عبسنَthey frowned مِنat شَعَرٍhair فيon الرأسthe head مُبتَسِمِsmiling
عبسنَ مِن شَعَرٍ في الرأس مُبتَسِمِ
ماnothing نَفرَّdrove away البيضَfair women مثلlike البيضِwhite hairs فيamong اللِمَمِthe locks
ما نَفرَّ البيضَ مثل البيضِ في اللِمَمِ
They frowned at the hair smiling on my head.
He frowned with poetry in his head, smiling,
Nothing drives fair women away like white hairs among the locks.
Nothing made the eggs recoil like the eggs in adversity.
ظَنَّتshe thought شَبيبتهhis youth تَبقىwould remain وَماand did not علمتknow
ظَنَّت شَبيبته تَبقى وَما علمت
أَنَّthat الشَبيبةyouth مرقاةٌa stairway إِلىto الهَرَمِold age
أَنَّ الشَبيبة مرقاةٌ إِلى الهَرَمِ
She thought his youth would last, and did not know
His youth thought it would remain though it did not know
that youth is a stairway to old age.
That youth is a stairway up to old age.
ماnot شابَgrew gray عَزميmy resolve وَلاnor حَزَميmy prudence وَلاnor خُلقيmy character
ما شابَ عَزمي وَلا حَزَمي وَلا خُلقي
وَلاnor وَفائيmy loyalty وَلاnor دينيmy faith وَلاnor كَرَميmy generosity
وَلا وَفائي وَلا ديني وَلا كَرَمي
My resolve has not grown gray, nor my prudence nor my character,
Neither my resolve nor my composure nor my manners
nor my loyalty, my faith, or my generosity.
Nor my loyalty nor my faith nor my nobility has aged.
وَإِنَّماand merely اِعتاضَtook in exchange رأسيmy head غَيرَother than صِبغَتِهِits hue
وَإِنَّما اِعتاضَ رأسي غَيرَ صِبغَتِهِ
وَالشَيبُand grayness فيin الرأسِthe head دونَless grave than الشيبgrayness فيin الشيمِcharacter traits
وَالشَيبُ في الرأسِ دونَ الشيب في الشيمِ
My head has merely exchanged its former hue for another;
Only the appearance of my head changed without its essence,
grayness in the head is less grave than grayness in character.
For grayness of the head, not of the morals, matters.
بِالنَفسwith my soul as ransom قائِلَةٌa woman saying فيon يَومthe day of رِحلَتناour departure
بِالنَفس قائِلَةٌ في يَوم رِحلَتنا
هَواكَyour love عِنديwith me فَسِرso go إِنif شئتَyou wish أَوor أَقِمِstay
هَواكَ عِندي فَسِر إِن شئتَ أَو أَقِمِ
My soul be ransom for her who said on the day we departed:
My soul said, on the day of our parting,
“Your love is in my keeping: go if you wish, or stay.”
"Your love remains with me, so stay if you wish or go."
فَبُحتُthen I confessed وَجداًpassion فَلامتنيso she reproached me فقلنthen they said لَهاto her
فَبُحتُ وَجداً فَلامتني فقلن لَها
لاdo not تَعذُليهِreproach him فَلَمfor he did not يلؤمact basely وَلَمnor did he يَلَمِincur blame
لا تَعذُليهِ فَلَم يلؤم وَلَم يَلَمِ
I confessed my passion; she reproached me, and they said to her:
So I cried desperately and she blamed me. I said, "Do not fault him,
“Do not reproach him: he has neither acted basely nor incurred blame.
For he has not erred or been unjust."
لَمّاwhen صَفاbecame clear قلبهhis heart شَفَّتbecame transparent سَرائرهhis secrets
لَمّا صَفا قلبه شَفَّت سَرائره
وَالشَيءand a thing فيin كلevery صافٍclear thing غيرnot مُكتتمِconcealed
وَالشَيء في كل صافٍ غير مُكتتمِ
When his heart grew clear, his secrets became transparent;
When his heart was pure, his innermost thoughts were revealed,
in anything clear, nothing stays concealed.”
For nothing in something pure remains concealed.
بعضsome التَفرقseparation أَدنىnearer للقاءto reunion وَكَمand how often
بعض التَفرق أَدنى للقاء وَكَم
لاءَمتI united شملاًa company بِشَملٍwith a company غَيرnot مُلتَئِمِunited
لاءَمت شملاً بِشَملٍ غَير مُلتَئِمِ
Some separation brings reunion nearer; how often
Some separation is closer to reunion, though oft
have I joined one company to another that was apart.
A healed rift is blamed when the rift remains unhealed.
كَيفَhow المُقامstaying بِأَرضin a land لاnot يَخافfears بِهاin it
كَيفَ المُقام بِأَرض لا يَخاف بِها
وَلاnor يُرَجّىis hoped for شَباthe point of رُمحيmy spear وَلاnor قَلَميmy pen
وَلا يُرَجّى شَبا رُمحي وَلا قَلَمي
How can I stay in a land where none fears
How can I stay in a land where I fear nothing
or hopes for the point of my spear or my pen?
And hope for neither youthful vigor nor my pen?
فَقَبَّلَتنيَthen she kissed me تَوديعاًin farewell فَقُلتُso I said لَهاto her
فَقَبَّلَتنيَ تَوديعاً فَقُلتُ لَها
كُفّيstop فَلَيسَfor it is not اِرتِشافsipping الخَمرِwine مِنamong شِيَميmy ways
كُفّي فَلَيسَ اِرتِشاف الخَمرِ مِن شِيَمي
She kissed me farewell, and I said to her:
So she kissed me goodbye. I said, "Enough,
“Stop: sipping wine is not among my ways.”
For drinking wine is not of my morals."
لَوif لَمnot يَكُنwere ريقهاher saliva خَمراًwine لَماshe would not نَطَقَتhave spoken
لَو لَم يَكُن ريقها خَمراً لَما نَطَقَت
بِلؤلؤٍwith pearls منfrom حُبابbubbles الثَغرthe mouth مُنتظِمِstrung in order
بِلؤلؤٍ من حُباب الثَغر مُنتظِمِ
Had her saliva not been wine, she would not have spoken
Had her saliva not been wine, her pearls
with pearls strung from the bubbles of her mouth.
Would not have spoken from the crevices of her mouth in order.
