ياO أَيُّهاyou الرَجُلُthe man المُحَوِّلِwho moves رَحلَهُhis baggage
يا أَيُّها الرَجُلُ المُحَوِّلِ رَحلَهُ
هَلّاwhy not نَزَلتَyou lodged بِآلِwith the family of عَبدِʿAbd مَنافِManāf
هَلّا نَزَلتَ بِآلِ عَبدِ مَنافِ
O man who is moving his baggage,
Why did you not lodge with the house of ʿAbd Manāf?
الآخِذونَthose who secure العَهدَthe covenant منfrom آفاقِهاits horizons
الآخِذونَ العَهدَ من آفاقِها
وَالراحِلونَand those who travel بِرحلَةِon the journey of الإيلافِthe trade pact
وَالراحِلونَ بِرحلَةِ الإيلافِ
Those who secure covenants from its far horizons,
And travel on the journey of the trade pact;
وَالخالِطونَand those who mingle فَقيرَهُمtheir poor man بِغَنِيِّهمwith their rich man
وَالخالِطونَ فَقيرَهُم بِغَنِيِّهم
حَتّىuntil يَعودَbecomes فَقيرُهُمtheir poor man كَالكافيlike one who has enough
حَتّى يَعودَ فَقيرُهُم كَالكافي
And mingle their poor with their rich,
Until their poor become like those who have enough;
وَالمُطعِمونَand those who feed others إِذاwhen الرياحُthe winds تَناوحَتblow against one another
وَالمُطعِمونَ إِذا الرياحُ تَناوحَت
وَرِجالُand the men of مَكَّةَMecca مِسنِتونَfamine-stricken عِجافُgaunt
وَرِجالُ مَكَّةَ مِسنِتونَ عِجافُ
And feed others when the winds blow against one another,
While Mecca's men are famine-stricken and gaunt;
وَالمُفضِلونَand those who give generously إِذاwhen الرياحُthe winds تَناوَحَتblow against one another
وَالمُفضِلونَ إِذا الرياحُ تَناوَحَت
وَالقائِلونَand those who say هَلُمَّcome! لِلأَضيافِto the guests
وَالقائِلونَ هَلُمَّ لِلأَضيافِ
And give generously when the winds blow against one another,
And say to the guests, 'Come!'
هَبَلَتكَmay she be bereaved of you أُمُّكَyour mother لَوif نَزَلَتyou lodged بِرحلِهمat their camp
هَبَلَتكَ أُمُّكَ لَو نَزَلَت بِرحلِهم
مَنَعوكَthey protected you مِنfrom عُدمٍdestitution وَمِنand from إِقرافِdebasement
مَنَعوكَ مِن عُدمٍ وَمِن إِقرافِ
May your mother be bereaved of you! Had you lodged at their camp,
They would have protected you from destitution and debasement.
وَيُكَلِلونَand they crown جِفانَهُمtheir large bowls بِسَديفِهمwith their camel-hump fat
وَيُكَلِلونَ جِفانَهُم بِسَديفِهم
حَتّىuntil تَغيبَsets الشَمسُthe sun فيin الرِجّافِthe surging sea
حَتّى تَغيبَ الشَمسُ في الرِجّافِ
And they crown their bowls with their camel-hump fat,
Until the sun sets in the surging sea.
Sol 6.1