قامhe rose يجلوهاunveiling it وبُرْدُand the mantle اللَّيلof night مُعْلَمْembroidered
قام يجلوها وبُرْدُ اللَّيل مُعْلَمْ
خمرةًwine ماnever اجتمعتkept company معَwith الهَمْsorrow
خمرةً ما اجتمعت معَ الهَمْ
He rose to unveil it, while night's mantle was embroidered—
He rose to bid her farewell, while the cold of night was prevailing,
a wine that never kept company with sorrow.
With wine that gathered no sorrow,
فهيso it is تِبْرٌraw gold فيin لجينsilver ذائبٍmolten
فهي تِبْرٌ في لجين ذائبٍ
أوor كنارٍlike a fire فيin فؤادthe heart الماءof water تُضرمis kindled
أو كنارٍ في فؤاد الماء تُضرم
It is raw gold in molten silver,
So it was like snow melting in intense heat,
or fire kindled in the heart of water.
Or like fire kindled in the heart of water.
نظمstrung المزجthe blending عليهاupon it حَبَباًbubbles
نظم المزج عليها حَبَباً
رَصَّعَstudded الياقوتَthe ruby بالدرّwith pearls المنظّمstrung in order
رَصَّعَ الياقوتَ بالدرّ المنظّم
The blending strung bubbles upon it,
He threaded the wine with raisins,
setting the ruby with pearls in ordered strands.
And studded the rubies with well-arranged pearls.
عجباًhow strange! للشَّربfor the drinkers أنَّىhow قطّبتit made frown
عجباً للشَّرب أنَّى قطّبت
أوجهاًfaces منfrom شربdrinking راحٍwine تتبسَّمthat smiles
أوجهاً من شرب راحٍ تتبسَّم
How strange for the drinkers—how could it furrow
Wondrous is the drink, how it soured
faces through drinking a wine that smiles?
Faces smiling from the drinking of refreshed wind.
مُرَّةٍbitter يحلوgrows sweet بهاthrough it العيشlife وفيand in
مُرَّةٍ يحلو بها العيش وفي
مثلهاits like قدmay يُحمدbe praised الدَّهرtime المذمّمmuch-reviled
مثلها قد يُحمد الدَّهر المذمّم
Bitter, yet life grows sweet through it; and in
At times life is sweetened by it, and in
its like, much-reviled time may earn praise.
The like of it epochs blamed are praised.
منwho رأىsaw ياO قومmy people منكمamong you قبلهاbefore it
من رأى يا قوم منكم قبلها
قبلbefore هذاthis أَنَّthat نوراًlight يتجسّمtakes bodily form
قبل هذا أَنَّ نوراً يتجسّم
Who among you, my people, had seen before it—
O my people, who of you has seen before it
before this—that light could take bodily form?
Before this, a light embodied?
فهيfor it is سرٌّa secret منعتit prevented سرّthe secret الضياof light
فهي سرٌّ منعت سرّ الضيا
فيin ضميرthe innermost heart اللَّيلof night منfrom أنto يتكتّمconceal itself
في ضمير اللَّيل من أن يتكتّم
It is a secret that kept the secret of light
It is a secret that prevented the secret of darkness
from concealing itself in night's innermost heart.
In the heart of night from being concealed.
قَدُمتgrew ancient فيin عصرهاits vintage حتَّىuntil لقدindeed
قَدُمت في عصرها حتَّى لقد
أَوْشَكَتْit almost تخبرناtells us عمَّاof what تقدّمcame before
أَوْشَكَتْ تخبرنا عمَّا تقدّم
Its vintage has grown so ancient that it
It came forth in its time, until indeed
almost tells us of what came before.
It almost told us of what preceded.
ماhow ألذَّdelicious الرَّاحthe wine يسقاهاis served it امرؤٌa man
ما ألذَّ الرَّاح يسقاها امرؤٌ
منfrom أياديthe hands مُنْيةthe desire القلبof the heart المتيَّمlove-enthralled
من أيادي مُنْية القلب المتيَّم
How delicious the wine a man is served
How sweet is the wind a man drinks
from the hands of his enthralled heart's desire!
From the hands of the heart's loved ones.
