تصغيlisten intently لتستمعto hear اصطحاcompanionship (first fragment)
تصغي لتستمع اصطحا
بcompanionship (final fragment) لسانهhis tongue الصمthe deaf السوادرthe heedless
ب لسانه الصم السوادر
They listen intently to hear the companionship
He listens intently to converse eloquently
of his tongue—even the heedless deaf.
With his silent tongue and dark flowing ideas
وصلhe joined السجاحةgentleness بالصباbeauty (first fragment)
وصل السجاحة بالصبا
حةbeauty (final fragment) سالبٌcaptivating بالصوتwith the voice ساحرa sorcerer
حة سالبٌ بالصوت ساحر
He joined gentleness with beauty:
Youthfulness joined with wisdom, negatively charged with an enchanting voice
captivating with his voice, a sorcerer.
Two exceptional traits, except for his determination and persevering nature
صلتانa vigorous man يستثنيmakes fingers fold in acclaim لعصfor blamelessness (first fragment)
صلتان يستثني لعص
متهhis blamelessness (final fragment) وسيرتهand his conduct الخناصرthe little fingers
مته وسيرته الخناصر
A vigorous man, whose blamelessness
Keen on the benefit of gatherings, companions and confidants
and conduct make little fingers fold in acclaim.
Conveying the secret of a friend, regretful of the adversary's condition
ساعٍstriving لمصلحةfor the welfare of المجاthe fellow sitter (first fragment)
ساعٍ لمصلحة المجا
لسfellow sitter (final fragment) والمصاحبand the companion والمسامرand the evening conversationalist
لس والمصاحب والمسامر
Striving for the welfare of his fellow sitter,
His sublime reputation for good traits has spread to all regions
his companion, and his evening conversationalist.
Your perception of his qualities is true, so ask the resolute archer
متوصلٌgaining access to سرthe secret الصديقthe friend
متوصلٌ سر الصديق
وآسفand angering الخصمthe opponent المساورthe assailing one
وآسف الخصم المساور
Finding his way to a friend's secret,
He excels with the preciseness of his senses, collecting conversations and contemporaries
and angering the assailing foe.
And reached with his toes the sky of the sincere, the stellar elements
ولصيتهand indeed his fame الساميlofty الصفاqualities (first fragment)
ولصيته السامي الصفا
تqualities (final fragment) بسائرthrough all الأمصارthe cities سائرtraveling
ت بسائر الأمصار سائر
And indeed his fame, lofty in its qualities,
travels through every city.
صدقتproved true فراسةdiscernment واصفيهhis describers
صدقت فراسة واصفيه
فسلso ask بمصميabout the deadly striker السهمthe arrow ناصرNasir
فسل بمصمي السهم ناصر
His describers' discernment proved true;
so ask about Nasir, whose arrow kills outright.
ندسٌkeen-witted بصائبwith unerring حسهhis perception انtriumphed (first fragment)
ندسٌ بصائب حسه ان
تصرtriumphed (final fragment) السوالفpast generations والمعاصرthe contemporary
تصر السوالف والمعاصر
Astute, with his unerring perception he triumphed
over past generations and contemporaries.
وسماand he rose above بأخمصهwith the arch of his foot سماsky (first fragment)
وسما بأخمصه سما
ءsky (final fragment) الخالصينthe pure ones سناradiance العناصرancestral stock
ء الخالصين سنا العناصر
And with the arch of his foot he overtopped the sky
of those pure in the radiance of their lineage.
Partial English translation: 10 of 18 Arabic lines translated.