وَلَوand if تَيَقَّنتُI were certain غيرother than الراحwine فيin فَمِهاher mouth
وَلَو تَيَقَّنتُ غير الراح في فَمِها
ماnot كُنتُwould I be مِمَّنamong those who يَصُدُّrepel اللَثمkissing بِاللَتمِwith slapping
ما كُنتُ مِمَّن يَصُدُّ اللَثم بِاللَتمِ
Had I been certain her mouth held something other than wine,
Had I not been certain it was only spittle in her mouth,
I would not have been one to fend off kisses with slaps.
I would not have been one who wards off kissing with blaming.
وَزادَand increased رِيقتهاher saliva بَرداًin coldness تحدُّرهاits trickling
وَزادَ رِيقتها بَرداً تحدُّرها
عَلىover حَصىpebbles بَرَدٍof hail منfrom ثَغرِهاher mouth شَبِمِcool
عَلى حَصى بَرَدٍ من ثَغرِها شَبِمِ
Her saliva grew colder as it trickled
Her spittle made me colder as it trickled down
over the hailstone pebbles of her cool mouth.
On the icy pebbles of her mouth’s crevice.
إِنّيindeed I لأَصرفsurely turn away طَرفيmy gaze عَنfrom مَحاسِنِهاher beauties
إِنّي لأَصرف طَرفي عَن مَحاسِنِها
تَكَرُّماًout of nobility وَأَكُفُّand withhold الكَفَّthe hand عَنfrom أَمَمِwhat lies near
تَكَرُّماً وَأَكُفُّ الكَفَّ عَن أَمَمِ
I surely turn my gaze away from her beauties
I do turn my gaze from her beauty out of chivalry
out of nobility, and keep my hand from what lies within reach.
And I hold back my palm from ambitions.
وَلاand do not أَهُمُّintend وَليthough I have نَفسٌa soul تُنازِعُنيcontending with me
وَلا أَهُمُّ وَلي نَفسٌ تُنازِعُني
أَستَغفِرI ask forgiveness of اللَهَGod إِلّاexcept ساعَةَthe hour of الحُلُمِdreaming
أَستَغفِر اللَهَ إِلّا ساعَةَ الحُلُمِ
I entertain no intent, though my soul contends with me—
I care not if another soul rivals me.
God forgive me—except in the hour of dreaming.
I ask God’s forgiveness except in fantasies.
لاnot أَكفُرُdeny gratitude to الطَيفthe dream-vision نُعمىa kindness اِنشرَتthat revived رَمَماًdead remains
لا أَكفُرُ الطَيف نُعمى اِنشرَت رَمَماً
مِناof us كَماas تَفعَلdo الأَرواحsouls بِالرِمَمِwith dead remains
مِنا كَما تَفعَل الأَرواح بِالرِمَمِ
I do not deny the dream-vision its kindness, which revived remains
I do not deny a phantom happiness though it dispersed illusions
of ours, as souls revive mortal remains.
Among us just as spirits do among bodies.
حَيّاit greeted فَأَحياand gave life وَأَغنَتناand spared us زِيارَتهits visit
حَيّا فَأَحيا وَأَغنَتنا زِيارَته
عنfrom اِعتِسافtraversing tracklessly الفلاthe wastes بالأَنيقon the graceful الرُسمِswift-paced mounts
عن اِعتِساف الفلا بالأَنيق الرُسمِ
It greeted us and gave us life; its visit spared us
It lived so I lived, and its visit made us feel
traversing the wastes on graceful, swift-paced mounts.
We could do without sitting sadly alone withdrawn.
وَصلُunion الخيالwith the phantom وَوصلand union الخودwith the maiden إنif بخلتshe withholds herself
وَصلُ الخيال وَوصل الخود إن بخلت
سَيّاalike (apparently سيّان) مhow (clipped ما) أَشبهsimilar الوِجدانَpossession بِالعَدَمِto absence
سَيّا م أَشبه الوِجدانَ بِالعَدَمِ
Union with the phantom and union with the maiden, if she withholds herself,
Imagination and cheeks can be joined if she is miserly.
are alike—how closely possession resembles absence!
How like despair is being severed from the nonexistent!
فَالدَهرso time كَالطَيفlike the dream-vision يؤساهُits miseries (apparently بؤساه) وَأنعمهand its blessings
فَالدَهر كَالطَيف يؤساهُ وَأنعمه
عَنfrom غيرwithout قَصدٍintention فَلاso do not تَمدحpraise وَلاnor تَلُمِblame
عَن غير قَصدٍ فَلا تَمدح وَلا تَلُمِ
Time is like the dream-vision: its miseries and blessings
Fate is like a phantom who gives and favors him
come without intent; neither praise nor blame it.
Not deliberately, so do not praise or blame.
لاdo not تَحمَدthank الدَهرtime فيfor بأساءadversity يَكشفهاit removes
لا تَحمَد الدَهر في بأساء يَكشفها
فَلوfor even if أَردتyou wanted دوامthe continuance of البؤسmisery لَمnot يَدُمِwould it last
فَلو أَردت دوام البؤس لَم يَدُمِ
Do not thank time for adversity it removes;
Do not praise fate when it unveils misfortunes,
even if you wanted misery to last, it would not.
For had it wanted lasting misery, it would not have lasted.
خالِفoppose هَواكyour desire فَلَولاfor were it not أَنَّthat أَهوَنَهُits mildest part
خالِف هَواك فَلَولا أَنَّ أَهوَنَهُ
شَجوٌsorrow لَمّاwould not اِقتُنِصَbe snared العقبانeagles بِالرَخمِwith vultures
شَجوٌ لَمّا اِقتُنِصَ العقبان بِالرَخمِ
Oppose your desire: were its mildest part not
Oppose your passions, for were it not that its slightest
sorrow, eagles would not be snared with vultures.
Murmur is lament, hawks would not be hunted with nets.
تَرجوyou hope for الشِفاءَhealing بِجفنيهاthrough her eyelids وَسُقمِهِماand their sickness
تَرجو الشِفاءَ بِجفنيها وَسُقمِهِما
وَهَلand have you ever رأَيتseen شفاءhealing جاءthat came منfrom سَقَمِillness
وَهَل رأَيت شفاء جاء من سَقَمِ
You hope for healing through her eyelids and their sickness;
You hope to be cured by her eyes though they and their sickness
have you ever seen healing come from illness?
Caused you. Have you ever seen a cure come from sickness?
