غِنايَmy riches غِنىthe riches of نَفسيmy soul وَمالِيand my wealth قَناعَتيmy contentment
غِنايَ غِنى نَفسي وَمالِي قَناعَتي
وَكَنزِيَand my treasure آدابيmy learning وَزِيّيand my garb عَفافِياmy chastity
وَكَنزِيَ آدابي وَزِيّي عَفافِيا
My riches are the riches of my soul, and my wealth is my contentment.
My wealth is the richness of my soul and contentment,
And my treasure is my learning, and my garb is my chastity.
My treasure is my morals, my attire is my chastity.
وَفَخرِيَand my pride إِسلاميmy Islam وَذُخريand my stored treasure أَمانَتيmy trustworthiness
وَفَخرِيَ إِسلامي وَذُخري أَمانَتي
وَجُندِيَand my army أَشعاريmy poems وَسَيفيand my sword لِسانِياmy tongue
وَجُندِيَ أَشعاري وَسَيفي لِسانِيا
And my pride is my Islam, and my stored treasure is my trustworthiness.
My pride is my Islam, my provision is my honesty,
And my army is my poems, and my sword is my tongue.
My army is my poetry, my sword is my tongue.
وَليand I have عَزَماتٌfirm resolves كَالسُيوفِlike swords قَواضِباًkeen-cutting
وَلي عَزَماتٌ كَالسُيوفِ قَواضِباً
إِذاwhen عَنَّarises خَطبٌa calamity وَالحُتوفُand deadly fates قَواضِياpassing sentence
إِذا عَنَّ خَطبٌ وَالحُتوفُ قَواضِيا
And I have resolves like keen-edged swords,
I have resolves like shining blades,
When calamity arises and deadly fates pass sentence.
Whenever difficulties arise and calamities strike,
وَتَغشىand assail صُدورَthe breasts of النائِباتِcalamities صُدورُهاtheir breasts
وَتَغشى صُدورَ النائِباتِ صُدورُها
كَماjust as غِشِيَتassailed سُمرُbrown العَواليtall lances التَراقِياcollarbones
كَما غِشِيَت سُمرُ العَوالي التَراقِيا
And their breasts assail the breasts of calamities,
And they cover the breasts of the helpless,
As tall, brown lances have assailed collarbones.
As the summit's afterglow covered the towering mountains.
أَلاtake heed لاlet not يَذُمَّblame الدَهرَTime مَنwhoever كانَis عاجِزاًincapable
أَلا لا يَذُمَّ الدَهرَ مَن كانَ عاجِزاً
وَلاand let not يَعذِلِreproach الأَقدارَthe fates مَنwhoever كانَis وانِياindolent
وَلا يَعذِلِ الأَقدارَ مَن كانَ وانِيا
Take heed: let no incapable man blame Time,
Beware, do not blame fate if you are incapable,
Nor let the indolent reproach the fates.
Nor rebuke destiny if you are frail.
فَمَنfor whoever لَمhas not تُبَلِّغهُbrought him to المَعالِيَthe heights نَفسُهُhis own soul
فَمَن لَم تُبَلِّغهُ المَعالِيَ نَفسُهُ
فَغَيرُthen not جَديرٍworthy أَنto يَنالَattain المَعالِياthe heights
فَغَيرُ جَديرٍ أَن يَنالَ المَعالِيا
For he whose own soul has not brought him to the heights
He whose soul does not spur him to glory,
Is unworthy of attaining those heights.
Is unworthy to attain glorious heights.
Sol 6.1