إنindeed هتْكَtearing الثيابِthe garments فيin دهرناour age هَthis (opening fragment)
إن هتْكَ الثيابِ في دهرنا هَ
ذاthis (closing fragment) شبيهٌsimilar بالهتكِto the violation للأعراضِof people's honor
ذا شبيهٌ بالهتكِ للأعراضِ
Indeed, tearing garments in this age of ours
The rending of garments in our time
is like violating people's honor.
Is like the rending of reputations.
فارفِso mend ماwhat خرَّقتْtore يداكyour two hands بثوبٍwith a garment
فارفِ ما خرَّقتْ يداك بثوبٍ
ليِّنٍsoft مَسُّهُits touch نقيُّpure البياضِwhiteness
ليِّنٍ مَسُّهُ نقيُّ البياضِ
So mend what your hands have torn with a garment
So refrain from tearing with your hands
soft to the touch and pure in its whiteness.
A soft, spotless white robe.
واعفُand efface آثاركَyour traces القِباحَthe ugly بآثاwith traces (opening fragment)
واعفُ آثاركَ القِباحَ بآثا
رٍtraces (closing fragment) حِسانٍbeautiful تحكيresemble وجُوهَthe faces الرياضِof gardens
رٍ حِسانٍ تحكي وجُوهَ الرياضِ
And efface your ugly traces with
And compensate for your ugly traces
beautiful traces resembling the faces of gardens,
With good deeds that depict smiling meadows.
قبلbefore قولthe words الإخوانof the brothers منwho بَكَّmangled هذاthis
قبل قول الإخوان من بَكَّ هذا
وامتِعاضand the indignation الإخوانof the brothers أيّwhat great امتعاضِindignation
وامتِعاض الإخوان أيّ امتعاضِ
before the brothers' words, 'Who mangled this?'
Before the brothers say "Who did this weeping?"
and the brothers' indignation—what indignation!
And the brothers' displeasure - what displeasure!
فأقلُّfor the least انتقامِهِمof their revenge لأخيهمْfor their brother
فأقلُّ انتقامِهِم لأخيهمْ
مِنكَagainst you لومٌa rebuke مُبرّحُagonizing الإرماضburning pain
مِنكَ لومٌ مُبرّحُ الإرماض
For their least revenge on behalf of their brother
Their least vengeance on their brother
is a rebuke of you with an agonizing sting.
Is blame that makes the eyelids flutter.
وتيقَّنand be certain أنthat القوافيَthe rhymes أضحتْhave become
وتيقَّن أن القوافيَ أضحتْ
بالذيwith what قدalready فعلتَyou have done غيرُnot رواضيpleased
بالذي قد فعلتَ غيرُ رواضي
And be certain that the rhymes have become
And know that rhymes have become,
displeased with what you have done.
Through what you did, undelighted.
والقوافيand the rhymes الغِضابُthe angry يفعلنthey act فيupon الأعhonor (opening fragment)
والقوافي الغِضابُ يفعلن في الأع
راضhonor (closing fragment) فعلَthe action of السهامthe arrows فيupon الأغراضthe targets
راض فعلَ السهام في الأغراض
And angry rhymes act upon
And rhymes in fury act upon reputations
honor as arrows act upon targets.
As arrows act upon targets.
وهوand it دينٌa debt وأحسنُand the best الأمرِcourse فيهconcerning it
وهو دينٌ وأحسنُ الأمرِ فيه
أنthat يكونshould be القضاءُrepayment قبلbefore التقاضيdemanding repayment
أن يكون القضاءُ قبل التقاضي
And it is a debt, and the best way to handle it
And it is a duty - the best course therein
is to repay before repayment is demanded.
Is that judgment precedes litigation.
أنتَyou مِنهنَّfrom them بينbetween حَمدٍpraise وذمٍand blame
أنتَ مِنهنَّ بين حَمدٍ وذمٍ
أيهاO المرءُman فاقضso decide ماwhat أنتَyou قاضيwill decide
أيها المرءُ فاقض ما أنتَ قاضي
You stand between their praise and blame,
You, among them, are between praise and blame,
O man, so decide what you will decide,
O man, so judge what you are judging!
أوor تَفِيyou fulfill بالذيwhat وعدْتَyou promised منof التَّعrecompense (opening fragment)
أو تَفِي بالذي وعدْتَ من التَّع
ريضrecompense (closing fragment) مماfrom what فيهin it رِضاsatisfaction المُعْتاضof the recipient of compensation
ريض مما فيه رِضا المُعْتاض
or fulfill what you promised by way of
Or fulfill what you have promised
recompense, with something that satisfies the one receiving it.
Of amends, which will please the offended.
Sol 6.1