سقط العتاب عن الفقي

سقط العتاب عن الفقي

د كما من فصل الصغير

د كما من فصل الصغير

Reproach has fallen away from the departed—

The blame is lifted from the blind

—just as from the child's separation [wording unclear].

As a child in the tender season slips,

وعن الضرير إذا هفا

وعن الضرير إذا هفا

او حل حتى أدب النصير

او حل حتى أدب النصير

And from the blind man, when he errs,

And from him whose vision is obscured

Or alights, until the helper teaches manners [wording unclear].

When in blindness his steps mislead,

وعن الكبير إذا أسنّ وق

وعن الكبير إذا أسنّ وق

د لعم بالقتير

د لعم بالقتير

And from the old man, when he grows aged and—

And from the aged when he stumbles

—has [unclear word] with gray hair.

Through the feebleness of many a year;

لا يلزمون لعجزهم

لا يلزمون لعجزهم

حمل المروءة كالقدر

حمل المروءة كالقدر

They are not obliged, because of their incapacity,

They are not burdened for their weakness

To bear the burden of manly virtue, like fate [comparison unclear].

With reproach like an earthen pot;

بل يرحمون ويعذرو

بل يرحمون ويعذرو

ن على التعجرف ف الأمور

ن على التعجرف ف الأمور

Rather, they are shown mercy and excused—

But rather they are pitied and excused

—for arrogance in their affairs.

For presumptuousness in their affairs.