أَباwas it at العُمْرِal-ʿUmr خَيَّمَhe encamped أَمor بالحَشاءِwithin the heart
أَبا العُمْرِ خَيَّمَ أَم بالحَشاءِ
قريبٌnear إذاwhen هجعَslept الركْبُthe caravan نائيfar away
قريبٌ إذا هجعَ الركْبُ نائي
Did he encamp at al-ʿUmr, or within my heart?
O master of a lifetime pitched or amid the wilderness,
Near when the caravan sleeps, yet far away.
when the caravan slept came close, far flung.
ألمَّhe visited وثوبُand the garment of الدُّجىnight's darkness مُخلِقٌgrowing threadbare
ألمَّ وثوبُ الدُّجى مُخلِقٌ
وثوبُand the garment of الصبَّاحِmorning جديدُnew الضِّياءِradiance
وثوبُ الصبَّاحِ جديدُ الضِّياءِ
He visited while night's garment was growing threadbare,
Gloom spread its garb while the garb
and morning's garment was newly radiant.
of dawn renewed in light arrayed us;
يُضئُilluminates لناfor us الخَيْفَal-Khayf إيماضُهhis flashing
يُضئُ لنا الخَيْفَ إيماضُه
وليسand is not ببرقٍa lightning flash خفىgleamed منfrom خَفاءِa veil
وليس ببرقٍ خفى من خَفاءِ
His flashing lights al-Khayf for us,
his twilight-gleam gave us light, no flash hid in the dark,
yet it is no lightning flash gleaming from a veil.
but loyalty that turned from vigilance,
وفاءٌfidelity تصرَّمَwas cut short عنupon يَقْظَةٍwaking
وفاءٌ تصرَّمَ عن يَقْظَةٍ
وكمand how many an يقظةٍawakening عصَفَتْswept away بالوفاءِfidelity
وكم يقظةٍ عصَفَتْ بالوفاءِ
A fidelity cut short by waking—
how many vigilance the winds of loyalty swept away!
and how many an awakening has swept fidelity away!
Your covenants departed praised
تولَّتْpassed away عهودُكyour days محمودةًworthy of praise
تولَّتْ عهودُك محمودةً
بقُرْبِthrough the nearness of الوِصالِunion وبُعدِand the distance of الجَفاءِestrangement
بقُرْبِ الوِصالِ وبُعدِ الجَفاءِ
Your days passed, worthy of praise,
for nearness of union and distance of disaffection
in closeness of union and distance from estrangement,
and left grief endless, for grief nothing ends,
وأبقَتand left أسىًgrief ليسdoes not يَقضيput an end الأُسىsorrows
وأبقَت أسىً ليس يَقضي الأُسى
عليهto it وداءٌand an illness بعيدُfar from الدَّواءِthe cure
عليه وداءٌ بعيدُ الدَّواءِ
and left a grief that no sorrows could put an end
a yearning I wrestle beneath the standard’s sway
to, and an illness far from cure;
like wrestling the bull’s horn beneath the banner.
وشوقاًand longing أكافحُهُI battle it باللَّوىat al-Liwa
وشوقاً أكافحُهُ باللَّوى
مكافحةَthe battling of القِرنِan adversary تحتَbeneath اللِّواءِthe banner
مكافحةَ القِرنِ تحتَ اللِّواءِ
and a longing I battle at al-Liwa,
Patience, when the ardour of passion rose,
as one battles an adversary beneath the banner;
I clung to it as to the passing mirage.
وصبْراًand patience إذاwhen هَبَّarose وَجْدُthe passion of الحَشاthe heart
وصبْراً إذا هَبَّ وَجْدُ الحَشا
تعلَّقْتُI clung منهto it بمثلِto something like الهَباءdust motes
تعلَّقْتُ منه بمثلِ الهَباء
and a patience that, when the heart's passion rose,
Time seduced whom it lured,
I clung to as though to drifting dust.
I found him tearful of eye, proud of consolation.
ومَنand whoever غَرَّهdeceived him الدهرُTime ألفيتَهyou found him
ومَن غَرَّه الدهرُ ألفيتَه
ذليلَabased الدموعِtears عزيزَhard to attain العَزاءِconsolation
ذليلَ الدموعِ عزيزَ العَزاءِ
Whomever Time has deceived, you will find
Grey hairs dawned on those eyes
humbled by tears, with solace hard to find.
and changed them with something radiant from light.