وَتَدَّعيand you lay claim بِصَباto the east wind of نجدNajd فَإِنthen if خطرتit stirs
وَتَدَّعي بِصَبا نجد فَإِن خطرت
كانَتit became جوىًheartache لكfor you دونَexcluding الناسpeople كلِّهِمِall of them
كانَت جوىً لك دونَ الناس كلِّهِمِ
And you lay claim to Najd's east wind; if it stirs,
You claim the passion of Nejd’s youth. If it crosses your mind,
it brings heartache to you alone, of all people.
It would be an oasis for you away from all the people.
وَكَيفَand how تَطفيcan quench صَباthe east wind of نَجدٍNajd صَبابتهhis longing
وَكَيفَ تَطفي صَبا نَجدٍ صَبابته
وَالريحُand the wind زائِدَةadds fuel فيto كُلِّevery مضطَرِمِblazing fire
وَالريحُ زائِدَة في كُلِّ مضطَرِمِ
How could Najd's east wind quench his longing,
How can the passion of Nejd’s youth quench its thirst
when wind feeds every blazing fire?
When the winds just make every spark blaze?
أَصبوI yearn وَأَصحوand regain sobriety وَلَمand has not يُكلَمِbeen wounded بِبائِقَةٍby a calamity
أَصبو وَأَصحو وَلَم يُكلَمِ بِبائِقَةٍ
عِرضيmy honor كَماas تُكَلَمُare wounded الأَعراضreputations بِالكَلَمِby words
عِرضي كَما تُكَلَمُ الأَعراض بِالكَلَمِ
I yearn and regain sobriety, yet no calamity has wounded
I wake and sleep and nothing of my honor is reproached
my honor, as reputations are wounded by words.
Though honors are reproached with words.
وَلاnor أحبُّdo I like ثَناءpraise لاnot يُصَدِّقهcorroborates it
وَلا أحبُّ ثَناء لا يُصَدِّقه
فِعليmy deeds وَلاnor أَرتَضيam I content فيin المَجدِglory بِالتُهَمِwith doubtful claims
فِعلي وَلا أَرتَضي في المَجدِ بِالتُهَمِ
Nor do I like praise that is not borne out
I do not like praise not confirmed by my deeds,
by my deeds, nor accept doubtful claims to glory.
Nor do I accept glory stained with blame.
لاdo not تَحسَبَنever deem حَسَبَthe distinction of الآباءِforefathers مَكرُمَةan honor
لا تَحسَبَن حَسَبَ الآباءِ مَكرُمَة
لِمَنfor one who يقصِّرfalls short عَنof غاياتthe heights of مجدهمtheir glory
لِمَن يقصِّر عَن غايات مجدهم
Do not deem ancestral distinction an honor
Do not count the glory of forefathers a honor
for one who falls short of the heights of their glory.
For one who falls short of the peaks of their glory.
حُسنُthe beauty of الرِجالِmen بِحُسناهُمin their good deeds وَفخرهمand their pride
حُسنُ الرِجالِ بِحُسناهُم وَفخرهم
بِطولِهِمin their excellence فيin المَعاليlofty achievements لاnot بِطولِهِمin their stature
بِطولِهِم في المَعالي لا بِطولِهِم
Men's beauty lies in their good deeds, and their pride
The merit of men is in their own merit, their pride
in their excellence in lofty endeavors, not in their stature.
In rising to great heights, not in their height.
ماnot اِغتابَنيbackbit me حاسِدٌan envier إِلّاexcept that شَرفتُI gained honor بِهِthrough him
ما اِغتابَني حاسِدٌ إِلّا شَرفتُ بِهِ
فَحاسِديso my envier منعمa benefactor فيin زيِّthe guise of مُنتَقِمِan avenger
فَحاسِدي منعم في زيِّ مُنتَقِمِ
No envier has backbitten me without adding to my honor;
No envier has envied me but thereby I gain pride.
my envier is a benefactor dressed as an avenger.
So my enviers do me a favor against their will.
فاللَهso may God يَكلأprotect حُسّاديmy enviers فانعُمهمfor their favors
فاللَه يَكلأ حُسّادي فانعُمهم
عِنديare with me وَإِنeven if وقعتthey occurred عنfrom غيرwithout قَصدِهِمtheir intention
عِندي وَإِن وقعت عن غير قَصدِهِم
May God protect my enviers, for their favors
They point out my superiority when my scrolls
are mine, even if bestowed without their intent.
On greatness are titled with reference to them.
يُنَبِّهونَthey draw attention عَلىto فَضليmy excellence إِذاwhen كُتَبتis written
يُنَبِّهونَ عَلى فَضلي إِذا كُتَبت
صَحيفَتيmy record فيin المَعاليnoble achievements عنونتis headed بِهِمِwith them
صَحيفَتي في المَعالي عنونت بِهِمِ
They draw attention to my merit; whenever it is written,
O you who strive for glory across horizons exerting effort,
my record of noble deeds is headed with their names.
Glory is nearer than the shin to the foot.
ياO طالِبَseeker of المَجدِglory فيacross الآفاقِthe horizons مُجتَهِداًstriving
يا طالِبَ المَجدِ في الآفاقِ مُجتَهِداً
وَالمَجدُyet glory أَقرَبnearer منthan ساقٍa shin إِلىto قَدَمِa foot
وَالمَجدُ أَقرَب من ساقٍ إِلى قَدَمِ
O seeker striving for glory across the horizons,
Say: Helping the state of God’s religion is a hope of mine,
when glory is nearer than shin to foot,
In word, though you have attained the utmost pinnacle of hopes.
قلsay نصرNasr (aid) دولةDawlat (realm) دينDin (faith) اللَهِAllah (God) ليfor me أَمَلٌa hope
قل نصر دولة دين اللَهِ لي أَمَلٌ
قَولاًin saying this وَقَدand already نِلتَyou attained أَقصىthe utmost غايةgoal of الهِمَمِambitions
قَولاً وَقَد نِلتَ أَقصى غاية الهِمَمِ
say, “Nasr Dawlat Din Allah is my hope,”
How often I have shrunk from it but its virtues called me:
and, saying this, you have reached ambition's utmost goal.
O seal of literature, praise the seal of nobility!
