ياO أَخاbrother of الأَزدِal-Azd ماnot حَفِظتَyou preserved الإِخاءَbrotherhood
يا أَخا الأَزدِ ما حَفِظتَ الإِخاءَ
لِمُحِبٍّfor a lover وَلاnor رَعَيتَyou upheld الوَفاءَfidelity
لِمُحِبٍّ وَلا رَعَيتَ الوَفاءَ
O brother of al-Azd, you have not preserved brotherhood
for a lover, nor have you upheld fidelity.
عَذَلاًreproach يَترُكُturns الحَنينَyearning أَنيناًgroaning
عَذَلاً يَترُكُ الحَنينَ أَنيناً
فيin هَوىًa passion يَترُكُturns الدُموعَtears دِماءَblood
في هَوىً يَترُكُ الدُموعَ دِماءَ
Such reproach turns yearning into groaning,
in a passion that turns tears into blood.
لاdo not تَلُمنيblame me عَلىfor البُكاءِweeping فَإِنّيfor I
لا تَلُمني عَلى البُكاءِ فَإِنّي
نِضوُone worn thin by شَجوٍsorrow ماnot لُمتُI blamed فيهِin it البُكاءَweeping
نِضوُ شَجوٍ ما لُمتُ فيهِ البُكاءَ
Do not blame me for weeping, for I am
a wreck of sorrow, in which I have never faulted weeping.
كَيفَhow أَغدوcan I become مِنَof الصَبابَةِardent longing خِلواًfree
كَيفَ أَغدو مِنَ الصَبابَةِ خِلواً
بَعدَafter ماthat راحَتِbecame الدِيارُthe dwellings خَلاءَdeserted
بَعدَ ما راحَتِ الدِيارُ خَلاءَ
How can I become free of longing
after the dwellings have become deserted,
غِبَّafter عَيشٍa life بِهاthere غَريرٍcarefree وَكانَand was الـthe
غِبَّ عَيشٍ بِها غَريرٍ وَكانَ الـ
ـعَيشُlife فيin عَهدِthe days of تُبَّعٍTubbaʿ أَفياءَshades
ـعَيشُ في عَهدِ تُبَّعٍ أَفياءَ
after a carefree life there—and
life in Tubbaʿ's time was shade.
قِفstop بِهاthere وَقفَةًa pause تَرُدُّreturning عَلَيهاupon them
قِف بِها وَقفَةً تَرُدُّ عَلَيها
أَدمُعاًtears رَدَّهاreduced them الجَوىburning heartache أَنضاءَworn-out remnants
أَدمُعاً رَدَّها الجَوى أَنضاءَ
Stop there a while, giving back to them
tears that burning heartache has worn thin.
إِنَّindeed لِلبَينِparting has مِنَّةًa favor ماnot تُؤَدّىcan be repaid
إِنَّ لِلبَينِ مِنَّةً ما تُؤَدّى
وَيَداًand a hand of kindness فيconcerning تُماضِرٍTumadir بَيضاءَwhite; gracious
وَيَداً في تُماضِرٍ بَيضاءَ
Indeed, parting has done a favor beyond repayment,
and shown a white hand of kindness in Tumadir's case.
حَجَبوهاthey concealed her حَتّىuntil بَدَتshe appeared لِفِراقٍfor a parting
حَجَبوها حَتّى بَدَت لِفِراقٍ
كانَwas داءًa sickness لِعاشِقٍto a lover وَدَواءَand a cure
كانَ داءً لِعاشِقٍ وَدَواءَ
They kept her hidden until she appeared for a parting
that was both sickness and cure to a lover.
أَضحَكَmade laugh البَينُparting يَومَon the day of ذاكَthat وَأَبكىand made weep
أَضحَكَ البَينُ يَومَ ذاكَ وَأَبكى
كُلَّevery ذيpossessor of صَبوَةٍpassion وَسَرَّand gladdened وَساءَand saddened
كُلَّ ذي صَبوَةٍ وَسَرَّ وَساءَ
Parting that day made laugh and made weep
everyone in love, and pleased and pained them.
فَجَعَلناso we made الوَداعَfarewell فيهِin it سَلاماًa greeting
فَجَعَلنا الوَداعَ فيهِ سَلاماً
وَجَعَلناand we made الفِراقَseparation فيهِin it لِقاءَa meeting
وَجَعَلنا الفِراقَ فيهِ لِقاءَ
So we made farewell a greeting then,
and made separation, then, a meeting.