تجلَّىrevealed itself المشيبُgray hair لتلكto those العيونِeyes
تجلَّى المشيبُ لتلك العيونِ
فبدَّلهنَّso it gave them instead قَذىًan eyesore منin place of جَلاءِbrightness
فبدَّلهنَّ قَذىً من جَلاءِ
Gray hair revealed itself to those eyes,
How many days whose mantle idleness drew
giving them an eyesore in place of brightness.
like drawing off a cloak we plucked away!
ورُبَّand many a زَمانٍtime سحَبْناwe trailed بهthrough it
ورُبَّ زَمانٍ سحَبْنا به
رِداءَthe cloak of البِطالَةِleisure سَحبَthe trailing of الرِّداءِa cloak
رِداءَ البِطالَةِ سَحبَ الرِّداءِ
How many a time we trailed through it
Surrendered ones we shook for them
the cloak of leisure, as cloaks are trailed;
the planets of spears to pour the blood,
ومستسلماتٍand yielding ones هززْناwe brandished لهاfor them
ومستسلماتٍ هززْنا لها
مَداريthe hairpins of القِيانِsinging girls لسَفْكِto spill الدِّماءِblood
مَداري القِيانِ لسَفْكِ الدِّماءِ
and yielding ones for whom we brandished
and Order bound their bodies
the singing girls' hairpins to spill blood.
with close array like ranks in battle lined.
وقدand indeed نظَمَarranged العِلجُthe foreigner أجسامَهاtheir bodies
وقد نظَمَ العِلجُ أجسامَها
معalong الجُدْرِthe walls نَظْمَin the arrangement of صفوفِranks of اللِّقاءِbattle
مع الجُدْرِ نَظْمَ صفوفِ اللِّقاءِ
The foreigner had ranged their bodies
To them we stretch the palms of men—
along the walls, like ranks arrayed for battle.
they return like the palms of women.
نمُدُّwe extend إليهاtoward them أكفَّthe hands of الرِّجالِmen
نمُدُّ إليها أكفَّ الرِّجالِ
فترجِعُso they return مثلَlike أكُفِّthe hands of النِّساءِwomen
فترجِعُ مثلَ أكُفِّ النِّساءِ
We extend men's hands toward them,
The wavy torrents when breezes stroked
and they return like women's hands.
their streams, a mane flying in the air.
وَجَعْدُand curly المياهِthe waters إذاwhen صافَحَتclasped
وَجَعْدُ المياهِ إذا صافَحَت
جداولَهits streams الريحُthe wind سَبْطُsmooth الهواءِthe air
جداولَه الريحُ سَبْطُ الهواءِ
And a place whose waters curl whenever
We marched and its lights were like the cold,
the wind clasps its streams, whose air is smooth:
we halted and its dunes were like the filled.
غدَوْناwe went at dawn وأنوارُهand its blossoms كالبُرودِlike striped cloaks
غدَوْنا وأنوارُه كالبُرودِ
ورُحْناand we went at evening وكُثبانُهand its dunes كالمُلاءِlike mantles
ورُحْنا وكُثبانُه كالمُلاءِ
we went at dawn, its blossoms like striped cloaks,
The beasts meet us in a garden
and returned at evening, its dunes like mantles.
as stars met you across the sky.
تُقابلُناface us الوحشُwild beasts فيin روضَةٍa meadow
تُقابلُنا الوحشُ في روضَةٍ
كماas قابَلَتْكَfaced you نُجومُthe stars of السَّماءِheaven
كما قابَلَتْكَ نُجومُ السَّماءِ
Wild beasts faced us in a meadow,
Is there some way to publish it
as the stars of heaven have faced you.
when the steeds of ease career inside it,
فهلso is there منany سَبيلٍa way إلىto نشرِهreviving it
فهل من سَبيلٍ إلى نشرِه
إذاwhen ركضَتgalloped فيهthrough it خيلُthe horses of الرَّخاءِease
إذا ركضَت فيه خيلُ الرَّخاءِ
Is there any way to revive it,
and its moons when they show it
when the horses of ease galloped through it,
their beauties, mornings wearing eve's attire,
وأقمارُهand its moons حينَwhen تُبديreveal لهto it
وأقمارُه حينَ تُبدي له
محاسنُهاtheir beauties الصُّبحَthe dawn سِلمُat peace with المساءِevening
محاسنُها الصُّبحَ سِلمُ المساءِ
and its moons, when they revealed to it
and renewing them by trailing the trains
the dawn through their charms, were at peace with evening?
