كيفhow السكونrepose منfrom الدنياthis world إلىto سكنِa dwelling
كيف السكون من الدنيا إلى سكنِ
وآخرand the end of اللّهوamusement منهاin it بأولُbound to the beginning of الحزنsorrow
وآخر اللّهو منها بأولُ الحزن
How can one find repose in a dwelling in this world,
How can there be tranquility in moving from this world to a home,
when its last delight is bound to sorrow's beginning?
When the last of playfulness is the beginning of sorrow?
تغيرتْchanged بهجةُthe brightness of الأيّامthe days وانكسفتْand was eclipsed
تغيرتْ بهجةُ الأيّام وانكسفتْ
منهاfrom it نضارةthe freshness of ذاكthat المنظرprospect الحسنbeautiful
منها نضارة ذاك المنظر الحسن
The brightness of the days has changed, and eclipsed
The joy of days has changed and their beauty has faded;
is the freshness of that beautiful prospect.
That fair scene has lost its radiance.
وقصّرتand shortened عمرَthe lifespan of الآمالhopes فاتكةٌa deadly calamity
وقصّرت عمرَ الآمال فاتكةٌ
فماso not أحنّI yearn إلىfor أهلfamily ولاnor وطنhomeland
فما أحنّ إلى أهل ولا وطن
A deadly calamity has shortened the lifespan of hopes,
And hopes had their lives shortened by calamities -
so I yearn for neither family nor homeland.
So I long neither for family nor homeland.
كأنماas though الأرضُthe earth لمnever تبرزdisplayed itself بزينتهاwith its adornment
كأنما الأرضُ لم تبرز بزينتها
يوماًa day ولاnor غرَّدتwarbled ورقاءُa gray dove فيon فننa branch
يوماً ولا غرَّدت ورقاءُ في فنن
As though the earth had never displayed its adornment
It is as if the earth never displayed her finery,
for a single day, nor a gray dove warbled on a branch.
Nor did the warblers ever trill in the branches.
خلتْbecame empty منازلُhomes of عزٍّglory منof ندىًbounty وهوىand love
خلتْ منازلُ عزٍّ من ندىً وهوى
فماso not تمرُّyou pass بهاthrough them إلاَّexcept علىover دمنruined traces
فما تمرُّ بها إلاَّ على دمن
Homes of glory stand empty of bounty and love,
The abodes of glory are devoid of love and passion -
so you pass among them only over ruined traces.
None pass by them except over ruins.
إلىto الفناءextinction تصيرpasses الخلقcreation قاطبةًaltogether
إلى الفناء تصير الخلق قاطبةً
فأنتso you تدأبtoil فيin تثميرهاmaking it fruitful لمنfor whom
فأنت تدأب في تثميرها لمن
All creation passes into extinction;
All creatures end up in oblivion -
for whom, then, do you toil to make this world fruitful?
Yet You persist in making them fruitful, but for whom?
والناسand people صنفانtwo kinds إلاَّexcept حازماًa resolute man يقظاًwakeful
والناس صنفان إلاَّ حازماً يقظاً
رأىhe saw اليقينcertainty بعقلwith a mind ناضرٍfresh فطنdiscerning
رأى اليقين بعقل ناضرٍ فطن
People are of two kinds—save the resolute, wakeful man
People are of two kinds - except for the vigilant and prudent
who sees certainty with a fresh, discerning mind:
Who saw the truth with an astute and perceptive intellect.
فراكدso, one stagnant فيin وحولthe mire of العجزhelplessness توبقهُthat destroys him
فراكد في وحول العجز توبقهُ
وخائضand one plunging into غمراتthe depths of الجهلignorance والفتنand strife
وخائض غمرات الجهل والفتن
one stagnant in the mire of helplessness that destroys him,
One struggles in the seas of frailty, drowning him -
the other plunging into the depths of ignorance and strife.
Another battling the oceans of ignorance and tribulations.
وماand how أعجبَstrange المرءman فيin حاليthe two states of تقلبهhis changing fortunes
وما أعجبَ المرء في حالي تقلبه
حينwhen الرضاcontentment عنwith لياليهhis nights وفيand amid الإحنrancors
حين الرضا عن لياليه وفي الإحن
How strange is man in his two changing states,
How strange is man in his changing state -
when content with his nights, and amid rancors!
Pleased at times with his nights and in times of sadness.
