ماwhat لِكَثيبِwith the dune of الحِمىthe protected pasture إِلىas far as عَقِدِهits piled sands
ما لِكَثيبِ الحِمى إِلى عَقِدِه
ماwhat بالُis the state of جَرعائِهِits sandy flat إِلىas far as جَرَدِهits barren ground
ما بالُ جَرعائِهِ إِلى جَرَدِه
What ails the dune of the protected pasture, as far as its piled sands?
What is wrong with its sandy flats, out to its barren ground?
ماwhat خَطبُهُis its trouble ماwhat دَهاهُbefell it ماwhat غالَهُdestroyed it
ما خَطبُهُ ما دَهاهُ ما غالَهُ
ماwhat نالَهُbefell it فيregarding الحِسانِthe beauties مِنamong خُرُدِهits shy maidens
ما نالَهُ في الحِسانِ مِن خُرُدِه
What troubles it, what befell it, what destroyed it?
What has it suffered for its shy maidens among the fair—
السالِباتِthose who rob اِمرَءاًa man عَزيمَتَهُhis resolve
السالِباتِ اِمرَءاً عَزيمَتَهُ
بِالسِحرِby sorcery وَالنافِثاتِand those who blow spells فيinto عُقَدِهhis knots
بِالسِحرِ وَالنافِثاتِ في عُقَدِه
those who rob a man of his resolve
by sorcery, breathing spells into his knots?
لَبِسنَthey wore ظِلَّينِtwo shades ظِلَّa shade of أَمنٍsafety مِنَfrom الدَهTime (first part)
لَبِسنَ ظِلَّينِ ظِلَّ أَمنٍ مِنَ الدَه
رِTime (completion) وَظِلّاًand a shade مِنof لَهوِهِits diversion وَدَدِهand its play
رِ وَظِلّاً مِن لَهوِهِ وَدَدِه
They wore two shades: a shade of safety from Time,
and a shade of its diversion and play.
فَهُنَّso they يُخبِرنَtell عَنof بُلَهنِيَّةِthe carefree ease of العَيشِlife
فَهُنَّ يُخبِرنَ عَن بُلَهنِيَّةِ العَيشِ
وَيَسأَلنَand they ask مِنهُof it عَنabout جَحَدِهits privation
وَيَسأَلنَ مِنهُ عَن جَحَدِه
They tell of the carefree ease of life,
yet ask about its privation.
وَرُبَّand many a أَلمىdusky-lipped one مِنهُنَّamong them أَشنَبَbright, cool-toothed قَدindeed
وَرُبَّ أَلمى مِنهُنَّ أَشنَبَ قَد
رَشَفتُI sipped مالاwhat does not يَذوبُmelt مِنof بَرَدِهits hailstones
رَشَفتُ مالا يَذوبُ مِن بَرَدِه
And many a dusky-lipped, bright-toothed beauty among them—
I have sipped what never melts of its hail:
قَلتاًa hollow pool مِنَof الريقِsaliva ناقِعَthirst-quenching in الذَوبِthe meltwater
قَلتاً مِنَ الريقِ ناقِعَ الذَوبِ
إِلّاexcept أَنَّthat بَردَthe cooling of الأَكبادِthe livers فيin جَمَدِهits ice
إِلّا أَنَّ بَردَ الأَكبادِ في جَمَدِه
a pool of saliva, its meltwater thirst-quenching,
yet livers find their cooling in its ice.
كَالخوطِlike a supple shoot فيin القَدِّstature وَالغَزالَةِand the sun فيin البَهradiance (first part)
كَالخوطِ في القَدِّ وَالغَزالَةِ في البَه
جَةِradiance (completion) وَاِبنِand the fawn of الغَزالِthe gazelle فيin غَيَدِهhis graceful sway
جَةِ وَاِبنِ الغَزالِ في غَيَدِه
Like a supple shoot in stature, and the sun in radiance,
and a gazelle's fawn in graceful sway.
