يزورvisits نائلكyour bounty العافيthe supplicant وصارمكand your keen sword الthe
يزور نائلك العافي وصارمك ال
عاصيrebel فتحويهماso they hold them both أيدٍhands وأعناقand necks
عاصي فتحويهما أيدٍ وأعناق
The petitioner visits your bounty, and your keen sword visits the—
Your bounty visits the supplicant, and your keen sword the
rebel; hands and necks receive them both.
rebel; hands and necks hold them both.
فيin كلevery يومday لبيتfor the house المجدof glory منكfrom you غنىwealth
في كل يوم لبيت المجد منك غنى
وثروةand riches ولبيتand for the house المالof money إملاقpoverty
وثروة ولبيت المال إملاق
Each day, through you, the house of glory gains wealth
Each day, the house of glory gains wealth from you
and riches, while the treasury falls into poverty.
and riches, while the treasury is left impoverished.
كمhow often خضتyou plunged فيinto لجةa deep كالبحرlike the sea زاخرةsurging
كم خضت في لجة كالبحر زاخرة
ماءwater المنونof death بهماin them both حاشاكmay you be spared دفاقgushing
ماء المنون بهما حاشاك دفاق
How often have you plunged into a heaving, sea-like abyss,
How often you have plunged into a surging deep like the sea,
where the water of death gushes—may you be spared—
with death’s waters gushing in both—may you be spared!
فيamong فتيةyoung men منfrom among ليوثthe lions الحربof war قدindeed حفظتhave been preserved
في فتية من ليوث الحرب قد حفظت
بالمرهفاتby keen-edged swords لهمfor them فيin الروعterror ارماقlast remnants of life
بالمرهفات لهم في الروع ارماق
among young warriors, lions of war, whose last sparks of life
Among young men, lions of war, whose lives have been preserved
are preserved for them by keen blades amid battle’s terror;
by keen-edged swords amid the terror of battle.
منof كلevery بعلhusband حياةlife لاnot يعاقدهاmakes a marriage pact with her
من كل بعل حياة لا يعاقدها
إلاexcept علىon condition أنهthat he فيin الحربwar مطلاقone quick to divorce
إلا على أنه في الحرب مطلاق
each one a husband to Life, entering no covenant with her
Each a husband to life, who makes no marriage pact with her
except on condition that, in war, he may readily divorce her.
except on condition that, in war, he is quick to divorce her.
أمامahead of كلevery خميسarmy كلevery يومday وغنbattle (probable correction)
أمام كل خميس كل يوم وغن
كأنهas though he فيin صدورthe breasts الخيلof the horses الحاقattachment (uncertain reading)
كأنه في صدور الخيل الحاق
At the fore of every host, on every day of battle,
Ahead of every army, on every day of battle,
as though each, within the horses’ breasts, were a pupil of an eye.
as though he were fastened to the horses’ breasts (reading uncertain).
رمseek أينwherever شئتyou wish منfrom الدنياthe world تنلهyou will attain it فماfor there is no
رم أين شئت من الدنيا تنله فما
للجوfor the sky عرضbreadth ولاnor البحرthe sea أعماقdepths
للجو عرض ولا البحر أعماق
Aim wherever you wish in this world, and you shall attain it—for
Seek wherever you wish in the world: you will attain it, for
the sky has no breadth, nor the sea any depths.
the sky has no breadth, nor the sea any depths.
منwhoever شلثdoubts (probable correction) أنكthat you مخلوقcreated لتملكهto possess it
من شلث أنك مخلوق لتملكه
كمثلlike منone who شكdoubts أنthat اللهGod خلاقthe Creator
كمثل من شك أن الله خلاق
Whoever doubts that you were created to possess it
Whoever doubts that you were created to possess it
is like one who doubts that God is the Creator.
is like one who doubts that God is the Creator.
فللسماءthus for heaven سماءa heaven منfrom علاكyour loftiness وللآand for the (beginning of 'horizons')
فللسماء سماء من علاك وللآ
فاقhorizons (continuation) منfrom ذكركyour renown المحمودpraiseworthy آفاقدhorizons (probable correction)
فاق من ذكرك المحمود آفاقد
Thus heaven has another heaven in your loftiness, and the—
Thus heaven has a heaven from your loftiness; and the
horizons, other horizons in your praiseworthy renown.
horizons have horizons from your praiseworthy renown.
Sol 6.1