وباسِلِand a valiant man نارٍfire عَزْمُهhis resolve تَقِدُblazes
وباسِلِ نارٍ عَزْمُه تَقِدُ
كأنماas though حُمَّwas stricken with fever خَوْفَهfor fear of him الأسَدُthe lion
كأنما حُمَّ خَوْفَه الأسَدُ
And a valiant man—the fire of his resolve blazes;
With embers of fire his resolve is ignited
As though the lion were fever-stricken with fear of him.
As if fear itself fuels the lion
أخْلاَقُهhis virtues للنَّدِيمِto the boon companion ضامِنَةٌguaranteeing
أخْلاَقُه للنَّدِيمِ ضامِنَةٌ
أنthat يُنْجِزَhe fulfills الْجُودَbounty قبلَbefore ماthe act of يَعِدُhe promises
أن يُنْجِزَ الْجُودَ قبلَ ما يَعِدُ
His virtues assure the boon companion
His manners for the companion guaranteed
That he will bestow his bounty before he promises.
That he fulfills generosity before he promises
تنْقُلrecount عنهabout him الكرامُthe noble مَأْثُرَةًa glorious deed
تنْقُل عنه الكرامُ مَأْثُرَةً
حَدِيثُthe report عَلْيائِهof his eminence لهاfor it سَنَدُa supporting authority
حَدِيثُ عَلْيائِه لها سَنَدُ
The noble recount a glorious deed of his;
Stories of his nobility widely told
The report of his eminence lends it authority.
The loftiness of his discourse well founded
Sol 6.1