هذاthis is أبوfather of مُضرMudar كفتناhas spared us كَفُّهhis hand
هذا أبو مُضر كفتنا كَفُّه
شكوىcomplaints against اللئضامِthe base (apparent typo) فماso we do not نَذُمُّblame لئيماa base man
شكوى اللئضامِ فما نَذُمُّ لئيما
This is Abū Muḍar, whose hand has spared us
This is Abu Mudar; his hand has spared us
complaints against the base—so we need revile no villain.
complaints against the base, so we blame no base man.
هذاthis is الجسيمُthe great one مَوَاهباًin gifts هذاthis is الشريthe noble (continued)
هذا الجسيمُ مَوَاهباً هذا الشري
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ف مَنَاصِباً هذا المهذَّب خِيما
This man, immense in gifts; this man, exalted in
Here is one great in gifts, here is one noble
rank; this man, refined in character.
in rank, here is one refined in character.
سمكَتrose high كهمّتهِlike his ambition السماءُthe sky ومُثِّلتand were depicted
سمكَت كهمّتهِ السماءُ ومُثِّلت
فيهاwithin it خلائقُهhis qualities الشرافnoble نُجُوماas stars
فيها خلائقُه الشراف نُجُوما
The sky rose as high as his ambition, and within it
The sky rose as high as his ambition; portrayed
his noble qualities were figured as stars.
within it were his noble qualities as stars.
نشوانintoxicated قدindeed جعلhe made المحامدَpraiseworthy deeds والعُلاand glory
نشوان قد جعل المحامدَ والعُلا
دونinstead of الُمدَامةwine ساقياًa cupbearer ونَديماand a boon companion
دون الُمدَامة ساقياً ونَديما
Intoxicated, he has made praise and lofty glory—
Intoxicated, he has made praiseworthy deeds and glory
instead of wine—his cupbearer and companion.
his cupbearer and boon companion, rather than wine.
أعدَىinfected الأنامَhumankind طباعُهُhis nature فتكَرَّمُواso they became generous
أعدَى الأنامَ طباعُهُ فتكَرَّمُوا
لوif جازit were permissible أنthat يُدعَىbe called سواهanyone but him كريماgenerous
لو جاز أن يُدعَى سواه كريما
His nature proved contagious to mankind, and they grew generous—
His nature infected humankind, and they became generous—
if anyone but he could rightly be called generous.
if anyone but him could be called generous.
لوif لمdid not أُشرِّفI ennoble بامتداحكby praising you مَنطقيmy speech
لو لم أُشرِّف بامتداحك مَنطقي
ماnot انقادwas led نحوكtoward you خاطِريmy thought مزموماbridled
ما انقاد نحوك خاطِري مزموما
Had I not ennobled my speech by praising you,
Had I not ennobled my speech by praising you,
my thought, held in rein, would never have turned toward you.
my thought would not have been led toward you on a rein.
لكنbut رأىit saw شَرفَthe nobility of المصاهرthe in-law فاغتَدىso it began
لكن رأى شَرفَ المصاهر فاغتَدى
يُهديoffering إليكto you لُبَابهits choicest essence المكتوماhidden
يُهدي إليك لُبَابه المكتوما
But it saw the honor of kinship and thereupon began
But it saw the nobility of its prospective in-law, and began
to offer you its secret essence.
offering you its hidden essence.
فحباكso it endowed you منfrom نَسجِthe weaving of العقولminds بغَادَةٍwith a graceful maiden
فحباك من نَسجِ العقول بغَادَةٍ
قَطَعَتshe traversed إليكtoward you مقاصداًpurposes وعُزُوماًand resolves
قَطَعَت إليك مقاصداً وعُزُوماً
Thus it bestowed on you, from the weaving of minds, a maiden poem
So it bestowed on you a graceful maiden woven by minds,
that journeyed to you bearing purposes and firm resolves.
who traversed purposes and resolves to reach you.
لماwhen تَبَيَّنَتِshe recognized الكفاءَةَequality of the match أقسَمَتshe swore
لما تَبَيَّنَتِ الكفاءَةَ أقسَمَت
ألاnot to تغربgo far away بَعدَهاthereafter وتقيماand to remain
ألا تغرب بَعدَها وتقيما
When she discerned your equal worth, she swore
When she recognized a match of equal standing, she swore
never thereafter to journey westward, but to remain.
never to go far away thereafter, but to remain.
لاdo not تبغهاseek for her مَهراًa dowry فقدfor already أمهَرتَهاyou have dowered her
لا تبغها مَهراً فقد أمهَرتَها
نُعمَاكyour favors عنديtoward me حادثاًnew وقديماand old
نُعمَاك عندي حادثاً وقديما
Do not seek a dowry for her: you have already dowered her
Seek no dowry for her; you have already dowered her
with favors to me, both new and of old.
with your favors to me, both new and old.
ألزمتُI bound شكركgratitude to you منطقيmy speech وأنامليand my fingertips
ألزمتُ شكرك منطقي وأناملي
وأقمتُand I appointed فكريmy thought بالوفاءِfor fidelity زَعِيماa guarantor
وأقمتُ فكري بالوفاءِ زَعِيما
I have bound my speech and fingertips to thank you,
I have bound my speech and fingertips to thanking you,
and appointed my thought the guarantor of fidelity.
and made my thought a guarantor of fidelity.
