قالواthey said رَبيعُكyour spring قَدindeed قدمhas arrived
قالوا رَبيعُك قَد قدم
فَلَكَso to you البشارَةthe glad tidings بِالنِعَمof blessings
فَلَكَ البشارَة بِالنِعَم
They said, “Your spring has arrived;
so glad tidings to you of blessings!”
قُلتُI said الرَبيعُthe spring اِخوالشتاbrother of winter (continued)
قُلتُ الرَبيعُ اِخوالشتا
ءِ(completes ‘winter’) أَمor الرَبيعُthe spring أَخوbrother of الكَرَمgenerosity
ءِ أَم الرَبيعُ أَخو الكَرَم
I said, “The spring that is winter’s brother,
or the spring that is generosity’s brother?”
قالواthey said الَّذيthe one who بِنَوالِهِthrough his bounty
قالوا الَّذي بِنَوالِهِ
يُغنيenriches المقلُّthe needy person عَنfrom العَدَمdestitution
يُغني المقلُّ عَن العَدَم
They said, “The one whose bounty
frees the needy from destitution.”
قُلتُI said الرَئيسُthe chief ابنُson of العَميal-ʿAmī- (name fragment)
قُلتُ الرَئيسُ ابنُ العَمي
د-d (completes al-ʿAmīd) اِذاًthen فَقالواso they said ليto me نَعَمyes
د اِذاً فَقالوا لي نَعَم
I said, “The chief, Ibn al-ʿAmīd,
then?” They said to me, “Yes.”
Sol 6.1