دَعِleave الدارَthe dwelling بِالبَحرَينِin Bahrain تَعفوfade away رُبوعُهاits dwelling grounds
دَعِ الدارَ بِالبَحرَينِ تَعفو رُبوعُها
وَسُقهاand drive her on وَلَوeven if لَمnot يَبقَremains إِلّاexcept نُسوعُهاher saddle-straps
وَسُقها وَلَو لَم يَبقَ إِلّا نُسوعُها
Leave the dwelling in Bahrain, its quarters fading away,
And drive her on, though only her saddle-straps remain.
وَخَلِّand leave أَحاديثَtalk of المَطامِعِcovetous hopes وَالمُنىand wishes
وَخَلِّ أَحاديثَ المَطامِعِ وَالمُنى
أَلاindeed إِنَّماonly أَشقىthe most wretched of الرِجالِmen طَمُوعُهاtheir most covetous
أَلا إِنَّما أَشقى الرِجالِ طَمُوعُها
Leave talk of covetous hopes and wishes;
Indeed, the greediest men are the most wretched.
وَلاand do not تَحسِدَنever envy فيهاthere رِجالاًmen بِشبعِهاfor their fullness
وَلا تَحسِدَن فيها رِجالاً بِشبعِها
فَخَيرٌfor better لَهاfor them مِنthan ذَلِكَthat الشِبعِfullness جُوعُهاtheir hunger
فَخَيرٌ لَها مِن ذَلِكَ الشِبعِ جُوعُها
Do not envy men there their fullness;
Their hunger is better for them than such fullness.
فَلاfor no بُدَّescape لِلمُنحيfor one bending عَلىover الزادِthe provisions وَحدَهُalone
فَلا بُدَّ لِلمُنحي عَلى الزادِ وَحدَهُ
إِذاwhen ماever اِمتَلاhe is full مِنfrom هَوعَةٍa retching fit سَيصُوعُهاhe will expel it
إِذا ما اِمتَلا مِن هَوعَةٍ سَيصُوعُها
For one who bends over the food alone cannot escape,
Once full, a retching fit he will disgorge.
وَإِنand if دَولَةٌa turn of fortune وَلَّتturns قَفاهاher back فَوَلِّهاthen show her
وَإِن دَولَةٌ وَلَّت قَفاها فَوَلِّها
قَفاكَyour back فَأَعيىfor most intractable كُلّevery شَيءٍthing رُجوعُهاher return
قَفاكَ فَأَعيى كُلّ شَيءٍ رُجوعُها
If fortune turns her back, then show her
Your back; nothing is harder than bringing her back.
وَلاand do not تَتعَبَنever exhaust yourself فيin نُصحِcounseling مَنone who غابَhas vanished رُشدُهُhis sound judgment
وَلا تَتعَبَن في نُصحِ مَن غابَ رُشدُهُ
وَهَوِّنand take it lightly فَخَفّاضُfor the great lowerer of المَبانيbuildings رَفُوعُهاtheir great raiser
وَهَوِّن فَخَفّاضُ المَباني رَفُوعُها
Do not exhaust yourself counseling one whose judgment has vanished;
Take things lightly: he who lowers buildings also raises them.
لَعَلَّperhaps ذُرىًsummits تَهويfall فَتَعلُواand so rise أَسافِلٌlow places
لَعَلَّ ذُرىً تَهوي فَتَعلُوا أَسافِلٌ
لِذاكَbecause of that فَرَفّاعُfor the great raiser of البَراياcreatures وَضُوعُهاtheir great abaser
لِذاكَ فَرَفّاعُ البَرايا وَضُوعُها
Perhaps summits will fall and low places rise
Thereby; for creation's great raiser also brings it low.
وَبِعand sell بِالقِلىin loathing دارَthe home of المَهانَةِhumiliation وَالأَذىand harm
وَبِع بِالقِلى دارَ المَهانَةِ وَالأَذى
فَماfor none is الرابِحُthe profitable one المَغبوطُthe envied إِلّاexcept بَيُوعُهاits ready seller
فَما الرابِحُ المَغبوطُ إِلّا بَيُوعُها
Sell off in loathing the home of humiliation and harm;
Only its seller makes a profit worth envying.
