سألتُI asked وماand not أدريI know حياءًout of shame وحَيرةًand bewilderment
سألتُ وما أدري حياءً وحَيرةً
أباذِلَwhether squandering وجهيmy face كنتَyou were أمor سافِكاًshedding دميmy blood
أباذِلَ وجهي كنتَ أم سافِكاً دمي
I asked, not knowing, out of shame and bewilderment,
I asked you shyly and perplexed
Whether you were exposing my face to shame or shedding my blood.
Did you give your face or shed my blood?
ولاand no عذرexcuse ليfor me إنif لمnot أسَلكَI ask you ولمand not يكنthere be
ولا عذر لي إن لم أسَلكَ ولم يكن
لواجدfor one who finds ماءٍwater يجتزيmakes do بالتيمُّمِwith dry ablution
لواجد ماءٍ يجتزي بالتيمُّمِ
I have no excuse if I do not ask you, nor is there any
I have no excuse if I did not ask you,
For one who finds water yet makes do with dry ablution.
As one finding water resorts to Tayammum.
وماand not شرفhonor الإنسانِthe human being إلاexcept فعالُهhis deeds
وما شرف الإنسانِ إلا فعالُه
فكلُّso every امرئٍperson يُؤتيbestows المكارمgenerous deeds مُكرمِhonored
فكلُّ امرئٍ يُؤتي المكارم مُكرمِ
And a person's honor lies only in his deeds;
Man’s nobility lies only in his deeds.
So everyone who performs generous deeds is honored.
All men of generosity are generous.
وكلُّand every امرئٍperson لاnot يُرتجىis looked to with hope لعظيمةٍfor a great deed
وكلُّ امرئٍ لا يُرتجى لعظيمةٍ
ولوand even if أنهhe is خيرthe best الورىhumankind لمnot يُعَظَّمِis exalted
ولو أنه خير الورى لم يُعَظَّمِ
And anyone not looked to for a great deed,
Whoever is not expected to do great things,
Even if he is the best of humankind, is not exalted.
Though he be the best of mankind, is not honored.
Sol 6.1