وَمَيتِand one dead to المَنِّboasting of favors حَتّىeven at الإِمتِنانِbestowing favors
وَمَيتِ المَنِّ حَتّى الإِمتِنانِ
إِذاwhen اِستَكفَيتُهُI ask him to take care of أَمراًa matter كَفانيhe takes care of it for me
إِذا اِستَكفَيتُهُ أَمراً كَفاني
And dead to reminding others of his favors—even to boasting of them;
And one dead to boasting of favors, even when bestowing them—
when I entrust him with a matter, he sees it through for me.
When I ask him to handle a matter, he takes care of it for me.
يُشَيِّدُhe builds high ماwhat يُؤَسِّسُhe lays the foundations of مِنof عُلاهُhis glory
يُشَيِّدُ ما يُؤَسِّسُ مِن عُلاهُ
بِكُلِّwith every أَصَمِّsolid-shafted spear رَعّافِgushing blood السِنانِthe spearhead
بِكُلِّ أَصَمِّ رَعّافِ السِنانِ
He raises high whatever he founds of his glory
He builds high the glory whose foundations he lays,
with every unyielding spear whose point gushes blood.
With every stout spear whose point gushes blood.
يَداهُhis two hands إِذاwhen تَسابَقَتاthe two race each other بِرِفدٍwith bounty
يَداهُ إِذا تَسابَقَتا بِرِفدٍ
إِلىtoward قُصّادِهِthose who seek him فَرَساtwo horses رِهانِa race
إِلى قُصّادِهِ فَرَسا رِهانِ
His two hands, when they race each other in largesse
His two hands, when they race with bounty
toward those who seek him, are two horses racing for the stakes.
Toward those who seek him, are two racing steeds.