كَمhow often حِدتُI turned aside عَنهُfrom him فَنادتنيthen called to me فَضائِلُهُhis virtues
كَم حِدتُ عَنهُ فَنادتني فَضائِلُهُ
ياO خاتِمَseal of الأَدَبِliterature امدَحpraise خاتِمthe seal of الكَرَمِgenerosity
يا خاتِمَ الأَدَبِ امدَح خاتِم الكَرَمِ
How often I turned aside from him, and his virtues called me:
So divine guidance led me to it, then it called:
“O seal of literature, praise the seal of generosity!”
“This path leads to the most high, so follow it straight.”
وَقادَنيand led me نَحوهtoward him التَوفيقُsuccess ثُمَّthen دَعاcalled out
وَقادَني نَحوه التَوفيقُ ثُمَّ دَعا
هَذاthis الطَريقthe road إِلىto العَلياءexaltation فاِستَقِمِso go straight
هَذا الطَريق إِلى العَلياء فاِستَقِمِ
Success guided me toward him, then cried:
Its palace is Arafat where good character is known, so sing its praises,
“This is the road to exaltation: go straight!”
And its pilgrim shrine is the Kaaba of perfections, so greet it.
وَقَصرهand his palace عَرَفاتArafat العُرفof kindness فاِغنَso find sufficiency بِهِin it
وَقَصره عَرَفات العُرف فاِغنَ بِهِ
وكفُّهand his palm كعبةthe Kaaba of الأَفضالِfavors فاِستَلَمِso touch it reverently
وكفُّه كعبة الأَفضالِ فاِستَلَمِ
His palace is the Arafat of kindness: find sufficiency there;
You see kings humbly standing at its doors,
his palm is the Kaaba of favors: touch it reverently.
A delegation and ransom, so leave aside all other tribes.
تَرىyou see المُلوكkings عَلىat أَبوابهhis gates عُصُباًin bands
تَرى المُلوك عَلى أَبوابه عُصُباً
وَفداًas delegations فَدَعso leave aside غيرهمothers besides them منamong سائِرall the other الأُمَمِpeoples
وَفداً فَدَع غيرهم من سائِر الأُمَمِ
You see kings at his gates in bands,
Every accompanied one is enveloped by its processions
as delegations—leave aside all the other peoples.
In glory, and it is served by the army and servants.
يَحُفُّهsurrounds him كلevery مَحفوفٍone surrounded مَواكِبُهُby his retinues
يَحُفُّه كل مَحفوفٍ مَواكِبُهُ
عِزّاًin honor وَيخدمهand serves him ذوthe possessor of الجندtroops وَالخَدَمِand servants
عِزّاً وَيخدمه ذو الجند وَالخَدَمِ
Every lord attended by retinues surrounds him
Throngs crowd its processions,
in honor, and those with armies and servants serve him.
Crowns of all who inspire awe and vengeance in people.
تَظَلُّremain مزدحماتcrowding فيin مَواكِبُهُhis processions
تَظَلُّ مزدحمات في مَواكِبُهُ
تيجانthe crowns of كلevery مَهيبone feared by الناسpeople وَالنقمand calamities
تيجان كل مَهيب الناس وَالنقم
Crowding constantly in his processions are
They enjoy the shade of a king who exercises modesty,
the crowns of all whom people and calamities fear.
While many a despised, immodest king rules others.
تفيّأواthey sought shade ظلthe shade of مَلكٍa king منهbefore whom مُحتَشِمone stands in awe
تفيّأوا ظل مَلكٍ منه مُحتَشِم
وَرُبَّand many a مَلِكٍking مُذالٍdebased غيرnot مُحتَشَمِrespected
وَرُبَّ مَلِكٍ مُذالٍ غير مُحتَشَمِ
They shelter in the shade of a king before whom one stands in awe;
The king is like a forest, with a harmful, vicious snake
yet many a king is debased and inspires no respect.
And a lion lurking for prey and blessings.
وَالمَلكُand kingship كالغابlike a forest منهpart of it خدرa lair ذيof one possessing لِبَدٍa mane
وَالمَلكُ كالغاب منه خدر ذي لِبَدٍ
ومنهand part of it مرتَبعٌa pasture لِلشّاءfor sheep وَالنَعَمِand livestock
ومنه مرتَبعٌ لِلشّاء وَالنَعَمِ
Kingship is like a forest: part is a maned lion's lair,
They are the greatest of people in status and fortune,
and part a pasture for sheep and livestock.
But his superiority came from above their superiority.
هُمthey أَعظَمُthe greatest الناسof men أَقداراًin rank ومقدرةand power
هُم أَعظَمُ الناس أَقداراً ومقدرة
لكنbut أَتىcame فَضلهhis excellence منfrom فوقabove فَضلِهِمtheir excellence
لكن أَتى فَضله من فوق فَضلِهِم
They are the greatest of men in rank and power,
When the sphere of kissing its courtyard appeared,
but his excellence rises above theirs.
Not a handspan on earth remained unkissed.
إِذاwhen بَداhe appears طبَّقcovers التَقبيلkissing ساحتهhis courtyard
إِذا بَدا طبَّق التَقبيل ساحته
فَماso no عَلىon الأَرضِthe ground شِبرٌspan غيرnot مُلتَثِمِkissed
فَما عَلى الأَرضِ شِبرٌ غير مُلتَثِمِ
When he appears, kissing covers his courtyard;
The surface of the mouth is a mouth of a gap-toothed army,
not a span of ground remains unkissed.
Split open and overflowing with every mouth.
فَساحةso the courtyard of الثَغرِthe frontier ثغرa mouth أَشنَبٍwith cool white teeth رَتلٍwell-ordered
فَساحة الثَغرِ ثغر أَشنَبٍ رَتلٍ
مُفلَّجٌgap-toothed فَهوَand it is مَرشوفُsipped بكلby every فَمِmouth
مُفلَّجٌ فَهوَ مَرشوفُ بكل فَمِ
The frontier's courtyard is a mouth of cool, well-ordered teeth,
If it preferred fingers to mouths and the land of its procession,
with spaced teeth, and sipped by every mouth.
It would not lack a palm print or a kiss.
فَلَوso if تُؤَثِّرleft marks فيon الأَفواهِmouths أَنملهhis fingertips
فَلَو تُؤَثِّر في الأَفواهِ أَنمله
وَأَرضand the ground of موكبهhis procession لَمnot يَخلُwould be free منof رَثَمِchipped teeth
وَأَرض موكبه لَم يَخلُ من رَثَمِ
If his fingertips left marks on mouths,
As if its land were a magnet attracting every mouth,
and the ground of his procession did, none would escape chipped teeth.