وَماand it did not حَكاهُmatch him وَلاand no نَعيمَluxury لَهُfor it
وَما حَكاهُ وَلا نَعيمَ لَهُ
فيin جيدِهِhis neck بَلrather حَكاهُit matched him فيin جَيَدِهhis neck's graceful length
في جيدِهِ بَل حَكاهُ في جَيَدِه
Yet the fawn did not match the beloved—and it knows no luxury—
in the neck itself, but only in its graceful length.
فَالرَبعُso the dwelling قَدhas indeed عَزَّنيovercome me عَلىdespite جَلَديmy endurance
فَالرَبعُ قَد عَزَّني عَلى جَلَدي
ماwhat مَحَّvanished مِنof سَهلِهِits soft ground وَمِنand of جَلَدِهits hard ground
ما مَحَّ مِن سَهلِهِ وَمِن جَلَدِه
The dwelling has overcome me, despite my fortitude,
through what has vanished of its soft earth and hard ground.
لَمdid not يُبقِleave شَرُّthe evil of الفِراقِseparation مِنهُof it سِوىexcept
لَم يُبقِ شَرُّ الفِراقِ مِنهُ سِوى
شَرَّيهِits two worst things مِنof نُؤيِهِits rain-trench وَمِنand of وَتِدِهits tent-peg
شَرَّيهِ مِن نُؤيِهِ وَمِن وَتِدِه
Separation's evil has left of it only
its two evils: its rain-trench and its tent-peg.
سَأَخرُقُI shall cleave الخَرقَthe wilderness بِاِبنِon a son of خَرقاءَKharqa' كَالlike the
سَأَخرُقُ الخَرقَ بِاِبنِ خَرقاءَ كَال
هَيقِmale ostrich إِذاwhen ماindeed اِستَحَمَّit bathes فيin نَجَدِهits sweat
هَيقِ إِذا ما اِستَحَمَّ في نَجَدِه
I shall cleave the wilderness on Kharqa's son, like
a male ostrich bathing in its sweat.
مُقابَلٍnoble on both sides فيin الجِديلِthe al-Jadil strain صُلبَhard of القَراback
مُقابَلٍ في الجِديلِ صُلبَ القَرا
لوحِكَtightly knit مِنfrom عَجبِهِits tailbone إِلىto كَتَدِهits withers
لوحِكَ مِن عَجبِهِ إِلى كَتَدِه
Noble on both sides in al-Jadil's line, hard of back,
tightly knit from tailbone to withers,
تامِكِهِits lofty withers نَهدِهِits prominent withers مُداخَلِهِits compact withers
تامِكِهِ نَهدِهِ مُداخَلِهِ
مَلمومِهِits rounded withers مُحزَئِلِّهِits high-rising withers أَجُدِهits firmly built withers
مَلمومِهِ مُحزَئِلِّهِ أَجُدِه
lofty, prominent, compact,
rounded, high-rising, firmly built.
إِلىto المُفَدّىthe one ransomed with lives أَبيAbu يَزيدَYazid الَّذيwho
إِلى المُفَدّى أَبي يَزيدَ الَّذي
يَضِلُّis lost غَمرُthe deep waters of المُلوكِkings فيin ثَمَدِهhis shallow pool
يَضِلُّ غَمرُ المُلوكِ في ثَمَدِه
To Abu Yazid, for whom lives are ransomed,
in whose shallow pool the deep seas of kings are lost.
ظِلُّa shelter for عُفاةٍsuppliants يُحِبُّhe loves زائِرَهُhis visitor
ظِلُّ عُفاةٍ يُحِبُّ زائِرَهُ
حُبَّwith the love of الكَبيرِthe elder الصَغيرَthe little one مِنamong وَلَدِهhis children
حُبَّ الكَبيرِ الصَغيرَ مِن وَلَدِه
A shelter for suppliants, he loves his visitor
as an elder loves the little one among his children.