وَلاand do not تَتَّكِلrely عَجزاًout of weakness وَلُؤماًand baseness وَذِلَّةًand humiliation
وَلا تَتَّكِل عَجزاً وَلُؤماً وَذِلَّةً
عَلىon قَولِهِمtheir saying بَغيُthe tyranny of الرِجالِmen صَرُوعهاtheir overthrower
عَلى قَولِهِم بَغيُ الرِجالِ صَرُوعها
Do not rely, through weakness, baseness, and humiliation,
On their saying: men's tyranny is their downfall.
مَتىwhen صُرِعَwas struck down الباغيthe tyrant فَعاشَand then lived قَتيلُهُhis slain victim
مَتى صُرِعَ الباغي فَعاشَ قَتيلُهُ
بَلىindeed طالَماhow often أَردىhas ruined النُفوسَsouls هَلُوعُهاtheir most timorous
بَلى طالَما أَردى النُفوسَ هَلُوعُها
When has a tyrant's fall brought his slain victim back to life?
Indeed, how often have the timorous brought souls to ruin!
وَحَسبُكَand enough for you مِنof لَومِreproaching الرَذاياthe worthless فَإِنَّهاfor they
وَحَسبُكَ مِن لَومِ الرَذايا فَإِنَّها
تُقِلُّare too paltry وَتَقمىand too abject أَنfor يُرَجّىto be hoped for سُطوعُهاtheir shining forth
تُقِلُّ وَتَقمى أَن يُرَجّى سُطوعُها
Enough of reproaching the worthless, for they
Are too paltry and abject for any brilliance to be hoped from them.
فَقَدfor indeed غَرَّهاhas deceived them شُعٌّa glimmer يُسَدّيهِweaves it جَهلُهاtheir ignorance
فَقَد غَرَّها شُعٌّ يُسَدّيهِ جَهلُها
وَهَلand can عَنfor ضِعافِmeager amounts of المُولِwealth يُغنيcompensate شُعُوعُهاtheir glimmers
وَهَل عَن ضِعافِ المُولِ يُغني شُعُوعُها
For a glimmer spun by their ignorance has deceived them;
But can their glitter compensate for their scant means?
إِذاwhen نَفَرَتfly away عَنfrom قَريَةٍa village طَيرُthe birds of سَعدِهاits good fortune
إِذا نَفَرَت عَن قَريَةٍ طَيرُ سَعدِها
فَماthen not يُرتَجىis hoped for إِلّاexcept بِبَخسٍat a loss وقُوعُهاtheir alighting
فَما يُرتَجى إِلّا بِبَخسٍ وقُوعُها
When the birds of good fortune flee a village,
Their alighting can be hoped for only at a loss.
تُهَدِّدُyou threaten بِالرَمضاءِwith scorching sands قَوماًa people أَصُولُهاtheir roots
تُهَدِّدُ بِالرَمضاءِ قَوماً أَصُولُها
نَشَتhave grown فيin لَظىًflame مُذsince أَنبتَتthey sprouted وَفُرُوعُهاand their branches
نَشَت في لَظىً مُذ أَنبتَت وَفُرُوعُها
You threaten with scorching sands a people whose roots
Have grown in flame since they sprouted—and so have their branches.
وَتَطلُبُand you seek إِجفالَthe bolting of القَناطِرِbridges بِالنَوىwith date-stones
وَتَطلُبُ إِجفالَ القَناطِرِ بِالنَوى
وَوَقعُand the tread of بِغالٍmules فَوقَهاabove them لاdoes not يَضُوعُهاshake them
وَوَقعُ بِغالٍ فَوقَها لا يَضُوعُها
You seek to make bridges bolt with date-stones,
Though the tread of mules above them does not shake them.