كقضيبlike a bough البانof the ben tree أنَّىwherever ينثنيhe bends
كقضيب البان أنَّى ينثني
ذوpossessing قوامa figure يشبهresembling الرّمحthe spear المقوَّمstraightened
ذو قوام يشبه الرّمح المقوَّم
Like a bough of the ben tree wherever he bends,
Like a stick of eaglewood, how it bends,
his figure resembles a straightened spear.
Of straight stature like the straightened spear.
أشرقshone البدرthe full moon عليناupon us وجههhis face
أشرق البدر علينا وجهه
فعرَفْناso we knew منهfrom it أنَّthat البدرَthe moon قدindeed تمbecame full
فعرَفْنا منه أنَّ البدرَ قد تم
His face, a full moon, shone upon us,
The full moon shone its face upon us,
and from it we knew the moon had reached its fullness.
So we knew the full moon had reached its peak.
بابليُّBabylonian اللَّحظin glance حلويُّsweet اللّمىin dark lip-hue
بابليُّ اللَّحظ حلويُّ اللّمى
غيرyet أنِّيthat I فيin هواهloving him أتألَّمI suffer
غير أنِّي في هواه أتألَّم
Babylonian in his glance, sweet in his dark-hued lips,
Babylonian of glance, sweet of saliva,
yet I suffer in loving him.
Although in passion for it I suffer.
مالكٌa master ماnot رقَّshowed tenderness للصّبّto the lovesick one ومنand among
مالكٌ ما رقَّ للصّبّ ومن
عادةthe custom المالكof the master أنto يرثوshow pity ويرحمand have mercy
عادة المالك أن يرثو ويرحم
A master who showed the lovesick one no tenderness, although
An angel not softened to youth, yet who
a master's custom is to pity and show mercy.
Is characteristic of angels to grieve and show mercy.
ظالميmy oppressor فيin الحبّlove عدلٌjust فاعجبواso marvel, all of you
ظالمي في الحبّ عدلٌ فاعجبوا
ياO لقوميto my people منat ظلومٍan oppressor يتظلّمcomplaining of being wronged
يا لقومي من ظلومٍ يتظلّم
My oppressor in love is just—so marvel,
My oppressors in love are just, so wonder,
O my people, at an oppressor who complains of being wronged!
O my people, at oppressors who complain of oppression.
عاطنيهاpass it to me ياO نديميmy drinking companion قهوةًwine
عاطنيها يا نديمي قهوةً
تَخْضِبُstains الأَقداحthe goblets بالصّبغwith the dye المُعَنْدَمcrimson
تَخْضِبُ الأَقداح بالصّبغ المُعَنْدَم
Pass it to me, my drinking companion—a wine
Give it to me, my friend, coffee,
that stains the goblets with crimson dye.
That dyes the cups with permanent brown dye.
وانتَهِبْهاand seize it فرصةًan opportunity ممكنةwithin reach
وانتَهِبْها فرصةً ممكنة
قبلbefore أنthat تمضيit passes سدًىin vain أوor تتندّمyou regret it
قبل أن تمضي سدًى أو تتندّم
And seize it as an opportunity within reach,
And seize any possible opportunity for it,
before it passes in vain, or you regret it.
Before it fruitlessly passes or you regret.
فيin رياضٍgardens قرنwas joined البشرgladness بهاto them
في رياضٍ قرن البشر بها
فغَدَتْso they became تقرنpairing ديناراًa dinar بدرهمwith a dirham
فغَدَتْ تقرن ديناراً بدرهم
In gardens to which gladness is bound,
In gardens the created paired,
they have come to pair a dinar with a dirham.
So they coupled the dinar with the dirham.
واعصِand disobey منwhoever لامكblamed you فيهاfor it طائعاًobeying
واعصِ من لامك فيها طائعاً
لذَّةthe delight النَّفسof the soul فأُنسُfor the comfort النَّفسof the soul ألزمmore binding
لذَّة النَّفس فأُنسُ النَّفس ألزم
Disobey whoever blames you for it, obeying
And be obediently abstinent regarding blame for it,
the soul's delight, for the soul's comfort has the stronger claim.
For the pleasure of the soul, and intimacy of soul is more binding.
أترىdo you think مستعظمone deeming enormous الوِزْرthe sin بهاin it
أترى مستعظم الوِزْر بها
ليسdoes not يدريknow أنَّthat عفوthe pardon اللهof God أعظمgreater
ليس يدري أنَّ عفو الله أعظم
Do you think one who deems its sin so great
Do you see the burden of it too great?
does not know that God's pardon is greater?
