قلsay للأميرto the emir أدامَmay perpetuate اللهُGod دولتَهُhis rule
قل للأمير أدامَ اللهُ دولتَهُ
وزادَهُand increase him فيin علوِّloftiness of القدرِstanding والصيتِand renown
وزادَهُ في علوِّ القدرِ والصيتِ
Say to the emir—may God perpetuate his rule
Say to the prince - may God make his rule everlasting
and raise him in standing and renown:
And increase him in the height of dignity and fame -
ماذاwhat يقولsays امرؤa man قالsaid الإلهُGod لهُto him
ماذا يقول امرؤ قال الإلهُ لهُ
منwhom اجتبيتَyou have chosen لتجديدto renew المواقيتِthe appointed times
من اجتبيتَ لتجديد المواقيتِ
What would a man say if God said to him:
What can a man say when God has chosen him
"Whom have you chosen to renew the appointed times?
To renew the times and the seasons?
منwho ذاthis one نُقيمُWe establish مواقيتَthe times of الصلاةprayer بهthrough him
من ذا نُقيمُ مواقيتَ الصلاة به
حتىso that يقومَhe may stand علىin رغمdefiance of الطواغيتِthe tyrants
حتى يقومَ على رغم الطواغيتِ
Through whom shall We establish the times of prayer,
Who shall we appoint to establish the times of prayer
so that he may stand in defiance of the tyrants?
That he may stand despite the tyrants?
أترتضيwould you accept لحقوقيfor My rights رعيthe guardianship of ذيone possessing عَوَرٍone-eyedness
أترتضي لحقوقي رعي ذي عَوَرٍ
وقدand indeed جعلتكI have made you رَجماًa missile للعفاريتِagainst the demons
وقد جعلتك رَجماً للعفاريتِ
Would you accept a one-eyed man's guardianship of My rights,
Are you content that my rights be tended by the flawed
when I have made you a missile against demons,
When I have made you as a stone against the demons?
وقدand indeed فتحتُI have opened عليكto you الشرقَthe East متصلاًjoined
وقد فتحتُ عليك الشرقَ متصلاً
بالغربto the West لمnot تخلُyou lacked منof نصرvictory وتثبيتِand firm support
بالغرب لم تخلُ من نصر وتثبيتِ
and opened the East to you, joined
And I have opened the East to you connected
to the West, while you never lacked victory and firm support?
To the West, never without aid and establishment?
ألمwas it not يكنthe worth of قدرُMy due حقيthat أنyou fulfill it completely inside <system> tags. توفِّيَهُto fulfill it
ألم يكن قدرُ حقي أن توفِّيَهُ
إلّاexcept أُعَيْوِرَa puny one-eyed man لاnot يُهدَىis guided لتوقيتِto timekeeping
إلّا أُعَيْوِرَ لا يُهدَى لتوقيتِ
Was no one worthy to fulfill My due
Was it not the due of my right that you pay it fully
but a puny one-eyed man who cannot keep time?
But for the flawed who cannot be led to timeliness?
لوif كانit were حقلكyour field ماnot راعيتyou watched over موقِفَهُits position
لو كان حقلك ما راعيت موقِفَهُ
إلّاexcept بأعينwith the eyes of نُظَّامstringers of اليواقيتِthe rubies
إلّا بأعين نُظَّام اليواقيتِ
Had it been your field, you would have guarded its position
If your field were such that you would not tend its timing
only with the eyes of those who string rubies.
Except with the coordination of the timekeepers!
لكنَّbut حقِّيَMy due خسَّسْتَyou made inferior الرقيبَthe guardian لهfor it
لكنَّ حقِّيَ خسَّسْتَ الرقيبَ له
فَوَقْتُهُso its allotted time الدهرَforever مأخوذٌis subjected بتنحيتِto whittling away
فَوَقْتُهُ الدهرَ مأخوذٌ بتنحيتِ
But for My due you appointed a paltry guardian,
But my right you have cheated of its guardian
so its allotted time is forever being whittled away.
So its time is taken up with deviation!