يعمىhe is blind عنto الشيءthe thing يبدوthat appears وهوthough he ذوpossesses بصرٍsight
يعمى عن الشيء يبدو وهو ذو بصرٍ
حيناًat times ويسمعand he hears أحياناًsometimes بلاwithout أذنan ear
حيناً ويسمع أحياناً بلا أذن
He is blind to what appears, though he has sight,
He is blind to what is manifest though he has sight -
at times, and at other times hears without an ear.
And at times he hears though he has no ears.
ميتاًdead يعدُّhe counts منamong الأحياءthe living مهجتهhis soul
ميتاً يعدُّ من الأحياء مهجته
وإنماand only هوhe منwithin ثوبيهhis two garments فيin كفنa shroud
وإنما هو من ثوبيه في كفن
Dead, he counts his soul among the living,
A corpse he's counted among the living, his senses numb -
though within his two garments he is merely in a shroud.
Merely a body wrapped in its shroud.
ينبغيis expected الوفاءloyalty بدهؤٍin an age (text unclear) لاno وفاءَloyalty لهin it
ينبغي الوفاء بدهؤٍ لا وفاءَ له
وأيُّand what دهرِage خلاكhas spared you الذمُّblame لمnot يخنbetrayed
وأيُّ دهرِ خلاك الذمُّ لم يخن
Loyalty is expected of an age that has no loyalty,
Loyalty is due to the forgetful, not the loyal -
yet what age—may blame spare you—has not betrayed?
And which era absent of blame has been treasonous?
لكلfor every ساعِstriver بعزمٍwith resolve أوor علىon قدمٍfoot
لكل ساعِ بعزمٍ أو على قدمٍ
حملٌbeing borne علىupon مركبa mount ٍ منby حكمهاits decree خشنrough
حملٌ على مركب ٍ من حكمها خشن
For everyone striving with resolve or on foot,
Every moment has a resolve or a consequence -
there is, by its decree, a ride upon a rough mount.
A cargo on a ship steered by its wisdom, rough.
يفتّشُsearches الدهرtime عمّاfor what بتُّI spent the night أضمرهُconcealing it
يفتّشُ الدهر عمّا بتُّ أضمرهُ
اذهبْbegone فلستَfor you are not علىwith سرٍّa secret بمؤتمنto be trusted
اذهبْ فلستَ على سرٍّ بمؤتمن
Time searches out what I have kept hidden through the night.
Time examines what you harbor in secret -
Begone—you cannot be trusted with a secret.
Go! You are not entrusted with any confidentiality.
ملأتyou filled كفّيكyour two hands منwith حدْسconjecture جهدتَyou labored لهfor it
ملأت كفّيك من حدْس جهدتَ له
وماand not بكفّكin your hand غيرُanything except الوهمillusion والظّننand suspicions
وما بكفّك غيرُ الوهم والظّنن
You have filled your hands with conjecture you labored for,
You've filled your hands with suppositions you've struggled for -
yet nothing in your hand is more than illusion and suspicion.
Yet naught is in your hands but fancy and conjecture.
ولقدand indeed وهبتكI gave you ماwhat بالهيفin slender-waisted women منof قضفٍslightness
ولقد وهبتك ما بالهيف من قضفٍ
طوعyielding to النسيمthe breeze وماand what بالحورin dark-eyed women منof عينlarge eyes
طوع النسيم وما بالحور من عين
I have given you the slightness of slender-waisted women,
I have granted you the howdah and litter -
pliant to the breeze, and the large eyes of dark-eyed beauties.
Pliant to the breeze and the doe-eyed beauty.
فماso not أحنُّI yearn إلىfor ربعٍa dwelling ولاnor طللٍa ruin
فما أحنُّ إلى ربعٍ ولا طللٍ
برامتيكat your two Ramas ولاnor أرتاحI delight للظّعنin departing caravans
برامتيك ولا أرتاح للظّعن
I yearn for neither a dwelling nor its ruins
Yet I long not for an encampment or shady glens -
at your two Ramas, nor do departing caravans gladden me.
Nor find peace at your hillsides or mountain refuges.
حسبenough for الغوانيthe beauties شبابٌyouth بتُّI kept أنفقهُspending it
حسب الغواني شبابٌ بتُّ أنفقهُ
علىon زمانthe season of الهوىlove فيin السرِّsecret والعلنand public
على زمان الهوى في السرِّ والعلن
Enough for the beauties is the youth I kept spending
It suffices, the youth I spent and lavished
on the season of love, in secret and in public.
On the days of passion, openly and in secret.