وَوَشَتand informed بيagainst me إِلىto الوُشاةِthe informers دُموعُthe tears of الـthe
وَوَشَت بي إِلى الوُشاةِ دُموعُ الـ
ـعَينِeye حَتّىuntil حَسِبتُهاI thought them أَعداءَenemies
ـعَينِ حَتّى حَسِبتُها أَعداءَ
The tears of my eye betrayed me to the informers,
until I thought them enemies.
قُلsay لِداعيto the summoner of الغَمامِthe cloud لَبَّيكَat your service وَاِحلُلand undo
قُل لِداعي الغَمامِ لَبَّيكَ وَاِحلُل
عُقَلَthe hobbles of العيسِthe pale camels كَيso that تُجيبَthey may answer الدُعاءَthe summons
عُقَلَ العيسِ كَي تُجيبَ الدُعاءَ
Say to the cloud's summoner, 'At your service!' and undo
the pale camels' hobbles, that they may answer the summons.
عارِضٌa raincloud مِنfrom أَبيAbu سَعيدٍSaʿid دَعاناsummoned us
عارِضٌ مِن أَبي سَعيدٍ دَعانا
بِسَناwith the radiance of بَرقِهِits lightning غَداةَon the morning تَراءىit appeared
بِسَنا بَرقِهِ غَداةَ تَراءى
A raincloud from Abu Saʿid summoned us
with its lightning's radiance the morning it appeared.
كَيفَhow نُثنيcan we praise عَلىupon اِبنِthe son of يوسُفَYusuf لاno كَيـhow (continued)
كَيفَ نُثني عَلى اِبنِ يوسُفَ لا كَيـ
ـفَ(completes 'how') سَرىjourneyed by night مَجدُهُhis glory فَفاتَand outstripped الثَناءَpraise
ـفَ سَرى مَجدُهُ فَفاتَ الثَناءَ
How can we praise Ibn Yusuf? There is no way—
his glory has journeyed by night and outstripped praise.
جادَhe gave generously حَتّىuntil أَفنىhe exhausted السُؤالَasking فَلَمّاthen when
جادَ حَتّى أَفنى السُؤالَ فَلَمّا
بادَceased مِنّاamong us السُؤالُasking جادَhe gave generously اِبتِداءَunasked
بادَ مِنّا السُؤالُ جادَ اِبتِداءَ
He gave until he put an end to asking; then,
when asking had ceased among us, he gave unasked.
صامِتِيٌّa Samiti يَمُدُّextends فيin كَرَمِthe nobility of الفِعـthe deed (continued)
صامِتِيٌّ يَمُدُّ في كَرَمِ الفِعـ
ـلِ(completes 'deed') يَداًa hand مِنهُof his تَخلُفُtakes the place of الأَنواءَthe rain-bringing stars
ـلِ يَداً مِنهُ تَخلُفُ الأَنواءَ
A Samiti, who in noble deeds extends
a hand of his that takes the rain-stars' place.
فَهوَso he يُعطيgives جَزلاًlavishly وَيُثنىand is praised عَلَيهِfor it
فَهوَ يُعطي جَزلاً وَيُثنى عَلَيهِ
ثُمَّthen يُعطيgives عَلىfor الثَناءِthe praise جَزاءَa reward
ثُمَّ يُعطي عَلى الثَناءِ جَزاءَ
He gives lavishly, and is praised,
then gives a reward for the praise.
نِعَمٌbounties أَعطَتِgranted العُفاةَthe seekers of bounty رِضاهُمtheir satisfaction
نِعَمٌ أَعطَتِ العُفاةَ رِضاهُم
مِنfrom لُهاهاtheir lavish gifts وَزادَتِand gave more to الشُعَراءَthe poets
مِن لُهاها وَزادَتِ الشُعَراءَ
Bounties that have satisfied the seekers
with their lavish gifts, and given poets still more.
وَكَذاكَand likewise السَحابُthe cloud لَيسَdoes not يَعُمُّcover الـthe
وَكَذاكَ السَحابُ لَيسَ يَعُمُّ الـ
ـأَرضَearth وَبلاًwith downpour حَتّىuntil يَعُمَّit covers السَماءَthe sky
ـأَرضَ وَبلاً حَتّى يَعُمَّ السَماءَ
So too the cloud does not cover
the earth with downpour until it covers the sky.
