أيwhat عذرexcuse منfrom بعدafter هذاthis الكتابِthe book
أي عذر من بعد هذا الكتابِ
لِعَرِيٍّfor one bereft عنof حلْيِةِadornment الكتّابِthe writers
لِعَرِيٍّ عن حلْيِةِ الكتّابِ
What excuse remains after this book
What excuse henceforth for an Arab without
for one bereft of the writers’ adornment?
The adornment of literary composition?
بانbecame clear وجهface الإنشاءِliterary composition فيهin it ولمand did not يبfirst fragment of 'remain'
بان وجه الإنشاءِ فيه ولم يب
قَfinal fragment of 'remain' عسيراًdifficult سلوكfollowing نهجpath الصوابِcorrectness
قَ عسيراً سلوك نهج الصوابِ
The face of composition has become clear in it, and no longer
This book makes clear the path of rhetoric -
is it difficult to follow the path of correctness.
No complex route remains to walk upright.
حلّentered بيتَhouse الأسماعthe ears منfrom غيرِother than إذنٍpermission
حلّ بيتَ الأسماع من غيرِ إذنٍ
وأتىand came للقلوبto the hearts منthrough كلevery بابِdoor
وأتى للقلوب من كل بابِ
It entered the house of the ears without permission,
Without permission it approaches the abodes
and came to hearts through every door.
Of hearing, entering every door of hearts.
ليتwould that شعريmy knowledge هلwhether يُبتغىis sought بعدafter هذاthis
ليت شعري هل يُبتغى بعد هذا
بيناتٌclear proofs علىof انتصارtriumph ديابِDiab
بيناتٌ على انتصار ديابِ
Would that I knew: after this, does anyone seek
I wonder: after this will Diyab still seek
clear proofs of Diab’s triumph?
Proofs for the triumph of his poetry?