أيهاO السيدthe lord الذيwho فاقsurpassed فيin الجوgenerosity (start)
أيها السيد الذي فاق في الجو
دِgenerosity (end) وتمَّand became complete الحجاwisdom لهfor him والوسامُand comeliness
دِ وتمَّ الحجا له والوسامُ
O lord who surpassed all in generosity,
O Lord who excelled in generosity
And whose wisdom and comeliness are complete,
And fulfilled the pilgrimage and badge for him
وأطاعتْand obeyed لهhim الروايةُpoetic lore والصَّنْand craftsmanship (start)
وأطاعتْ له الروايةُ والصَّنْ
عةُcraftsmanship (end) وانقادand submitted كيفas شاءhe wished الكلامُspeech
عةُ وانقاد كيف شاء الكلامُ
And whom poetic lore and craftsmanship obeyed,
And the narration and craft obeyed him
While speech bent to his every wish:
And the speech submitted to him as he willed
لاdo not تَخَلْsuppose أوجَبَthe most binding الحقوقrights علىupon المرa person (start)
لا تَخَلْ أوجَبَ الحقوق على المر
ءperson (end) حقوقاًrights قضىdecreed بهاconcerning them الحُكَّامُthe judges
ء حقوقاً قضى بها الحُكَّامُ
Do not suppose the most binding rights upon a man
Do not neglect the rights that are due upon a man
Are rights decreed by judges.
Rights decreed by rulers
إنماonly أوجبُthe most binding الحقوقِrights علىupon المرa person (start)
إنما أوجبُ الحقوقِ على المر
ءperson (end) حقوقٌrights قضىdecreed بهنّconcerning them الذِّمامُthe bond of honor
ء حقوقٌ قضى بهنّ الذِّمامُ
The most binding rights upon a man are only
But the rights due upon a man
Those decreed by the bond of honor.
Are rights decreed by the honorable
وذِماميand my claim كماas علمتَyou know وقدْand already قدْput forward (start)
وذِمامي كما علمتَ وقدْ قدْ
دَمْتُI put forward (end) وعداًa promise فيin عقدهits bond استحكامُfirmness
دَمْتُ وعداً في عقده استحكامُ
And my claim upon you is as you know; I have already
And my honorable, as you know, I have
Put forward a promise whose bond is firmly secured.
Fulfilled a promise in his unbreakable covenant
وإذاand when ماemphatic particle الذِّمامthe bond of honor أكَّدهreinforced it الوعthe promise (start)
وإذا ما الذِّمام أكَّده الوع
دُpromise (end) فحُقَّthen are deserved الحِباءgifts والإكرامُand honor
دُ فحُقَّ الحِباء والإكرامُ
And when a promise reinforces the bond of honor,
And when the honorable affirms a promise
Then gifts and honor are rightly due.
Then affection and honor are deserved
كنتَyou had أنعمتyou promised favors ليto me بأشياءَwith things إنif تمْwere fulfilled (start)
كنتَ أنعمت لي بأشياءَ إن تمْ
مَتْwere fulfilled (end) ففيهاthen in them لحاسديfor my envier إرغامُhumiliation
مَتْ ففيها لحاسدي إرغامُ
You had promised me things which, if fulfilled,
You have bestowed me with things, and if they are completed
Would rub my envier's nose in the dust.
Then therein is subjugation of my enviers
وأراهاand I see them تأخَّرتْhave been delayed بالتناسيthrough feigned forgetfulness
وأراها تأخَّرتْ بالتناسي
واستمرَّتْand continued منfrom دونهاwithout them الأيامُthe days
واستمرَّتْ من دونها الأيامُ
And I see them delayed through feigned forgetfulness,
And I see they are delayed by forgetfulness
And the days have kept passing without them.
And without them days have continued
وتقاضيتُand I pressed my claim بالسكوتِthrough silence إلىuntil أنْthat
وتقاضيتُ بالسكوتِ إلى أنْ
لامنيreproached me فيfor لُزومهpersisting in it اللُّوَّامُthe faultfinders
لامني في لُزومه اللُّوَّامُ
And I pressed my claim through silence, until
And I sought silence until
The faultfinders reproached me for persisting in it.
The blamers blamed me for adhering to it
فتوَّقso beware of الإنعامَsaying yes إلّاexcept معwith الأنbestowing favors (start)
فتوَّق الإنعامَ إلّا مع الأن
عامbestowing favors (end) أوْor لاnot فإنهfor it استذمامُinviting reproach
عام أوْ لا فإنه استذمامُ
So beware of saying 'yes' unless you also give;
So bestow favor except with favor
Otherwise, it invites reproach.
Otherwise it is humiliation
وحقيقٌand rightful تركُabandoning السكوتsilence إذاwhen طاgrew long (start)
وحقيقٌ تركُ السكوت إذا طا
لgrew long (end) فلمyet did not ينتبهawaken بهthrough it النُّوَّامُthe sleepers
ل فلم ينتبه به النُّوَّامُ
And abandoning silence is right when it drags on,
And it is true to break silence when
Yet the sleepers have not awakened through it.