and trailing the skirts, the horizon's breadth,
وتجديدهُنَّand renewing them بجرِّby trailing الذّيولِthe hems
وتجديدهُنَّ بجرِّ الذّيولِ
وجرِّand the dragging of الزِّقاقِwineskins أديمَthe skin of الفَضاءِopen ground
وجرِّ الزِّقاقِ أديمَ الفَضاءِ
And to renew them by trailing skirts,
and when the wine-skins sag their litters
and wineskins dragging over the skin of open ground;
with arts of singing, arts of glee,
وحدوُand urging on المدامthe wine إذاwhen ماemphatic particle ونَتgrew weary
وحدوُ المدام إذا ما ونَت
ركائبهاits mounts بفنونwith varieties of الغناءsong
ركائبها بفنون الغناء
and urging the wine onward, when weary grew
and our scattering the herd of gazelles
its mounts, with varied arts of song;
with swords kept burnished like the herd of wild cows
وتشتيتُناand our scattering شَمْلَthe gathering of سِرْبِthe herd of الظِّباgazelles
وتشتيتُنا شَمْلَ سِرْبِ الظِّبا
بمُدمَجةٍwith compactly built ones مثلِlike سِربِa herd of الظِّباءِgazelles
بمُدمَجةٍ مثلِ سِربِ الظِّباءِ
and our scattering the gathered herd of gazelles
if sought for racing steeds
with sleek-bodied ones like a herd of gazelles?
or sought for ships bringing safe return,
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle طُلِبْنَthey are pursued فخيلُthen horses of السِّباقِracing
إذا ما طُلِبْنَ فخيلُ السِّباقِ
وإمَّاand if طَلَبنَthey pursue فسفْنَthen ships of النَّجاءِswift flight
وإمَّا طَلَبنَ فسفْنَ النَّجاءِ
When pursued, they are racing steeds;
and how many friends saw my seclusion
and when pursuing, ships of swift flight.
and turned away, though we were friends of ardour!
وكمand how many منof خليلٍa friend رأىsaw خُلَّتيmy poverty
وكم من خليلٍ رأى خُلَّتي
فصدَّthen turned away وكُنَّاand we were خليلَيtwo friends of صَفاءِpure affection
فصدَّ وكُنَّا خليلَي صَفاءِ
How many a friend saw my poverty
A red doe mixed in its cheek
and turned away, though we had been friends in pure affection.
by water of cloud, water of light.
وحمراءَand a red one تُمزَجُis mixed فيin خِدرِهاher secluded chamber
وحمراءَ تُمزَجُ في خِدرِها
بماءِwith the water of الصبَّابةِardor ماءِthe water of البَهاءِsplendor
بماءِ الصبَّابةِ ماءِ البَهاءِ
And a red one, mingled within her bower
It warns me of my fate in revelry—
with the water of ardor, the water of splendor,
was I ever safe in the thickets?
تحذِّرُنيshe warns me أجَليmy death فيduring السُّرىnight travel
تحذِّرُني أجَلي في السُّرى
وهلand was it that كنتُI was آمِنَهsafe from it فيduring الثواءِstaying put
وهل كنتُ آمِنَه في الثواءِ
warns me of my death on night journeys—
Strange that the polished libertine swore
but was I safe from it while staying put?
and swore by the absence of the prophets!
ومنand it is عَجَبٍstrange أنَّthat حِلفَthe ally of الفُسوdebauch-
ومن عَجَبٍ أنَّ حِلفَ الفُسو
قِ-ery حالَفهwas allied with him عَدَمُthe poverty of الأنبياءِprophets
قِ حالَفه عَدَمُ الأنبياءِ
And strange it is that the ally of debauch-
Drive him to the son of the victorious—
ery is allied with the poverty of prophets.
Jesus of hope will grant him triumph.
