يُنيخُmakes kneel المُسيفthe impoverished man النِّضوَthe worn-out camel منهfrom him بممرعٍin a lush pasture
يُنيخُ المُسيف النِّضوَ منه بممرعٍ
خصيبٍfertile علىbeyond حبيthe gifts of المواطرِrain-bearing clouds ناضِرverdant
خصيبٍ على حبي المواطرِ ناضِر
The destitute man makes his worn-out camel kneel in his lush pasture,
fertile, verdant beyond the bounty of rain clouds.
اذاwhen استهلكhas consumed المحلdrought الذرىthe humps بيدby the hand of السُّرىnight travel
اذا استهلك المحل الذرى بيد السُّرى
بنيhe built up أسْنِماتthe humps of الرازحاتthe exhausted camels الضَّوامرthe emaciated
بني أسْنِمات الرازحات الضَّوامر
When drought consumes the humps, by the hand of night travel
he rebuilds the humps of weary, emaciated camels.
بأزْهرَwith a radiant man ظُهْريِّnoonday-bright الجبينthe brow كأنهُas though he were
بأزْهرَ ظُهْريِّ الجبين كأنهُ
سَناthe radiance of الجوْنةthe sun الغراءthe brilliant غِبَّafter المَواطرِrain-bearing clouds
سَنا الجوْنة الغراء غِبَّ المَواطرِ
With a radiant man, his brow bright as noon, as though he were
the radiance of the brilliant sun after rain clouds.
يضوعُwafts fragrantly بأعْقارِin the hearts of المحافلِthe assemblies حمْدُهpraise of him
يضوعُ بأعْقارِ المحافلِ حمْدُه
كأنَّas though عُلاهُhis glory فيin دخانِthe smoke of المَجامرِthe censers
كأنَّ عُلاهُ في دخانِ المَجامرِ
His praise wafts fragrantly through the hearts of assemblies,
as though his glory lay in the smoke of censers.
يُبِرُّsurpasses علىover الطَّوْدthe mountain المُنيفthe towering رزانةًin steadiness
يُبِرُّ على الطَّوْد المُنيف رزانةً
وفيand in العزمresolve غلاَبٌan overcomer of شِفارthe edges of البواترِcleaving swords
وفي العزم غلاَبٌ شِفار البواترِ
He surpasses the towering mountain in steadiness,
and in resolve outmatches the edges of cleaving swords.
اذاwhen قيلit is said صدرُchief of الشرقthe East والغربand the West أذعنتassented
اذا قيل صدرُ الشرق والغرب أذعنت
نفوسُthe souls of العِدىthe enemies عنthrough منطقٍspeech وضمائرand inner thoughts
نفوسُ العِدى عن منطقٍ وضمائر
At the words 'chief of East and West,' assent is given
by his enemies' souls, in speech and in their hearts,
يقيناًwith certainty بأنَّthat الزَّيْنبيَّal-Zaynabi هوhe الذيthe one who
يقيناً بأنَّ الزَّيْنبيَّ هو الذي
يُشارُone points اليهto him فيin العُلىeminence والمآثِرِand noble deeds
يُشارُ اليه في العُلى والمآثِرِ
certain that al-Zaynabi is the one
singled out for eminence and noble deeds.
وماand has not زالceased to be محسودَenvied for المقامhis station وفاخِرand outshining الthe
وما زال محسودَ المقام وفاخِر ال
كِرامِnoble ones ونَعَّاشَand a reviver of الجدودِfortunes العواثرِthe stumbling
كِرامِ ونَعَّاشَ الجدودِ العواثرِ
He has always been envied for his station, outshining the
noble, and reviving stumbling fortunes.
Translation model: Sol 6.1