عجبتI marveled لاat (part of the apparent reading لأنذال) نذالbase men اسلؤاthey wronged (apparently أساؤوا) محسداًan envied man
عجبت لا نذال اسلؤا محسداً
كريماa noble man غداhas become ينحطsinks عنbelow مجدهhis glory البدرthe full moon
كريما غدا ينحط عن مجده البدر
I marveled at base men who wronged an envied man,
a nobleman beneath whose glory the full moon now sinks.
كسوهthey clothed him منwith الاوصافqualities ماthat which هوis وصفهمtheir own description
كسوه من الاوصاف ما هو وصفهم
فسربلهso clothed him منfrom لبthe very heart بهتانهمtheir slander فخرhonor
فسربله من لب بهتانهم فخر
They clothed him in qualities that were their own,
so from the very heart of their slander, honor clothed him.
وماand not نابهمbefell them الاexcept الفضيحةdisgrace والعناand hardship
وما نابهم الا الفضيحة والعنا
وحملand bearing الخطاياsins والنقائصand shortcomings والقهرand humiliation
وحمل الخطايا والنقائص والقهر
And nothing befell them but disgrace and hardship,
and the burden of sins, shortcomings, and humiliation.
ومحسودهمand the man they envy ماnot زالceased فيat ذروةthe summit العلاof eminence
ومحسودهم ما زال في ذروة العلا
عليهover him منof الالطافgracious favors رغماin spite لهمof them سترa veil
عليه من الالطاف رغما لهم ستر
And the man they envy remains at the summit of eminence;
over him lies a veil of gracious favors, despite them.
وماand not ضرهharmed him خدشscratching اللئامthe base men لقدرهat his worth
وما ضره خدش اللئام لقدره
اذاwhen كانis فيin نفسthe mind الكرامof the noble لهfor him قدرesteem
اذا كان في نفس الكرام له قدر
Nor did the base men's scratching at his worth harm him,
when he is held in esteem in the minds of the noble.
لقدindeed قصدواthey intended خذلforsaking المعانthe one aided وانهyet indeed he
لقد قصدوا خذل المعان وانه
لهhe has منfrom يدthe hand المولىof the Lord علىin رغمهمspite of them نصرvictory
له من يد المولى على رغمهم نصر
Indeed, they sought to forsake the one aided, yet he
has victory from the Lord's hand, despite them.
تسلواthey consoled themselves بعتمwith the darkness الوقتof the time لكنهمbut they نسواforgot
تسلوا بعتم الوقت لكنهم نسوا
بانthat نظامthe order الكونof the universe فيwithin طيهits folds فجرa dawn
بان نظام الكون في طيه فجر
They took comfort in time's darkness, but they forgot
that the order of the universe holds a dawn within its folds.
لهمthey have فيهموwithin them عذرانtwo excuses قالاboth declared بطرحهمfor casting them aside
لهم فيهمو عذران قالا بطرحهم
فاصلهموfor their origin عذرan excuse وجهلهموand their ignorance عذرan excuse
فاصلهمو عذر وجهلهمو عذر
They have two excuses within them, both calling for their rejection:
for their origin is an excuse, and their ignorance is an excuse.
Sol 6.1