راعيتَyou watched over حقيMy due بذيwith one possessing عينٍan eye مُقَوَّتةٍnourished
راعيتَ حقي بذي عينٍ مُقَوَّتةٍ
أجريتyou allotted رزقيMy provision عليهto him غيرwithout تقويتِnourishment
أجريت رزقي عليه غير تقويتِ
You watched over My due through one with a nourished eye;
You have tended my right with one whose eye is diseased
you allotted him My provision, yet gave no nourishment."
You have apportioned my livelihood to him without empowerment!
ماذاwhat يكونwould be جوابُthe answer of المرءthe man حينئذٍthen
ماذا يكون جوابُ المرء حينئذٍ
أعاذكmay protect you اللهGod منfrom لومٍblame وتبكيتِand reproach
أعاذك الله من لومٍ وتبكيتِ
What would the man's answer be then?
What will the man's answer be, then?
May God shield you from blame and reproach.
May God protect you from blame and lament!
طهِّرpurify ثيابكyour garments ممنof one whom لاnot يؤهِّلُهُdeem him worthy
طهِّر ثيابك ممن لا يؤهِّلُهُ
عندat العُطاسsneezing ذووthose possessing التقوىpiety لتشميتِfor a blessing after sneezing
عند العُطاس ذوو التقوى لتشميتِ
Cleanse your garments of one not deemed worthy
Purify your garment from he who does not qualify
by the pious of a blessing when he sneezes.
To sniff spices, of the virtuous, when he sneezes!
طهِّرpurify ثيابكyour garments ممنof one who لاno ثيابَgarments لهfor him
طهِّر ثيابك ممن لا ثيابَ له
منagainst ذنبهhis sin غيرُexcept أطمارٍworn-out rags مَهاريتِshredded
من ذنبه غيرُ أطمارٍ مَهاريتِ
Cleanse your garments of one who has no garments
Purify your garment from he who has no garment
to cover his sin but worn-out, shredded rags.
Whose sin is nothing but the robes of dancers!
سَيِّرْهsend him away عنكfrom you إلىto رُسْتاقa rural district معجلةٍhaste
سَيِّرْه عنك إلى رُسْتاق معجلةٍ
أوor قفرةٍa barren tract منamong قفارthe wastes of الأرضthe earth سختيتِhard and rugged
أو قفرةٍ من قفار الأرض سختيتِ
Send him away from you to a rural district, in haste,
Drive him from you to a barren wasteland
or to some hard, rugged wilderness of the earth.
Or a desert of the harshest wilds!
معادِنُmines of الزفتpitch أولىmore fitting أنthat تلائمَهُthey suit him
معادِنُ الزفت أولى أن تلائمَهُ
ياO معدنmine of المسكmusk فانبُذْهُso cast him away إلىto هِيتِHit
يا معدن المسك فانبُذْهُ إلى هِيتِ
Pitch mines are better suited to him—
The tar pits are more fit for him
O mine of musk, cast him off to Hit.
O musk vein, cast him out to the rubble!
أباAbu عليٍّAli وظُلماًand unjustly ماindeed كُنيتَyou were given a byname بهاwith it
أبا عليٍّ وظُلماً ما كُنيتَ بها
لقدindeed ضَللْتَyou have lost your way بأَتياهٍin trackless deserts سباريتِbarren
لقد ضَللْتَ بأَتياهٍ سباريتِ
Abu Ali—though wrongly you were given that byname—
Abu Ali, how unjustly you were named thus!
you have indeed lost your way in trackless, barren wastes.
You have strayed into rugged ravines!
كيفhow النجاةescape وقدwhen already أوغلتَyou have plunged deep معتسفاًwandering without a path
كيف النجاة وقد أوغلتَ معتسفاً
ولستand you are not بينamong فيافيهاtheir wildernesses بِخرِّيتِan expert guide
ولست بين فيافيها بِخرِّيتِ
How can you escape, having plunged deep, wandering at random,
How to be saved when you have plunged heedlessly
when you are no expert guide among those wastes?
And you are not among its twisting paths with skill!
أقبلتyou came أعورَone-eyed عُوَّاراًcowardly تحاربنيfighting me
أقبلت أعورَ عُوَّاراً تحاربني
وماand not العواويرthe cowards أكفاءُequals of المصاليتِthe bold warriors
وما العواوير أكفاءُ المصاليتِ
You came, one-eyed and cowardly, to fight me,
You have accepted the flawed, the errant, to fight me,
and cowards are no match for bold warriors.