The negligent does not awaken with it
حانthe time has come أنthat تضلّstray العِداتthe promises عنfrom النجfulfillment (start)
حان أن تضلّ العِدات عن النج
حِfulfillment (end) وأنand that تُطلِعbring forth الجناthe fruit الأكمامُthe calyxes
حِ وأن تُطلِع الجنا الأكمامُ
The time has come for promises to stray from fulfillment,
It is time the instruments stray from success
And for the calyxes to bring forth fruit.
And the sleeves reveal the hidden
فاذكُرِso remember الوعدَthe promise فهْوfor it is كالعهدlike a covenant والإخand promise-breaking (start)
فاذكُرِ الوعدَ فهْو كالعهد والإخ
لافُpromise-breaking (end) كالنَّكْثِlike oath-breaking وهوand it is بسْلٌforbidden حرامُunlawful
لافُ كالنَّكْثِ وهو بسْلٌ حرامُ
So remember the promise: it is like a covenant, and breaking it
So remember the promise for it is like a covenant
Is like breaking an oath—a forbidden, unlawful act.
And violating it is like betrayal which is forbidden
ودعِand abandon المطلprocrastination راشداًacting wisely فهْوfor it is مَيْداan arena (start)
ودعِ المطل راشداً فهْو مَيْدا
نٌarena (end) يروضُtames النفوسَsouls فيهin it اللِّئامُthe ignoble
نٌ يروضُ النفوسَ فيه اللِّئامُ
And wisely abandon delay, for it is an arena
And leave procrastination, for it is a field
Where the ignoble tame souls.
In which the ignoble train the souls
نَعَمُyes الحُرِّthe noble man خلفهاafter it نِعَمٌfavors منfrom
نَعَمُ الحُرِّ خلفها نِعَمٌ من
هhim فُرادَىsingly وأخرياتٌand others تؤامُin pairs
ه فُرادَى وأخرياتٌ تؤامُ
A noble man's 'yes' is followed by favors from
The free man’s gifts are bounties
Him, some singly, and others in pairs.
Individually and some doubly
ماnot تمامُcompletion الإنعامsaying yes قولاًin words سوىexcept الإنbestowing favors (start)
ما تمامُ الإنعام قولاً سوى الإن
عامِbestowing favors (end) فعلاًin deeds ولِلأمورand for affairs تمامُcompletion
عامِ فعلاً ولِلأمور تمامُ
Nothing completes a spoken 'yes' except generosity
The perfection of favor is not words
In deeds; and all things have their completion.
But favor in action, and all things have perfection
قدalready بذلتُI offered التذكيرreminding فابذلْso bestow ليَon me التنtransformation (start)
قد بذلتُ التذكير فابذلْ ليَ التن
كيرَtransformation (end) إنّindeed الزمانTime فيهin it عُرامُfierceness
كيرَ إنّ الزمان فيه عُرامُ
I have offered reminders; offer me a transformation,
I have given reminder, so give me
For Time is fierce.
Admonition, for time has turbulences
واغرَمِand spend المالwealth واغنَمِand reap الحمدpraise واعلمand know
واغرَمِ المال واغنَمِ الحمد واعلم
أنَّthat ذاthe possessor of المجدِglory غارمٌa spender غنَّامُa plentiful gainer
أنَّ ذا المجدِ غارمٌ غنَّامُ
And spend wealth, reap praise, and know
Take wealth and gain praise, and know
That a man of glory spends and gains abundantly.
That the glorious one is losing yet winning
ومتىand when لمnot تكنbe سجيتُكyour nature الغُرspending (start)
ومتى لم تكن سجيتُك الغُر
مspending (end) إذاwhen خيفwas feared منfrom زمانٍTime غَرامُloss
م إذا خيف من زمانٍ غَرامُ
And when has spending not been your nature,
And if your nature is not to lose
When loss was feared from Time?
When loss is feared in a woeful time
زاحتhave vanished العِلَّتانthe two excuses عنكfrom you فلاso no بُخmiserliness (start)
زاحت العِلَّتان عنك فلا بُخ
لٌmiserliness (end) يعوقimpedes الندىgenerosity ولاnor إعدامُdestitution
لٌ يعوق الندى ولا إعدامُ
Both excuses have left you: neither miserliness
The two excuses are removed from you
Impedes generosity, nor does destitution.
So no shame hinders hospitality nor violence
ولأنتand you indeed الحقيقthe worthy one أنْthat لاnot يُرىbe seen منfrom
ولأنت الحقيق أنْ لا يُرى من
كyou إذاwhen ماemphatic particle وأيْتَyou promised وأْياًa promise ندامُregret
ك إذا ما وأيْتَ وأْياً ندامُ
And you are indeed one who should never show
And you are truly one from whom is not seen
Regret when you have made a promise.
Regret when you give and give
Sol 6.1