وَتَكسُوand you clothe سَرابيلَin tunics of المَديحِpraise مَعاشِراًbands of men
وَتَكسُو سَرابيلَ المَديحِ مَعاشِراً
تَنابِلَةًdwarfs أَبواعُهاtheir arm-spans لاdo not تَبُوعُهاspan them
تَنابِلَةً أَبواعُها لا تَبُوعُها
And you clothe in the tunics of praise bands of men,
Dwarfs whose outstretched arms cannot span those robes.
عَدِمتُmay I be rid of رِجالاًmen لاnot لِضَيمٍagainst oppression إِباؤُهاtheir refusal
عَدِمتُ رِجالاً لا لِضَيمٍ إِباؤُها
إِذاwhen غَضِبَتthey grow angry أَوor لاnot لِحَقٍّfor a rightful claim نُجوعُهاtheir compliance
إِذا غَضِبَت أَو لا لِحَقٍّ نُجوعُها
May I be rid of men whose defiance is not against oppression
When angered, or whose compliance is not for a rightful claim.
مَتىwhenever لَمnot تَرُعهاyou frighten them بِتَّyou spend the night مِنهاbecause of them مُرَوَّعاًterrified
مَتى لَم تَرُعها بِتَّ مِنها مُرَوَّعاً
وَتَأمَنُand you are safe مِنfrom مَكروهِهاtheir harm إِذwhen تَروعُهاyou frighten them
وَتَأمَنُ مِن مَكروهِها إِذ تَروعُها
Whenever you fail to frighten them, you spend the night afraid of them;
You are safe from their harm when you frighten them.
أَلاah ياO لقَوميto my people الأَكرَمينَthe noblest مَتىwhen أَرىshall I see
أَلا يا لقَومي الأَكرَمينَ مَتى أَرى
بِناbearing us الخَيلَthe horses تَهويrush headlong مُطبِقاتٍpressed together صُروعُهاtheir flanks
بِنا الخَيلَ تَهوي مُطبِقاتٍ صُروعُها
Ah, my noblest people, when shall I see
Horses bearing us headlong, their flanks pressed close?
عَلَيهنَّupon them مِنّاfrom among us فِتيَةٌyoung men عَبدَلِيَّةٌof the Abdali line
عَلَيهنَّ مِنّا فِتيَةٌ عَبدَلِيَّةٌ
جَرِيٌّbold مُزَجّاهاtheir laggard جَوادٌgenerous مَنُوعُهاtheir most withholding
جَرِيٌّ مُزَجّاها جَوادٌ مَنُوعُها
Upon them, young men of ours, of the Abdali line,
Their laggard bold, their most withholding generous.
مُقَدَّمَةٌsent ahead أَسلافُهاtheir forerunners فيamong ظَعائِنٍwomen in litters
مُقَدَّمَةٌ أَسلافُها في ظَعائِنٍ
حِسانِbeautiful المَجاليin appearance طَيبّاتٍfragrant رُدُوعُهاtheir saffron stains
حِسانِ المَجالي طَيبّاتٍ رُدُوعُها
Their forerunners sent ahead among women in litters,
Beautiful to behold, their saffron stains fragrant.
وَقَدand already جَعَلتthey have put نَخلَينNakhlayn خَلفَاًbehind وَيَمَّمَتand have headed toward
وَقَد جَعَلت نَخلَين خَلفَاً وَيَمَّمَت
قُرىthe towns of الشامِSyria أَوor أَرضَthe land of العِراقِIraq نجُوعُهاtheir migrant bands
قُرى الشامِ أَو أَرضَ العِراقِ نجُوعُها
They have left Nakhlayn behind and turned,
Their migrant bands, toward Syria's towns or the land of Iraq.
فَخَيرٌfor better لَعَمرِيby my life مِنthan بَساتينِthe orchards of مُرغَمٍMurgham
فَخَيرٌ لَعَمرِي مِن بَساتينِ مُرغَمٍ
عَلىbeside ذيDhu المَجاريal-Majari طَلحُthe acacias of نَجدٍNajd وَشُوعُهاand its ben trees
عَلى ذي المَجاري طَلحُ نَجدٍ وَشُوعُها
By my life, better than Murgham's orchards
Along Dhu al-Majari are Najd's acacias and its ben trees.