Nature draws them willingly and unwillingly.
كَأَنَّas though أَرضكyour ground مَغناطيسُa magnet for كلevery فَمٍmouth
كَأَنَّ أَرضك مَغناطيسُ كل فَمٍ
فَالطَبعُso nature يَجذِبهاdraws them بِالطَوعِwillingly وَالرَغمِand unwillingly
فَالطَبعُ يَجذِبها بِالطَوعِ وَالرَغمِ
It is as though your ground were a magnet for every mouth;
When you rose high you flooded both worlds with dew,
nature draws them to it, willingly or unwillingly.
And overflowing rain makes the land fertile.
لَمّاwhen علوتyou rose high غَمرتyou flooded العالمينَthe worlds نَدىًwith bounty
لَمّا علوت غَمرت العالمينَ نَدىً
وَالمزنand rainclouds يَعلوrise فَيَرويand water الأَرضthe earth بِالديمِwith steady rains
وَالمزن يَعلو فَيَروي الأَرض بِالديمِ
When you rose high, you flooded all worlds with bounty;
You have risen in rank but your blessings do not thin out for anyone,
rainclouds rise and water the earth with steady rains.
“Blessed, blessed,” from the Sublime, the Harmonious!
تَرقاyou ascend وَماand have never رَقأتceased نُعماكَyour blessings عَنfor أَحَدٍanyone
تَرقا وَما رَقأت نُعماكَ عَن أَحَدٍ
بُورِكتَblessed are you بُورِكتَblessed are you منas عالٍa lofty one وَمُنسَجِمِand one pouring forth
بُورِكتَ بُورِكتَ من عالٍ وَمُنسَجِمِ
You rise, yet your blessings have never ceased for anyone;
Apportioned in the Highest to the right in its good fortune,
blessed, blessed are you, lofty and pouring forth.
The left in its good fortune, all for generosity.
مقسَّمapportioned فيin العُلىthe heights لِليُمنِfor good fortune يُمنَتهhis right hand
مقسَّم في العُلى لِليُمنِ يُمنَته
وَاليُسرِand for ease يسرتهhis left hand وَالكُلُّand all لِلكَرَمِfor generosity
وَاليُسرِ يسرته وَالكُلُّ لِلكَرَمِ
Apportioned among the heights: his right hand is for good fortune,
If he says no, it is repeated no’s,
his left for ease, and all of him for generosity.
If he says yes, it leads to even more blessings.
إِنif قالَhe says لاno فَهيَthen it is لاءٌa “no” مُضاعَفةdoubled
إِن قالَ لا فَهيَ لاءٌ مُضاعَفة
وَإِنand if يقلhe says نعماًyes أَفضَتit leads إِلىto نَعَمِlivestock
وَإِن يقل نعماً أَفضَت إِلى نَعَمِ
If he says “no,” it is a doubled “no”;
His firmness appears in the water of his kindness,
and if he says “yes,” it leads to livestock.
And water shares some qualities with the stern, strong man.
تَبدوappears صَرامتهhis firmness فيin ماءthe sheen of غُرَّتِهِhis brow
تَبدو صَرامته في ماء غُرَّتِهِ
وَالماءand sheen بعضone of صِفاتthe qualities of الصارِمِthe sharp sword الخذمِkeen-edged
وَالماء بعض صِفات الصارِمِ الخذمِ
His firmness shows in the sheen of his brow;
He is bold in spending wealth he gives away,
sheen is also a quality of the keen, cutting sword.
While stinginess in generosity is like cowardliness in Resolution.
هوَhe is الجَريءthe fearless one عَلىtoward مالٍwealth يَجودُhe gives freely بِهِit
هوَ الجَريء عَلى مالٍ يَجودُ بِهِ
وَالكُرُّand charging فيin الجودِgenerosity مثلlike الكرِّcharging فيagainst البُهَمِarmored warriors
وَالكُرُّ في الجودِ مثل الكرِّ في البُهَمِ
He is fearless toward the wealth he gives away;
The rain, when it flows with good, distributes it
a charge in generosity is like a charge against armored warriors.
Among the rivulets, streams, and watering places.
مُفرَّقdispersed الجودِin generosity مَقسومapportioned مواهِبهhis gifts
مُفرَّق الجودِ مَقسوم مواهِبه
فيamong عليةِthe elite of الناسpeople وَالأَوساطand the middle ranks وَالحَشَمِand servants
في عليةِ الناس وَالأَوساط وَالحَشَمِ
His generosity is dispersed, his gifts apportioned
Through it every height craves its sublimity,
among the eminent, the middling, and servants.
Thirsting perpetually however much it drinks of its water.
وَالغيثُand rain إِنif جادَgives بِالمَعروفِwith beneficence وَزَّعَهdistributes it
وَالغيثُ إِن جادَ بِالمَعروفِ وَزَّعَه
بَينَamong الشَناخيبِcraggy peaks وَالغيطانِand lowlands وَالأكمِand hills
بَينَ الشَناخيبِ وَالغيطانِ وَالأكمِ
When rain gives its beneficence, it distributes it
A craving for divine bestowal comes over it.
among craggy peaks, lowlands, and hills.
Capacity encompasses that craving.
بِهِin him إِلىfor كُلِّevery شُربٍdraught لِلعُلىof exaltation ظَمأٌa thirst
بِهِ إِلى كُلِّ شُربٍ لِلعُلى ظَمأٌ
بَرَحagonizing وَمَهماand however much ارتَوىhe drinks his fill منfrom مائهنَّtheir waters ظِميhe thirsts
بَرَح وَمَهما ارتَوى من مائهنَّ ظِمي
In him is a thirst for every draught of exaltation,
To you I composed poetry's treasures on
fierce; however much he drinks of their waters, he thirsts.
Parchment that loves the swoop of the voracious vulture.
وَيَعتَريهِand seizes him إِلىfor بذلbestowing اللهىrich gifts نَهَمٌan insatiable appetite
وَيَعتَريهِ إِلى بذل اللهى نَهَمٌ
وَالظرفand refinement أَجمعهall of it فيin ذَلِكَthat النَهَمِappetite
وَالظرف أَجمعه في ذَلِكَ النَهَمِ
An insatiable appetite seizes him for bestowing rich gifts,
As if the hides were scriptures written in chapters
and all refinement lies in that appetite.
