ذَهَبَhave gone الرِجالُthe men المُقتَدىemulated بِفِعالِهِمin their deeds
ذَهَبَ الرِجالُ المُقتَدى بِفِعالِهِم
وَالمُنكِرونَand those who denounce لَكُلِّof every أَمرٍdeed مُنكَرِreprehensible
وَالمُنكِرونَ لَكُلِّ أَمرٍ مُنكَرِ
Gone are the men whose deeds were emulated,
The men of honor have departed, leaving no trace
and those who denounced every reprehensible deed.
Behind them, and those who condemned wrong are no more.
وَبَقيتُand I remain فيamong خَلَفٍsuccessors يُزَكّيcommends بَعضُهُمsome of them
وَبَقيتُ في خَلَفٍ يُزَكّي بَعضُهُم
بَعضاًothers ليَدفَعَso that he may defend مُعوِرٌa flawed man عَنon behalf of مُعوِرِa flawed man
بَعضاً ليَدفَعَ مُعوِرٌ عَن مُعوِرِ
And I remain among successors, some of whom commend
I am left among people who praise each other's faults
others, so that one flawed man may defend another.
To conceal their own, and are blind to all disgrace.
فَطِنٌalert لِكُلِto every مُصيبَةٍmisfortune فيin مالِهِhis wealth
فَطِنٌ لِكُلِ مُصيبَةٍ في مالِهِ
وَإِذاand when أُصيبَhe is stricken بِعِرضِهِin his honor لَمdid not يَشعُرِnotice
وَإِذا أُصيبَ بِعِرضِهِ لَم يَشعُرِ
He is alert to every misfortune affecting his wealth,
They are shrewd and keen to detect the slightest flaw
yet when his honor is assailed, he takes no notice.
That threatens their wealth, yet sense no shame or remorse.
Sol 6.1