إِذاwhen أَناخواthey kneel their camels بِبابِهِat his door أَخَذواthey receive
إِذا أَناخوا بِبابِهِ أَخَذوا
حُكمَيهِمُtheir two chosen awards مِنfrom لِسانِهِhis tongue وَيَدِهand his hand
حُكمَيهِمُ مِن لِسانِهِ وَيَدِه
When they kneel their camels at his door, they receive
their two chosen awards from his tongue and his hand.
مِنamong كُلِّevery لَهفانَanguished man زِدتَyou increased فيin أَوَدِthe bending of الthe
مِن كُلِّ لَهفانَ زِدتَ في أَوَدِ ال
أَموالِwealth حَتّىuntil أَقَمتَyou straightened مِنof أَوَدِهhis crookedness
أَموالِ حَتّى أَقَمتَ مِن أَوَدِه
Each a desperate man: you added to the strain on
your wealth, until you straightened his crooked fortunes.
مُستَمطَرٌone implored for rain حَلَّhe took his place مِنamong بَنيthe sons of مَطَرٍMatar
مُستَمطَرٌ حَلَّ مِن بَني مَطَرٍ
بِحَيثُwhere حَلَّstands الطِرافُthe leather tent مِنin relation to عَمَدِهits poles
بِحَيثُ حَلَّ الطِرافُ مِن عَمَدِه
Implored for rain, he stands among Banu Matar
where the leather tent stands above its poles.
قَومٌa people غَداbecame طارِفُthe newly won portion of المَديحِpraise لَهُمtheirs
قَومٌ غَدا طارِفُ المَديحِ لَهُم
وَوَسمُهُمand their brand لائِحٌis visible عَلىupon تُلُدِهits inherited stock
وَوَسمُهُم لائِحٌ عَلى تُلُدِه
A people who possess praise newly earned,
their brand shining on its ancient stock.
فَهُمso they يَميسونَsway proudly البَختَرِيَّةَswaggeringly فيin
فَهُم يَميسونَ البَختَرِيَّةَ في
بُرودِهِits fine robes وَالأَنامُand mankind فيin بُرَدِهits cloaks
بُرودِهِ وَالأَنامُ في بُرَدِه
So they sway with swagger in
its fine robes, while mankind wear its cloaks.
لاnot يَندُبونَthey lament القَتيلَthe slain man أَوuntil يَأتِيَcomes الحَوthe year (first part)
لا يَندُبونَ القَتيلَ أَو يَأتِيَ الحَو
لُyear (completion) لَهُمfor them كامِلاًcomplete عَلىafter قَوَدِهvengeance for him
لُ لَهُم كامِلاً عَلى قَوَدِه
They do not mourn the slain until a year
has passed in full after vengeance for him.
إِناءُa vessel of مَجدٍglory مَلآنُbrimful بورِكَmay blessing be given فيin
إِناءُ مَجدٍ مَلآنُ بورِكَ في
صَريحِهِits pure milk لِلعُلىfor high deeds وَفيand in زَبَدِهits foam
صَريحِهِ لِلعُلى وَفي زَبَدِه
A brimming vessel of glory, blessed in
its pure milk for high deeds, and in its foam.
وَهَضبِand a mountain-mass of عِزٍّmight تَجريflows السَماحَةُgenerosity فيin
وَهَضبِ عِزٍّ تَجري السَماحَةُ في
حَدورِهِits descents وَالإِباءُand proud refusal فيin صُعُدِهits ascents
حَدورِهِ وَالإِباءُ في صُعُدِه
And a mountain of might: generosity flows down
its slopes, and proud refusal up its heights.
يَزيدُYazid وَالمَزيدانِand the two Mazyads فيin الحَربِwar وَالand the
يَزيدُ وَالمَزيدانِ في الحَربِ وَال
زائِدَتانِtwo Za'idas الطَودانِthe two mountains مِنamong مُصُدِهhis lofty peaks
زائِدَتانِ الطَودانِ مِن مُصُدِه
Yazid, and the two Mazyads in war, and
the two Za'idas—twin mountains among his peaks.
