ماnot لَناfor us مِنfrom أَبيAbu (father of) المُعَمَّرَal-Muʿammar إِلّاexcept
ما لَنا مِن أَبي المُعَمَّرَ إِلّا
بُعدُهُhis distance عَنfrom عُيونِناour eyes وَاِحتِجابُهand his seclusion
بُعدُهُ عَن عُيونِنا وَاِحتِجابُه
We have nothing from Abu al-Muʿammar except
His distance from our eyes and his seclusion.
وَأَذَمُّand the most blameworthy الفِتيانِthe young men مَنone who باتَremained يُلقىis let down
وَأَذَمُّ الفِتيانِ مَن باتَ يُلقى
دونَناbarring us سِترُهُhis curtain وَيُغلَقُand is shut بابُهhis door
دونَنا سِترُهُ وَيُغلَقُ بابُه
And the most blameworthy of young men is he who keeps
His curtain drawn against us and his door shut.
فَسَلوهُso ask him عَنabout مادِحٍa praise-poet جَلَبَbrought العَلـglory (word begins)
فَسَلوهُ عَن مادِحٍ جَلَبَ العَلـ
ـيا(completion of ‘glory’) إِلَيهِto him بِأَسرِهاin its entirety ماwhat ثَوابُهhis reward
ـيا إِلَيهِ بِأَسرِها ما ثَوابُه
So ask him about a praise-poet who brought glory
To him in its entirety: what is his reward?
Translation model: Sol 6.1