وَخَلٍّand a friend لَهُfor him تاجٌa crown مِنَof الذِكرِrenown لَمnot تَزَلcease
وَخَلٍّ لَهُ تاجٌ مِنَ الذِكرِ لَم تَزَل
مُرَصَّعَةًstudded أَركانُهُits pillars بِالمَحامِدِwith virtues
مُرَصَّعَةً أَركانُهُ بِالمَحامِدِ
And a friend whose crown of renown has always
A palm tree with a crown of mention that did not cease
Had its pillars studded with virtues.
Its pillars embellished with praises
أَديبٌa man of letters إِذاwhen اِنهَلَّتpour forth مَعانيهِhis meanings أَوor رَقَّتgrow delicate
أَديبٌ إِذا اِنهَلَّت مَعانيهِ أَو رَقَّت
غُصونُboughs القَوافيrhymes رِياضُgardens القَصائِدِpoems
غُصونُ القَوافي رِياضُ القَصائِدِ
A man of letters: when his meanings pour forth or grow delicate,
A literary man, when his meanings pour forth or
The boughs of rhyme are gardens of poems.
The branches of rhyme bloom, the gardens of poems
يُعَنوِنُhe heads بِالإِنصافِwith fairness كُتبَletters إِخائِهِhis friendship
يُعَنوِنُ بِالإِنصافِ كُتبَ إِخائِهِ
وَيَختِمُand he seals بِالإِنجازِwith fulfillment طينَclay المَواعِدِpromises
وَيَختِمُ بِالإِنجازِ طينَ المَواعِدِ
He heads the letters of his friendship with fairness,
He titles the books of his brother with fairness
And seals the clay of promises with fulfillment.
And seals with fulfillment the clay of promises
Sol 6.1