هَذِهِthis أَوَّلُfirst خُطوَهstep
هَذِهِ أَوَّلُ خُطوَه
هَذِهِthis أَوَّلُfirst كَبوَهstumble
هَذِهِ أَوَّلُ كَبوَه
This is the first step.
This is the first stumble.
فيin طَريقيmy path لِعَلِيٍّfor Ali
في طَريقي لِعَلِيٍّ
عَنهُwithout it لَوif يَعقِلُhe has sense غُنوَهsufficiency
عَنهُ لَو يَعقِلُ غُنوَه
My path offers Ali
enough to do without it, if he has sense.
يَأخُذُhe takes العيشَةَlife فيهِon it
يَأخُذُ العيشَةَ فيهِ
مُرَّةًbitter آناًat times وَحُلوَهand sweet
مُرَّةً آناً وَحُلوَه
Along it he takes life
bitter at times, and sweet.
ياO عَليAli إِنif أَنتَyou أَوفَيـreach (verb continued)
يا عَلي إِن أَنتَ أَوفَيـ
ـتَyou (verb ending) عَلىto سِنِّthe age of الفُتُوَّهyouthful manhood
ـتَ عَلى سِنِّ الفُتُوَّه
O Ali, if you reach
the age of youthful manhood,
دافِعِpush back against الناسَpeople وَزاحِمand jostle
دافِعِ الناسَ وَزاحِم
وَخُذِand take العَيشَlife بِقُوَّهwith strength
وَخُذِ العَيشَ بِقُوَّه
Push back against people and jostle,
and seize life with strength.
لاdo not تَقُلsay كانَwas أَبيmy father إِيّاbeware (first part)
لا تَقُل كانَ أَبي إِيّا
كَyou (attached pronoun) أَنof تَحذُوَfollowing حَذوَهhis footsteps
كَ أَن تَحذُوَ حَذوَه
Do not say, 'My father was ...'; beware
of following in his footsteps.
أَناI لَمdid not أَغنَمgain مِنَfrom الناthe people (first part)
أَنا لَم أَغنَم مِنَ النا
سِpeople (completion) سِوىexcept فنجانِa cup of قَهوَهcoffee
سِ سِوى فنجانِ قَهوَه
I gained nothing from the people
but a cup of coffee.
أَناI لَمwas not أُجزَrewarded عَنِfor المَدthe praise (first part)
أَنا لَم أُجزَ عَنِ المَد
حِpraise (completion) مِنَfrom الأَملاكِthe kings فَروَهa fur cloak
حِ مِنَ الأَملاكِ فَروَه
I was not rewarded for praise
by kings with a fur cloak.
أَناI لَمwas not أُجزَrewarded عَنِfor الكُتـthe books (first part)
أَنا لَم أُجزَ عَنِ الكُتـ
ـبِbooks (completion) مِنَfrom القُرّاءِthe readers حُظوَهfavor
ـبِ مِنَ القُرّاءِ حُظوَه
I was not rewarded for books
with favor from readers.
ضَيَّعَsquandered الكُلُّeveryone حَيائيmy modesty
ضَيَّعَ الكُلُّ حَيائي
وَعَفافيand my chastity وَالمُرُوَّهand chivalry
وَعَفافي وَالمُرُوَّه
Everyone squandered my modesty,
and my chastity and chivalry.
Sol 6.1