سارَhe journeyed يُباريhe vies with النجمthe star فيin جَدّهhis striving
سارَ يُباري النجم في جَدّه
وعادَand he returned كالسيفlike a sword إلىto غِمدهits sheath
وعادَ كالسيف إلى غِمده
He journeyed, vying with the star in his striving,
and returned like a sword to its sheath.
رأىhe deemed السرىnight travel والسهدand sleeplessness مَهرَthe bride-price of العُلاgreatness
رأى السرى والسهد مَهرَ العُلا
فجدّso he strove وارتَاحand took comfort إلىin سُهدِهhis sleeplessness
فجدّ وارتَاح إلى سُهدِه
He deemed night travel and sleeplessness the bride-price of greatness,
so he strove and took comfort in his sleeplessness.
لاdoes not يُبصرُregard الخطبَthe calamity جليلاًas grave ولاnor
لا يُبصرُ الخطبَ جليلاً ولا
تلوىdivert بهhim الأهوالُthe terrors عنfrom قصدِهhis purpose
تلوى به الأهوالُ عن قصدِه
He deems no calamity grave, nor
do terrors turn him from his purpose.
مسددunerring in العزمِresolve إذاwhenever مامضىhe advances
مسدد العزمِ إذا مامضى
يحارُis at a loss صَرفُthe vicissitudes of الدهرtime فيin رَدِّهturning him back
يحارُ صَرفُ الدهر في رَدِّه
Unerring in resolve, whenever he presses on,
time's vicissitudes are at a loss to turn him back.
كالسيفlike a sword يجلوهpolishes it قِراعٌcombat ولاnor
كالسيف يجلوه قِراعٌ ولا
يأخذُtakes away ضربُstriking الهامِheads منfrom حدّهits edge
يأخذُ ضربُ الهامِ من حدّه
He is like a sword that combat polishes; nor
does striking heads diminish its edge.
منwhoever لاdoes not يرىsee المجدَglory سبيلاًas a path لهfor himself
من لا يرى المجدَ سبيلاً له
لاdoes not يأسَفُmourn المجدُglory علىover فَقدِهlosing him
لا يأسَفُ المجدُ على فَقدِه
Whoever does not see glory as his path,
glory does not mourn his loss.
فضجعةُfor the repose of الراقدِthe sleeper فيin بَيتِهِhis house
فضجعةُ الراقدِ في بَيتِهِ
كضجعَةِlike the repose of الميتِthe dead man فيin لَحدِهhis grave
كضجعَةِ الميتِ في لَحدِه
For the sleeper's repose in his house
is like the dead man's repose in his grave.
كانthere was لمصرٍfor Egypt بعدَafter تَودِعيهbidding him farewell
كان لمصرٍ بعدَ تَودِعيه
صبابةthe longing of الصاديthe thirsty man إلىfor وِردِهِhis watering place
صبابة الصادي إلى وِردِهِ
After bidding him farewell, Egypt felt
the thirsty man's longing for his watering place.
واليومَand today قدindeed عادَreturned لهاto her كلُّall ماthat
واليومَ قد عادَ لها كلُّ ما
ترجوshe hopes for منof النعمةِblessing فيin عَودِهِhis return
ترجو من النعمةِ في عَودِهِ
And today she has regained all the
blessings she hopes for, with his return.
وافترّand opened in a smile عنهto reveal him ثغرُهاher mouth مِثلَماjust as
وافترّ عنه ثغرُها مِثلَما
يَفترُّopens in a smile ثَغرُthe mouth of الروضِthe garden عنto reveal وَردِهits roses
يَفترُّ ثَغرُ الروضِ عن وَردِه
And her mouth opened in a smile to reveal him, just as
the garden's mouth smiles open to reveal its roses.
بداhe appeared وقدand already حفتsurrounded بهhim هيبةٌmajesty
بدا وقد حفت به هيبةٌ
كأنماas though عثمانُUthman فيin بردِهِhis mantle
كأنما عثمانُ في بردِهِ
He appeared, with majesty surrounding him,
as though Uthman were in his mantle.
ماnot فيهin him منany عيبٍfault سوىexcept أنهthat he
ما فيه من عيبٍ سوى أنه
يحسدُهenvy him الناسُpeople علىfor مَجدِهhis glory
يحسدُه الناسُ على مَجدِه
He has no fault except that
people envy him his glory.
ماwhat حِيلةُrecourse الحسادِthe envious فيagainst نِعمَةa blessing
ما حِيلةُ الحسادِ في نِعمَة
أسبغهاlavished it اللَهGod علىupon عَبدِهHis servant
أسبغها اللَه على عَبدِه
What can the envious do against a blessing
God has lavished upon His servant?
Sol 6.1