أَنجَدَhe gave aid بِالمَكرُماتِthrough noble deeds وَاِنتَصَراand he prevailed
أَنجَدَ بِالمَكرُماتِ وَاِنتَصَرا
حَتّىuntil اِستَقالَbegged pardon الزَمانُTime وَاِعتَذَراand apologized
حَتّى اِستَقالَ الزَمانُ وَاِعتَذَرا
He gave aid through noble deeds and prevailed,
He triumphed with generosity and gained victory
until Time begged pardon and apologized.
Until time itself submitted and made amends
لَيثٌa lion إِذاwhen التاثَbecame entangled حادِثٌa calamity وَأَتىand came
لَيثٌ إِذا التاثَ حادِثٌ وَأَتى
إِلَيهِto it ظُفرٌa claw مِنfrom رَأيِهِhis judgment ظَفِراhe triumphed
إِلَيهِ ظُفرٌ مِن رَأيِهِ ظَفِرا
A lion: when a calamity grows tangled and there comes
A lion, when faced with adversity, would
to it a claw of his judgment, he triumphs.
Attain success through his own wisdom and prevail
بَيناwhile تَرىyou see دِرعَهُhis armor لَهُfor him فَلَكاًa celestial sphere
بَينا تَرى دِرعَهُ لَهُ فَلَكاً
حَتّىthen تَرىyou see وَجهَهُhis face لَهُfor it قَمَراa moon
حَتّى تَرى وَجهَهُ لَهُ قَمَرا
No sooner do you see his armor as a celestial sphere around him
You would see his armor like a sphere around him
than you see his face as its moon.
You would see his face like a full moon shining
Sol 6.1