لَوif أُنشِرَتwere resurrected رِمَمُcrumbling remains القُضاةِof the judges تَجَمَّلَتwould be adorned
لَو أُنشِرَت رِمَمُ القُضاةِ تَجَمَّلَت
أَيّامُهُمtheir days بِوَكالَةِby the advocacy of اِبنِson of سَوارِSawar
أَيّامُهُم بِوَكالَةِ اِبنِ سَوارِ
Were the judges’ crumbling remains resurrected, adorned would be
If the splendour of judges were to be unveiled
their days by the advocacy of Ibn Sawar.
Their days would be adorned through the agency of Ibn Sawwar
بَطَلٍa champion يَكُرُّcharges عَلىagainst الخُصومِthe opponents بِمَقوَلٍwith a tongue
بَطَلٍ يَكُرُّ عَلى الخُصومِ بِمَقوَلٍ
عَضبٍsharp وَيَحمِلُand charges حَملَةَthe charge of الإِسوارِthe mounted warrior
عَضبٍ وَيَحمِلُ حَملَةَ الإِسوارِ
A champion who charges at his opponents with a tongue
A hero who scowls at opponents with utterance
sharp, and charges like a mounted warrior.
Of anger and carries the burden of authority
تَزدانُare adorned أَبوابُgates المُلوكِof the kings بِهby him كَماjust as
تَزدانُ أَبوابُ المُلوكِ بِه كَما
زانَadorned اليَدَthe hand الحَسناءَlovely لُبسُwearing سِوارِa bracelet
زانَ اليَدَ الحَسناءَ لُبسُ سِوارِ
Kings’ gates are adorned by him, just as
Royal courts are graced by him as is
wearing a bracelet adorns a lovely hand.
A fair hand graced by a bracelet
فَلَأَرفَعَنَّso I shall surely raise عَلىabove شُرَيحٍShurayh قَدرَهُhis rank
فَلَأَرفَعَنَّ عَلى شُرَيحٍ قَدرَهُ
وَلَأَبهَجَنَّand I shall surely glory بِهِin him عَلىover سَوّارِSawwar
وَلَأَبهَجَنَّ بِهِ عَلى سَوّارِ
So I shall surely raise his rank above Shurayh’s,
Thus shall I elevate the worth of Shurayh
and I shall surely glory in him over Sawwar.
And thereby make glad the nobility over all
Sol 6.1