إِنَّنيindeed I فَكَرَّتI reflected فيon عُمَرٍUmar
إِنَّني فَكَرَّت في عُمَرٍ
حينَwhen قالَhe uttered القَولَthe words فَاختَلَجاand then trembled
حينَ قالَ القَولَ فَاختَلَجا
Indeed, I reflected on Umar
I once thought in a lifetime
When he uttered the words and trembled.
When he spoke the word that stirred
إِنَّهُindeed he لِلمُستَنيرِfor one seeking light بِهِfrom him
إِنَّهُ لِلمُستَنيرِ بِهِ
قَمَرٌa moon قَدalready طَمَّسَblotted out السُرُجاthe lamps
قَمَرٌ قَد طَمَّسَ السُرُجا
Indeed, to one who draws light from him, he is
To the enlightened, it is
A moon that has blotted out the lamps.
A moon that has eclipsed lamps
وَيُغَنّيand he sings الشِعرَthe poetry يَنظِمُهُhe composes it
وَيُغَنّي الشِعرَ يَنظِمُهُ
سَيِّدُthe chief القَومِof the people الَّذيwho فَلَجاprevailed
سَيِّدُ القَومِ الَّذي فَلَجا
And he sings the poetry composed by
And poetry inspires the poet
The people's chief, who prevailed.
The master of men who excelled
أَكمَلَperfected الوادِيُّal-Wadi صَنعَتَهُhis craft
أَكمَلَ الوادِيُّ صَنعَتَهُ
فيin لُبابِthe essence of الشِعرِpoetry فَاندَمَجاand so the two blended
في لُبابِ الشِعرِ فَاندَمَجا
Al-Wadi perfected his craft
The valley perfected his craft
In poetry's essence, and the two blended.
In the essence of verse intertwined
Sol 6.1