جَلَّhe rose above عَنbeyond مَذهَبِthe scope of المَديحِpraise فَقَدfor indeed كاnearly (continued)
جَلَّ عَن مَذهَبِ المَديحِ فَقَد كا
دَ(completes 'nearly') يَكونُbecomes المَديحُpraise فيهِof him هِجاءَsatire
دَ يَكونُ المَديحُ فيهِ هِجاءَ
He is beyond the reach of praise; indeed, it is almost
satire to offer praise of him.
وَجَرىand ran جودُهُhis generosity رَسيلاًas a fellow racer لِجودِto the bounty of الـthe
وَجَرى جودُهُ رَسيلاً لِجودِ الـ
ـغَيثِrain مِنfrom غايَةٍa starting mark فَجاءاso both arrived سَواءَeven
ـغَيثِ مِن غايَةٍ فَجاءا سَواءَ
His bounty ran abreast of the bounty of
rain, from one starting mark, and both finished even.
الهِزَبرُthe lion الَّذيwho إِذاwhen اِلتَفَّتِclosed الحَرthe war (continued)
الهِزَبرُ الَّذي إِذا اِلتَفَّتِ الحَر
بُ(completes 'war') بِهِaround him صَرَّفَdirected الرَدىdeath كَيفَhowever شاءَhe wished
بُ بِهِ صَرَّفَ الرَدى كَيفَ شاءَ
The lion who, when war gathers
around him, directs death however he wills.
تَتَدانىdraw near الآجالُthe appointed deaths ضَرباًthrough blows وَطَعناًand thrusts
تَتَدانى الآجالُ ضَرباً وَطَعناً
حينَwhen يَدنوhe draws near فَيَشهَدُand joins الهَيجاءَthe battle
حينَ يَدنو فَيَشهَدُ الهَيجاءَ
Death's appointed hours draw near through blows and thrusts
when he draws near and joins the battle.
سَلask بِهِabout him إِنif جَهِلتَyou do not know قَوليmy words وَهَلand can يَجـfail to recognize (continued)
سَل بِهِ إِن جَهِلتَ قَولي وَهَل يَجـ
ـهَلُ(completes 'fail to recognize') ذوone possessing الناظِرَينِtwo eyes هَذاthis الضِياءَlight
ـهَلُ ذو الناظِرَينِ هَذا الضِياءَ
Ask about him if my words are strange to you; can one
with two eyes fail to recognize this light?
إِذwhen مَضىhe advanced مُجلِباًclamoring يُقَعقِعُthundering فيthrough الدَرthe pass (continued)
إِذ مَضى مُجلِباً يُقَعقِعُ في الدَر
بِ(completes 'pass') زَئيراًa roar أَنسىmade forget الكِلابَthe dogs العُواءَhowling
بِ زَئيراً أَنسى الكِلابَ العُواءَ
When he advanced clamoring, thundering through the pass
a roar that made the dogs forget their howling,
حينَwhen حاضَتmenstruated مِنfrom خَوفِهِfear of him رَبَّةُthe lady of الروthe Byzantines (continued)
حينَ حاضَت مِن خَوفِهِ رَبَّةُ الرو
مِ(completes 'Byzantines') صَباحاًin the morning وَراسَلَتهُand sent him messages مَساءَin the evening
مِ صَباحاً وَراسَلَتهُ مَساءَ
when the lady of the Byzantines menstruated from fear of him
in the morning, and sent him messages in the evening.
وَصُدورُand the breasts of الجِيادِthe noble horses فيat جانِبِthe edge of البَحـthe sea (continued)
وَصُدورُ الجِيادِ في جانِبِ البَحـ
ـرِ(completes 'sea') فَلَولاso, were it not for الخَليجُthe gulf جُزنَthey would have crossed ضَحاءَin the forenoon
ـرِ فَلَولا الخَليجُ جُزنَ ضَحاءَ
And the horses' breasts were at the sea's edge;
but for the gulf, they would have crossed by forenoon.
ثُمَّthen أَلقىcast down صَليبَهُhis cross المَلسَنيوal-Malsaniyus (continued)
ثُمَّ أَلقى صَليبَهُ المَلسَنيو
سُ(completes 'al-Malsaniyus') وَوالىand followed up خَلفَafter النَجاءِone escape النَجاءَanother escape
سُ وَوالى خَلفَ النَجاءِ النَجاءَ
Then al-Malsaniyus cast down his cross
and followed one escape with another.
