لقدindeed شقتpierced اذنيmy ear منكfrom you قصيدةa poem
لقد شقت اذني منك قصيدة
كانwere مجاليgleaming facets نظمهاits verse اللؤلؤthe pearls الرطبfresh; moist
كان مجالي نظمها اللؤلؤ الرطب
A poem from you has indeed pierced my ear.
The gleaming facets of its verse were fresh pearls.
ومنand whoever راحgoes on يصبوyearns للغوانيfor fair women فاننيthen indeed I
ومن راح يصبو للغواني فانني
لنظمfor the verse of عليّone exalted القدرin standing بينamong الورىhumankind اصبوI yearn
لنظم عليّ القدر بين الورى اصبو
While some go yearning for fair women, I
yearn for the verse of one exalted in standing among humankind:
محمدMuhammad الشهمthe gallant العليlofty مقامهhis station
محمد الشهم العلي مقامه
هوhe السيفthe sword مصقولpolished الغرارينboth cutting edges لاnot ينبوglances off
هو السيف مصقول الغرارين لا ينبو
Muhammad, the gallant, whose station is lofty.
He is the sword, polished on both edges, that never glances off.
لهhe has قلمa pen قدindeed جلis great باريهits shaper صنعةin craftsmanship
له قلم قد جل باريه صنعة
فماso what are الاسمرthe brown spear العسالquivering والمرهفand the honed sword العضبkeen-edged
فما الاسمر العسال والمرهف العضب
He has a pen whose shaper is truly great in craftsmanship.
What, then, are the brown, quivering spear and the honed, keen-edged sword?
إذاwhen خمدتdie down أفكارthoughts قومsome people فانهthen indeed he
إذا خمدت أفكار قوم فانه
لذوis indeed possessed of فكرةa thought تذكوblazes ضراماًin a blaze ولاand does not تخبوdie down
لذو فكرة تذكو ضراماً ولا تخبو
When some people's thoughts die down, he
indeed possesses a thought that blazes fiercely and never dies down.
Translation model: Sol 6.1