الآنnow طلّقdivorced قلبيmy heart فضلthe remnant of صبوتهits youthful passion
الآن طلّق قلبي فضل صبوته
وراجعَand returned to الحلمَgood sense منقاداًyielding بلاwithout رسنa halter
وراجعَ الحلمَ منقاداً بلا رسن
Now my heart has divorced the remnant of its youthful passion
Now I have freed my heart of the excess of its craze -
and returned to good sense, yielding without a halter.
And reason returns, untethered and without bridle.
أحببْhow lovely بهاit is صفقةًa bargain ماno بعدهاafter it ندمregret
أحببْ بها صفقةً ما بعدها ندم
ولاand not تؤولends إلىin غبنٍloss ولاnor غبنerror of judgment
ولا تؤول إلى غبنٍ ولا غبن
How lovely a bargain, with no regret thereafter,
Love that which profits you; do not regret thereafter -
and ending in neither loss nor error of judgment!
And do not end up in loss or being duped.
ياO هالكاًdeparted one كانwas روحيmy soul فارقتْleft بدنيmy body
يا هالكاً كان روحي فارقتْ بدني
فكيفso how ظنّكyour thought بعدafter الروحthe soul بالبدنabout the body
فكيف ظنّك بعد الروح بالبدن
O departed one, it was my soul that left my body;
O you who perish! My soul has left my body -
what, then, do you think becomes of the body once the soul is gone?
So how can you reckon that the body remains without the soul?
أحرجتyou cramped ذاthis المصرcity فيin عينيmy sight فاجمعهُso gather it
أحرجت ذا المصر في عيني فاجمعهُ
لاnot واسعspacious الصدرin breast ألقاهُI find it ولاnor العطنthe watering-place
لا واسع الصدر ألقاهُ ولا العطن
You have cramped this city in my sight; gather it all—
I exiled this land from my sight - gather it
I find neither its breast nor its watering-place spacious.
Gently, rejected - neither vast of breast nor generous.
فوجههُso its face الطلقُcheerful عنديto me عابسٌscowling تربٌdust-covered
فوجههُ الطلقُ عندي عابسٌ تربٌ
ونيلهand its Nile العذبsweet مثلlike الآجنِstagnant water الأسنfetid
ونيله العذب مثل الآجنِ الأسن
Its cheerful face, to me, is scowling and dust-covered,
For to me, its surface seems morose, unpleasant -
and its sweet Nile like stagnant, fetid water.
And its sweet Nile like a rough, contaminated skin.
وفيكand for you شقّقcracked عينيmy eye السُّهادُsleeplessness أسىًin grief
وفيك شقّق عيني السُّهادُ أسىً
فماso not يخاطُis sewn shut لهاfor it جفنٌan eyelid علىover وسنslumber
فما يخاطُ لها جفنٌ على وسن
Grieving for you, sleeplessness has cracked my eye,
My wakefulness has torn my eyes with sorrow -
so no eyelid is sewn shut over it in sleep.
No eyelid is stitched over their bloodshot bleariness.
ياO أنسَsolace of ساكنةِthe dwellers in الأجداثthe graves جاورهاhe dwelt beside them
يا أنسَ ساكنةِ الأجداث جاورها
ميتاًdead وياand O وحشةَdesolation of الأحياءthe living والمدنand the cities
ميتاً ويا وحشةَ الأحياء والمدن
O solace of the grave-dwellers, who joined them
O intimate of the deserted encampments, be its neighbor
in death, and O desolation of the living and the cities!
When lifeless; o solitude of the inhabited and the ruins!
للهby God ماwhat وارتburied الأيديthe hands التيthat تربتmay they be dust-covered
لله ما وارت الأيدي التي تربت
منهof him وماand what أدرجwrapped الأقوامُthe people فيin الكفنthe shroud
منه وما أدرج الأقوامُ في الكفن
By God, what the hands—may they be dust-covered—have buried
By God, the hands that grew up in it are covered;
of him, and what the people have wrapped in the shroud!
Nor did the tribes buried in its graves know shrouds.
قدindeed كنتَyou used to تنفذُpenetrate والأغراضwhile the aims خافيةٌwere hidden
قد كنتَ تنفذُ والأغراض خافيةٌ
لطفاًsubtly نفاذَlike the penetration of أخيكyour brother السّهمthe arrow فيthrough الجبنcheese
لطفاً نفاذَ أخيك السّهم في الجبن
You would pierce through, though the aims were hidden,
Your orders once permeated despite hidden intentions -
subtly, as your brother the arrow passes through cheese.
