نحّاكمset you aside اللهGod يومthe day of القسمapportionment وحدكمُyou alone
نحّاكم الله يوم القسم وحدكمُ
حتىuntil قضىHe completed قِسمةَthe allotment of الجيرانِthe neighbors فيin الكرمgenerosity
حتى قضى قِسمةَ الجيرانِ في الكرم
God set you aside, alone, on the day of apportionment,
May God judge you on the day of division alone,
until He had finished allotting the neighbors their share of generosity.
Until He decreed the allotment of neighbors in generosity,
حتىuntil إذاwhen كانwas قسمُthe apportionment of اللؤمbaseness قالHe said لكمto you
حتى إذا كان قسمُ اللؤم قال لكم
خلّواgo إلىto حظكمyour share فيamong غابرthe remaining الأُممpeoples
خلّوا إلى حظكم في غابر الأُمم
Then, when it came to apportioning baseness, He said to you:
Until when the allotment of meanness was decreed, He said to you:
"Go to your share among the remaining peoples."
Go your own way among the peoples of the past.
ياO أيهاyou الراكبُthe rider المزجيurging on مطيتهhis mount
يا أيها الراكبُ المزجي مطيته
إذاwhen عرضتَyou pass by فسائلthen inquire عنabout بنيthe sons of الحكمal-Ḥakam
إذا عرضتَ فسائل عن بني الحكم
O rider urging on his mount,
O you who ride a piebald, slowing his pace,
when you pass by, inquire about the sons of al-Ḥakam:
If you meet questioners about the Sons of Wisdom,
القائلينthose who say إذاwhen لاقواthey meet عدوّهمُtheir enemy
القائلين إذا لاقوا عدوّهمُ
فرّواflee! فكرّواthen charge! علىagainst النسوانthe women والنَعَمand the livestock
فرّوا فكرّوا على النسوان والنَعَم
those who, when they meet their enemy, say,
Who, when they met their enemy,
"Flee, then charge at the women and the livestock!"
Fled and attacked the women and cattle,
واللاصقينand those clinging بحيٍّto a clan غيرother than أصلهمtheir lineage
واللاصقين بحيٍّ غير أصلهم
كالخالطينlike those mixing صقورfalcons الطيرof the birds بالرَخمwith vultures
كالخالطين صقور الطير بالرَخم
and those who cling to a clan not of their lineage,
And clung to a tribe not their own,
like those who mingle falcons with vultures.
Like hawks mixing with carrion-eating vultures,
فلاso do not تغرنَّكdeceive you أبرادcloaks وأقمصةand shirts
فلا تغرنَّك أبراد وأقمصة
فإنfor indeed أربابهمtheir owners رُضّعmilk-suckers الغنمsheep
فإن أربابهم رُضّع الغنم
So do not let cloaks and shirts deceive you,
Do not let the cloaks and shirts deceive you,
for their owners suck milk from sheep.
For their wearers were suckled by sheep.
كمhow many منa أمينtrustworthy man نصيحpure الجيبbosom; figuratively, heart قالsaid لكمto you
كم من أمين نصيح الجيب قال لكم
ألاwhy not نَهيتمyou restrained أخاكمyour brother ياO بنيthe sons of الحكمal-Ḥakam
ألا نَهيتم أخاكم يا بني الحكم
How many a trustworthy man, pure of heart, has said to you,
How many a trusted, pure-hearted counselor said to you:
"Why did you not restrain your brother, O sons of al-Ḥakam,
Why did you not forbid your brother, O Sons of Wisdom,
عنfrom رجلٍa man لاnot بغيضٍhated فيamong عشيرتهhis kin
عن رجلٍ لا بغيضٍ في عشيرته
ولاnor ذليلٍlowly قصيرshort الباعof reach معتَصمseeking protection
ولا ذليلٍ قصير الباع معتَصم
from attacking a man not hated among his kin,
From a man neither hateful among his tribe
nor a lowly man, short of reach, seeking protection?"
Nor disgraced, of noble stock, steadfast?
فإنfor indeed أمكمُyour mother كانتwas مُلعنّةًaccursed
فإن أمكمُ كانت مُلعنّةً
تُمريcoaxes milk from الخلاياmilch camels وترعىand tends غائبَthe straying البُهمlambs and kids
تُمري الخلايا وترعى غائبَ البُهم
For your mother was accursed,
For your mother was accursed,
coaxing milk from milch camels and tending stray lambs and kids.
Who stayed up late and shepherded the confused thoughts,
شبّتshe grew up ملعَنّةًaccursed بظراءَuncircumcised مؤذيّةًharmful
شبّت ملعَنّةً بظراءَ مؤذيّةً
مثلlike الذبابةa fly لمnever تُنكحwas married ولمand never تَئمbecame widowed
مثل الذبابة لم تُنكح ولم تَئم
She grew up accursed, uncircumcised, and harmful,
She grew up accursed, harmful, injurious,
like a fly: never married, never widowed.
Like a fly, neither married nor faithful.
Sol 6.1