مُتdie لِتَحياso that you may live وَلاand do not تُرِدهاdesire it حَياةًa life
مُت لِتَحيا وَلا تُرِدها حَياةً
تَصطَليهاthey burn in it النُفوسُthe souls مَوتاًa death فَظيعاdreadful
تَصطَليها النُفوسُ مَوتاً فَظيعا
Die so you may live, and do not desire a life
Die so you may live, do not wish for a life
In which souls burn—a dreadful death.
That tarnishes souls with a terrible death
ضَيعَةُruin النَفسِthe soul فيin اِحتِفاظِكَyour preservation بِالنَفof the soul (continued)
ضَيعَةُ النَفسِ في اِحتِفاظِكَ بِالنَف
سِcompletion of 'soul' وَعارٌand disgrace عَلىupon الفَتىthe young man أَنthat يَضيعاhe go to waste
سِ وَعارٌ عَلى الفَتى أَن يَضيعا
The soul's ruin lies in your clinging to life,
To lose your soul by clinging to your soul is disgraceful
And it is shameful for a young man to go to waste.
For a man to lose himself is disgrace
آيَةُthe mark الحُرِّthe free man أَنthat يُغامِرَhe ventures لِلمَجfor glory (continued)
آيَةُ الحُرِّ أَن يُغامِرَ لِلمَج
دِcompletion of 'glory' وَأَنand that يَطلُبَhe seeks المَحَلَّthe station الرَفيعاlofty
دِ وَأَن يَطلُبَ المَحَلَّ الرَفيعا
The mark of a free man is to venture for glory
The free man risks all for glory
And to seek the lofty station.
And seeks the highest abode
يَستَبيحُhe overruns الحِمىthe sanctuary المَنيعَimpregnable وَيَعتَدand he reckons (continued)
يَستَبيحُ الحِمى المَنيعَ وَيَعتَد
دُcompletion of 'reckons' دِماءَthe blood العِدىthe foes حِماهُhis sanctuary المَنيعاimpregnable
دُ دِماءَ العِدى حِماهُ المَنيعا
He storms the impregnable sanctuary and reckons
He violates protected lands and sheds the blood of enemies
His foes' blood as his own impregnable sanctuary.
His protection made him violate
ساهِرُsleepless الهَمِّconcern وَالصَريمَةِand resolve لاnot يَبhe seeks (continued)
ساهِرُ الهَمِّ وَالصَريمَةِ لا يَب
غيcompletion of 'seeks' قَراراًrest وَلاand not يُريدُhe desires هُجوعاslumber
غي قَراراً وَلا يُريدُ هُجوعا
Sleepless with concern and resolve, he seeks no
The anxious and sleepless finds no rest
Rest, nor does he desire slumber.
Nor wants to return
يَعلَمُknows الحَيُّthe clan أَنَّهُthat he عِصمَةُthe safeguard الحيthe clan (continued)
يَعلَمُ الحَيُّ أَنَّهُ عِصمَةُ الحي
يِcompletion of 'clan' إِذاwhen خافَit fears مِنfrom مُلِمٍّa calamity وُقوعاbefalling
يِ إِذا خافَ مِن مُلِمٍّ وُقوعا
The clan knows that he is its safeguard
The living knows that the living are protected
When it fears a calamity may strike.
If they fear a misfortune befalling
صادِقُtrue العَزمِresolve لاnot يَضيقُhe feels constrained لَدىat الإِقthe advance (continued)
صادِقُ العَزمِ لا يَضيقُ لَدى الإِق
دامِcompletion of 'advance' ذَرعاًcapacity (in 'lose heart') وَلاand not يُطيقُhe can bear رُجوعاretreat
دامِ ذَرعاً وَلا يُطيقُ رُجوعا
True in resolve, when advancing he does not lose
The determined never falters at obstacles
Heart, nor can he bear retreat.
Nor can bear to retreat
يُنكِرُhe disdains السُبلَthe paths لاnot تَموجُthey surge نُفوساًsouls
يُنكِرُ السُبلَ لا تَموجُ نُفوساً
حينَwhen يَمضيhe advances وَلاand not تَمُجُّthey spew نَجيعاgore
حينَ يَمضي وَلا تَمُجُّ نَجيعا
He disdains paths that do not surge with souls
Souls are not disturbed by impassable roads
As he advances, and do not spew gore.
When he passes and the valley does not echo
شَرُّthe worst ماwhat تَجلِبُbring الخُطوبُthe calamities عَلَيهِupon him
شَرُّ ما تَجلِبُ الخُطوبُ عَلَيهِ
أَنthat يَرىhe sees شَعبَهُhis people الأَمينَsecure مَروعاterror-stricken
أَن يَرى شَعبَهُ الأَمينَ مَروعا
The worst that calamities bring upon him
The worst that misfortunes bring
Is to see his secure people struck with terror.
Is to see his trusting people frightened
فَهوَso he يَمضيhe advances مُجاهِداًfighting لاnot يُباليhe cares
فَهوَ يَمضي مُجاهِداً لا يُبالي
صَرعَhe felled الخَصمَthe foe أَمor تَرَدّىhe fell صَريعاslain
صَرعَ الخَصمَ أَم تَرَدّى صَريعا
So he advances, fighting, not caring
So he goes on striving, not caring
Whether he fells his foe or falls slain.
Whether he fell the opponent or was felled
يَتَلَقّاهُhe meets him حاسِراًunarmored يَأخُذُhe takes الأَسthe swords (continued)
يَتَلَقّاهُ حاسِراً يَأخُذُ الأَس
يافَcompletion of 'swords' غَصباًby force وَيَستَبيحُand he seizes as spoil الدُروعاthe armor
يافَ غَصباً وَيَستَبيحُ الدُروعا
He meets him unarmored, seizing swords
He meets it defiantly, seizing swords by force
By force, and taking armor as spoil.
And violating shields
سائِلِask الناسَthe people أَيُّهُمwhich of them صانَsafeguarded نَفساًa life
سائِلِ الناسَ أَيُّهُم صانَ نَفساً
وَاِبكِand weep for حُرّاًa free man صانَsafeguarded النُفوسَthe lives جَميعاall
وَاِبكِ حُرّاً صانَ النُفوسَ جَميعا
Ask the people which of them safeguarded a life,
Ask people, who of them protected a soul?
And weep for a free man who safeguarded all lives.
And weep, free man, as all souls were protected
Sol 6.1