Gentle, the way your brother's arrow pierces the throat.
وتطلبُand you sought الغايةَthe goal القصوىfarthest فتدركهاand attained it
وتطلبُ الغايةَ القصوى فتدركها
حالاًat once وكمand how often ضعفتْfell short عنهاof it منىthe aspirations of المننbenefactions
حالاً وكم ضعفتْ عنها منى المنن
You sought the farthest goal and reached it
You sought the farthest goal and would attain it at once -
at once; how often the aspirations of bounty fell short of it!
While tasks beyond me I failed despite bounty's gifts.
كمhow many ليلةٍa night خضتهاyou traversed it ليلاءَpitch-dark واضحةٍclear
كم ليلةٍ خضتها ليلاءَ واضحةٍ
هدياًin guidance وكمand how many زمنٍa time أبراhealed بهthrough him زمنan infirm person
هدياً وكم زمنٍ أبرا به زمن
How many a pitch-dark night you crossed, clear
How many a clear night I crossed seeking guidance -
in guidance; and how often was an infirm man healed through him!
And how much time have I lived virtuously through time?
عزمٌresolve يجمعgathers أشتاتthe scattered parts of الجبالthe mountains إلىjoined to
عزمٌ يجمع أشتات الجبال إلى
لطفٍsubtlety يفرّقseparates بينbetween الماءwater واللّبنand milk
لطفٍ يفرّق بين الماء واللّبن
A resolve that gathers the mountains' scattered parts, joined to
Fortune gathering mountains to subtle charm -
a subtlety that separates water from milk.
Scattering water from milk through delicate discernment.
ماhow أوضحclear الحقَّthe truth لوif only أصبحتyou became ذاpossessed of بصرٍsight
ما أوضح الحقَّ لو أصبحت ذا بصرٍ
وأفصحand how eloquent الوعظadmonition لوif only أصبحتَyou became ذاpossessed of أذنan ear
وأفصح الوعظ لو أصبحتَ ذا أذن
How clear the truth, if only you had sight,
How plainly the truth appears if you had eyes to see! -
and how eloquent admonition, if only you had an ear!
How eloquent the sermon if you had ears to hear!
سلِask المدائنal-Mada'in عنabout كسرىKisra وشيعتهand his followers
سلِ المدائن عن كسرى وشيعته
ورأسand the summit of غمدانGhumdan عنabout سيفSayf بنson of ذيDhi يزنYazan
ورأس غمدان عن سيف بن ذي يزن
Ask al-Mada'in about Kisra and his followers,
Ask the cities about Chosroes and his comrades -
and Ghumdan's summit about Sayf ibn Dhi Yazan.
And the head of Ghamdan about Sword of Kindah.
وكمand how often وقفتُI stood علىbefore عافٍan effaced ruin فأطربنيand it delighted me
وكم وقفتُ على عافٍ فأطربني
منهfrom it فصاحةthe eloquence of ذاكthat العيّspeechlessness واللّكنand stammering
منه فصاحة ذاك العيّ واللّكن
How often I stood before an effaced ruin, delighted
How often I stood at a grave, captivated
by the eloquence of that speechlessness and stammering!
By the eloquence of those bones and the twisted form!
أثارroused كلّevery صموتsilent one الجودgenerosity ناطقهُhis spokesman
أثار كلّ صموت الجود ناطقهُ
ماno سائلٌpetitioner واقفٌstands منهُbefore him علىbefore وثنan idol
ما سائلٌ واقفٌ منهُ على وثن
Generosity, his spokesman, roused every silent soul;
It inspires every silent virtue to speak -
no petitioner stands before him as before an idol.
No petitioner stands speechless before it.
منone who يفعلdoes الخيرgood فيwithin عطفيthe two folds of مروءتهhis chivalry
من يفعل الخير في عطفي مروءته
فعلَas the action of النسيمِthe breeze معamong الأشجارtrees والغصنand the branch
فعلَ النسيمِ مع الأشجار والغصن
One who does good, within the folds of his chivalry,
Whoever acts kindly out of noble empathy
as the breeze does among trees and branches.
Does as the breeze with the branches and boughs.
كمhow many فيamong مواهبهِhis gifts منof شطبةa sword ضمنتassured
كم في مواهبهِ من شطبة ضمنت
قوتَthe sustenance of العيالthe dependents ومنand of هوجاءa headstrong she-camel كالفدنlike a palace
قوتَ العيال ومن هوجاء كالفدن
How many a sword among his gifts secured
In his gifts, how much life for dependents ensured -
the family's food, and how many a headstrong she-camel like a palace!
