إنَّindeed خُلْقَthe character of الشُّهودِthe witnesses وًَالعُمَّالِand the officials
إنَّ خُلْقَ الشُّهودِ وًَالعُمَّالِ
مِثْلَlike خُلْقِthe character of العُشَّاقِthe lovers والعُذَّالِand the reproachers
مِثْلَ خُلْقِ العُشَّاقِ والعُذَّالِ
The character of witnesses and officials
The creation of witnesses and workers
is like that of lovers and reproachers.
Is like the creation of lovers and tormentors
كلُّevery عَدْلٍaccredited witness مُضايِقِobstructive فيin وُصولٍreceipts
كلُّ عَدْلٍ مُضايِقِ في وُصولٍ
كَعَذُولٍlike a reproacher مُضايِقِobstructive فيin وِصالِunion
كَعَذُولٍ مُضايِقِ في وِصالِ
Every accredited witness makes trouble over receipts,
Every just person frustrated in attainment
like a reproacher obstructing lovers’ union.
Is like a lover frustrated in union
لَسْتُI am not أَدْرِيI know معنَىthe reason for التَّباغُّضِmutual hatred
لَسْتُ أَدْرِي معنَى التَّباغُّضِ
ماthat is بَيْنَbetween الفَرِيْقَيْنِthe two parties غيرَexcept حُبِّthe love of المالِmoney
ما بَيْنَ الفَرِيْقَيْنِ غيرَ حُبِّ المالِ
I know no reason for the mutual hatred
I do not know the meaning of hatred
between the two parties except the love of money.
Between the two groups except love of money
فإذاthen when زالتِdeparted المطامِعُgreedy ambitions منهمُfrom them
فإذا زالتِ المطامِعُ منهمُ
أَذَّنَannounced الخُلْفُdiscord بينهمْamong them بالزوالِof departure
أَذَّنَ الخُلْفُ بينهمْ بالزوالِ
Then, when greed departs from them,
So if greed disappears from them
discord among them announces its departure.
Disagreement between them heralds dissolution
سالَمتْنِيmade peace with me المُسْتَدَمُونَthe blood-seekers (reading uncertain) وكانُواand they had
سالَمتْنِي المُسْتَدَمُونَ وكانُوا
قدْalready أَعَدُّواprepared سِلاَحَهُمْtheir weapons لِقِتالِيto fight me
قدْ أَعَدُّوا سِلاَحَهُمْ لِقِتالِي
Those seeking blood made peace with me, though they had
The servants bid me farewell and they
already prepared their weapons to fight me.
Had prepared their weapons for my murder
وَرَثىand pitied بَعْضُهُمْsome of them لِبَعْضٍfor others وَقَدْand indeed باbecame clear (first part of بان)
وَرَثى بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ وَقَدْ با
نَbecame clear (completion of بان) لَكَto you الآنَnow شِدَّةُthe severity of الأهوالِthe terrors
نَ لَكَ الآنَ شِدَّةُ الأهوالِ
And some of them pitied others; it has become
Some eulogized others and it has become clear to you now
clear to you now how severe the terrors are.
The severity of the horrors
وَرَأىand saw ابنُthe son of الأشَلِّal-Ashall قدindeed كانَwas يبقىremain
وَرَأى ابنُ الأشَلِّ قد كانَ يبقى
كاتِباًa scribe مِثْلَlike جَدِّهِhis grandfather بالشِّمالِwith the left hand
كاتِباً مِثْلَ جَدِّهِ بالشِّمالِ
And Ibn al-Ashall saw that he might remain
And the son of Al-Ashal saw that there remained
a scribe like his grandfather, writing with his left hand.
A writer like his grandfather in the north
فالتَجاso took refuge لِلْعَفَافِin chastity مَنْone who كانَwas يَوْماًonce
فالتَجا لِلْعَفَافِ مَنْ كانَ يَوْماً
لاnot لهto him يَخْطُرُoccurs العَفافُchastity ببالِto mind
لا له يَخْطُرُ العَفافُ ببالِ
So one took refuge in chastity who once
So he turned to chastity, he who was once
never had chastity cross his mind.
Oblivious to chastity
وَلهُمْand they have أَعْيُنٌeyes تَغُضُّlook away عَنْfrom
وَلهُمْ أَعْيُنٌ تَغُضُّ عَنْ
العَيْنِcash وَأيْدٍand hands تُمَدُّare stretched out عِنْدَat الغِلالِthe grain harvests
العَيْنِ وَأيْدٍ تُمَدُّ عِنْدَ الغِلالِ
And they have eyes that look away from
And they have eyes that overlook the eye
cash, and hands outstretched at the grain harvests.