He does not know that God's pardon is greater.
أنْعَمُmost pleasant العيشةlife ماwhat قضَّيتهاyou spent it
أنْعَمُ العيشة ما قضَّيتها
معwith مليحٍa beauty جادلَargued بالوصلِover union وأنعمand bestowed favors
مع مليحٍ جادلَ بالوصلِ وأنعم
The happiest life is one you spend
The most pleasant life is what you spend
with a beauty who argued over union and bestowed favors.
With a fair one, communing with intimacy and bliss.
فتعاطاهاthen he drank it إلىuntil أنthat ينجليclears away
فتعاطاها إلى أن ينجلي
منfrom أساريرthe brow's features الدُّجىof darkness ماwhat كانَwas أظلمdarkest
من أسارير الدُّجى ما كانَ أظلم
Then he drank it until there cleared
So indulge in it until clarity emerges
from night's brow all that had been darkest.
From the glooms of dusk that were darkest.
فترىthen you see للصُّبحfor the morning فيin إثْرthe wake الدُّجىof darkness
فترى للصُّبح في إثْر الدُّجى
صارماًa sharp sword منof شفقdawn-glow يلطخis smeared بالدمwith blood
صارماً من شفق يلطخ بالدم
Then you see, for morning in night's wake,
For at dawn, following the darkness,
a keen blade of dawn-glow smeared with blood.
You will see a flashing scimitar staining with blood.
أوor فكاناthen the two were كجواديlike two steeds حلبةٍof a racecourse
أو فكانا كجوادي حلبةٍ
راحset out يتلوfollowing أشقرٌa chestnut horse آثارthe tracks أدهمof a black horse
راح يتلو أشقرٌ آثار أدهم
Or the two were like two steeds on a racecourse:
Or it was like two racers of the hippodrome
a chestnut set out following a black horse's tracks.
A bay followed the tracks of a dappled grey.
رفعَraised الفجرُdawn لناfor us رايتُهits banner
رفعَ الفجرُ لنا رايتُه
وتولَّىand withdrew اللَّيلnight بالجيشwith the army العرمرمvast
وتولَّى اللَّيل بالجيش العرمرم
Dawn raised its banner for us,
Dawn raised its banner for us
and night withdrew with its vast army.
And night took charge of the vast army.
ياO لهاfor it منof ليلةٍa night فيin جنحهاits sheltering wing
يا لها من ليلةٍ في جنحها
حلّلmade lawful اللَّهوmerriment بهاwithin it كلّevery محرَّمforbidden thing
حلّل اللَّهو بها كلّ محرَّم
What a night! Beneath its wing,
What a night it was, in whose wings
merriment made every forbidden thing lawful.
Revelry in it was made licit, all taboos untied.
رقَصdanced البانُthe ben tree لهاfor it منfrom طربٍrapture
رقَص البانُ لها من طربٍ
وتثنَّىand swayed لحمامto doves يترنَّمsinging
وتثنَّى لحمام يترنَّم
The ben tree danced for it in rapture,
The cups danced from rapture,
and swayed to doves singing.
And the doves cooed melodiously.
نطقَspoke العودُthe oud بأسرارof the secrets الهوىof love
نطقَ العودُ بأسرار الهوى
فسكتناso we fell silent والأَغانيwhile the songs تتكلَّمspoke
فسكتنا والأَغاني تتكلَّم
The oud spoke the secrets of love,
The lute spoke secrets of passion,
so we fell silent while the songs spoke.
So we fell silent while the songs kept speaking.
فحسبناهاso we thought them لماsince قدindeed أطربتْgave delight
فحسبناها لما قد أطربتْ
أفصحتspoke eloquently فيin مدحpraise عبدAbd ('servant') القادرal-Qadir ('the Powerful') القرمthe noble chief
أفصحت في مدح عبد القادر القرم
And we thought that, since they had delighted us,
We reckoned that when it brought delight,
they spoke eloquently in praise of Abd al-Qadir, the noble chief.
It eloquently praised ʿAbd al-Qādir al-Jīlānī.
