نعمhow excellent الوليدthe son لعمرby the life of اللهGod أنتyou إذاwhen
نعم الوليد لعمر الله أنت إذا
ماemphatic particle ذمdisparaged بينamong الأنامpeople الوالدthe father الولداthe son
ما ذم بين الأنام الوالد الولدا
What a fine son you are, by God's life, when
O Waleed, by the life of God you are
a father disparages his son among people!
When blamed among the people, son of father
فإنfor indeed مثلكsomeone like you منone who يرثيfeels pity لحالتهfor his plight
فإن مثلك من يرثي لحالته
فتىa youth وانand even if كانhe had عنfrom طرقthe paths of الهدىguidance بعداstrayed far
فتى وان كان عن طرق الهدى بعدا
For someone like you would stir pity for his plight in
For one like you laments his state
a youth, even one who had strayed far from the paths of guidance.
A young man though far from the path of righteousness
فكيفthen how والدكyour father الأدنىthe closest وأنتwhile you لهto him
فكيف والدك الأدنى وأنت له
روحa soul يصادفhe finds فيكin you الغيerror والرشداand right guidance
روح يصادف فيك الغي والرشدا
Then what of your father, closest to you, when you are to him
How much more your father, mean as he is, with you
a soul in whom he finds error and right guidance?
A soul encountering in you ignorance and integrity
فمنthen who أبوكyour father الذيwho هذيthis سجيتهhis nature
فمن أبوك الذي هذي سجيته
فماfor … not أظنI think عَلَىon the basis of ماwhat قلتهyou said it أحداanyone
فما أظن عَلَى ما قلته أحدا
Who, then, is your father, whose nature is this?
Who then is your father whose nature is this
For, judging by what you have said, I can think of no one.
I think no one contradicts what I have said
Sol 6.1