And hands outstretched when shackled
بأبيwith my father as ransom حَزْمُكَyour resolve الذيwhich طَرَّقset on a path
بأبي حَزْمُكَ الذي طَرَّق
الأَنْذَالَthe scoundrels منهمamong them طَرائِقَthe paths of الأَبْدَالِthe Abdal saints
الأَنْذَالَ منهم طَرائِقَ الأَبْدَالِ
May my father ransom your resolve, which set
By your father Hazm who distinguished
the scoundrels among them on the paths of the Abdal.
The riffraff among them from the righteous
لاdo not تُوَطِّنْput at ease قلوبَهُمْtheir hearts بِهِجَاءٍwith satire
لا تُوَطِّنْ قلوبَهُمْ بِهِجَاءٍ
إنهاindeed they are منْfrom سُطاكَyour might فيin بَلْبالِturmoil
إنها منْ سُطاكَ في بَلْبالِ
Do not put their hearts at ease with satire:
Do not make their hearts accustomed to affection
they are in turmoil from your might.
It is from your whip in confusion
ماnot استوَىwere equal السِّيْفُthe sword واللِّسَانُand the tongue مَضَاءًin cutting power
ما استوَى السِّيْفُ واللِّسَانُ مَضَاءً
أَتُساوَىcan be equated? حَقِيقةٌreality بِمُحالِwith the impossible
أَتُساوَى حَقِيقةٌ بِمُحالِ
Sword and tongue are not equal in cutting power;
The sword and tongue are not equal in sharpness
can reality be equated with the impossible?
Can reality equal the absurd?
إنَّindeed قَوْلِيmy words هَزْلاًin jest وَفِعْلَكَand your deeds جَدَّاًin earnest
إنَّ قَوْلِي هَزْلاً وَفِعْلَكَ جَدَّاً
مِثْلُlike نَبْلِhurling الحَصَىpebbles وَرَشْقِand a volley of النِّبَالِarrows
مِثْلُ نَبْلِ الحَصَى وَرَشْقِ النِّبَالِ
Indeed, my words in jest and your deeds in earnest
My words are joking while your deeds determination
are like hurling pebbles and a volley of arrows.
Like the throwing of pebbles and the shooting of arrows
وَلَلَهْفِيand ah, my longing وَلِعْتَyou grew fond بالضَّرْبِof casting figures فيin
وَلَلَهْفِي وَلِعْتَ بالضَّرْبِ في
الرَّمْلِthe sand لأَحْظَىso that I may obtain بأسْعَدِwith the most auspicious الأَشْكالِthe figures
الرَّمْلِ لأَحْظَى بأسْعَدِ الأَشْكالِ
Ah, my longing! You grew fond of casting in
And my craving and passion for hitting
the sand, that I might obtain the most auspicious figures.
In the sand to obtain the happiest of forms
فحَمِدْتُso I praised الطَّرِيقَthe Path إذاwhen أِشْهَدَتْit bore witness لِيfor me
فحَمِدْتُ الطَّرِيقَ إذا أِشْهَدَتْ لِي
حينَwhen عايَنْتُهاI examined it بِحُسْنِto a favorable مآلِoutcome
حينَ عايَنْتُها بِحُسْنِ مآلِ
So I praised the Path, for it bore witness for me,
So I praised the path when it bore witness for me
when I examined it, to a favorable outcome.
When I saw it concluding well
وَغَداand came to الاجتماعُConjunction يَضْمَنُguarantee لِيfor me
وَغَدا الاجتماعُ يَضْمَنُ لِي
عَنْكَon your behalf بُلوغَthe attainment of الرَّجاءِhope وَالآمالِand aspirations
عَنْكَ بُلوغَ الرَّجاءِ وَالآمالِ
And Conjunction came to guarantee me,
And the meeting tomorrow guarantees me
on your behalf, the fulfillment of hope and aspirations.
Attaining my hopes and aspirations from you
أنْبَتَsprouted العِزُّhonor منكَfrom you فيin بَيْتِthe house of نَفْسِيmy soul
أنْبَتَ العِزُّ منكَ في بَيْتِ نَفْسِي
وَالغِنَىand wealth مِنْfrom يَدَيْكَyour two hands فيin بيتِthe house of مالِيmy wealth
وَالغِنَى مِنْ يَدَيْكَ في بيتِ مالِي
Honor from you sprouted in the house of my soul,
Honor has sprouted in me from you in the home of my soul
and wealth from your hands in the house of my wealth.
And wealth from your hands in the home of my money
وإذاand if كنتَyou are نُصرَةًsupport لِيَfor me فِيماin what
وإذا كنتَ نُصرَةً لِيَ فِيما
أَرْتَجِيهِI hope for it فَذَاكَthen that عَيْنُthe very essence of سُؤَالِيmy request
أَرْتَجِيهِ فَذَاكَ عَيْنُ سُؤَالِي
And if you are my support in what
And if you are a supporter of me in what
I hope for, that is the very thing I ask.
I hope for, that is the essence of my request
Sol 6.1