ياO مَنyou who جَعَلتُمyou have made رِضَاthe pleasure of المَولَىthe Lord تِجَارَتكُمyour trade
يا مَن جَعَلتُم رِضَا المَولَى تِجَارَتكُم
وبِعتُمُand you sold دُرَّكُمyour pearls فِيهِfor it ودَارَتَكُمand your dwelling
وبِعتُمُ دُرَّكُم فِيهِ ودَارَتَكُم
O you who have made the Lord’s pleasure your trade,
O you who made pleasing the Master your trade,
and sold your pearls and your dwelling for it.
And sold your pearls for it and your homes,
ومنand among أمَارَتِكُمyour distinguishing marks فيamong الناسpeople أنَّكُمُthat you
ومن أمَارَتِكُم في الناس أنَّكُمُ
لاnot تُذكُرونَyou are mentioned وِإنand even though جَلَّتis great إِمَارَتَكُمyour authority
لا تُذكُرونَ وِإن جَلَّت إِمَارَتَكُم
And one mark of yours among people is that you
And it is known of you among people that
are not spoken of, though your authority is great.
You are not mentioned even if your leadership is great,
هينُونَeasygoing لَينُونَgentle أقحاحٌpure-bred جَهَابِذَةٌdiscerning masters
هينُونَ لَينُونَ أقحاحٌ جَهَابِذَةٌ
كَانَwas العُقَارُthe wine وقَدand already شُجَّwas diluted إستِعَارَتَكُمyour metaphor
كَانَ العُقَارُ وقَد شُجَّ إستِعَارَتَكُم
Easygoing, gentle, pure-bred, discerning masters—
Delicate, soft, valiant warriors,
wine, once diluted, was a metaphor for you.
Aloe wood though it be cracked in its metaphors,
ياO مَنyou who إِذَاwhen خَافَfeared أقوَامٌpeople خُفَارتَهُمtheir pledge of protection
يا مَن إِذَا خَافَ أقوَامٌ خُفَارتَهُم
فِيمَنconcerning whoever أجَارُوهُthey sheltered him أدَّيتُمyou fulfilled خُفَارَتَكُمyour pledge of protection
فِيمَن أجَارُوهُ أدَّيتُم خُفَارَتَكُم
O you who, when people feared failing their pledge of protection
O you who when people fear their cowardice
to those they sheltered, fulfilled your own pledge of protection.
Fulfill your duty of protection towards those who seek refuge,
يَوَدُّlongs أعقَلُthe wisest أُدفيa curved-horned ibex فَوقَatop شَاهِقَةٍa towering peak
يَوَدُّ أعقَلُ أُدفي فَوقَ شَاهِقَةٍ
لَوif only كَانَit were جَارَكُمyour male neighbor أوor كَانَit were جَارَتَكُمyour female neighbor
لَو كَانَ جَارَكُم أو كَانَ جَارَتَكُم
The wisest curved-horned ibex atop a towering peak longs
The wisest young man atop a lofty summit
to be your neighbor, whether male or female.
Wishes if you were his neighbor or yours was,
إنيindeed, I مُحِبُّكُمُone who loves you قِدماًfrom long ago ومَادِحُكُمand one who praises you
إني مُحِبُّكُمُ قِدماً ومَادِحُكُم
وسَامِعٌand one who heeds إِنif أشَرتُمyou signal لِىto me إشَارَتَكُمyour signal
وسَامِعٌ إِن أشَرتُم لِى إشَارَتَكُم
Indeed, I have long loved you, and I praise you,
I am fond of you since old and sing your praises,
and, if you signal to me, I heed your signal.
And listening if you gesture to me your gestures,
ولاand not أعُدُّI count on لِهَولٍagainst a terror دَاهِمٍsuddenly assailing جَلَلٍgrave
ولا أعُدُّ لِهَولٍ دَاهِمٍ جَلَلٍ
ماas long as دُمتُI remain وَاجِدَكُمable to find you إلاexcept زِيَارَتَكُمvisiting you
ما دُمتُ وَاجِدَكُم إلا زِيَارَتَكُم
Nor do I count on anything against a sudden, grave terror,
And I count not any sudden overwhelming calamity,
so long as I can find you, except a visit to you.
As long as I can visit you and not your visitation,
ولاand not أُعبِّرُI express عَمَّاabout what جِئتُI have come فِيهِconcerning it لَكُمto you
ولا أُعبِّرُ عَمَّا جِئتُ فِيهِ لَكُم
إلاexcept بِكُمthrough you فاهمهواso understand عنيfrom me عِبَارَةَthe expression كمhow much
إلا بِكُم فاهمهوا عني عِبَارَةَ كم
Nor do I express what I have come to you for
And I express not what I came here for to you,
except through you; so understand my expression, ‘how much.’
Except through you so understand from me my expression.
Sol 6.1