مُستَفعِلُنmustafʿilun (metrical foot) فاعِلُfāʿilu (metrical foot)
مُستَفعِلُن مُستَفعِلُن فاعِلُ
A Swift (Sariʿ) sea, with no shore.
Mustafʿilun, mustafʿilun, fāʿilu.
مُنسَرِحٌfree-flowing (Munsarih meter) فيهِin it يُضرَبُis cited المَثَلُthe proverb
مُنسَرِحٌ فيهِ يُضرَبُ المَثَلُ
مُستَفعِلُنmustafʿilun (metrical foot) فاعِلاتٌfāʿilātun (metrical foot) مُفتَعِلُmuftaʿilu (metrical foot)
مُستَفعِلُن فاعِلاتٌ مُفتَعِلُ
In the Free-flowing (Munsarih), a proverb is cited.
Mustafʿilun, fāʿilātun, muftaʿilu.
ياO خَفيفاًlight one (Khafif meter) خَفَّتgrew light بِهِthrough it الحَرَكاتُthe movements (short vowels)
يا خَفيفاً خَفَّت بِهِ الحَرَكاتُ
فاعِلاتُنfāʿilātun (metrical foot) مُستَفعِلُنmustafʿilun (metrical foot) فاعِلاتُfāʿilātu (metrical foot)
فاعِلاتُن مُستَفعِلُن فاعِلاتُ
O Light (Khafif), through which the movements grew light!
Fāʿilātun, mustafʿilun, fāʿilātu.
تُعَدُّare counted المُضارِعاتُthe Resembling meters (Mudariʿ)
تُعَدُّ المُضارِعاتُ
مَفاعيلُmafāʿīlu (metrical foot) فاعِلاتُfāʿilātu (metrical foot)
مَفاعيلُ فاعِلاتُ
The Resembling (Mudariʿ) meters are counted.
Mafāʿīlu, fāʿilātu.
اِقتَضِبbe brief كَماas سَأَلواthey asked
اِقتَضِب كَما سَأَلوا
فاعِلاتُfāʿilātu (metrical foot) مُفتَعِلُmuftaʿilu (metrical foot)
فاعِلاتُ مُفتَعِلُ
Be brief, as they asked.
Fāʿilātu, muftaʿilu.
إِنif جُثَّتِare uprooted الحَركاتُthe movements (short vowels)
إِن جُثَّتِ الحَركاتُ
مُستَفعِلُنmustafʿilun (metrical foot) فاعِلاتُfāʿilātu (metrical foot)
مُستَفعِلُن فاعِلاتُ
If the movements are uprooted.
Mustafʿilun, fāʿilātu.
عَنِabout المُتقارِبِthe Convergent (Mutaqarib meter) قالَsaid الخَليلُal-Khalil
عَنِ المُتقارِبِ قالَ الخَليلُ
فَعولُنfaʿūlun (metrical foot) فَعولُنfaʿūlun (metrical foot) فَعولُنfaʿūlun (metrical foot) فَعولُfaʿūlu (metrical foot)
فَعولُن فَعولُن فَعولُن فَعولُ
Of the Convergent (Mutaqarib), al-Khalil said:
Faʿūlun, faʿūlun, faʿūlun, faʿūlu.
حَرَكاتُmovements (short vowels) المُحدَثِof the Newly Introduced (Muhdath meter) تَنتَقِلُshift
حَرَكاتُ المُحدَثِ تَنتَقِلُ
فَعِلُنfaʿilun (metrical foot) فَعِلُنfaʿilun (metrical foot) فَعِلُنfaʿilun (metrical foot) فَعِلُfaʿilu (metrical foot)
فَعِلُن فَعِلُن فَعِلُن فَعِلُ
The movements of the Newly Introduced (Muhdath) shift.
Faʿilun, faʿilun, faʿilun, faʿilu.
Partial English translation: 16 of 32 Arabic lines translated.
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