وَمِنand than ماءِthe water of نَهرِthe river of الجَوهَرِيَّةِal-Jawhariyya لَوeven if صَفَاit runs clear
وَمِن ماءِ نَهرِ الجَوهَرِيَّةِ لَو صَفَا
ذُبابَةُa scant remnant حَسيٍof a sandy well لاnot يُرَجّىis hoped for نُبُوعُهاits welling up
ذُبابَةُ حَسيٍ لا يُرَجّى نُبُوعُها
And better than the Jawhariyya River's water, even if clear,
Is a scant remnant in a sandy well, with no hope of its welling up.
وَمِنand than مَروَزِيٍّMarwazi cloth بِالقَطيفِin Qatif وَلالِسٍand lalis silk
وَمِن مَروَزِيٍّ بِالقَطيفِ وَلالِسٍ
عَباءٌcoarse cloaks بوَاديin the valley of طَيّئٍTayy وَنُطُوعُهاand its leather mats
عَباءٌ بوَادي طَيّئٍ وَنُطُوعُها
And better than Marwazi cloth and lalis silk in Qatif
Are coarse cloaks in the valley of Tayy, and its leather mats.
وَمِنand than لَحمِthe flesh of صافٍrabbitfish فيin أَوَالAwal وَكَنعَدٍand kingfish
وَمِن لَحمِ صافٍ في أَوَال وَكَنعَدٍ
ضِبابٌspiny-tailed lizards وَجُرذانٌand rats كَثيرٌnumerous خُدُوعُهاtheir burrows
ضِبابٌ وَجُرذانٌ كَثيرٌ خُدُوعُها
And better than rabbitfish flesh in Awal, and kingfish,
Are spiny-tailed lizards and rats with many burrows.
أَماas for سَهمُناour share فيin بَحرهاher sea المِلحُsalty ماؤُهُits water
أَما سَهمُنا في بَحرها المِلحُ ماؤُهُ
وَفيand in نَخلِهاher palms العُمِّthe lofty الطَواديtowering جُذُوعُهاtheir trunks
وَفي نَخلِها العُمِّ الطَوادي جُذُوعُها
As for our share in her sea, whose water is salt,
And in her lofty palms, whose trunks tower high,
وَلَيسَand not لَناfor us فيin الدُرِّpearls إِلّاexcept مَحارُهُtheir shells
وَلَيسَ لَنا في الدُرِّ إِلّا مَحارُهُ
وَلاnor فيin عُذُوقِthe fruit clusters of النَخلِthe palms إِلّاexcept قُمُوعُهاtheir caps
وَلا في عُذُوقِ النَخلِ إِلّا قُمُوعُها
We have nothing of the pearls but their shells,
And nothing of the date-clusters but their caps.
فَبُعداًso away with لِدارٍa land خَيرُهاits bounty لِعَدُوِّهاfor its enemy
فَبُعداً لِدارٍ خَيرُها لِعَدُوِّها
وَقَومٍand a people بِأَسواwith the worst of كُلِّevery حَظٍّshare قَنُوعُهاtheir contented ones
وَقَومٍ بِأَسوا كُلِّ حَظٍّ قَنُوعُها
Away with a land whose bounty goes to its enemy,
And a people content with the worst of every share!
فَعَزماًso resolve فَقَدfor indeed طالَتhas lasted long مُداراتُناour placating العِدىthe enemies
فَعَزماً فَقَد طالَت مُداراتُنا العِدى
وَطالَand has lasted long بِسُوءِin the harm of الغَيثِrain فِيناupon us ولُوعُهاtheir delight
وَطالَ بِسُوءِ الغَيثِ فِينا ولُوعُها
Resolve, then! Long have we placated the enemy,
And long have they delighted in rain that brings us harm.
