أَمِنis it because of حَدَثِthe misfortunes of الأَيّامِthe days عَينُكِyour eye تَهمِلُstreams with tears
أَمِن حَدَثِ الأَيّامِ عَينُكِ تَهمِلُ
تُبَكّيweeps bitterly عَلىfor صَخرٍSakhr وَفيand in الدَهرِtime مُذهِلُa cause of forgetfulness
تُبَكّي عَلى صَخرٍ وَفي الدَهرِ مُذهِلُ
Is it the misfortunes of the days that make your eye stream,
Will your eye neglect the events of time,
Weeping for Sakhr, though time holds things that make one forget?
Weeping over a boulder while the epochs make one forget?
أَلاAh! مَنwho لِعَينٍfor an eye لاnot تَجِفُّdry up دُموعُهاits tears
أَلا مَن لِعَينٍ لا تَجِفُّ دُموعُها
إِذاwhen قُلتُI say أَفثَتit has subsided تَستَهِلُّit streams with tears فَتَحفِلُthen brims
إِذا قُلتُ أَفثَت تَستَهِلُّ فَتَحفِلُ
Ah, who can soothe an eye whose tears never dry?
Isn't there one whose eyes their tears don't dry up
When I say, 'It has subsided,' it streams and brims.
When I speak he is roused and begins to worry
عَلىfor ماجِدٍa noble man ضَخمِimmense in الدَسيعَةِlargesse بارِعٍpreeminent
عَلى ماجِدٍ ضَخمِ الدَسيعَةِ بارِعٍ
لَهُhe has سورَةٌeminence فيamong قَومِهِhis people ماnot تُحَوَّلُis altered
لَهُ سورَةٌ في قَومِهِ ما تُحَوَّلُ
For a noble man, immense in generosity, preeminent,
About the magnificent, huge, skilled,
Whose eminence among his people is never altered.
He has an eminence among his people never to change
فَماfor no بَلَغَتhas reached كَفُّhand اِمرِئٍof a man مُتَناوِلٍreaching out
فَما بَلَغَت كَفُّ اِمرِئٍ مُتَناوِلٍ
مِنَof المَجدِglory إِلّاexcept حَيثُwhere ماwhat نِلتَyou attained أَطوَلُis higher
مِنَ المَجدِ إِلّا حَيثُ ما نِلتَ أَطوَلُ
For no aspiring man's hand has ever reached
So no person's palm has reached
A height of glory that your own attainment did not exceed.
Glory except where you have reached higher
وَلاnor بَلَغَhave attained المُهدونَthose offering praise فيin القَولِspeech مِدحَةًa tribute of praise
وَلا بَلَغَ المُهدونَ في القَولِ مِدحَةً
وَلاnor صَدَقواhave spoken truly إِلّاexcept الَّذيthat which فيكَis in you أَفضَلُis better
وَلا صَدَقوا إِلّا الَّذي فيكَ أَفضَلُ
Nor have those offering praise ever delivered a tribute in words,
Nor have the eulogists in speech attained
Or spoken truly, without your merit being greater still.
A eulogy, nor were they truthful except in what about you is superior
وَماnor is الغَيثُthe rain فيon جَعدِclumped الثَرىthe moist earth دَمِثِsoft الرُبىthe hillocks
وَما الغَيثُ في جَعدِ الثَرى دَمِثِ الرُبى
تَبَعَّقَgushed forth فيهِin it الوابِلُthe downpour المُتَهَلِّلُstreaming
تَبَعَّقَ فيهِ الوابِلُ المُتَهَلِّلُ
Nor is rain on clumped, moist earth and soft hillocks—
The rain in the black fertile land
Where the streaming downpour has gushed forth—
Didn't pour in it a constant dripping
بِأَوسَعَmore abundant سَيباًin bounty مِنthan يَدَيكَyour two hands وَنِعمَةًand in blessing
بِأَوسَعَ سَيباً مِن يَدَيكَ وَنِعمَةً
تَعُمُّyou extend to all بِهاwith it بَلrather سَيبُthe bounty of كَفَّيكَyour two palms أَجزَلُis more abundant
تَعُمُّ بِها بَل سَيبُ كَفَّيكَ أَجزَلُ
More abundant in bounty than your hands, or in blessings
With a more generous palm than yours and a blessing
That you spread to all; rather, your palms' bounty is greater.
Encompassing, but even your palm's flow is more ample
وَجارُكَand your neighbor مَحفوظٌprotected مَنيعٌunassailable بِنَجوَةٍsafely removed
وَجارُكَ مَحفوظٌ مَنيعٌ بِنَجوَةٍ
مِنَfrom الضَيمِoppression لاnot يُؤذىis harmed وَلاand not يَتَذَلَّلُabases himself
مِنَ الضَيمِ لا يُؤذى وَلا يَتَذَلَّلُ
And your neighbor is protected, unassailable, safely removed
And your neighbor is protected, inaccessible, in salvation
From oppression: he is not harmed and does not abase himself.
From injustice, neither harmed nor debased,
مِنَamong القَومِthe people مَغشِيُّmuch-frequented الرِواقِthe tent's portico كَأَنَّهُas though he were
مِنَ القَومِ مَغشِيُّ الرِواقِ كَأَنَّهُ
إِذاwhen سيمَhe is subjected to ضَيماًwrong خادِرٌa lion in its lair مُتَبَسِّلُfierce and scowling
إِذا سيمَ ضَيماً خادِرٌ مُتَبَسِّلُ
A man among the people, his tent's portico thronged, as though he were,
Of the people, covering the porch, as if he
When subjected to wrong, a fierce lion in his lair,
When raided with injustice, was sleepy and smiling
شَرَنبَثُthick and stout أَطرافِthe tips of البَنانِthe digits ضُبارِمٌa massive, powerful lion
شَرَنبَثُ أَطرافِ البَنانِ ضُبارِمٌ
لَهُhe has فيin عَرينِthe den of الغيلِthe thicket عِرسٌa mate وَأَشبُلُand cubs
لَهُ في عَرينِ الغيلِ عِرسٌ وَأَشبُلُ
Thick-clawed, a mighty, massive lion,
A fierce lion whose limbs are strong,
With a mate and cubs in the thicket's den.
For him in the thicket of the valley a den and cubs
هِزَبرٌa mighty lion هَريتُwide-gaping الشَدقِthe maw رِئبالُa lion غابَةٍof the forest
هِزَبرٌ هَريتُ الشَدقِ رِئبالُ غابَةٍ
مَخوفُdreaded اللِقاءِin encounter جائِبُwide-opening العَينِthe eye أَنجَلُlarge-eyed
مَخوفُ اللِقاءِ جائِبُ العَينِ أَنجَلُ
A mighty lion, wide of maw, a lion of the forest,
A hissing serpent, white of cheek, a forest of calamities,
Dreaded in encounter, his eyes wide and large.
Fearsome to meet, averting its eye, deadly,
أَخوa brother to الجودِgenerosity مَعروفٌrenowned لَهُto him الجودُgenerosity وَالنَدىand liberality
أَخو الجودِ مَعروفٌ لَهُ الجودُ وَالنَدى
حَليفانِtwo allies ماas long as دامَتendure تِعارُTiʿār وَيَذبُلُand Yadhbul
حَليفانِ ما دامَت تِعارُ وَيَذبُلُ
A brother to generosity, renowned; generosity and liberality are his
The brother of generosity, well-known for his generosity and dew,
Two allies, as long as Tiʿār and Yadhbul endure.
Allies as long as thorns last and dry out
Sol 6.1