نِعمَexcellent is لِواءُthe standard of الخَميسِthe army أُبتَyou returned بِهِwith it يَوa day (first part)
نِعمَ لِواءُ الخَميسِ أُبتَ بِهِ يَو
مَday (completion) خَميسٍThursday عاليhigh in الضُحىthe morning light أَفِدِهits swift advance
مَ خَميسٍ عالي الضُحى أَفِدِه
A splendid army standard you brought back on
a Thursday, high in morning light, swift in advance.
خِلتَyou would think عُقاباًan eagle بَيضاءَwhite فيin حُجُراتِthe chambers of الthe
خِلتَ عُقاباً بَيضاءَ في حُجُراتِ ال
مُلكِkingship طارَتit flew مِنهُfrom it وَفيand through سُدَدِهits gateways
مُلكِ طارَت مِنهُ وَفي سُدَدِه
You would have thought it a white eagle in the chambers of
kingship, flying out from it and through its gateways.
فَشاغَبَso it brawled with الجَوَّthe air وَهوَthough it is مَسكَنُهُits dwelling
فَشاغَبَ الجَوَّ وَهوَ مَسكَنُهُ
وَقاتَلَand it fought الريحَthe wind وَهيَthough it is مِنamong مَدَدِهits reinforcements
وَقاتَلَ الريحَ وَهيَ مِن مَدَدِه
It brawled with the air, though that was its home,
and fought the wind, though that was among its reinforcements.
وَمَرَّand it passed تَهفوfluttering ذُؤابَتاهُits two streamers عَلىupon
وَمَرَّ تَهفو ذُؤابَتاهُ عَلى
أَسمَرَa brown spear مَتناًas a mount يَومَon the day of الوَغىbattle جَسَدِهits body
أَسمَرَ مَتناً يَومَ الوَغى جَسَدِه
It passed, its two streamers fluttering upon
a brown spear, its body's mount on battle-day,
مارِنِهِits pliant shaft لَدنِهِits supple shaft مُثَقَّفِهِits straightened shaft
مارِنِهِ لَدنِهِ مُثَقَّفِهِ
عَرّاصِهِits quivering shaft فيin الأَكُفِّthe hands مُطَّرِدَهits even, straight shaft
عَرّاصِهِ في الأَكُفِّ مُطَّرِدَه
pliant, supple, carefully straightened,
quivering in hands, even and true.
تَخفِقُflutter أَفياؤُهُits shadows عَلىover مَلِكٍa king
تَخفِقُ أَفياؤُهُ عَلى مَلِكٍ
يَرىhe regards طِرادَjousting with الأَبطالِchampions مِنas part of طَرَدِهhis hunting
يَرى طِرادَ الأَبطالِ مِن طَرَدِه
Its shadows flutter over a king
who counts jousting with champions among his hunts.
نالَhe attained بِعاريwith the bare part of القَناthe lances وَلابِسِهِand their clad part
نالَ بِعاري القَنا وَلابِسِهِ
مَجداًglory تَبيتُspends the night الجَوزاءُal-Jawza' (Orion) عَنshort of أَمدِهits utmost reach
مَجداً تَبيتُ الجَوزاءُ عَن أَمدِه
With bare lances and clad ones he attained
glory whose utmost reach leaves al-Jawza' nightly behind.
يَعلَمُhe knows أَنthat لَيسَthere is no لِلعُلىto greatness لَقَمٌbroad highway
يَعلَمُ أَن لَيسَ لِلعُلى لَقَمٌ
قَصدٌstraight لِمَنfor one who لَمhas not يَطَأtrodden عَلىupon قِصَدِهits spear-splinters
قَصدٌ لِمَن لَم يَطَأ عَلى قِصَدِه
He knows that greatness has no broad highway
straight for one who has not trodden his spear's splinters.
ياO فَرحَةَjoy of الثَغرِthe frontier بِالخَليفَةِin the successor مِنto
يا فَرحَةَ الثَغرِ بِالخَليفَةِ مِن
يَزيدِهِits Yazid المُرتَضىthe approved وَمِنand to أَسَدِهits Asad
يَزيدِهِ المُرتَضى وَمِن أَسَدِه
O joy of the frontier in the successor to
its chosen Yazid and its Asad!