فَإِنَّfor indeed لَناwe have مِنfrom مَورِدِthe watering-place of الذُلِّhumiliation مَنزَعاًa way out
فَإِنَّ لَنا مِن مَورِدِ الذُلِّ مَنزَعاً
إِلىto غَيرِهِanother place وَالأَرضُand the earth جَمٌّnumerous صُقُوعُهاits regions
إِلى غَيرِهِ وَالأَرضُ جَمٌّ صُقُوعُها
For we have a way out from humiliation's watering-place
To another; the earth has many regions.
فَلاso no دارَhome إِلّاexcept حَيثُwhere يُهتَضَمُare humbled العِدَىthe foes
فَلا دارَ إِلّا حَيثُ يُهتَضَمُ العِدَى
وَلاand no عِزَّhonor إِلّاexcept حَيثُwhere يَبدُوappears خضُوعُهاtheir submission
وَلا عِزَّ إِلّا حَيثُ يَبدُو خضُوعُها
There is no home save where foes are humbled,
And no honor save where their submission is plain.
سَتَعلَمُwill learn لَكِنbut حَيثُwhen لاnot العِلمُknowledge نافِعٌuseful
سَتَعلَمُ لَكِن حَيثُ لا العِلمُ نافِعٌ
ذَوُوthose possessed of الجَهلِignorance مَنwho ضَرّارُهاtheir scourge وَنفوعُهاand their benefactor
ذَوُو الجَهلِ مَن ضَرّارُها وَنفوعُها
They will learn—but when knowledge no longer helps—
Those ignorant men—who harms them and who benefits them.
إِذاwhen أَقبَلَتadvance شُعثُthe tousled النَواصيforelocks تَضُمُّهاmarshal them
إِذا أَقبَلَت شُعثُ النَواصي تَضُمُّها
عَلَيهِمagainst them مَساعيرُthe firebrands of الوَغىbattle وَتَصُوعُهاand wheel them about
عَلَيهِم مَساعيرُ الوَغى وَتَصُوعُها
When horses with tousled forelocks advance, gathered
Against them by battle's firebrands, who wheel them about.
أَلَسناare we not حُماةَthe defenders of الحَيِّthe clan وَالخَيلُwhile the cavalry تَدَّعيcries out
أَلَسنا حُماةَ الحَيِّ وَالخَيلُ تَدَّعي
إِذاwhen فَرَّflee خَوفاًin fear مِنof لَظاهاits blaze شَكُوعُهاits cowards
إِذا فَرَّ خَوفاً مِن لَظاها شَكُوعُها
Are we not the clan's defenders, while the cavalry cries out,
When its cowards flee in fear of battle's blaze?
بِناthrough us يُمنَعُis defended الثَغرُthe frontier المَخُوِفُthe dreaded وَعِندَناand with us
بِنا يُمنَعُ الثَغرُ المَخُوِفُ وَعِندَنا
رياضُthe gardens of النَدىgenerosity يَزدادُincreases حُسناًin beauty وَشوعُهاtheir blossoms
رياضُ النَدى يَزدادُ حُسناً وَشوعُها
Through us the dreaded frontier is defended, and with us
Are generosity's gardens, whose blossoms grow more beautiful.
نعُدُّwe reckon إِذاwhen نَحنُwe اِنتَمَيناdeclare our lineage أُبُوَّةًforefathers
نعُدُّ إِذا نَحنُ اِنتَمَينا أُبُوَّةً
تُوازِنُequal هاماتِthe heads of الرِجالِmen شُسُوعُهاtheir sandal-straps
تُوازِنُ هاماتِ الرِجالِ شُسُوعُها
When we declare our lineage, we count forefathers
Whose sandal-straps are the equals of men's heads.
وَماand not زالَhas ceased فيناamong us لاnot يُدافعُis disputed ذاكُمُthat
وَما زالَ فينا لا يُدافعُ ذاكُمُ
رَبيعُthe springtime of مَعَدٍّMaʿadd كُلِّهاall of it وَرُبُوعُهاand its dwelling grounds
رَبيعُ مَعَدٍّ كُلِّها وَرُبُوعُها
And among us there has always been—none disputes it—
The springtime of all Maʿadd, and its dwelling grounds.
