قالواthey said أقِمstay فيin صورTyre عِنat or among (start of عِند)
قالوا أقِم في صور عِن
دَat or among (end of عِند) ذويpeople of القرابةkinship والمودَّهand affection
دَ ذوي القرابة والمودَّه
They said, “Stay in Tyre among
those joined to you by kinship and affection.
وأعدّهمand count them للدهرagainst time والand the (start of والإنسان)
وأعدّهم للدهر وال
إنسانُperson (end of والإنسان) للإنسانfor another person عُدَّهa safeguard
إنسانُ للإنسان عُدَّه
Count on them against time; and
one person is another person’s safeguard.”
هاhere قدindeed أقمتُI have stayed بهاthere وقدand indeed
ها قد أقمتُ بها وقد
بلغhas reached المفضَّلal-Mufaḍḍal فيَّfor me جَهدَهhis utmost effort
بلغ المفضَّل فيَّ جَهدَه
Here I have stayed there, and
al-Mufaḍḍal has done all he could for me.
ولطولِand because of the length of عطلَتهِhis lack of means فلَيso he will not (start of فليس)
ولطولِ عطلَتهِ فلَي
سَnot (end of فليس) يقومُmanage ليfor me بالأمرِthe matter وحدَهalone
سَ يقومُ لي بالأمرِ وحدَه
Yet because he has long lacked means, he
cannot manage my affairs alone.
وأخيand my brother أبوAbū الحدثانِal-Ḥadathān أوfirst (start of أوّل)
وأخي أبو الحدثانِ أو
وَلُfirst (end of أوّل) كلِّof every نائبةٍmisfortune وشدَّةand hardship
وَلُ كلِّ نائبةٍ وشدَّة
And my brother Abū al-Ḥadathān is first
in every misfortune and hardship.
يبدوhe appears ولاbut not تَدرونyou know كمhow many فيin
يبدو ولا تَدرون كم في
وجهِهِhis face ويَديهand his hands عُقدَهa knot
وجهِهِ ويَديه عُقدَه
He appears, but you do not know how many
knots are in his face and hands.
وأُنيلُهand I give him مماfrom what أنالُI receive ولَيand not (start of وليس)
وأُنيلُه مما أنالُ ولَي
سَnot (end of وليس) ينفعit benefits ذاكthat عندَهwith him
سَ ينفع ذاك عندَه
I give him some of what I receive, but
that does no good with him.
فتحيَّلواso devise ليfor me كيفhow أرI support him (start of أرفده)
فتحيَّلوا لي كيف أر
فُدُهI support him (end of أرفده) وأطلبand I ask منهfrom him رِفدَهhis support
فُدُه وأطلب منه رِفدَه
So devise for me how I might
support him and ask him for support.