لمnot تزلhave ceased منَّاfrom us إلىto حضرتِهhis presence
لم تزل منَّا إلى حضرتِه
مِدَحٌpraises تجبىare gathered ومالand wealth يتقسّمis shared out
مِدَحٌ تجبى ومال يتقسّم
Ever, from us to his presence,
From us to his eminence
praises are gathered, and wealth is shared out.
Continued praise that is collected and wealth distributed.
حكَّمgave authority to العافينseekers of bounty فيover أموالهhis wealth
حكَّم العافين في أمواله
وهيand it فيماover whatever تشتهيهit desires it تتحكّمholds sway
وهي فيما تشتهيه تتحكّم
He gave seekers of bounty authority over his wealth,
The prosperous he appointed over his wealth,
and it holds sway over whatever it desires.
While regarding what it desires, it holds sway.
هكذاthus كانَhe was وماand has not زالceased كذاso
هكذا كانَ وما زال كذا
إنَّهاit is indeed شِنْشِنَةa habitual trait منfrom عهدthe time أخزمAkhzam
إنَّها شِنْشِنَة من عهد أخزم
So he was, and so he remains;
Thus was it, and still is so,
it is a trait dating from the time of Akhzam.
For it is a tradition from the epoch of Akhzam.
لوif نظرناwe considered رقَّةًgentleness فيin طبعهhis nature
لو نظرنا رقَّةً في طبعه
لحسبناهُwe would deem him نسيماًa breeze يتنسّمwafting softly
لحسبناهُ نسيماً يتنسّم
If we considered the gentleness of his nature,
If we look at the gentleness of his nature,
we would think him a breeze softly blowing.
We would reckon him a breeze inhaled.
فهوfor he is مثلlike الرَّوضthe garden وافاهvisited it الحياrain
فهو مثل الرَّوض وافاه الحيا
رائقَpleasing المنظَرin appearance زاهٍradiant عطرfragrant الشّمto smell
رائقَ المنظَر زاهٍ عطر الشّم
He is like a garden visited by rain,
He is like a garden the rainwatered life,
pleasing to behold, radiant, fragrant to smell.
Pleasant to look upon, fragrant with aromatic scent.
لمnot ترقpleased عينيmy eye سوىexcept طلعتهhis countenance
لم ترق عيني سوى طلعته
أناI فيهاin it لمnot أزلْceased أنجوto escape منfrom الغمsorrow
أنا فيها لم أزلْ أنجو من الغم
Nothing has pleased my eye but his countenance;
My eye has not been delighted but by his appearance,
in it I have always found escape from sorrow.
In it I cease not to be rescued from grief.
بيَّضتْwhitened وجهَthe face المُنىof hopes أقلامُهhis pens
بيَّضتْ وجهَ المُنى أقلامُه
إنْif يكنْit is وجهthe face المُنىof hopes أسودَblack أسْحمpitch-black
إنْ يكنْ وجه المُنى أسودَ أسْحم
His pens have whitened the face of hopes,
His pens whitened the face of prosperity,
though hope's face be black, pitch-black.
If the face of prosperity is blackish-ashen.
وَسَطَتْand they assailed فيamong الخصمthe adversary حتَّىuntil أنَّهاthey indeed
وَسَطَتْ في الخصم حتَّى أنَّها
فتَكَتْstruck fatally فتكَthe deadly striking القناof spears فيin مهجةthe lifeblood الخصمof the adversary
فتَكَتْ فتكَ القنا في مهجة الخصم
And they assailed the adversary, until they
And they arbitrated in dispute, so that indeed
struck as spears strike an adversary's lifeblood.
They rent with the rending of the spear in the adversary's brain.
ملهمٌinspired يعلمhe knows ماwhat يأتيwill come منof الأَthe mat-
ملهمٌ يعلم ما يأتي من الأَ
مرِ-ter إنْif شاءَhe wishes وبعضand some النَّاسpeople ملهمinspired
مرِ إنْ شاءَ وبعض النَّاس ملهم
Inspired, he knows what is to come of the
An inspired one who knows what will come of affairs,
matter, if he wishes; some people are inspired.
If he wishes, while some people are inspired.
ذاكthat man واريspark-producing الزّندof firestick مغوارa bold warrior النهىof intellect
ذاك واري الزّند مغوار النهى
إنْif رمىhe shoots أصمىkills outright وإنْand if جادhe gives generously لأفحمhe surely dumbfounds
إنْ رمى أصمى وإنْ جاد لأفحم
That man strikes sparks from his firestick, a bold champion of intellect;
That one, covering his firebrand, restraining prohibition,
if he shoots, he kills outright; if he gives, he surely leaves others speechless.