إِذاwhen هَضبَةٌa mountain لِلعِزِّof glory طالَتrise high فِراعُهاits peaks
إِذا هَضبَةٌ لِلعِزِّ طالَت فِراعُها
فَلاthen not تَلقَناwill you find us إِلّاexcept وَمِنّاand from among us فُرُوعُهاits summits
فَلا تَلقَنا إِلّا وَمِنّا فُرُوعُها
Whenever a mountain of glory raises lofty peaks,
You never find us without its summits in our ranks.
تَلُوذُseeks refuge بِناwith us عَلياthe nobility of مَعَدٍّMaʿadd إِذاwhen جَنَتit offends
تَلُوذُ بِنا عَليا مَعَدٍّ إِذا جَنَت
فَيَأمَنُso is safe جانِيهاits offender وَيهدىand is guided مَرُوعُهاits frightened one
فَيَأمَنُ جانِيها وَيهدى مَرُوعُها
Maʿadd's nobility seeks refuge with us when it offends;
Its offender finds safety, and its frightened one is guided.
بِناthrough us يَأكُلُdevours الصَعوُthe sparrow البُزَاةَthe hawks وَيَتَّقيand fear
بِنا يَأكُلُ الصَعوُ البُزَاةَ وَيَتَّقي
شَذاthe sting of الأَخطَلِيّاتِthe Akhtaliyyas الحَرامَىthe robbers خمُوعُهاtheir limping ones
شَذا الأَخطَلِيّاتِ الحَرامَى خمُوعُها
Through us the sparrow devours hawks, and robbers fear
The sting of the Akhtaliyyas, even their limping ones.
عَفاءٌobliteration عَلىupon البَحرَينِBahrain لَوeven if قيلَit were said أَينَعَتhave ripened
عَفاءٌ عَلى البَحرَينِ لَو قيلَ أَينَعَت
زَنابيرُthe date palms of واديهاits valley وَجادَتand have flourished زُرُوعُهاits crops
زَنابيرُ واديها وَجادَت زُرُوعُها
Oblivion upon Bahrain, though they should speak of ripening
Palms in its valley and richly yielding crops.
فَهَلso is ذاكَthat إَلّاexcept لِلعَدُوِّfor the enemy وَعُصبَةٍand a faction
فَهَل ذاكَ إَلّا لِلعَدُوِّ وَعُصبَةٍ
سَيَشقىwill suffer بِهاbecause of it مَتبوعُهاits leader وَتَبُوعُهاand its followers
سَيَشقى بِها مَتبوعُها وَتَبُوعُها
Is all that for anyone but the enemy and a faction
Whose leaders and followers will suffer because of it?
لَقَدindeed صَدَّعُواthey split عَمداًdeliberately عَصاهاher staff فَلاso may not اِلتَقَتit reunite
لَقَد صَدَّعُوا عَمداً عَصاها فَلا اِلتَقَت
وَلاnor اِلتَأَمَتheal إِلّاexcept عَلَيهمagainst them صُدُوعُهاits fractures
وَلا اِلتَأَمَت إِلّا عَلَيهم صُدُوعُها
They deliberately split her staff; may it never reunite,
Nor its fractures heal, except to their hurt.
لَعَمرُكَby your life ماnot عَينيmy eye بِعَينٍa true eye إِذاif اِلتَقَىcoincide
لَعَمرُكَ ما عَيني بِعَينٍ إِذا اِلتَقَى
هُجوعُthe slumber of مَعاوِينِthe helpers of العِدىthe enemy وَهجوعُهاand its slumber
هُجوعُ مَعاوِينِ العِدى وَهجوعُها
By your life, my eye is no eye if these ever coincide:
The sleep of the enemy's helpers and its own.
