ولستand I am not بمفراحoverjoyed إذاwhen الدهرfortune سرنيpleases me
ولست بمفراح إذا الدهر سرني
ولاnor جازعdismayed منby صرفهits vicissitudes المتقلبever-changing
ولا جازع من صرفه المتقلب
I am not overjoyed when fortune pleases me,
I am not overjoyed when fortune smiles on me,
Nor dismayed by its ever-changing turns.
Nor downcast at the turns of its inconstancy.
ولاnor أتمنىI wish for الشرevil والشرwhile evil تاركيleaving me alone
ولا أتمنى الشر والشر تاركي
ولكنbut متىwhenever أحملI am driven علىto الشرevil أركبI ride
ولكن متى أحمل على الشر أركب
Nor do I seek evil while evil leaves me alone;
I wish not for harm, though from harm I turn aside,
But whenever I am driven to evil, I ride into it.
Yet when harm is destined, mount up I must and ride.
ويعتدهand reckon it قومpeople كثيرmany تجارةa trade
ويعتده قوم كثير تجارة
ويمنعنيand keeps me منfrom ذلكthat دينيmy faith ومنصبيand my lineage
ويمنعني من ذلك ديني ومنصبي
And many people reckon it a trade,
Many men count it lawful gain and merchandise,
But my faith and lineage keep me from that.
But my religion and office bar me from the like.
فأنfor indeed مسيريmy course فيthrough البلادthe lands ومنزليand my dwelling
فأن مسيري في البلاد ومنزلي
لباsurely at لمنزلthe abode الأقصىfarthest إذاif لمnot أقربI am brought near
لبا لمنزل الأقصى إذا لم أقرب
For my course through the lands and my dwelling
So over lands near and far my journey lies,
Lie at the farthest abode, if I am not brought near.
With Mecca's distant shrine my journey's end and prize.
Sol 6.1