With its veins in red, explaining every obscure meaning.
إِلَيكَtoward you نَظَّمتI threaded together أَجوازَthe expanses of الفَلاةthe desert عَلىriding
إِلَيكَ نَظَّمت أَجوازَ الفَلاة عَلى
خَرقاءa headlong she-camel تَهوىplunges انقضاضwith the swoop of الجارِحِthe bird of prey القرمِravenous
خَرقاء تَهوى انقضاض الجارِحِ القرمِ
Toward you I threaded the desert's expanses, riding
Their trotters match each convoluted problem
a headlong she-camel that plunges like a ravenous bird of prey.
With red markings, elucidating all obscure texts.
كَأَنَّماas though البيدthe wastes منfrom داميthe bleeding مَناسِمِهاsoles of her feet
كَأَنَّما البيد من دامي مَناسِمِها
مَصاحِفQur'an manuscripts كُتِبَتwere written أَعشارُهاtheir ten-verse markers بِدَمِin blood
مَصاحِف كُتِبَت أَعشارُها بِدَمِ
As though the wastes, from her bleeding soles,
A clear, vivid bay horse sharing
were Qur'an manuscripts whose ten-verse markers were written in blood.
Day and night, divided.
أَخفافُهاher padded feet شاكِلاتplacing vowel marks on كلevery مُشكِلَةٍambiguous mark
أَخفافُها شاكِلات كل مُشكِلَةٍ
بِحُمرَةٍin red معلماتmarking كلevery منعَجِمِunreadable mark
بِحُمرَةٍ معلمات كل منعَجِمِ
Her padded feet set vowel marks on every ambiguous mark,
His limbs shine except for his hooves.
marking everything unreadable in red.
For they and the skirt are for darkness.
وَأَدهَمٌand a black horse واضِحُbright in الأَوضاحِwhite markings مُشتَرِكsharing
وَأَدهَمٌ واضِحُ الأَوضاحِ مُشتَرِك
بَينَbetween النَهارday وَبَينَand between اللَيلِnight مُنقَسِمِdivided
بَينَ النَهار وَبَينَ اللَيلِ مُنقَسِمِ
And a black horse with brilliant white markings, sharing
Your smooth riding beast’s forelock adorns him
both day and night, divided between them.
As fire clung to kindling in the beginning.
للضَوءِbelong to light أَرساغهits pasterns إِلّاexcept حَوافِرهits hooves
للضَوءِ أَرساغه إِلّا حَوافِره
فَأَنَّهُنَfor they مَعalong with الجِلبابِits coat لِلظُّلَمِbelong to darkness
فَأَنَّهُنَ مَع الجِلبابِ لِلظُّلَمِ
Its pasterns belong to light, except its hooves,
He galloped, so dawn revealed his kindness,
which, with its coat, belong to darkness.
Kissing and stroking with his legs and servants.
مَحلولكpitch-black علقclung to التَجميلadornment أَكرعهits legs
مَحلولك علق التَجميل أَكرعه
كَماas تَعلَّقclings بدءthe beginning of النارfire فيin الفَحَمِcharcoal
كَما تَعلَّق بدء النار في الفَحَمِ
Pitch-black, beauty clings to its legs,
He kissed dawn so it would reward him in return,
as the first sparks of fire cling to charcoal.
So it smiled back, reciprocating the kiss.
جَرىit raced فَجَلّىand came first فَحَيّاthen greeted الصبحdawn غُرَّتهits forehead blaze
جَرى فَجَلّى فَحَيّا الصبح غُرَّته
لَثماًwith kisses ومسحand stroked بِالأَرساغِover the pasterns وَالخَدَمِand white ankle bands
لَثماً ومسح بِالأَرساغِ وَالخَدَمِ
It raced and came first; dawn greeted its forehead blaze
Through your justice the mouth of mouths smiles now,
with kisses, and stroked its pasterns and white anklets.
Though before it frowned and did not smile.
وَقَبَّلand it kissed الفَجرdawn كَيto يُجزيهrepay it قُبلتهits kiss
وَقَبَّل الفَجر كَي يُجزيه قُبلته
فاِرتدthen returned بِاللمظwith lower-lip whiteness المَشفوعِaccompanied بِالرَثمِby upper-lip whiteness
فاِرتد بِاللمظ المَشفوعِ بِالرَثمِ
It kissed the dawn to repay its kiss,
It resents only that you erased a night
then returned with a white lower lip matched by a white upper lip.
Of darkness from them when they were in darkness.
أَضحىbecame بِعَدلِكَthrough your justice ثغرthe mouth of الثَغرthe frontier مُبتَسِماًsmiling
أَضحى بِعَدلِكَ ثغر الثَغر مُبتَسِماً
وَكانَand it was قَبلُbefore عَبوساًfrowning غيرnot مُبتَسِمِsmiling
وَكانَ قَبلُ عَبوساً غير مُبتَسِمِ
Through your justice, the frontier's mouth now smiles,
You restrained yourself from them, so they grew more chaste and devout.
where before it frowned and never smiled.
They are safe and faithful, inviolate.
ماnot ينقمfinds fault الثغرthe frontier إِلّاexcept أَنthat مَحَوتَyou erased بِهِin it
ما ينقم الثغر إِلّا أَن مَحَوتَ بِهِ
لَيلاًa night مِنَof الظُلمِoppression كانواthey were منهbecause of it فيin ظُلَمِdarkness
لَيلاً مِنَ الظُلمِ كانوا منه في ظُلَمِ
The frontier finds no fault except that you erased there
God has magnified their rule, which Banu ‘Uqayl attained
a night of oppression that had left them in darkness.
Along with blessings they comprise.
عففتَyou refrained from wrongdoing عنهمtoward them فَزادواso they increased عِفَّةin restraint وَتُقىًand piety
عففتَ عنهم فَزادوا عِفَّة وَتُقىً
فَهمso they منthrough الأَمنِsafety والإِيمانِand faith فيin حرمِa sanctuary
فَهم من الأَمنِ والإِيمانِ في حرمِ
You refrained from wronging them, and they grew in restraint and piety;
Had your father Nasr not seized it, you would not have found
they dwell in a sanctuary of safety and faith.
One whose origin and nobility could equal it.
