تعالواcome تعالواcome قادةleaders الشعبthe people واسمعواand listen
تعالوا تعالوا قادة الشعب واسمعوا
عظاتadmonitions النذيرthe warner الوالهthe distraught المتلهفِthe anguished
عظات النذير الواله المتلهفِ
Come, come, leaders of the people, and listen
Come, come, O leaders of the people, and listen
to the admonitions of the distraught, anguished warner.
To the admonitions of the passionate, caring warner
تخلفتI stayed away عنكمfrom you والعواديwhile adversities كثيرةare many
تخلفت عنكم والعوادي كثيرة
وماand not كانwas عمداًdeliberately واختياراًand by choice تخلُّفيmy staying away
وما كان عمداً واختياراً تخلُّفي
I have stayed away from you, with adversities so many;
I have lagged behind you, though the paths are many
my staying away was neither deliberate nor by choice.
And my lagging was not intentional, nor my choice
وأنيَand I لاnot أدريI know لكمof yours أيwhich مذهبcourse
وأنيَ لا أدري لكم أي مذهب
أسايركمI go along with you فيهin it ولاnor أيwhich موقفstance
أسايركم فيه ولا أي موقف
And I do not know which course of yours
I know not which creed of yours I should follow
I should follow you in, nor which stance.
And join you in, nor which stand I should take
ولمand did not أبكI weep موتىthe dead العامthis year منكمamong you لأننيbecause I
ولم أبك موتى العام منكم لأنني
سكبتI poured علىover الأحياءthe living دمعيmy tears وماand not يفيsuffice
سكبت على الأحياء دمعي وما يفي
I have not wept for this year's dead among you, for I
I did not weep for the dead of the year among you
have poured my tears over the living, and they do not suffice.
For I shed my tears on the living, which suffices
ولمand did not أرI see إلاexcept أخوةًbrothers فيin ديارهمtheir homes
ولم أر إلا أخوةً في ديارهم
تعادواbecame enemies أمامbefore الراصدthe watcher المتلقفthe opportunistic snatcher
تعادوا أمام الراصد المتلقف
And I have seen only brothers in their own homes
I saw only brethren in their abodes
turn against one another before the watchful opportunist.
Who became enemies before the watching pickpocket
وماand not فيin اختلافdiscord تظفرونyou find بمصلحa reformer
وما في اختلاف تظفرون بمصلح
ولاnor فيin ائتلافaccord تظفرونyou find بمنصفa fair-minded person
ولا في ائتلاف تظفرون بمنصف
In discord you find no reformer,
You will not gain any interest from differing
nor in accord do you find anyone fair.
Nor any arbitrator from uniting
وكلand every فريقfaction يطلبseeks الحكمpower بالهوىaccording to whim
وكل فريق يطلب الحكم بالهوى
ومنand whoever يتَّبعfollows حكمthe dictates الهوىof whim يتعسفacts arbitrarily
ومن يتَّبع حكم الهوى يتعسف
And every faction seeks power as its whims dictate;
And each group seeks to rule by whim
whoever follows the dictates of whim acts arbitrarily.
And he who follows whimsical rule is unjust
وهذاand this one يعاديopposes صاحبthe holder الأمرof authority دونهinstead of him
وهذا يعادي صاحب الأمر دونه
وهذاand that one منagainst المعزولthe dismissed man بالعزلthrough dismissal يشتفيsates his spite
وهذا من المعزول بالعزل يشتفي
This one opposes the man who holds power instead of him;
This one is hostile to the authority without him
that one finds revenge in the ousted man's dismissal.
And that one with dismissal is appeased
وليسand there is not لكمfor you منany عدَّةٍresources غيرexcept وقفةa vigil
وليس لكم من عدَّةٍ غير وقفة
علىat جدثa grave أوor خطبةa speech حولaround مقصفa banqueting place
على جدث أو خطبة حول مقصف
And you have no resources beyond a vigil
You have no equipment but to stand
at a grave, or a speech at a banquet.
At a grave or deliver a speech around a cafe
وماand what قيمةvalue الدستورthe constitution والخلفwhile discord بينكمamong you
وما قيمة الدستور والخلف بينكم
إذاif لمdoes not يجمِّعbring together شملكمyour ranks ويؤلفand reconcile
إذا لم يجمِّع شملكم ويؤلف
What is the constitution worth, with discord among you,
Of what value are the constitution and successor among you
if it does not bring you together and reconcile you?
If they do not unite your ranks and reconcile?
توالتfollowed one another رواياتaccounts الخصومةof strife حولكمaround you
توالت روايات الخصومة حولكم
فلمand did not تلقyou encounter إلاexcept مرجفاًa rumor-monger بعدafter مرجفa rumor-monger
فلم تلق إلا مرجفاً بعد مرجف
Tales of strife have followed one another around you,
The narratives of discord piled around you
and you have met only rumor-monger after rumor-monger.
And you met only with more and more agitation
وجاءتand came أسانيدsupporting evidence الدعاوىfor the claims فلمyet not تكنit was
وجاءت أسانيد الدعاوى فلم تكن
سوىother than شبهاتsuspicions فيin مكانa setting مزخرفornate
سوى شبهات في مكان مزخرف
The supporting evidence for the claims came forth, yet it was
The chains of claims came but they were
nothing but suspicions in an ornate setting.
Merely doubts in a decorated place
أترجونdo you hope أنthat الشعبthe people وهوwhile they are معذبtormented
أترجون أن الشعب وهو معذب
يرحبwelcomes بالمخدوعthe deceived one منكمamong you ويحتفيand honors him
يرحب بالمخدوع منكم ويحتفي
Do you hope that the people, tormented as they are,
Do you hope that the people, while tormented
will welcome the deceived one among you and honor him?
Will welcome the deceived one among you and celebrate?
وتبغونand you seek إشرافاًsupervision علىover الشعبthe people منكمُby you
وتبغون إشرافاً على الشعب منكمُ
وأنتمwhile you أحقmore deserving اليومtoday منهthan they بمشرفof an overseer
وأنتم أحق اليوم منه بمشرف
And you seek to place the people under your supervision,
And you want supervision over the people from among you
when today you need an overseer more than they do.
While today you most deserve a supervisor
Sol 6.1