يُديرونَنيthey try to turn me عَنaway from سالِمٍSalim وَأُديرُهُمand I turn them back
يُديرونَني عَن سالِمٍ وَأُديرُهُم
وَجِلدَةُand a patch of skin بَينَbetween العَينِthe eye وَالأَنفِand the nose سالِمُSalim
وَجِلدَةُ بَينَ العَينِ وَالأَنفِ سالِمُ
They try to turn me away from Salim, and I turn them back.
They turn me away from Salim and I turn them,
And Salim is the skin between the eye and the nose.
While between the eye and the nose is unblemished Salim.
وَلَوand if بانَhe departed مِنfrom مُلكيmy possession لَبِتُّI would spend the night مُسَهَّداًsleepless
وَلَو بانَ مِن مُلكي لَبِتُّ مُسَهَّداً
وَنَبهانُand Nabhan عَمّابيto what afflicts me مِنof الشَجوِgrief نائِمُasleep
وَنَبهانُ عَمّابي مِن الشَجوِ نائِمُ
And were he to leave my possession, I would spend the night sleepless.
If what I own were to appear, I would spend the night curled up.
While Nabhan sleeps, heedless of the grief I bear.
Nabhan is heedless of the dormant longing within me.
أَباO father of ثابِتٍThabit ساهَمتَyou shared with فيin الحَزمِprudence أَهلَهُits masters
أَبا ثابِتٍ ساهَمتَ في الحَزمِ أَهلَهُ
فَرأيُكَso your judgment مَحمودٌpraiseworthy وَعَهدُكَand your pledge دائِمُlasting
فَرأيُكَ مَحمودٌ وَعَهدُكَ دائِمُ
O Abu Thabit, you have shared in prudence with its masters.
O Abu Thabit, you have endowed your family with resolve,
So your judgment is praiseworthy, and your pledge endures.
So your view is praiseworthy and your era everlasting.