تُضرَمُare kindled ناراهُhis two fires قِرىًfor hospitality وَوَغىًand for battle
تُضرَمُ ناراهُ قِرىً وَوَغىً
مِنfrom حَدِّthe edge of أَسيافِهِhis swords وَمِنand from زُنُدِهhis fire-sticks
مِن حَدِّ أَسيافِهِ وَمِن زُنُدِه
His two fires blaze, for hospitality and battle,
from his sword-edges and his fire-sticks.
مُمتَلِئُfilled الصَدرِthe breast وَالجَوانِحِand the ribs مِنwith
مُمتَلِئُ الصَدرِ وَالجَوانِحِ مِن
رَحمَةِmercy for مَملوئِهِنَّone whose own are filled مِنwith حَسَدِهenvy of him
رَحمَةِ مَملوئِهِنَّ مِن حَسَدِه
His breast and ribs are filled with
mercy for one whose own are filled with envy of him.
يَأخُذُhe takes مِنfrom راحَةٍrest لِشُغلٍfor work وَيَسand saves (first part)
يَأخُذُ مِن راحَةٍ لِشُغلٍ وَيَس
تَبقيsaves (completion) لِيُبسِfor the dryness of الزَمانِtime مِنsome of ثَأَدِهits moisture
تَبقي لِيُبسِ الزَمانِ مِن ثَأَدِه
He draws on rest for toil, and lays aside
some moisture against the drought of Time.
فَهوَso he لَوِif اِستَطاعَhe could عِندَduring أَسعُدِهِhis good fortunes
فَهوَ لَوِ اِستَطاعَ عِندَ أَسعُدِهِ
لَحَزَّwould indeed cut off عُضواًa limb مِنfrom يَومِهِhis day لِغَدِهfor his tomorrow
لَحَزَّ عُضواً مِن يَومِهِ لِغَدِه
So if he could, in his happiest fortunes,
he would cut a limb from his day for his tomorrow.
إِذsince مِنهُمُamong them مَنone who يَعُدُّcounts ساعَتَهُhis hour الطَcarefree (first part)
إِذ مِنهُمُ مَن يَعُدُّ ساعَتَهُ الطَ
لقَcarefree (completion) عَتاداًprovision لَهُfor himself عَلىagainst أَبَدِهhis eternity
لقَ عَتاداً لَهُ عَلى أَبَدِه
For some of them count their hour of ease
as provision to face all their eternity.
أَلوىunyielding كَثيرَmuch الأَسىgrief عَلىover سُؤدَدِthe nobility of الthe
أَلوى كَثيرَ الأَسى عَلى سُؤدَدِ ال
عَيشِlife قَليلَlittle الأَسىgrief عَلىover رَغَدِهits comfort
عَيشِ قَليلَ الأَسى عَلى رَغَدِه
Unyielding, he grieves greatly over life's nobility,
but little over its comfort.
قَريحَةُthe innate insight of العَقلِthe mind مِنamong مَعاقِلِهِhis fortresses
قَريحَةُ العَقلِ مِن مَعاقِلِهِ
وَالصَبرُand patience فيin النائِباتِcalamities مِنamong عُدَدِهhis armaments
وَالصَبرُ في النائِباتِ مِن عُدَدِه
Keen intelligence is among his fortresses,
and patience in calamities among his armaments.
ياO مُضغِناًone provoking rancor in خالِداًKhalid لَكَyours be الثُكلُbereavement إِنif
يا مُضغِناً خالِداً لَكَ الثُكلُ إِن
خَلَّدَhe perpetuates حِقداًa grudge عَلَيكَagainst you فيin خَلَدِهhis heart
خَلَّدَ حِقداً عَلَيكَ في خَلَدِه
O you who rouse Khalid's rancor, bereavement be yours if
he makes a grudge against you live forever in his heart.
