بأيfor what جوابanswer غيرother than ذاthis السيفthe sword تطمعyou hope
بأي جواب غير ذا السيف تطمع
وهلand is there دونهshort of it ردa reply لمولاكfor your master مقنعsatisfying
وهل دونه رد لمولاك مقنع
What answer do you hope for other than this sword?
With what response other than this sword do you hope?
And is there any reply short of it that would satisfy your master?
Is there besides it a sufficient answer for your Master?
فعدso return ياO رسولmessenger of الغادرينthe treacherous مخيباdisappointed
فعد يا رسول الغادرين مخيبا
فماfor not كلeveryone منwho يُدعىis called إلىto الغدرtreachery يهرعrushes
فما كل من يُدعى إلى الغدر يهرع
So return disappointed, O messenger of the treacherous;
Return, O Messenger of the treacherous ones, disappointed,
for not everyone called to treachery rushes to it.
For not all who are invited to betrayal rush headlong.
وأبلغand tell عظيمthe great ruler of الفرسthe Persians أنىthat I أصدّهI rebuff him
وأبلغ عظيم الفرس أنى أصدّه
وأحمىand I protect علىthroughout الأيامthe days جارىmy neighbor وأمنعand I defend
وأحمى على الأيام جارى وأمنع
And tell the great ruler of the Persians that I rebuff him,
And tell the Great King of Persia that I reject him,
and through all the days I protect and defend my neighbor.
And over the days I protect my neighbor and refuse.
وماand not أناI بالباكيone who weeps علىover ابنيmy son وقتلهand his killing
وما أنا بالباكي على ابني وقتله
وعرضيand my honor إنif يسلمhe survives unharmed قتيلslain مضيعsquandered
وعرضي إن يسلم قتيل مضيع
And I am not one to weep over my son and his killing,
I am not one who weeps over my son and his killing,
when my honor, if he were spared, would lie slain and squandered.
If my honor is preserved though my slain are neglected.
وخيرand better لجاديfor Jadi منthan حياةa life بذلةin humiliation
وخير لجادي من حياة بذلة
مماتa death إلىto أسمىthe most exalted ذىpossessor of العزglory يرفعraises him
ممات إلى أسمى ذى العز يرفع
And better for Jadi than a life of humiliation
Better for one with honor a life of humiliation,
is a death that lifts him to the most exalted Possessor of Glory.
Than a death raising him to the highest noble place.
وخيرand better لقلبfor a heart منهthan it إنif ذاقit tastes نارهits fire
وخير لقلب منه إن ذاق ناره
وفاءfaithfulness يذودwards off النارthe fire عنىfrom me ويدفعand repels
وفاء يذود النار عنى ويدفع
And better for a heart than that, if it tastes its fire,
And better for a heart, if it tastes its own fire,
is faithfulness that wards the fire away from me and repels it.
Is a loyalty that wards the fire from me and repels.
أبعدis it after شبابyouth قدalready تجمّلwas adorned بالهدىwith guidance
أبعد شباب قد تجمّل بالهدى
يُلاحa lure is held out لشيبيto my gray hairs بالضلالwith error فيتبعso it follows
يُلاح لشيبي بالضلال فيتبع
After a youth adorned with guidance,
After a youth adorned with guidance,
shall my gray hairs be lured by error and follow it?
Will you lure my old age with misguidance to follow?
وترغبand yearns نفسيmy soul فيfor القلائدthe necklaces والغنىand wealth
وترغب نفسي في القلائد والغنى
وصدريwhile my breast بتقوىwith reverence for اللهGod حالadorned مرصعjeweled
وصدري بتقوى الله حال مرصع
And shall my soul covet necklaces and wealth,
My soul desires necklaces and wealth,
when my breast is adorned and jeweled with reverence for God?
While my heart is adorned with fearing God and refuses.
وأقبلand I accept أنto أُعطَىbe given بذلthrough abasement إمارةًa governorship
وأقبل أن أُعطَى بذل إمارةً
فأبنىand thus I build بهاwith it جاهىmy prestige ودينيwhile my faith مضعضعshattered
فأبنى بها جاهى وديني مضعضع
And shall I accept being given a governorship through abasement,
I would rather be given rule in order to gain power,
and build my prestige with it while my faith lies shattered?
And with it undermine my religion and faith!
نعمyes ملكthe kingdom of قمبيزCambyses أبنson of قيروشCyrus واسعvast
نعم ملك قمبيز أبن قيروش واسع
ولكنماbut ملكthe kingdom of الفراديسthe paradises أوسعvaster
ولكنما ملك الفراديس أوسع
Yes, the kingdom of Cambyses, son of Cyrus, is vast;
Yes, Kambiz the son of Kirosh has vast dominion,
but the kingdom of the paradises is vaster.
But the kingdom of Paradise is vaster.
Sol 6.1