سيُظْفِرُهُwill let him attain بالمُنىhis wishes زجْرُهhis urging on
سيُظْفِرُهُ بالمُنى زجْرُه
إلىtoward ابنIbn المظفَّرِal-Muzaffar عِيسَthe pale camels of الرَّجاءِhope
إلى ابن المظفَّرِ عِيسَ الرَّجاءِ
He will win his wishes by driving
We called the loosener of the knot of joy
toward Ibn al-Muzaffar the pale camels of hope.
generous, and the knot's fastener praise.
دَعَوْناwe called upon مُفرِّقَthe scatterer of شمْلِthe gathering of اللُّهىgifts
دَعَوْنا مُفرِّقَ شمْلِ اللُّهى
سماحاًgenerously وجامِعَand the gatherer of شَملِthe gathering of الثَّناءِpraise
سماحاً وجامِعَ شَملِ الثَّناءِ
We called on the scatterer of gathered gifts
The youthful of years, years of dew,
in generosity, and the gatherer of all praise;
gave judgement the right of issuing judgements.
ومقتبلand youthful in السنage سنّinstituted الندىgenerosity
ومقتبل السن سنّ الندى
فأعطىso he gave الفتوّةchivalry حقّthe due of الفتاءyouth
فأعطى الفتوّة حقّ الفتاء
and one young in years who established generosity,
With palm that patters water of life
thus giving chivalry the full due of youth,
and face that patters water of shame.
بكَفٍّwith a hand تُرَقرِقُmaking shimmer ماءَthe water of الحياةِlife
بكَفٍّ تُرَقرِقُ ماءَ الحياةِ
ووجهٍand a face يُرَقرقُmaking shimmer ماءَthe water of الحَياءmodesty
ووجهٍ يُرَقرقُ ماءَ الحَياء
with a hand that makes the water of life shimmer,
He mastered eld but over an envier
and a face that makes the water of modesty shimmer.
whom the robe of arrogance disputes.
نضاhe cast off الكِبَرَpride إلاّexcept علىtoward حاسدٍan envier
نضا الكِبَرَ إلاّ على حاسدٍ
تُجاذِبُهُtugs at him حُلَّةُthe mantle of الكِبرياءِarrogance
تُجاذِبُهُ حُلَّةُ الكِبرياءِ
He cast off pride, except before an envier
He won, nor in his course profited
whom the mantle of arrogance tugs to and fro.
by the morrow of strife’s arrow of profit.
وفازَand he triumphed ولمand did not يغْلُoverreach فيin جَرْيِهhis course
وفازَ ولم يغْلُ في جَرْيِه
غَداةَon the morning of النِّضالِarchery competition بسهمِwith an arrow of الغِلاءِlong-range shooting
غَداةَ النِّضالِ بسهمِ الغِلاءِ
He triumphed, without overreaching in his course,
As if his nature, in its scattering and shining,
on the morning of the contest, with a far-flying arrow.
were a fragrance in the intellect.
كأنَّas though سَجاياهhis qualities منthrough نَشْرِهاtheir fragrance
كأنَّ سَجاياه من نَشْرِها
وإشراقِهاand their radiance عَبَقٌfragrance فيin ذَكاءِblazing brilliance
وإشراقِها عَبَقٌ في ذَكاءِ
As though his qualities, in their fragrance
His resolutions unsheathe the swords
and radiance, were perfume amid blazing light.
and outrun destiny’s caprice.
لهhe has عَزَماتٌresolves تَفُلُّblunt السيوفَswords
له عَزَماتٌ تَفُلُّ السيوفَ
وتَسبِقُand outstrip بالفَوْتِby far شأوَthe reach of القَضاءِfate
وتَسبِقُ بالفَوْتِ شأوَ القَضاءِ
He has resolves that blunt swords
A bounty, if it became a measure,
and far outstrip the reach of fate;
would convince the dust of richness.
ومكرُمةٌand a generosity لوif غَدَتْit became مُزنةًa rain cloud
ومكرُمةٌ لو غَدَتْ مُزنةً
لأيقنَwould surely be certain منهاfrom it الثَّرىthe earth بالثَّراءِof riches
لأيقنَ منها الثَّرى بالثَّراءِ
and a generosity which, were it a rain cloud,
I alighted in his fortress,
would assure the earth of riches from it.
fruitful of side, spacious of precinct.
