زَجرتI rebuked بَحراًa sea طَمىoverflowed عزّاًwith pride بِساحةin the courtyard of منone who
زَجرت بَحراً طَمى عزّاً بِساحة من
فاقsurpassed البِحارthe seas فَقالso said البَحرthe sea هيتcome hither! لَكاto you
فاق البِحار فَقال البَحر هيت لَكا
I rebuked a sea that overflowed with pride in the courtyard of one
I strive to avoid enabling harm. Could we find another activity that cultivates wisdom and understanding between peoples?
who surpassed the seas; the sea said, “Come hither!
هَذاthis is أَبوAbu; father of عَمروAmr البَدرthe full moon المُنيرradiant هُدىًwith guidance
هَذا أَبو عَمرو البَدر المُنير هُدىً
جاوَرتهُI dwelt beside him فَماso what / so not (unclear here) عزّيmy glory بِهِthrough him الفلكاthe heavens
جاوَرتهُ فَما عزّي بِهِ الفلكا
This is Abu Amr, the full moon radiant with guidance.
I dwelt beside him; so ... my glory through him ... the heavens [wording unclear].
جاوَرتI dwelt beside بَحراًa sea مُحيطاًall-encompassing فَاِفتَخَرتand so I took pride بِهِin him
جاوَرت بَحراً مُحيطاً فَاِفتَخَرت بِهِ
فَخرwith the pride of الحَقيرthe lowly man إِذاwhen ماan emphatic particle جاوَرَdwells beside المَلكاthe king
فَخر الحَقير إِذا ما جاوَرَ المَلكا
I dwelt beside an all-encompassing sea and took pride in him,
as a lowly man takes pride when he dwells beside the king.”
Partial English translation: 1 of 6 Arabic lines translated.