وَكائِنand how many أَبىhe refused مِنof خُطَّةِa course of الدَيمِsteady rains (perhaps intended: humiliation) وَاِشتَرىand bought
وَكائِن أَبى مِن خُطَّةِ الدَيمِ وَاِشتَرى
مَكارِمَthe glories of أَيّامٍdays شَديدٍfierce قِتالُهاtheir fighting
مَكارِمَ أَيّامٍ شَديدٍ قِتالُها
And how many a course of 'steady rains' [perhaps 'humiliation'] he refused, and bought
the glories of days whose fighting was fierce.
وَخَيلٍand many a cavalry troop عَلَيهاupon them المُعلِمونَbattle-marked warriors مُغيرَةٍraiding
وَخَيلٍ عَلَيها المُعلِمونَ مُغيرَةٍ
بِكَفَّيby the two hands of بِلالٍBilal كانَwere طَعناًspear-thrusts رِعالُهاits squadrons
بِكَفَّي بِلالٍ كانَ طَعناً رِعالُها
And many a raiding troop of horses, bearing battle-marked warriors,
had its squadrons pierced at Bilal’s hands.
وَإِنَّand indeed أَباAbu (father of) موسىMusa خَليلُthe close friend of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
وَإِنَّ أَبا موسى خَليلُ مُحَمَّدٍ
وَكَفَّيهِand his two hands يُمنىa right hand لِلهُدىfor guidance وَشِمالُهاand its left hand
وَكَفَّيهِ يُمنى لِلهُدى وَشِمالُها
Indeed, Abu Musa is Muhammad’s close friend,
and his two hands are guidance’s right hand and left.
وَكَمand how many صَعَّدَتraised aloft كَفّاكَyour two hands مِنof فَرعِa pinnacle of سورَةٍeminence
وَكَم صَعَّدَت كَفّاكَ مِن فَرعِ سورَةٍ
عَلَتrose high فَوقَabove أَيدٍhands لاnot تُنالُcan be reached طِوالُهاtheir longest ones
عَلَت فَوقَ أَيدٍ لا تُنالُ طِوالُها
And how many a pinnacle of honor your two hands have raised,
soaring above hands whose longest reach cannot be matched.
وَيَومٍand many a day مِنَamong الأَيّامِthe days تَبدوappear نُجومُهُits stars
وَيَومٍ مِنَ الأَيّامِ تَبدو نُجومُهُ
شَهِدتَyou witnessed إِذاwhen أَبدىrevealed السُيوفَthe swords اِستِلالُهاtheir unsheathing
شَهِدتَ إِذا أَبدى السُيوفَ اِستِلالُها
And many a day among days, its stars visible,
you witnessed, when unsheathing laid the swords bare.
وَمَنand whoever يَطَّلِبseeks مَسعاتَكُمyour noble striving تَرتَفِعrise بِهِwith him
وَمَن يَطَّلِب مَسعاتَكُم تَرتَفِع بِهِ
مَكارِمُnoble deeds فيin الأَيديthe hands طِوالٌlofty جِبالُهاtheir mountains
مَكارِمُ في الأَيدي طِوالٌ جِبالُها
And whoever seeks your achievements is lifted
by noble deeds whose mountains tower amid men’s hands.
لَعَمريby my life لَئِنsurely if كَفّاthe two hands of بِلالٍBilal نَماهُماnurtured them both
لَعَمري لَئِن كَفّا بِلالٍ نَماهُما
مَآثِرُglorious deeds of أَقوامٍpeoples عِظامٍimmense سِجالُهاtheir buckets of bounty
مَآثِرُ أَقوامٍ عِظامٍ سِجالُها
By my life, if Bilal’s two hands were nurtured
by the glorious deeds of peoples whose buckets of bounty were vast,
لَقَدindeed رَفَعَتraised كَفَّيthe two hands of بِلالٍBilal وَأَشرَقَتand shone
لَقَد رَفَعَت كَفَّي بِلالٍ وَأَشرَقَت
بِهِwith him لِلعُلىtoward glory أَيدٍhands كَريمٌnoble فِعالُهاtheir deeds
بِهِ لِلعُلى أَيدٍ كَريمٌ فِعالُها
then they indeed raised Bilal’s hands and shone
with him toward glory—hands whose deeds are noble.