قَدindeed عَظَّمَhas exalted اللَهَGod إِملاكاًa marriage مَلَكَتyou gained possession بِهِthrough it
قَد عَظَّمَ اللَهَ إِملاكاً مَلَكَت بِهِ
بَنيBanu (sons of) عقيلUqayl وَماand what يَحوونthey possess مِنof نِعَمِblessings
بَني عقيل وَما يَحوون مِن نِعَمِ
God has ennobled the marriage through which you gained
If the sun sought other than the moon, it would not have joined
Banu Uqayl and all the blessings they possess.
Anything like it in splendor and greatness.
لَوif لَمnot تَحُزهاyou had won her أَباAbu (father of) نَصرٍNasr لماwould not وَجدتshe have found
لَو لَم تَحُزها أَبا نَصرٍ لما وَجدت
كُفؤاًan equal يُشاكلwho matches her فيin أَصلlineage وَلاor كَرَمِgenerosity
كُفؤاً يُشاكل في أَصل وَلا كَرَمِ
Had you not won her, Abu Nasr, she would not have found
With him Mudar gained more glory,
an equal matching her in lineage or generosity.
And sometimes lofty ones hunt prey in the protected zone.
لَوif تَطلِبَshe sought الشَمسَthe sun غيرother than البَدرِthe full moon ماnot اِتَّصَلَتwould she unite
لَو تَطلِبَ الشَمسَ غير البَدرِ ما اِتَّصَلَت
بمثلهwith his equal فيin سَناءِthe splendor of القَدرِrank وَالعِظَمِand greatness
بمثله في سَناءِ القَدرِ وَالعِظَمِ
Had the sun sought anyone other than the full moon, she could not unite
Fifty thousand cover the land altogether, their multitude
with his equal in splendid rank and greatness.
Like the wave of a raging sea crashing.
زادَتadded إِلىto عِزِّهاits glory غِزّاًglory (apparently عزّاً) بهthrough him مضرٌMudar
زادَت إِلى عِزِّها غِزّاً به مضرٌ
وَرُبَّماand sometimes صيدتis captured العَلياءexaltation بِالحَرَمِthrough womenfolk
وَرُبَّما صيدت العَلياء بِالحَرَمِ
Through him, Mudar added glory to its glory;
Of all who come to greet its visitor
lofty rank is sometimes won through womenfolk.
With the new moon that signals the Feast clasped to their mouths.
خَمسونَfifty أَلفاًthousand يُغطّيcovers البرَّthe land جمعَهُمtheir host
خَمسونَ أَلفاً يُغطّي البرَّ جمعَهُم
بِمَوجِwith the waves of بَحرٍa sea مِنَof الماذيِّfine mail مُلتَطِمِcrashing
بِمَوجِ بَحرٍ مِنَ الماذيِّ مُلتَطِمِ
Fifty thousand—their host covers the land
Tested with seasoned old camels they were enriched
with a crashing sea of fine mail.
Needless of provisions, so they were needless of supplies.
مِنof كُلِّevery مَنone who يتلقّىmeets وجهthe face of زائِرهhis visitor
مِن كُلِّ مَن يتلقّى وجه زائِره
بِكَوكَبwith a star بِهِلالِwith the crescent of الفِطرِEid al-Fitr ملتَثِمِveiled
بِكَوكَب بِهِلالِ الفِطرِ ملتَثِمِ
Every one of them meets his visitor's face
Wild game was their advance party and rain their water.
with a star veiled by the crescent of Eid al-Fitr.
It sustained them, making them needless of homes.
مُجرّبونseasoned men عَلىriding مخُبورَةٍa proven mare غنيتthat dispenses
مُجرّبون عَلى مخُبورَةٍ غنيت
عَنwith الأَعِنَّةreins فاِستَغنواso they dispense عَنwith الحُزَمِgirths
عَن الأَعِنَّة فاِستَغنوا عَن الحُزَمِ
Seasoned men on proven mounts that dispense
Beneath the spears, the horses wink at each other as if
with reins, so they dispense with girths.
They are lions roaring together in thickets.
فالوَحشso wild game زادهمtheir provision وَالمزنand rainclouds ماؤهمtheir water
فالوَحش زادهم وَالمزن ماؤهم
تَحمَّلتهمthey sustained them فَأَغنَتهمand spared them عَنِthe need for الأَدمِleather waterskins
تَحمَّلتهم فَأَغنَتهم عَنِ الأَدمِ
Wild game is their provision, and rainclouds their water;
A people who see living a short life as an honor,
the clouds sustain them, sparing them leather waterskins.
So nothing leads them to old age.
تَصاهلneigh to one another الخيلhorses منfrom تَحتِbeneath الرِماحِspears بهمwith them aboard
تَصاهل الخيل من تَحتِ الرِماحِ بهم
كَماas تَزاءَرُroar to one another علبَstout-necked الأسدlions فيin الأَجمِthickets
كَما تَزاءَرُ علبَ الأسد في الأَجمِ
Horses neigh beneath the spears with them aboard,
Most of them resemble you in manners, not in character.
as stout-necked lions roar in the thickets.
Sometimes man is likened to an idol.
قَومa people يَرونdeem اختِصارthe shortening of العُمرِlife مكرمةan honor
قَوم يَرون اختِصار العُمرِ مكرمة
فَلَيسَso does not يُفضيlead بِهِمthem شَيءٌanything إِلىto هَرَمِold age
فَلَيسَ يُفضي بِهِم شَيءٌ إِلى هَرَمِ
A people who deem a shortened life an honor,
I do not deny the merit of poetry since narratives
so nothing leads them into old age.
Of glorious deeds are transmitted through it from ‘Aad and Iram.
وَنَغمةٌand the music of السَيفthe sword أَحلىthe sweetest نَغَمةmusic خُلِقَتever created
وَنَغمةٌ السَيف أَحلى نَغَمة خُلِقَت
إِذاwhen تَرَنَّمsings بَعضsome البيضwhite swords فيamid اللِمَمِhairlocks
إِذا تَرَنَّم بَعض البيض في اللِمَمِ
The sword's music is the sweetest music ever made,
The best traits are those expressed smoothly in words
when some white blades sing amid the locks of hair.
And elaborated with maxims and wisdoms.
وَالعَيشand life فيlies in كَفِّrestraining أَفراسِhorses مُكَلِّمَةwounding
وَالعَيش في كَفِّ أَفراسِ مُكَلِّمَة
لِمِثلِهِنَّtheir like وَفرسانٍand horsemen بِمِثلِهِمِwith their equals
لِمِثلِهِنَّ وَفرسانٍ بِمِثلِهِمِ
Life lies in checking horses that wound
Inherit from every miser whose palms withheld:
their like, and horsemen matched with their equals.
