كِلاناboth of us إِذاif فَكَّرتَyou reflect فيهِon it عَلىon شَفاa brink
كِلانا إِذا فَكَّرتَ فيهِ عَلى شَفا
وَقَدand already مَرَّhas passed فيin التَعليلِmaking excuses وَالمَطلِand delay ماwhat كَفاwas enough
وَقَد مَرَّ في التَعليلِ وَالمَطلِ ما كَفا
Both of us, if you reflect on it, stand on a brink,
and enough time has passed in excuses and delay.
وَإِنّيand indeed I لَأُخفيcertainly conceal ماwhat لَقيتُI suffered صِيانَةًsafeguarding
وَإِنّي لَأُخفي ما لَقيتُ صِيانَةً
لِعِرضِكَfor your honor فَاِمنُنso grant favor قَبلَbefore أَنthat يَبرَحَceases الخَفاconcealment
لِعِرضِكَ فَاِمنُن قَبلَ أَن يَبرَحَ الخَفا
Indeed, I conceal what I have suffered to safeguard
your honor; so grant me favor before concealment ends.
مالَكَyour wealth لاdo not تُركِنentrust إِلَيهِto him فَلَوfor even if صَفاbecame unclouded
مالَكَ لا تُركِن إِلَيهِ فَلَو صَفا
لَكَfor you الدَهرُfortune كَالعَهدِas in the days القَديمِof old لَماwould not صَفاbe sincere
لَكَ الدَهرُ كَالعَهدِ القَديمِ لَما صَفا
Do not entrust your wealth to him; for even if
fortune were unclouded for you as of old, he would not be sincere.
تَحَكَّمَhe ruled at will فيin دارِthe house الوَكالَةِof the agency فَاِنبَرَتso it became bare
تَحَكَّمَ في دارِ الوَكالَةِ فَاِنبَرَت
بِغاراتِهِthrough his raids قاعاًa bare plain كَماas شاءَhe wished صَفصَفاlevel and bare
بِغاراتِهِ قاعاً كَما شاءَ صَفصَفا
He ruled the agency house at will, and it became
through his raids a bare plain, level as he wished.
فَأَفقَرَso he made others poor وَاِستَغنىand he grew rich وَماand did not كَفَّrestrain شَرَّهُhis evil
فَأَفقَرَ وَاِستَغنى وَما كَفَّ شَرَّهُ
وَحازَand he seized تُراثَthe inheritance العالَمينَof all peoples وَماand did not اِكتَفاhave enough
وَحازَ تُراثَ العالَمينَ وَما اِكتَفا
So he impoverished others and grew rich, yet did not curb his evil,
and seized the inheritance of all peoples, yet was not content.
أَضافَتadded لَهُto him تِلكَthat الإِساءَةُwrongdoing وَحشَةًunease
أَضافَت لَهُ تِلكَ الإِساءَةُ وَحشَةً
مَخافَةَfor fear أَنthat يُجزىhe be repaid بِماfor what كانَhe had أَسلَفاdone before
مَخافَةَ أَن يُجزى بِما كانَ أَسلَفا
That wrongdoing added to his unease,
for fear of being repaid for what he had done before.
وَقَدand already بانَbecame evident فيin الحَوماهِthe fray وَالجاهِand prestige قِدحُهُhis arrow
وَقَد بانَ في الحَوماهِ وَالجاهِ قِدحُهُ
فَلاso let not يَلغَprattle مَنone who لاdoes not يَقوَgrow strong إِلّاexcept لِتَضعُفاso that you grow weak
فَلا يَلغَ مَن لا يَقوَ إِلّا لِتَضعُفا
And his arrow has shown itself in the fray and in prestige;
so let no one prattle who grows strong only to make you weak.
تَعَمَّدَنيhe targeted me بِالجَورِwith injustice كَيso that يَستَفِزَّنيhe might provoke me
تَعَمَّدَني بِالجَورِ كَي يَستَفِزَّني
فَلاso may not كانَcome to pass ماwhat يَرجوhe hopes for لَدَيَّconcerning me وَلاnor اِشتَفاfind satisfaction
فَلا كانَ ما يَرجو لَدَيَّ وَلا اِشتَفا
He singled me out for injustice to provoke me;
so may his hopes concerning me never come to pass, nor may he find satisfaction.
وَسَوَّفَنيand he put me off حيناًfor a time إِلىuntil أَنthat شَكَوتُهُI complained of him
وَسَوَّفَني حيناً إِلى أَن شَكَوتُهُ
عَلىdespite أَنَّنيthat I لَمdid not أَلقَencounter إِلّاexcept مُسَوِّفاone who puts things off
عَلى أَنَّني لَم أَلقَ إِلّا مُسَوِّفا
And he put me off for a time, until I complained of him,
yet I encountered only someone who put me off.
إِذاif عُدِمَis lacking الإِحسانُkindness عِندَكَwith you لَمnot نَجِدwe find
إِذا عُدِمَ الإِحسانُ عِندَكَ لَم نَجِد
أَخاa man of سُنَّةٍan established way فيin العَدلِjustice وَالجودِand generosity يُقتَفاto be followed
أَخا سُنَّةٍ في العَدلِ وَالجودِ يُقتَفا
If kindness is absent from you, we shall not find
a man whose way in justice and generosity can be followed.
إِمامُleader كِرامِthe noble men العَصرِof the age أَنتَyou فَلاso do not تَجُرstray
إِمامُ كِرامِ العَصرِ أَنتَ فَلا تَجُر
عَنِfrom القَصدِthe right course إِنif جارَacts unjustly الزَمانُtime وَإِنand if وَفاkeeps faith
عَنِ القَصدِ إِن جارَ الزَمانُ وَإِن وَفا
You are the leader of the noble men of this age; do not stray
from the right course, whether time wrongs you or keeps faith.
وَلاand do not تَنسَforget أَقوالاًwords بِشُكرِكَof thanks to you لَمhas not يَزَلceased
وَلا تَنسَ أَقوالاً بِشُكرِكَ لَم يَزَل
يَبوحُhe voices وَأَشعاراًand poems لِمَجدِكَfor your glory تُصطَفاare chosen
يَبوحُ وَأَشعاراً لِمَجدِكَ تُصطَفا
And do not forget the words of thanks to you he has never ceased
to utter, and the poems chosen for your glory.
وَكُنand be راحِماًmerciful مَنone who يَبتَغيseeks رَدَّthe return of مالِهِhis wealth
وَكُن راحِماً مَن يَبتَغي رَدَّ مالِهِ
أَذَلَّmore abject مِنَthan المُستَرفِديthose seeking aid from الناسِpeople أَوقِفاwas made to stand
أَذَلَّ مِنَ المُستَرفِدي الناسِ أَوقِفا
And be merciful to one who seeks the return of his wealth,
left standing more abject than those who beg others for aid.
Sol 6.1