If he casts, he blinds, and if he is generous, he overwhelms.
وإذاand when أَبهمbecame obscure أمرٌa matter فيin العُلىloftiness
وإذا أَبهم أمرٌ في العُلى
كشفَتْlifted the veil آراؤهhis judgments عنfrom كلِّevery مبهمobscure matter
كشفَتْ آراؤه عن كلِّ مبهم
And when a matter concerning greatness becomes obscure,
And when an order is ambiguous on high,
his judgments lift the veil from every obscurity.
His opinions uncover every ambiguous thing.
طارflew فيacross الأُفقthe horizon لكfor you الصِّيتrenown الَّذيwhich
طار في الأُفق لك الصِّيت الَّذي
كلَّماwhenever أنْجَدَreached the highlands فيin الأَقطارthe lands أتْهمentered the lowlands
كلَّما أنْجَدَ في الأَقطار أتْهم
Your renown has flown across the horizon, which,
For you soared the fame
whenever it reaches the highlands across the lands, reaches the lowlands too.
That whenever it blazed in the regions, it stoked.
أَنتyou والغيثand the rain جواداtwo steeds حلبةٍof a racecourse
أَنت والغيث جوادا حلبةٍ
مثلماjust as أَنتyou معwith العلياءloftiness توأَمa twin
مثلما أَنت مع العلياء توأَم
You and the rain are two steeds on a racecourse,
You and rain are racers of the hippodrome,
just as you and loftiness are twins.
Just as you are the equal of the sublime.
كمhow often ورَدْناwe came to drink منكَfrom you عذباًsweet water سائِغاًpleasant to swallow
كم ورَدْنا منكَ عذباً سائِغاً
كالحياlike rain المنهلّpouring بلrather أَمرىmore nourishing وأَسجمand more copious
كالحيا المنهلّ بل أَمرى وأَسجم
How often we have drawn sweet, palatable water from you,
How much sweet, delicious, from you
like pouring rain—indeed, more nourishing and more copious.
We attained, like snake- cascading not but bitter and astringent.
وبلغناand we attained منfrom أياديكyour beneficent hands المنىour hopes
وبلغنا من أياديك المنى
فيميناًso, by an oath إنَّindeed يُمناكَyour right hand لكاليمtruly like the sea
فيميناً إنَّ يُمناكَ لكاليم
And through your beneficent hands we reached our hopes;
And we reached the objective from your hands,
so I swear: your right hand is truly like the sea.
A right hand, indeed your beneficence is binding.
بأبيwith my father as ransom أَنتyou وأُميand my mother ماجداًa noble man
بأبي أَنت وأُمي ماجداً
وملاذاًand a refuge فيin معاليهhis lofty virtues لمنْfor whoever أَمseeks him
وملاذاً في معاليه لمنْ أَم
May my father and mother ransom you, noble one,
By my father and mother you are a glorious one,
a refuge in your lofty virtues for whoever seeks you.
And refuge regarding your excellences for whoever seeks shelter.
إنْif ذكرناwe mention فضلَthe merit أربابthe masters النَّدىof bounty
إنْ ذكرنا فضلَ أرباب النَّدى
كنتَyou were رأسthe head الكلof all والرَّأسand the head مقدمcomes first
كنتَ رأس الكل والرَّأس مقدم
If we recount the merit of the masters of bounty,
If we mention the merit of the people of munificence,
you are the head of them all, and the head comes first.
You would be the sum of all, and the sum comes first.
أَنتyou واللهby God لأندىcertainly more bountiful منthan حياًrain
أَنت والله لأندى من حياً
مستهلّstreaming القطرwith drops بالجودin generosity وأَكرمand nobler
مستهلّ القطر بالجود وأَكرم
You, by God, are more bountiful than rain
You, by God, are more dewy than life
streaming with drops—in generosity, and nobler still.
First rain, with generosity and greatest bounty.
أَرغمmay He abase اللهGod أعاديكyour enemies بماwith what
أَرغم الله أعاديك بما
يجدعcuts off الأَنفthe nose بهwith it جدعاًutterly ويرغمand rubs it in dust
يجدع الأَنف به جدعاً ويرغم
May God abase your enemies by what
May God defeat your enemies with what
cuts the nose clean off and rubs it in the dust.
