لقدindeed أمسكتI have grasped منfrom عمرUmar بنson of يحيىYahya
لقد أمسكت من عمر بن يحيى
بحبلby a cord لاnot أخافI fear لهfor it انبتاتاseverance
بحبل لا أخاف له انبتاتا
From Umar ibn Yahya I have indeed grasped
I have held fast to the rope of Imr'ul Qays,
A cord whose severing I do not fear.
A rope I do not fear will snap.
حبانيhe favored me فيin الحياةlife ورمand mended حاليmy condition
حباني في الحياة ورم حالي
وأوصىand instructed بيconcerning me أباAbu (father of) حسنٍHasan وماتاand he died
وأوصى بي أبا حسنٍ وماتا
He favored me in life and set my affairs aright,
He loved me in life and exalted my state,
And entrusted me to Abu Hasan, and died.
And commended me to Abul Hasan before passing away.
فكنتso I was مجاوراًa neighbor للحبرto the scholar منهfrom him
فكنت مجاوراً للحبر منه
فلماthen when ماتhe died جاورتI dwelt beside الفراتاthe Euphrates
فلما مات جاورت الفراتا
So I dwelt beside the scholar sprung from him;
So I dwelled close to his ink,
Then, when he died, I dwelt beside the Euphrates.
But when he died I dwelled close to the Euphrates.