And plentiful rain like charging rain-clouds!
يهزُّhe shakes جانحتيthe two flanks of أرضٍa land يهزُّhe stirs بهاin it
يهزُّ جانحتي أرضٍ يهزُّ بها
حرباًa war إذاwhen هزَّhe brandishes منfrom خطّتهhis position اللدنthe supple spear
حرباً إذا هزَّ من خطّته اللدن
He shakes the two flanks of a land, stirring there
With a host he shakes plains, in war shaking
a war when he brandishes the supple spear from his position.
The cowardly if his decree tremors their craven hearts.
وفيand in مصابthe affliction of الورىmankind مسلىsolace لربfor one possessing نهىunderstanding
وفي مصاب الورى مسلى لرب نهى
نعمْyes وأيُّand what عزيزmighty one كانhas been لمnot يهنbrought low
نعمْ وأيُّ عزيز كان لم يهن
In mankind's affliction lies solace for one with understanding;
There is solace for the Lord of Forbiddance in the calamity of souls -
yes—what mighty one has not been brought low?
Indeed, which dear one hasn't been debased?
وتلكand that سنّةthe way of ماضيهمtheir departed وغابرهمand their survivors
وتلك سنّة ماضيهم وغابرهم
وإنماand only الناسpeople سلاكونtravelers بالسننalong the paths
وإنما الناس سلاكون بالسنن
That is the way of their departed and their survivors,
Such is the way of their forebears and ancestors -
and people only travel along the trodden paths.
People flow according to the patterns set before them.
كابنlike Ibn الظهيرal-Zahir ظهيراًa supporter عندat حادثةa calamity
كابن الظهير ظهيراً عند حادثة
تعروthat strikes وكهفاًand a refuge لمزرودfor one swallowed منby الزمنtime
تعرو وكهفاً لمزرود من الزمن
Like Ibn al-Zahir, a support when calamity
As protector in times of adversity like a mountain,
strikes, and a refuge for one swallowed by time.
Stripped bare, and cave for one eroded by time.
هذاsuch was he وكمand how often ضمنتassured نعمتthe bounty of أناملهhis fingers
هذا وكم ضمنت نعمت أنامله
منof صحةhealth وغنىand wealth للمسنتfor the famine-stricken الضّمنinvalid
من صحة وغنى للمسنت الضّمن
Such was he; how often his fingers' bounty assured
This, although his fingers' favors guaranteed -
health and wealth for the famine-stricken invalid!
Health and plenty for the protected dependents.
أمَّhe made for الردىdeath وجميعand all الخيرgoodness يتبعهُfollowed him
أمَّ الردى وجميع الخير يتبعهُ
فراحso he departed والخيرand goodness مقرونينboth yoked فيin قرنone tether
فراح والخير مقرونين في قرن
He made for death, with every good following him,
But time and fortune altogether follow dissolution -
and departed with goodness, both bound in a single tether.
So they departed despite the goods being paired together.
سيّانalike فيin بطشهits grip عالٍthe high ومنخفضٍand the low
سيّان في بطشه عالٍ ومنخفضٍ
فالوحشso the wild beasts فيin بيدهاtheir deserts كالطيرlike birds فيin الوكنthe nests
فالوحش في بيدها كالطير في الوكن
High and low are alike within its grasp:
To him the high and low are equal in might -
the beasts in their deserts like the birds in their nests.
As beasts are to him as birds in the nest.
ماhow كانwere أبهجjoyous أيّامthe days of السرورhappiness بهwith him
ما كان أبهج أيّام السرور به
وانضرَand how fresh العيشlife فيin حلّsettled residence وفيand in ظعنtravel
وانضرَ العيش في حلّ وفي ظعن
How joyous were the days of happiness with him,
None of the days of bliss made me happier by his company -
and how fresh was life, in residence and in journeying!
Or made life sweeter in concord and conflict.
جداًin earnest وهزلاًand in jest كحدِّlike the edge of المشرفيa Mashrafi sword وصفحيهِand its two flat sides
جداً وهزلاً كحدِّ المشرفي وصفحيهِ
فواهاًso, ah لهfor him منwhat a ليّنٍgentle one خشنstern
فواهاً له من ليّنٍ خشن
In earnest and in jest, like a Mashrafi sword's edge and its two flats—
He possessed the balance of discernment and its judgment -
ah, what a man, both gentle and stern!