لَمdid not تُقَصِّرfall short عُلاوَةُthe tip of الرُمحِthe spear عَنهُof him
لَم تُقَصِّر عُلاوَةُ الرُمحِ عَنهُ
قيدَthe length of رُمحٍa spear وَلَمnor did تَضَعهُyou thrust it خَطاءَamiss
قيدَ رُمحٍ وَلَم تَضَعهُ خَطاءَ
The spearhead did not fall short of him
by a spear's length, nor did you thrust it amiss.
أَحسَنَmay grant generously اللَهُGod فيin ثَوابِكَyour reward عَنfor ثَغـa frontier stronghold (continued)
أَحسَنَ اللَهُ في ثَوابِكَ عَن ثَغـ
ـرٍ(completes 'frontier stronghold') مُضاعٍneglected أَحسَنتَyou excelled فيهِin it البَلاءَvaliant service
ـرٍ مُضاعٍ أَحسَنتَ فيهِ البَلاءَ
May God reward you generously for a frontier stronghold
left neglected, where you proved your valor well.
كانَit was مُستَضعَفاًdeemed weak فَعَزَّthen grew mighty وَمَحروand deprived (continued)
كانَ مُستَضعَفاً فَعَزَّ وَمَحرو
ماً(completes 'deprived') فَأَجدىthen became prosperous وَمُظلِماًand dark فَأَضاءَthen shone
ماً فَأَجدى وَمُظلِماً فَأَضاءَ
It was deemed weak, then grew mighty; deprived,
then prosperous; and dark, then radiant.
لَتَوَلَّيتَهُyou surely took charge of it فَكُنتَso you became لِأَهليـfor the people of
لَتَوَلَّيتَهُ فَكُنتَ لِأَهليـ
ـهِit غِنىًwealth مُقنِعاًsufficient وَعَنهُمand on their behalf غَناءَa defense
ـهِ غِنىً مُقنِعاً وَعَنهُم غَناءَ
You surely took charge of it, becoming for its people
ample wealth, and a defense on their behalf.
لَمdid not تَنَمyou sleep عَنthrough دُعائِهِمtheir call حينَwhen نادَواthey cried out
لَم تَنَم عَن دُعائِهِم حينَ نادَوا
وَالقَناand the spears قَدalready أَسالَcaused to flow فيهِمamong them قَناءَcrimson blood
وَالقَنا قَد أَسالَ فيهِم قَناءَ
You did not sleep through their call when they cried out,
while spears had set crimson blood flowing among them.
إِذwhen تَغَدّىbreakfasted العُلوجُthe foreign brutes مِنهُمon them غُدُوّاًin the morning
إِذ تَغَدّى العُلوجُ مِنهُم غُدُوّاً
فَتَعَشَّتهُمُthen supped on them يَداكَyour two hands عِشاءَin the evening
فَتَعَشَّتهُمُ يَداكَ عِشاءَ
When the foreign brutes breakfasted on them in the morning,
your two hands supped on those brutes in the evening.
لَمdid not تُسِغهُمlet them swallow easily بَرودُthe cool waters of جَيحانَJayhan حَتّىuntil
لَم تُسِغهُم بَرودُ جَيحانَ حَتّى
قَلَسواthey vomited فيamid الرِماحِthe spears ذاكَthat الماءَwater
قَلَسوا في الرِماحِ ذاكَ الماءَ
Jayhan's cool waters had scarcely gone down
before they vomited that water amid the spears.
وَكَأَنَّand as though النَفيرَthe battle summons حَطَّbrought down عَلَيهِمupon them
وَكَأَنَّ النَفيرَ حَطَّ عَلَيهِم
مِنكَfrom you نَجماًa star أَوor صَخرَةًa boulder صَمّاءَsolid
مِنكَ نَجماً أَو صَخرَةً صَمّاءَ
It was as though the battle summons had brought down upon them
from you a star, or a solid boulder.
لَمnot يَكُنwas جَمعُهُمtheir host عَلىupon المَوجِthe waves إِلّاbut
لَم يَكُن جَمعُهُم عَلى المَوجِ إِلّا
زَبَداًfoam طارَflew عَنfrom قَناكَyour spears جُفاءَdiscarded scum
زَبَداً طارَ عَن قَناكَ جُفاءَ
Their host upon the waves was nothing but
foam that flew from your spears, cast away as scum.
