لاno والذيby the One أناI عبدهُHis servant
لا والذي أنا عبدهُ
قسمُthe oath of امرىءa man برّupright صدوقtruthful
قسمُ امرىء برّ صدوق
No, by Him whose servant I am—
No, by Him whom I worship,
the oath of an upright, truthful man—
The oath of an honorable, truthful man,
ماnot بتّI spent the night أفرحُI rejoice بالنديمin the boon companion
ما بتّ أفرحُ بالنديم
وبالرفيقand in the companion وبالصديقand in the friend
وبالرفيق وبالصديق
I have not spent the night rejoicing in a boon companion,
I do not rejoice in intimate friends,
nor in a companion, nor in a friend.
Nor in companion nor in confidant.
جرّبتهمI tested them فوجدتهمthen I found them
جرّبتهم فوجدتهم
لاnot يثبتونthey stand firm علىupon الحقوقrights and obligations
لا يثبتون على الحقوق
I tested them and found them
I have tried them and found them
not steadfast in honoring obligations.
To be unfaithful to their duty,
ووجدتهمand I found them لاnot يسلمونthey are free
ووجدتهم لا يسلمون
منfrom التقاطعmutual estrangement والعقوقand disloyalty
من التقاطع والعقوق
And I found them not free
And found them not to abstain
of mutual estrangement and disloyalty.
From estrangement and disobedience,
فقبضتso I withdrew نفسيmyself عنهمُfrom them
فقبضت نفسي عنهمُ
إلاexcept علىon ظهرsurface الطريقthe road
إلا على ظهر الطريق
So I withdrew myself from them,
So I have restrained my soul from them
except on the open road.
Save on the high road.
Sol 6.1