إِلَيكَstand back عَنfrom سَيلِthe torrent of عارِضٍa raincloud خَضِلِdrenching in الشُthe downpour (first part)
إِلَيكَ عَن سَيلِ عارِضٍ خَضِلِ الشُ
ؤُبوبِdownpour (completion) يَأتيcomes الحِمامُdeath مِنfrom نَضَدِهits piled layers
ؤُبوبِ يَأتي الحِمامُ مِن نَضَدِه
Keep clear of a storm-cloud's flood, its showers drenching:
death comes from its piled-up masses.
مُسِفِّهِits low-hanging cloud ثَرِّهِits copious rain مُسَحسِحِهِits ceaselessly pouring rain
مُسِفِّهِ ثَرِّهِ مُسَحسِحِهِ
وابِلِهِits heavy downpour مُستَهِلِّهِits streaming rain بَرِدِهits hail-bearing cloud
وابِلِهِ مُستَهِلِّهِ بَرِدِه
Low-hanging, copious, ceaselessly pouring,
downpouring, streaming, hail-bearing.
وَهَلand can يُساميكَrival you فيin العُلىgreatness مَلِكٌa king
وَهَل يُساميكَ في العُلى مَلِكٌ
صَدرُكَyour breast أَولىmore entitled بِالرُحبِto spaciousness مِنthan بَلَدِهhis land
صَدرُكَ أَولى بِالرُحبِ مِن بَلَدِه
Can any king rival you in greatness,
when your breast has more breadth than his realm?
أَخلاقُكَyour virtues الغُرُّthe radiant دونَapart from رَهطِكَyour clan أَثricher (first part)
أَخلاقُكَ الغُرُّ دونَ رَهطِكَ أَث
رىricher (completion) مِنهُthan him فيin رَهطِهِhis clan وَفيand in عَدَدِهhis numbers
رى مِنهُ في رَهطِهِ وَفي عَدَدِه
Your radiant virtues alone, without your clan, are richer
than he with all his kin and all his numbers.
كَأَنَّماas though مُبرَمُthe irrevocable decree of القَضاءِfate بِهِthrough him
كَأَنَّما مُبرَمُ القَضاءِ بِهِ
مِنamong رُسلِهِhis messengers وَالمَنونُand death مِنamong رَصَدِهhis sentries
مِن رُسلِهِ وَالمَنونُ مِن رَصَدِه
As though fate's irrevocable decree, through him,
were one of his messengers, and death among his sentries.
أُرِّثَwas kindled مِنby خالِدٍKhalid بِمُنصَلِتِby one unsheathed in الthe
أُرِّثَ مِن خالِدٍ بِمُنصَلِتِ ال
إِقدامِbold assault يَومَon the day of الهِياجِbattle's uproar مُنجَرِدِهstripped bare for it
إِقدامِ يَومَ الهِياجِ مُنجَرِدِه
Kindled by Khalid, one unsheathed in
bold assault on battle's day, stripped for the fray.
كَالبَدرِlike the full moon حُسناًin beauty وَقَدand sometimes يُعاوِدُهُreturns to him
كَالبَدرِ حُسناً وَقَد يُعاوِدُهُ
عُبوسُthe scowl of لَيثِthe lion of العَرينِthe lair فيin عَبَدِهits rage
عُبوسُ لَيثِ العَرينِ في عَبَدِه
Like the full moon in beauty, though there returns to him
the scowl of a lair's lion in its rage.
كَالسَيفِlike the sword يُعطيكَhe gives you مِلءَthe fill of عَينَيكَyour two eyes مِنof
كَالسَيفِ يُعطيكَ مِلءَ عَينَيكَ مِن
فِرِندِهِits watered-steel pattern تارَةًat one time وَمِنand of رُبَدِهits dusky hue
فِرِندِهِ تارَةً وَمِن رُبَدِه
Like a sword, he fills your eyes now with
its watered pattern, now with its dusky hue.