Breaks the nose with it, smashing and overwhelming.
وفداكand may they ransom you القومthe people أمَّاas for كفُّهمtheir hand
وفداك القوم أمَّا كفُّهم
فجمادٌso it is lifeless matter ونداهمand their bounty فمحرَّمso it is forbidden
فجمادٌ ونداهم فمحرَّم
May the people be your ransom; as for their hand,
May your tribe sacrifice themselves for you,
it is lifeless matter, and their bounty is forbidden.
As for their palms, they are inanimate, and their help prohibited.
وكفاكand may He spare you اللهGod أسواءthe evils امرئٍof a man
وكفاك الله أسواء امرئٍ
ضاحكٌlaughing يُكشرhe bares عنto reveal أنيابthe fangs أَرقمof a speckled serpent
ضاحكٌ يُكشر عن أنياب أَرقم
And may God spare you the evils of a man
May God protect you from the evils of a man
who laughs, baring a speckled serpent's fangs.
Laughing, baring the fangs of a butcher.
وإليكand to you اليومَtoday منِّيfrom me مِدَحاًpraises
وإليك اليومَ منِّي مِدَحاً
أيُّهاO you المولىthe lord وحوشِيتَand may you be spared منfrom الذَّمblame
أيُّها المولى وحوشِيتَ من الذَّم
And to you today I offer my praises,
And to you today from me is praise,
my lord—may reproach be kept far from you!
O sir, and my savagery is blameworthy.
فلسانfor the tongue الحالof circumstance منِّيfrom me مفصحٌeloquent
فلسان الحال منِّي مفصحٌ
إنْif يكنْis منِّيfrom me لسانthe tongue القالof speech أَبكمmute
إنْ يكنْ منِّي لسان القال أَبكم
For the tongue of my condition is eloquent,
The tongue of my state with me is eloquent,
even if my tongue of speech is mute.
If the tongue of my speech with me is mute.
أناI فيin مدحكpraising you ماemphasizing 'among' بينamong الورىhumankind
أنا في مدحك ما بين الورى
أفصَحmost eloquent النَّاسof people وإنْeven if لمnot أتكلَّمI speak
أفصَح النَّاس وإنْ لم أتكلَّم
Among humankind, in praising you I am
I, in praising you among all mankind,
the most eloquent of all, even if I do not speak.
Am most eloquent, even if I do not speak.
خدمserved العبدthe servant علاكمyour exalted rank شعرهhis poetry
خدم العبد علاكم شعره
أَنتyou فيin أمثالهthe likes of it ماnot زلتَyou have ceased تُخدمto be served
أَنت في أمثاله ما زلتَ تُخدم
The servant's poetry has served your exalted rank;
The servant has served you with his poetry,
you have always been served by the likes of it.
While you, in the likes of him, cease not to serve.
شاكراًbeing thankful مولايmy lord إحسانكyour kindness بيto me
شاكراً مولاي إحسانك بي
إنَّindeed إحسانكَyour kindness ياO مولايmy lord قدhas indeed عمembraced all
إنَّ إحسانكَ يا مولاي قد عم
Thankful, my lord, for your kindness to me,
Thanking my patron for your kindness to me,
indeed your kindness, my lord, has reached all.
For your kindness, my patron, is all-encompassing.
إنْif تَفَضَّلتَyou showed favor علىto الدَّاعيthe one praying لكمfor you
إنْ تَفَضَّلتَ على الدَّاعي لكم
بقبولٍby accepting فتفضَّلthen show favor وتكرَّمand be generous
بقبولٍ فتفضَّل وتكرَّم
If you would favor the one who prays for you
If you would favor the supplicant for you
by accepting this, then grant your favor and be generous.
With acceptance, then oblige and show nobility.
أسأَلI ask اللهGod لعلياكfor your exalted rank البقاendurance
أسأَل الله لعلياك البقا
فابقَso remain فيin العزِّhonor مدىthroughout الأَيَّامthe days واسلمand be safe
فابقَ في العزِّ مدى الأَيَّام واسلم
I ask God that your exalted rank endure;
I ask God for your lofty existence to endure,
so remain in honor through all the days, and be safe.
So endure in honor for the length of days and be safe.
Sol 6.1