وَماand not ذاكَthat إِلّاexcept أَنَّنيthat I واثِقٌconfident بِماin what
وَما ذاكَ إِلّا أَنَّني واثِقٌ بِما
لَدَيكَwith you وَأَنّيand that I عالِمٌknowing بِوَفائِكاof your faithfulness
لَدَيكَ وَأَنّي عالِمٌ بِوَفائِكا
And that is only because I am confident in what
you have, and because I know your faithfulness.
كَأَنَّكَas though you فيin صَدريmy breast إِذاwhen جِئتَyou came زائِراًas a visitor
كَأَنَّكَ في صَدري إِذا جِئتَ زائِراً
تُقَدِّرُyou gauge فيهِwithin it حاجَتيmy need بِابتِدائِكاon your own initiative
تُقَدِّرُ فيهِ حاجَتي بِابتِدائِكا
As though, when you come to visit, you were within my breast,
gauging my need there on your own initiative.
وَإِنَّand indeed أَميرَcommander المُؤمِنينَthe faithful وَغَيرَهُand others besides him
وَإِنَّ أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ وَغَيرَهُ
لَيَعلَمُsurely knows فيin الهَيجاءِbattle فَضلَthe worth غِنائِكاyour service
لَيَعلَمُ في الهَيجاءِ فَضلَ غِنائِكا
And indeed the Commander of the Faithful and others
surely know in battle the worth of your service.
كَأَنَّكَas though you عِندَduring الكَرِّthe charge فيin الحَربِwar إِنَّماonly
كَأَنَّكَ عِندَ الكَرِّ في الحَربِ إِنَّما
تَفِرُّyou flee مِنَfrom السِلمِpeace الَّذيwhich مِنfrom وَرائِكاbehind you
تَفِرُّ مِنَ السِلمِ الَّذي مِن وَرائِكا
As though, when charging in war, you were merely
fleeing the peace that lies behind you.
كَأَنَّas though المَناياdeaths لَيسَdo not تَجريrun their course لَدىamid الوَغىbattle
كَأَنَّ المَنايا لَيسَ تَجري لَدى الوَغى
إِذاwhen التَقَتِmet الأَبطالُthe champions إِلّاexcept بِرائِكاby your judgment
إِذا التَقَتِ الأَبطالُ إِلّا بِرائِكا
As though death did not run its course amid battle,
when champions meet, save by your judgment.
فَماso no آفَةُscourge الأَملاكِkings غَيرَكَother than you فيin الوَغىbattle
فَما آفَةُ الأَملاكِ غَيرَكَ في الوَغى
وَلاand no آفَةُscourge الأَموالِriches غَيرُother than حِبائِكاyour gifts
وَلا آفَةُ الأَموالِ غَيرُ حِبائِكا
So kings have no scourge but you in battle,
and riches no scourge but your gifts.
Sol 6.1