قَدindeed قَبَسَgave fire to القابِساتِthe fire-seekers قابوسُQabus
قَد قَبَسَ القابِساتِ قابوسُ
وَنجمُهُand his star فيin السَماءِthe sky مَنحوسُill-fated
وَنجمُهُ في السَماءِ مَنحوسُ
Qābūs has borrowed fire from the flame-bearing stars;
Qabus has indeed given fire to the fire-seekers,
yet his own star in the heavens is ill-fated.
and his star in heaven is ill-fated.
وَكَيفَand how يُرجىcan be hoped for الفَلاحُsuccess مِنfrom رَجُلٍa man
وَكَيفَ يُرجى الفَلاحُ مِن رَجُلٍ
يَكونُis فيat آخِرthe end of اِسمهhis name بوسُmisery (būs)
يَكونُ في آخِر اِسمه بوسُ
How can prosperity be hoped for from a man
And how can success be hoped for from a man
when the end of his very name is būس—misery?
whose name ends in “būs”—misery?
Sol 6.1