Openly jovial, privately austere.
ينالattains أيسرthe slightest فكرٍthought منfrom بديهتهhis intuitive wit
ينال أيسر فكرٍ من بديهته
ماwhat عزَّproved difficult قدماًlong ago علىfor الأفكارreflective thought والفطنand discerning minds
ما عزَّ قدماً على الأفكار والفطن
The slightest thought from his intuitive wit attains
He attained the subtlest thought through his intuition -
what long proved difficult for reflection and discerning minds.
Unreachable by thoughts and intellects however keen.
ولىhe departed فللوجدso grief has ماwhat أبديهI show منof جزعٍanguish
ولى فللوجد ما أبديه من جزعٍ
باقٍremaining وللصبرand patience has ماتhas died أخفيهI conceal it منof شجنsorrow
باقٍ وللصبر مات أخفيه من شجن
He has gone: what grief makes me display of anguish
Let separation spill what grief it makes eternal -
remains; for patience, the sorrow I conceal has died.
And patience expire what sadness it harbors in secret.
سقىmay water ثرىthe earth حلَّhe dwelt فيهin it كلّevery ساريةnight-traveling cloud
سقى ثرى حلَّ فيه كلّ سارية
هامٍpouring يحلُّunties خيوطthe threads of الغيثrain والمزنand rainclouds
هامٍ يحلُّ خيوط الغيث والمزن
May every night-traveling cloud water the earth where he lies,
He quenched the soil where every towering prince halted -
pouring down, untying the threads of rain and rainclouds.
Stirring the ropes of rain and lashing clouds.
وعقّرتand may be hamstrung فيهthere أرسالاًherd after herd ركائبهُits mounts
وعقّرت فيه أرسالاً ركائبهُ
إنif لمnot تقعرare hamstrung (text unclear) عتاقnoble عيسpale camels وابدنand sacrificial camels (text unclear)
إن لم تقعر عتاق عيس وابدن
And may its mounts be hamstrung there, herd after herd,
And in it the traveling beasts of burden kneeled down -
if noble pale camels and sacrificial camels are not hamstrung:
If not even the hobbled camels of Jesus groveled.
منfrom عارضٍa cloud هتنٍpouring rain فتىa youth of كرمgenerosity
من عارضٍ هتنٍ فتى كرم
كمhow many قدindeed حوىcontained لحدهُhis grave منof عارضٍa cloud هتنpouring rain
كم قد حوى لحدهُ من عارضٍ هتن
from a downpouring cloud—a youth of generosity;
What a shame if you paid me back for my love
how many a downpouring cloud his grave has contained!
When reckoned on Judgment Day with my goodness!
سواحباًtrailing فوقهُabove him السّحبthe clouds الكوافلguaranteeing ريّthe watering of الأرضthe earth
سواحباً فوقهُ السّحب الكوافل ريّ الأرض
ماwhatever شئتyou wish منof ذيلٍa hem ومنand of ردنa sleeve
ما شئت من ذيلٍ ومن ردن
May the clouds trail above him, pledged to water the earth,
And if others have preceded in loving You,
with all the hems and sleeves you could wish for.
I merely followed while the rest set precedent.
ولوand if تؤديcould repay دموعيmy tears فرطthe abundance of صحبتهhis companionship
ولو تؤدي دموعي فرط صحبته
ماnot أثقلنيwould weigh me down أياديthe hands of الزمنtime بالمننwith favors
ما أثقلني أيادي الزمن بالمنن
If my tears could repay the abundance of his companionship,
the hands of time would not weigh me down with favors.
حباكmay grant you ربّكyour Lord عنّيon my behalf كلevery مكرمةhonor
حباك ربّك عنّي كل مكرمة
يومon the day of الجزاءrecompense بماfor what أوليتyou bestowed منof حسنkindness
يوم الجزاء بما أوليت من حسن
May your Lord grant you, on my behalf, every honor
on the Day of Recompense, for the kindness you bestowed.
وإنand though تقدّمتَyou went ahead of أقواماًpeople بحبّهمwith their love
وإن تقدّمتَ أقواماً بحبّهم
فإنماthen only سرتَyou traveled والباقيand those remaining علىalong السننthe paths
فإنما سرتَ والباقي على السنن
Though you have gone ahead of others, bearing their love,
you have only journeyed on; those remaining follow the same paths.
Partial English translation: 102 of 108 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1