حينَwhen أَبدَتrevealed إِلَيكَto you خَرشَنَةُKharshana العُلـUpper (continued)
حينَ أَبدَت إِلَيكَ خَرشَنَةُ العُلـ
ـيا(completes 'Upper') مِنَfrom الثَلجِsnow هامَةًa head شَمطاءَgray-streaked
ـيا مِنَ الثَلجِ هامَةً شَمطاءَ
When Upper Kharshana showed you
a head streaked gray with snow,
ماnot نَهاكَdeterred you الشِتاءُwinter عَنهاfrom it وَفيand in صَدbreast (continued)
ما نَهاكَ الشِتاءُ عَنها وَفي صَد
رِكَyour (completes 'breast') نارٌa fire لِلحِقدِof hatred تُنهيends الشِتاءَwinter
رِكَ نارٌ لِلحِقدِ تُنهي الشِتاءَ
winter did not keep you from it; within your breast
a fire of hatred brought winter to an end.
طالَعَتكَlooked out at you الأَبناءُthe sons مِنfrom شُرَفِthe battlements of الأَبـthe towers (continued)
طالَعَتكَ الأَبناءُ مِن شُرَفِ الأَبـ
ـراجِ(completes 'towers') زُرقاًblue-eyed إِذas تَذبَحُyou slaughtered الآباءَthe fathers
ـراجِ زُرقاً إِذ تَذبَحُ الآباءَ
The sons peered out at you from the battlements of
the towers, blue-eyed, as you slaughtered their fathers.
بِتَّهاyou spent the night there وَالقُرانُand the Qur'an يَصدَعُcleaves فيهاwithin it الthe
بِتَّها وَالقُرانُ يَصدَعُ فيها ال
هَضبَrocky hills حَتّىuntil كادَتit nearly تَكونُbecame حِراءَHira
هَضبَ حَتّى كادَت تَكونُ حِراءَ
You spent the night there, while the Qur'an cleft
its rocky hills, until it almost became Hira.
وَأَقَمتَand you established الصَلاةَprayer فيamong مَعشَرٍa people لاnot
وَأَقَمتَ الصَلاةَ في مَعشَرٍ لا
يَعرِفونَthey know الصَلاةَprayer إِلّاexcept مُكاءَwhistling
يَعرِفونَ الصَلاةَ إِلّا مُكاءَ
You established prayer among a people who did not
know prayer except as whistling.
فيin نَواحيthe regions of بُرجانَBurjan إِذwhen أَنكَرواthey found strange التَكـthe cry 'God is greatest' (continued)
في نَواحي بُرجانَ إِذ أَنكَروا التَكـ
ـبيرَ(completes 'God is greatest') حَتّىso that تَوَهَّموهُthey imagined it غِناءَsinging
ـبيرَ حَتّى تَوَهَّموهُ غِناءَ
In the regions of Burjan, they found the cry
'God is greatest' so strange they thought it song.
حَيثُwhere لَمnot تورِدِyou brought to water السُيوفَthe swords عَلىafter خِمـfive days' thirst (continued)
حَيثُ لَم تورِدِ السُيوفَ عَلى خِمـ
ـسٍ(completes 'five days' thirst') وَلَمand did not تُصدِرِyou lead back from water الرِماحَthe spears ظِماءَthirsty
ـسٍ وَلَم تُصدِرِ الرِماحَ ظِماءَ
Where you never made the swords wait five days to drink,
nor led the spears away thirsty,
يَتَعَثَّرنَthey stumble فيin النُحورِthe throats وَفيand in الأَوthe faces (continued)
يَتَعَثَّرنَ في النُحورِ وَفي الأَو
جُهِ(completes 'faces') سُكراًdrunk لَمّاafter شَرِبنَthey drank الدِماءَblood
جُهِ سُكراً لَمّا شَرِبنَ الدِماءَ
they stumbled among throats and among
faces, drunk after drinking blood.
وَأَزَرتَand you made visit الخُيولَthe horses قَبرَthe grave of امرِئِImru' القَيـal-Qays (continued)
وَأَزَرتَ الخُيولَ قَبرَ امرِئِ القَيـ
ـسِ(completes 'al-Qays') سِراعاًswiftly فَعُدنَthen they returned مِنهُfrom it بِطاءَslowly
ـسِ سِراعاً فَعُدنَ مِنهُ بِطاءَ
You made the horses visit Imru' al-Qays's grave,
swift on arrival, slow on their return.
