مَهَّدَprepared العُذْرَthe excuse بُعْدَthe remoteness of مَاwhat أَنَاI رَائِوُseeking (uncertain reading)
مَهَّدَ العُذْرَ بُعْدَ مَا أَنَا رَائِوُ
فَانْتَهَىso desisted عَاذِلٌa reprover وَأَقْصَرَand ceased لائِمْa blamer
فَانْتَهَى عَاذِلٌ وَأَقْصَرَ لائِمْ
The remoteness of what I seek [uncertain reading] has furnished my excuse;
so a reprover desisted, and a blamer ceased.
أَيwhat مَدْحٍpraise مُبْلِغٍenabling to attain قَائِلِيهِthose who utter it
أَي مَدْحٍ مُبْلِغٍ قَائِلِيهِ
بَعْضُpart of مَاwhat تَقْتَضِيdemand مَنَاقِبُthe virtues of هَاشِمْHashim
بَعْضُ مَا تَقْتَضِي مَنَاقِبُ هَاشِمْ
What praise can enable those who utter it to attain
even part of what Hashim’s virtues demand?
أَيُّwhat بَيْتٍhouse كَذَلِكَlike that البَيْتِhouse عِزّاًin honor
أَيُّ بَيْتٍ كَذَلِكَ البَيْتِ عِزّاً
أَيُّwhat مَجْدٍglory كَمَجْدِهِlike its glory المُتَقَادِمْancient
أَيُّ مَجْدٍ كَمَجْدِهِ المُتَقَادِمْ
What house resembles that house in honor?
What glory compares with its ancient glory?
أَيُّwhat بَأْسِvalor وَأَيُّand what حِلْمِforbearance وَهَلْand can يُلْفَىbe found
أَيُّ بَأْسِ وَأَيُّ حِلْمِ وَهَلْ يُلْفَى
كَذَاكَlike that النَّدَىgenerosity وَتِلْكَand those المَكَارِمْnoble virtues
كَذَاكَ النَّدَى وَتِلْكَ المَكَارِمْ
What valor, and what forbearance! And can there be found
such generosity and such noble virtues?