نزلتُI lodged بعَقْوتِهin his precincts مَنْزِلاًat a dwelling
نزلتُ بعَقْوتِه مَنْزِلاً
خَصيبَfertile in الجِنابِsurroundings رَحيبَspacious in الفِناءِcourtyard
خَصيبَ الجِنابِ رَحيبَ الفِناءِ
I lodged within his precincts, at a dwelling
He roused for us therein the wind of dew,
with fertile surroundings and a spacious courtyard.
at ease informing us of ease.
أهَبَّhe set blowing لناfor us فيهthere ريحَthe wind of النَّدىgenerosity
أهَبَّ لنا فيه ريحَ النَّدى
رَخاءًgently تخبِّرنُاtelling us بالرَّخاءِof prosperity
رَخاءً تخبِّرنُا بالرَّخاءِ
There he set the wind of generosity blowing for us,
A father whose ordinances the days’ vicissitudes
gently, telling us of prosperity.
before him decline, after obstinacy bend.
أبِيٌّproudly unyielding تذِلُّare humbled صُروفُthe vicissitudes of الزمانِTime
أبِيٌّ تذِلُّ صُروفُ الزمانِ
لَدَيهbefore him فتنقادُso they yield بعدَafter الإِباءِdefiance
لَدَيه فتنقادُ بعدَ الإِباءِ
An unyielding man: Time's vicissitudes are humbled
A breach in bounties he opened and rent
before him, yielding after defiance.
and so his hands veiled the screen of giving.
وخرقٌand a liberal man تخرَّقَwas lavish فيin المكرُماتِnoble deeds
وخرقٌ تخرَّقَ في المكرُماتِ
فغطَّتso covered ْيداهhis two hands حِجَابَthe veil of العَطاءِgiving
فغطَّت ْيداه حِجَابَ العَطاءِ
And a generous man, lavish in noble deeds,
A steadfastness, when nights march
so that his hands covered the veil of giving.
with a wind whose breath haughtiness,
وثَبْتٌand steadfast إذاwhen ماemphatic particle اللَّياليthe nights انبرَتْassailed
وثَبْتٌ إذا ما اللَّيالي انبرَتْ
بريحٍwith a wind سمائمُهاits deadly gusts الجِرِبْياءِthe north wind
بريحٍ سمائمُها الجِرِبْياءِ
And steadfast, whenever the nights assailed him
as if calamities that attempted him
with a wind whose deadly gusts were the north wind.
from them distilled drops of ruin.
كأنَّas though الخطوبَcalamities إذاwhen حاولَتْهassailed him
كأنَّ الخطوبَ إذا حاولَتْه
تَقَطَّرَtumbled down منهاfrom them بقُطْرَيat the two flanks of حِراءِHira
تَقَطَّرَ منها بقُطْرَي حِراءِ
As though calamities, whenever they assailed him,
Its glory the noble reared from a bedouin;
fell away along the two slopes of Hira.
he preferred to build that edifice.
بَنَتْbuilt مجدَهhis glory الغرُّthe illustrious منof يَعْرُبٍYaʿrub
بَنَتْ مجدَه الغرُّ من يَعْرُبٍ
فآثرَso he chose تشييدَraising ذاكَthat البِناءِedifice
فآثرَ تشييدَ ذاكَ البِناءِ
The illustrious of Yaʿrub built his glory,
You remain, and how many virtues have clothed
and he chose to raise that edifice higher.
glory with the robe of eternity!
بَقِيتَmay you endure فكمfor how many لكyou have منof شيمَةٍa virtue
بَقِيتَ فكم لك من شيمَةٍ
كسَوْتَyou clothed بهاwith it المجدَglory ثَوبَthe robe of البقاءِpermanence
كسَوْتَ بها المجدَ ثَوبَ البقاءِ
May you endure! How many a virtue you have
A day whose horsemen will blossom
with which you clothed glory in the robe of permanence.
in meadows of battles, in meadows of thirst.
ويومٍand many a day تَوَرَّدُcome to drink فرسانُهits horsemen
ويومٍ تَوَرَّدُ فرسانُه
حياضَthe pools of الحُتوفِdeath ورودَas the coming of الظِّماءِthe thirsty
حياضَ الحُتوفِ ورودَ الظِّماءِ
And many a day its horsemen came to drink
As if its swords in the death-throes
at death's pools, as the thirsty come to water;
were lightning rending the clouds' veil.