تَاللَهِby God أَنسىI shall not forget دِفاعَهُhis repelling الزورَfalsehood مِنfrom
تَاللَهِ أَنسى دِفاعَهُ الزورَ مِن
عَوراءِthe vile utterance of ذيone full of نَيرَبٍslander وَمِنand from فَنَدِهhis foolish lies
عَوراءِ ذي نَيرَبٍ وَمِن فَنَدِه
By God, I will not forget his defense against falsehood—
a slanderer's vile utterance and foolish lies.
وَلاand not تَناسىhave forgotten أَحياءُthe clans ذيof the land of يَمَنٍYemen
وَلا تَناسى أَحياءُ ذي يَمَنٍ
ماwhat كانَthere was مِنof نَصرِهِhis aid وَمِنand of حَشَدِهhis mustering
ما كانَ مِن نَصرِهِ وَمِن حَشَدِه
Nor have Yemen's clans forgotten
his aid and his mustering of forces:
جِلَّةُthe elders of أَنمارِهِits Anmar وَهَمدانِهِand its Hamdan وَالشُand the lofty (first part)
جِلَّةُ أَنمارِهِ وَهَمدانِهِ وَالشُ
مُّlofty (completion) مِنof أَزدِهِits Azd وَمِنand of أُدَدِهits Udad
مُّ مِن أَزدِهِ وَمِن أُدَدِه
the elders of its Anmar and Hamdan, and the lofty
men of its Azd and its Udad.
آثَرَنيhe favored me إِذwhen جَعَلتُهُI made him سَنَداًa support
آثَرَني إِذ جَعَلتُهُ سَنَداً
كُلُّevery اِمرِئٍman لاجِئٌseeks refuge إِلىin سَنَدِهhis support
كُلُّ اِمرِئٍ لاجِئٌ إِلى سَنَدِه
He favored me when I made him my support;
every man seeks refuge in his support.
فيin غُلَّةٍa burning thirst أَوقَدَتthat kindled عَلىupon كَبِدِthe liver of الthe
في غُلَّةٍ أَوقَدَت عَلى كَبِدِ ال
سائِلِsuppliant ناراًa fire تُعيِيis too much عَلىfor كَبِدِهhis liver
سائِلِ ناراً تُعيِي عَلى كَبِدِه
Amid a thirst that kindled on the liver of
the suppliant a fire his liver could not endure,
إيثارَthe favoring of شَزرِone tightly knit in القُوىstrength يَرىwho regards جَسَدَthe body of الthe
إيثارَ شَزرِ القُوى يَرى جَسَدَ ال
مَعروفِkindness أَولىmore deserving بِالطِبِّof healing مِنthan جَسَدِهhis body
مَعروفِ أَولى بِالطِبِّ مِن جَسَدِه
the favor of a sinew-strong man, who deems the body of
kindness more deserving of healing than his own body.
وَجِئتُهُand I came to him زائِراًas a visitor فَجاوَزَso he passed beyond بِيَwith me الthe
وَجِئتُهُ زائِراً فَجاوَزَ بِيَ ال
أَخلاقَworn-out things مِنof مالِهِhis wealth إِلىto جُدُدِهits new things
أَخلاقَ مِن مالِهِ إِلى جُدُدِه
I came to him as a visitor, and he led me past
his wealth's worn-out things to its new ones.
فَرُحتُso I returned مِنfrom عِندِهِhis presence وَليand I had رِفدٌgifts
فَرُحتُ مِن عِندِهِ وَلي رِفدٌ
يَنالُهاobtain them المُعتَفونَthe suppliants مِنfrom رِفَدِهhis gifts
يَنالُها المُعتَفونَ مِن رِفَدِه
So I went away from him bearing gifts
that suppliants may share from his bounty.
وَهَلand would يَرىregard العُسرَhardship عِذرَةًan excuse رَجَلٌa man
وَهَل يَرى العُسرَ عِذرَةً رَجَلٌ
خالِدٌKhalid المَزيَدِيُّal-Mazyadi مِنamong عُدَدِهhis resources
خالِدٌ المَزيَدِيُّ مِن عُدَدِه
Would any man consider hardship an excuse
when Khalid al-Mazyadi is among his resources?
Translation model: Sol 6.1