أَبىforbade لِبِلالٍfor Bilal أَنَّthat جارَthe neighbor of مُحَمَّدٍMuhammad
أَبى لِبِلالٍ أَنَّ جارَ مُحَمَّدٍ
أَباهُhis father اِبتَنىbuilt عادِيَّةًan ancient monument لاnot يَنالُهاcan reach it
أَباهُ اِبتَنى عادِيَّةً لا يَنالُها
Bilal was kept from baseness, for Muhammad’s neighbor,
his father, built an ancient monument that none can reach
مِنَamong القَومِthe people إِلّاexcept مَنone who تَصَعَّدَascended مَجدُهُhis glory
مِنَ القَومِ إِلّا مَن تَصَعَّدَ مَجدُهُ
إِلىto الشَمسِthe sun إِذwhen فاءَتreturned عَلَيهِover him ظِلالُهاits shadows
إِلى الشَمسِ إِذ فاءَت عَلَيهِ ظِلالُها
among the people, save one whose glory climbed
to the sun when its shadows returned over him.
وَإِنَّand indeed بِلالاًBilal لاnot تُحَجَّلُis curtained off قِدرُهُhis cooking pot
وَإِنَّ بِلالاً لا تُحَجَّلُ قِدرُهُ
إِذاwhen سُتِرَتare screened دونَaway from الضُيوفِthe guests حِجالُهاits curtained enclosures
إِذا سُتِرَت دونَ الضُيوفِ حِجالُها
And Bilal’s cooking pot is never curtained off,
when its curtained enclosures are screened from guests.
وَإِنَّand indeed بِلالاًBilal يَقتُلُkills الجوعَhunger إِنif سَرَتblew by night
وَإِنَّ بِلالاً يَقتُلُ الجوعَ إِن سَرَت
شَآمِيَّةًa Syrian wind بِالنيبِamong aged she-camels غُرّاًwhite مَحالُهاtheir backbones
شَآمِيَّةً بِالنيبِ غُرّاً مَحالُها
And Bilal kills hunger when there blows by night
a Syrian wind among aged she-camels, their backbones white.
تَراءىseeks a sight of بِلالاًBilal كُلُّevery عَينٍeye إِذاwhen بَداhe appears
تَراءى بِلالاً كُلُّ عَينٍ إِذا بَدا
كَماjust as يَتَراءىcomes into view فيin السَماءِthe sky هِلالُهاits crescent
كَما يَتَراءى في السَماءِ هِلالُها
Every eye seeks Bilal when he appears,
as the sky’s crescent comes into view.
وَأَرمَلَةٍand many a widow تَدعوcalls upon بِلالاًBilal فَقيرَةٍpoor
وَأَرمَلَةٍ تَدعو بِلالاً فَقيرَةٍ
وَمالُand the wealth of بِلالٍBilal حينَwhen يُنفِضُruns out مالُهاher wealth
وَمالُ بِلالٍ حينَ يُنفِضُ مالُها
And many a poor widow calls upon Bilal,
and Bilal’s wealth is hers when her own is spent.
وَلَمand never تَستَغِثsought aid from كَفَّيthe two hands of بِلالٍBilal فَقيرَةٌa poor woman
وَلَم تَستَغِث كَفَّي بِلالٍ فَقيرَةٌ
إِذاwhen ما(emphatic particle) دَعَتshe called إِلّاexcept that عَلَيهِupon him عِيالُهاher dependents
إِذا ما دَعَت إِلّا عَلَيهِ عِيالُها
And no poor woman has sought aid from Bilal’s hands,
but, when she called, her dependents became his charge.
سَتَأتيwill reach بِلالاًBilal مِدحَتيmy praise حَيثُwherever يَمَّمَتheaded
سَتَأتي بِلالاً مِدحَتي حَيثُ يَمَّمَت
بِهِwith him العيسُthe tawny-white camels أَوor سودٌblack ones عَلَيهاupon them جِلالُهاtheir coverings
بِهِ العيسُ أَو سودٌ عَلَيها جِلالُها
My praise will reach Bilal wherever
the pale camels take him, or black mounts wearing their coverings.
فَدونَكَso take it هَذيthis ياO بِلالُBilal فَإِنَّهاfor indeed it
فَدونَكَ هَذي يا بِلالُ فَإِنَّها
سَيَنمىwill rise بِهاwith it فَوقَabove القَوافيthe rhymes نِقالُهاits bearers
سَيَنمى بِها فَوقَ القَوافي نِقالُها
So take this, Bilal, for
its bearers will rise with it above the other rhymes.
Translation model: Sol 6.1