Yet the errant are not equal to contests!
ماذاwhat دعاكdrove you بلاwithout أجرٍa reward تطالبُهُyou demand it
ماذا دعاك بلا أجرٍ تطالبُهُ
إلىto قتالكyour fighting قُدَّامَin front of التوابيتِthe coffins
إلى قتالك قُدَّامَ التوابيتِ
What drove you, with no reward to claim,
What has called you, without pay, to demand it,
to fight in front of coffins?
To battle me before the sarcophagi?
نبَّهتَyou awakened حربيmy war وكانتand it had been عنكaway from you راقدةًasleep
نبَّهتَ حربي وكانت عنك راقدةً
فاصبرso endure لأنكرِfor the most dreadful تصبيحٍa morning raid وتنبيتِand a night raid
فاصبر لأنكرِ تصبيحٍ وتنبيتِ
You roused my war, which had slept far from you;
You have awakened my war when it lay sleeping from you
so endure the most dreadful raids by morning and night.
So be patient for the clearer dawn and arousal!
كأننيas though I بكwith you قدalready قابلتَyou have faced نائرتيmy blaze
كأنني بك قد قابلتَ نائرتي
بالخَرْقwith folly تخبطyou flounder فيهin it خبطَthe blundering of عمِّيتِa blind man
بالخَرْق تخبط فيه خبطَ عمِّيتِ
I can almost see you facing my blaze
It is as if I see you have met my fire
with folly, blundering through it like a blind man,
With rags you flail in them a blind flailing!
كمُتَّقٍlike one guarding against لفحَthe scorch of نارٍa fire يستعدُّprepares لهاfor it
كمُتَّقٍ لفحَ نارٍ يستعدُّ لها
بالجهلِin ignorance درعينِtwo coats of armor منof نفطٍnaphtha وكبريتِand sulfur
بالجهلِ درعينِ من نفطٍ وكبريتِ
like one shielding himself from scorching fire, who equips himself
Like one careful of a fire he prepares for
in ignorance with two coats of armor of naphtha and sulfur.
With ignorance, two shields of tar and sulphur!
فكانso became عوناًan ally عليهagainst him ماwhat استعانَhe sought help بهfrom it
فكان عوناً عليه ما استعانَ به
وشتَّتَتْهand scattered him يداهُhis two hands أَيَّutter تشتيتِscattering
وشتَّتَتْه يداهُ أَيَّ تشتيتِ
So what he sought help from became an ally against him,
So what he resorted to has helped against it
and his own hands tore him utterly apart.
And his hands have scattered it - what scattering!
أصبحتَyou have become أعياmost inarticulate أخيone afflicted with عِيٍّinarticulacy وأهذَرَهُand its most garrulous one
أصبحتَ أعيا أخي عِيٍّ وأهذَرَهُ
قُبحاًshame لكلّupon every غبيٍّfool غيرnot سكِّيتِsilent
قُبحاً لكلّ غبيٍّ غير سكِّيتِ
You have become the most tongue-tied—and most garrulous—of the tongue-tied;
You have become blind, my errant brother,
shame on every fool who will not keep quiet!
Ugly to every fool without composure!
يُلقيكcasts you فيinto الغَيِّerror عَيٌّinarticulacy ناطقspeaking أبداًalways
يُلقيك في الغَيِّ عَيٌّ ناطق أبداً
ويسلمand remains safe المرءُthe man ذيpossessing العِيّinarticulacy الصَّميميتِutterly mute
ويسلم المرءُ ذي العِيّ الصَّميميتِ
Ever-speaking inarticulacy casts you into error,
Who casts you into confusion, a babbler forever,
while the utterly tongue-tied man remains safe.
And man delivers the true mute!
خُذهاtake it تَبوعاًrelentlessly pursuing لمنof whoever ولَّىturns away مُسوَّمةًmarked
خُذها تَبوعاً لمن ولَّى مُسوَّمةً
كأنهاas though it were كوكبٌa star فيin إثرthe wake of عِفريتِa demon
كأنها كوكبٌ في إثر عِفريتِ
Take it, marked and relentless in pursuing whoever flees,
Take them as followers of he who turned in defeat
as though it were a star on the trail of a demon.
As if they were a planet in pursuit of a demon!
Sol 6.1