جرىflowed منfrom النَّفسthe soul جارٍa flowing current خالطَmingled with النَّفساthe breath
جرى من النَّفس جارٍ خالطَ النَّفسا
مِثلُlike الهِلالِthe crescent moon ولماand when تَمَّit grew full ماnot انتكَساit waned
مِثلُ الهِلالِ ولما تَمَّ ما انتكَسا
A current flowed from the soul and mingled with the breath,
Like the crescent moon, yet once full it did not wane.
مازالit kept يَبعثُsending ليto me عنconcerning عدَّتيmy equipment خدَعاًruses
مازال يَبعثُ لي عن عدَّتي خدَعاً
حتَّىuntil استَجرit drew away بهنَّwith them السيفthe sword والفَرَساand the horse
حتَّى استَجر بهنَّ السيف والفَرَسا
It kept sending me ruses concerning my equipment,
Until through them it drew away the sword and the horse.
فحينَthen when لمdid not يَبقَremain ماanything ألحوI rebuke عَليهagainst it بِهwith it
فحينَ لم يَبقَ ما ألحو عَليه بِه
وماand nothing ألقىI confront بهwith it صارit became كالضرغامlike a lion وافتَرَساand seized its prey
وما ألقى به صار كالضرغام وافتَرَسا
Then, when I had nothing left with which to rebuke it,
And nothing with which to confront it, it became like a lion and seized its prey.
وقدand indeed رَجَعتُI have returned إليكُمto you ياO بَنيsons of حَسنٍHasan
وقد رَجَعتُ إليكُم يا بَني حَسنٍ
مُقارِباًdrawing near بعدَafter ذاكthat البُعدthe separation مُلتَمِساseeking
مُقارِباً بعدَ ذاك البُعد مُلتَمِسا
And I have returned to you, O sons of Hasan,
Drawing near after that separation, as a supplicant.
عنديI have حَدائقُgardens شُكرٍgratitude غرسُthe planting of جودِكُمyour generosity
عندي حَدائقُ شُكرٍ غرسُ جودِكُم
قَدindeed مسَّهاhas touched them عطَشٌthirst فليسقِso let him water منwhoever غَرَساplanted
قَد مسَّها عطَشٌ فليسقِ من غَرَسا
I have gardens of gratitude, planted by your generosity.
Thirst has touched them; let him who planted them water them.
تدارَكوهاsave them وفيand in أغصانِهاtheir branches رَمقٌa remnant of life
تدارَكوها وفي أغصانِها رَمقٌ
فلَنso will not يعودreturn اخضِرارُgreenness العودِthe bough إنif يَبِساit dries out
فلَن يعود اخضِرارُ العودِ إن يَبِسا
Save them while life still lingers in their branches,
For the bough's greenness will not return if it dries out.
قدindeed كانَit was غضّاًfresh and tender وفيهand in it اليومَtoday مَسكنةٌpoverty
قد كانَ غضّاً وفيه اليومَ مَسكنةٌ
منof الثناءِpraise وإنand if أغفَلتُموهُyou neglect it عَساit grows hard
من الثناءِ وإن أغفَلتُموهُ عَسا
It was once tender; today it is impoverished
In praise; and if you neglect it, it will harden.
سيرواset forth فإنَّfor indeed وجوهَthe faces of العيسِthe pale camels واقِفةٌstanding still
سيروا فإنَّ وجوهَ العيسِ واقِفةٌ
عنِّيfrom me وقومواand rise فإنَّfor indeed الدَّهرTime قدalready جَلَساsat down
عنِّي وقوموا فإنَّ الدَّهر قد جَلَسا
Set forth, for the pale camels' faces are held back
From me; and rise, for Time has already sat down.
ولاand let not يُريبَنَّكمtrouble you طولُthe length of احتِباسِكُمyour delay
ولا يُريبَنَّكم طولُ احتِباسِكُم
فالغَيثُfor rain أحسَنُat its finest ماwhen يأتيit comes إذاwhen احتَبَساit has been withheld
فالغَيثُ أحسَنُ ما يأتي إذا احتَبَسا
And let not the length of your delay trouble you,
For rain is at its finest when it comes after being withheld.
Sol 6.1