هَذاthis زَمانٌan age أَلَحَّpersisted الناسُthe people فيهِin it عَلىon
هَذا زَمانٌ أَلَحَّ الناسُ فيهِ عَلى
زَهوِthe pride المُلوكِof kings وَأَخلاقِand the manners المَساكينِof the poor
زَهوِ المُلوكِ وَأَخلاقِ المَساكينِ
This is an age in which people cling to
This is an age where people are overly keen
the pride of kings and the manners of the poor.
On royal pomp and beggars' mien
أَماdid ... not? عَلِمتَyou knew جَزاكَmay He reward you اللَهُGod صالِحَةًa good reward
أَما عَلِمتَ جَزاكَ اللَهُ صالِحَةً
وَزادَكَand may He grant you more اللَهُGod خَيراًgoodness ياO اِبنَson of يَقطينِYaqtin
وَزادَكَ اللَهُ خَيراً يا اِبنَ يَقطينِ
Do you not know—may God reward you with goodness
Don't you know, may God reward you well
and grant you more good, O Ibn Yaqtin—
And increase your blessings, O son of Yaqtin
أَبيmy father أُريدُكَI want you لِلدُنياfor this world وَعاجِلِهاand its immediate benefits
أَبي أُريدُكَ لِلدُنيا وَعاجِلِها
وَلاand not أُريدُكَI want you يَومَon the Day الدينِof Judgment لِلدينِfor religion
وَلا أُريدُكَ يَومَ الدينِ لِلدينِ
that, my father, I want you for this world and its immediate benefits,
I want you for this world and its trifles
not for religion on the Day of Judgment?
But not on Judgment Day, not for religion
حَتّىuntil مَتىwhen لَيتَwould that شِعريmy knowledge ياO اِبنَson of يَقطينِYaqtin
حَتّى مَتى لَيتَ شِعري يا اِبنَ يَقطينِ
أُثنيI praise عَلَيكَupon you بِشَيءٍfor something لَستَyou do not تولينيbestow on me
أُثني عَلَيكَ بِشَيءٍ لَستَ توليني
How long, I wonder, O Ibn Yaqtin,
For how long - I wonder, O son of Yaqtin
will I praise you for something you do not bestow on me?
Shall I praise you for what you don't oblige
إِنَّindeed السَلامَgreetings وَإِنَّand indeed البِشرَcheerfulness مِنfrom رَجُلٍa man
إِنَّ السَلامَ وَإِنَّ البِشرَ مِن رَجُلٍ
فيin مِثلِthe like of ماwhat أَنتَyou فيهِin it لَيسَdoes not يَكفينيsuffice me
في مِثلِ ما أَنتَ فيهِ لَيسَ يَكفيني
Indeed, greetings and cheerfulness from a man
Greetings and glad tidings from a man
in a position like yours are not enough for me.
In your state cannot satisfy me
Sol 6.1