كأنَّas though صوارِمَهits sharp swords فيamid العَجاجِdust
كأنَّ صوارِمَه في العَجاجِ
بوارِقُlightning flashes تَصْدعٌrend حُجْبَthe veils of العَماءِclouds
بوارِقُ تَصْدعٌ حُجْبَ العَماءِ
as though its sharp swords amid the dust
The ankle-rings seemed in his two wrists
were lightning flashes rending the veils of cloud.
as a bracelet wandered on an arm.
تراءىappeared السوابغُfull coats of mail فيin حومَتَيْهِits two battle zones
تراءى السوابغُ في حومَتَيْهِ
كماas اطَّرَدَتْswept شمأَلٌa north wind فيacross نِهاءِpools
كما اطَّرَدَتْ شمأَلٌ في نِهاءِ
Full coats of mail appeared in its two battle zones,
As if the twisted chains from their gleaming
as a north wind swept across pools.
snatched at Sun’s members, in daylight’s domain.
كأنَّas though الكُماةَarmored warriors لإشراقِهاbecause of their gleam
كأنَّ الكُماةَ لإشراقِها
تَناهَبُwere plundering أعضاءَthe limbs of شمسِthe sun of الضَّحاءِlate morning
تَناهَبُ أعضاءَ شمسِ الضَّحاءِ
As though the armored warriors, through their gleam,
For your eyes he illumined in his branding
were plundering the limbs of the late-morning sun.
the Pleiades, path of loftiness.
أضاءَlit up لعينيكَfor your eyes فيamid نَقْعِهits dust
أضاءَ لعينيكَ في نَقْعِه
سَناthe radiance of المَشرفيّةِMashrafi swords نهجَthe path of السَّنَاءِglory
سَنا المَشرفيّةِ نهجَ السَّنَاءِ
Amid its dust, there shone before your eyes
You, when the Exalted tried you,
the Mashrafi swords' radiance, lighting the path of glory.
were apt in unravelling woe’s knot.
وكنتَand you were إذاwhen ماemphatic particle بلْتكَtested you العُلىgreatness
وكنتَ إذا ما بلْتكَ العُلى
مَلِيّاًwell able بتفريقِto scatter شَمْلِthe gathering of البَلاءِaffliction
مَلِيّاً بتفريقِ شَمْلِ البَلاءِ
And whenever greatness put you to the test,
So free Abu Ahmad with a freedom
you were well able to scatter adversity's gathered host.
everlasting, no end to its span
فحلِّso adorn yourself أباO Abu أحمدٍAhmad حِليةًwith an adornment
فحلِّ أبا أحمدٍ حِليةً
مُخلَّدةًeverlasting ماnot لَهاfor it منany فَناءِend
مُخلَّدةً ما لَها من فَناءِ
So adorn yourself, Abu Ahmad, with an ornament
which would choke the foe hearts
everlasting, with no end,
and with coolness fill the friends' breasts.
تُضرِّمُsets ablaze غَيْظاًwith rage قلوبَthe hearts of العِدىenemies
تُضرِّمُ غَيْظاً قلوبَ العِدى
وتملأُand fills بَرداًwith coolness حَشاthe hearts of الأولياءِfriends
وتملأُ بَرداً حَشا الأولياءِ
setting enemies' hearts ablaze with rage
I called you though time was unfavourable
and filling friends' hearts with cool relief.
mingling valour for me with deceit.
دعوتُكI called on you والدهرُwhile Time مُسْتَلْئِمٌwas clad in armor
دعوتُك والدهرُ مُسْتَلْئِمٌ
يَشوبُmingles الشَّجاعةَbravery ليfor me بالدَّهاءِwith cunning
يَشوبُ الشَّجاعةَ لي بالدَّهاءِ
I called on you while Time was clad in armor,
So you deserved the bounty of wealth
mingling bravery against me with cunning.
and I deserved the bounty of song.
فكنتَso you were جديراًworthy بفضلِof the excellence of الغِنىwealth
فكنتَ جديراً بفضلِ الغِنى
وكنتُand I was جديراًworthy بفضلِof the excellence of الغَناءِuseful service
وكنتُ جديراً بفضلِ الغَناءِ
So you were worthy of wealth's distinction,
and I was worthy of distinction in service.
Partial English translation: 106 of 108 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1