وَجَلَبتَand you brought in الحِسانَthe beauties حُوّاًdark-lipped وَحوراًand with intensely black-and-white eyes
وَجَلَبتَ الحِسانَ حُوّاً وَحوراً
آنِساتٍwinsome companions حَتّىuntil أَغَرتَyou made jealous النِساءَthe women
آنِساتٍ حَتّى أَغَرتَ النِساءَ
And you brought beauties, dark-lipped, with eyes of black and white,
winsome companions, until you made the women jealous.
لَمdid not تَدَعكَlet you المَهاthe oryxes الَّتيthat شَغَلَتkept occupied جَيـarmy (continued)
لَم تَدَعكَ المَها الَّتي شَغَلَت جَيـ
ـشَكَyour (completes 'army') بِالسَوقِwith driving أَنto تَسوقَdrive الشاءَthe sheep
ـشَكَ بِالسَوقِ أَن تَسوقَ الشاءَ
The oryxes would not let you—keeping your army
busy driving them—drive the sheep.
عَلِمَknew الرومُthe Byzantines أَنَّthat غَزوَكَyour invasion ماnot كاwas (continued)
عَلِمَ الرومُ أَنَّ غَزوَكَ ما كا
نَ(completes 'was') عِقاباًpunishment لَهُمfor them وَلَكِنbut rather فَناءَannihilation
نَ عِقاباً لَهُم وَلَكِن فَناءَ
The Byzantines knew that your invasion was not
punishment for them, but annihilation,
بِسِباءٍwith captivity سَقاهُمُmade them drink البَينَseparation صِرفاًunmixed
بِسِباءٍ سَقاهُمُ البَينَ صِرفاً
وَبِقَتلٍand with slaughter نَسَواthey forgot لَدَيهِbeside it السِباءَcaptivity
وَبِقَتلٍ نَسَوا لَدَيهِ السِباءَ
with captivity that made them drink separation unmixed,
and slaughter beside which they forgot captivity.
يَومَon the day فَرَّقتَyou deployed مِنfrom كَتائِبِthe battalions of آراplans (continued)
يَومَ فَرَّقتَ مِن كَتائِبِ آرا
ئِكَyour (completes 'plans') جُنداًtroops لاnot يَأخُذونَthey take عَطاءَpay
ئِكَ جُنداً لا يَأخُذونَ عَطاءَ
The day you deployed, from the battalions of your plans,
troops who took no pay:
بَينَbetween ضَربٍblows يُفلِّقُthat split الهامَthe skulls أَنصاhalves (continued)
بَينَ ضَربٍ يُفلِّقُ الهامَ أَنصا
فاً(completes 'halves') وَطَعنٍand thrusts يُفَرِّجُthat dispel الغَمّاءَdark distress
فاً وَطَعنٍ يُفَرِّجُ الغَمّاءَ
both blows that split skulls into
halves, and thrusts that dispelled dark distress.
وَبِوُدِّand it is the wish of العَدُوِّthe enemy لَوif only تُضعِفُyou double الجَيـthe army (continued)
وَبِوُدِّ العَدُوِّ لَو تُضعِفُ الجَيـ
ـشَ(completes 'army') عَلَيهِمagainst them وَتَصرِفُand turn aside الآراءَthe stratagems
ـشَ عَلَيهِم وَتَصرِفُ الآراءَ
The enemy would gladly have you double the army
against them, and turn your stratagems aside.
خَلَقَcreated اللَهُGod ياO مُحَمَّدُMuhammad أَخلاcharacter (continued)
خَلَقَ اللَهُ يا مُحَمَّدُ أَخلا
قَكَyour (completes 'character') مَجداًas glory فيamong طَيِّئٍTayy وَسَناءَand eminence
قَكَ مَجداً في طَيِّئٍ وَسَناءَ
God created, O Muhammad, your character
as glory and eminence among Tayy.
فَإِذاthen whenever ماan emphatic particle رِياحُthe winds of جودِكَyour generosity هَبَّتblew
فَإِذا ما رِياحُ جودِكَ هَبَّت
صارَbecame قَولُthe words of العُذّالِthe faultfinders فيهاin them هَباءَdust
صارَ قَولُ العُذّالِ فيها هَباءَ
Whenever the winds of your generosity blow,
the faultfinders' words turn to dust within them.
Translation model: Sol 6.1