فَإِنso if رَضِيَتare content قَوميmy people بِنَقصِيwith my humiliation فَليthen I have غِنىًself-sufficiency
فَإِن رَضِيَت قَومي بِنَقصِي فَلي غِنىً
بِنَفسيin myself وَجَلّابُand the great bringer of المَناياdeaths دَفُوعُهاtheir repeller
بِنَفسي وَجَلّابُ المَنايا دَفُوعُها
If my people accept my humiliation, I have sufficiency
In myself; he who brings on deaths also wards them off.
مَتَىwhenever لَمnot أَضِقI feel constrained ذَرعاًin capacity بِأَرضٍin a land فَإِنَّنيthen I
مَتَى لَم أَضِق ذَرعاً بِأَرضٍ فَإِنَّني
لَدىin time of الهَمِّdistress جَوّابُa rover of المَواميdeserts ذَرُوعُهاtheir tireless traverser
لَدى الهَمِّ جَوّابُ المَوامي ذَرُوعُها
Whenever I am not at a loss in a land, I am,
In trouble, a rover of deserts, a strider across them.
يُشَيِّعُنيescorts me قَلبٌa heart إِلىtoward العِزِّhonor تائِقٌlonging
يُشَيِّعُني قَلبٌ إِلى العِزِّ تائِقٌ
وَنَفسٌand a soul إِلىtoward العَلياthe heights شَديدٌfierce نُزُوعُهاits yearning
وَنَفسٌ إِلى العَليا شَديدٌ نُزُوعُها
A heart longing for honor escorts me,
And a soul with a fierce yearning for the heights.
أُشَرِّفُهاI hold it too noble مِنabove أَنthat يَكُونَshould be إِباؤُهاits refusal
أُشَرِّفُها مِن أَن يَكُونَ إِباؤُها
لِواجِبِof a binding حَقٍّright أَوor لِضَيمٍto oppression خُنوعُهاits submission
لِواجِبِ حَقٍّ أَو لِضَيمٍ خُنوعُها
I hold it too noble ever to refuse
A rightful duty, or submit to oppression.
وَماand not أَناI فيin السَرّاءِprosperity يَوماًever فَرُوحُهاone who exults in it
وَما أَنا في السَرّاءِ يَوماً فَرُوحُها
وَلاand not أَناI فيin الضَرّاءِadversity يَوماًever جَزُوعُهاone who panics at it
وَلا أَنا في الضَرّاءِ يَوماً جَزُوعُها
And I am never one to exult in prosperity,
Nor ever one to panic in adversity.
سأُنزِلُهاI shall lodge it المَلحُودَin the grave أَوor رَأسَat the summit of هَضبَةٍa mountain
سأُنزِلُها المَلحُودَ أَو رَأسَ هَضبَةٍ
مِنَof العِزِّglory يُعييdefeats كُلَّevery راقٍclimber طُلوعُهاits ascent
مِنَ العِزِّ يُعيي كُلَّ راقٍ طُلوعُها
I shall lodge it in the grave, or on a mountain's summit
Of glory, whose ascent defeats every climber.
وَماand not طَلَبيmy pursuit of العَلياءَhigh honor إِرثُan inheritance through كَلالَةٍcollateral kin
وَما طَلَبي العَلياءَ إِرثُ كَلالَةٍ
فَيَقصُرُso that might falter خَطويmy steps دُونَهاshort of it فَأَسُوعُهاand so I neglect it
فَيَقصُرُ خَطوي دُونَها فَأَسُوعُها
And my quest for high honor is no inheritance from collateral kin,
That my steps should fall short of it and I neglect it.
عَلَيَّupon me لَهاfor its sake سَعيُthe striving of الكِرامِthe noble فَإِنand if أَمُتI die
عَلَيَّ لَها سَعيُ الكِرامِ فَإِن أَمُت
فَوَهّابُهاthen its giver سَلّابُهاits taker وَنَزُوعُهاand its snatcher
فَوَهّابُها سَلّابُها وَنَزُوعُها
I owe it the striving of the noble; and if I die,
Then its giver is its taker, and the one who wrests it away.
Sol 6.1