Most people are keepers of wealth for others.
إِذِwhen الأَسِنَّةspearheads فيin الهَيجاءbattle أَلسِنَةٍtongues
إِذِ الأَسِنَّة في الهَيجاء أَلسِنَةٍ
يُعربنَthey speak clearly عَنabout كُلِّevery مِقدامٍbold attacker وَمُنهَزِمِand defeated man
يُعربنَ عَن كُلِّ مِقدامٍ وَمُنهَزِمِ
When the spearheads in battle are tongues,
The generous man bequeaths blessings during his life
speaking of every bold attacker and routed man.
While the timid inherit after death and perishing.
محمَّرةreddened منwith دَمِthe blood of الأَبطالِheroes أَنصُلهمtheir blades
محمَّرة من دَمِ الأَبطالِ أَنصُلهم
كَأَنَّماas though نَصَّلواthey tipped الأَرماحَthe spears بِالعَنمِwith red 'anam
كَأَنَّما نَصَّلوا الأَرماحَ بِالعَنمِ
Their blades are reddened with heroes' blood,
A man’s worth is what his hands have given away,
as though they had tipped the spears with red 'anam.
And your merit is the most precious appraisal.
قَدindeed كُنتُI used to أَنكُرُdisown شِعريmy poetry حينَwhen حاولهsought it
قَد كُنتُ أَنكُرُ شِعري حينَ حاوله
مِنّيfrom me وَحاشاكand you are far above this أَملاكkings بِلاwithout هِمَمِambitions
مِنّي وَحاشاك أَملاك بِلا هِمَمِ
I used to disown my poetry when it was sought
Excellence is diverse things whose entirety you embody
from me by kings without ambition—you are far above them.
And whose meaning you are the exemplar for as long as you endure.
لاnot يأَلَمونَthey feel pain لِنَقصat the defect of اليُخلِmiserliness (apparently البخل) وَهوَthough it بِهِمin them
لا يأَلَمونَ لِنَقص اليُخلِ وَهوَ بِهِم
مُبرِّحgrievous كَيفhow لِلأَمواتِfor the dead بِالأَلَمِany feeling of pain
مُبرِّح كَيف لِلأَمواتِ بِالأَلَمِ
They feel no pain at the defect of miserliness, though in them
O you who strive ambitiously for glory in the horizons,
it is grievous—how can the dead feel pain?
Glory is closer than the shin is to the foot.
يحكيكresembles you فيin الخُلقِappearance (apparently الخَلق) لاnot فيin الخُلُقِcharacter أَكثرهمmost of them
يحكيك في الخُلقِ لا في الخُلُقِ أَكثرهم
وَرُبَّماand sometimes شُبِّهَis likened الإِنسانُa human being بِالصَنَمِto an idol
وَرُبَّما شُبِّهَ الإِنسانُ بِالصَنَمِ
Most resemble you in outward form, not in character;
Say: “Supporting the state of God’s religion is a hope I have,”
a human being may sometimes be likened to an idol.
In words, though you attained the utmost pinnacle of hopes.
وَلَستُand I do not أَنكُرُdeny قَدرَthe worth of الشِعرِpoetry إِنَّindeed بِهِthrough it
وَلَستُ أَنكُرُ قَدرَ الشِعرِ إِنَّ بِهِ
نَقلُthe transmission of المآثِرgreat deeds عَنfrom عادAd وَعَنand from إِرمِIram
نَقلُ المآثِر عَن عاد وَعَن إِرمِ
Yet I do not deny poetry's worth: through it
How often I have shrunk from it but its virtues beckoned me:
the great deeds of Ad and Iram are transmitted.
“O seal of literature, eulogize the seal of nobility!”
خَيرُthe finest المَناقِبِmerits ماthose which كانَis البَيانُeloquence لَهُfor them
خَيرُ المَناقِبِ ما كانَ البَيانُ لَهُ
سِلكاًa thread وَفًصِّلَand is adorned بِالأَمثالِwith proverbs وَالحِكَمِand wise sayings
سِلكاً وَفًصِّلَ بِالأَمثالِ وَالحِكَمِ
The finest merits are those for which eloquence serves
So providence guided me to it, then it called out:
as a thread, adorned with proverbs and wise sayings.
“This path leads to the Highest, so follow it straight.”
رِثelegize كُلَّevery منone whose بَخِلَتwere miserly كَفّاهُhis two palms منamong مَلِكٍkings
رِث كُلَّ من بَخِلَت كَفّاهُ من مَلِكٍ
فأكثرfor most الناسpeople خَزّانٍare treasurers لِغَيرِهِمِfor others
فأكثر الناس خَزّانٍ لِغَيرِهِمِ
Elegize every king whose two hands are miserly:
Its palace is Arafat where good character is known, so sing its praises,
most people are merely treasurers for others.
And its pilgrim shrine is the Kaaba of perfections, so greet it.
ذوthe possessor of الجودِgenerosity يورثbequeaths فيduring مَحياهُhis lifetime أَنعُمَهُhis favors
ذو الجودِ يورث في مَحياهُ أَنعُمَهُ
وَالنِكسand the base man يورثbequeaths بعدafter الموتdeath وَالعَدَمِand extinction
وَالنِكس يورث بعد الموت وَالعَدَمِ
The generous man bequeaths his favors during his lifetime;
You see kings humbly standing at its gates,
the base man bequeaths after death and extinction.
A delegation and ransom, so leave aside all other tribes.
وَقيمةand the worth of المرءa man ماwhat جادَتgave generously بِهِit يدهhis hand
وَقيمة المرء ما جادَت بِهِ يده
وَقدركand your worth الأَنفَسَthe most precious الغاليthe costly منamong القيَمِvalues
وَقدرك الأَنفَسَ الغالي من القيَمِ
A man's worth is what his hand gives freely,
and your worth is the most precious, costly of all values.
وَالفَضلand excellence أَشياءُthings شَتّىvarious أَنتَyou جُملتهاtheir sum
وَالفَضل أَشياءُ شَتّى أَنتَ جُملتها
وَصيغةand a form أَنتَyou مَعناهاits meaning فَدُمso endure تَدُمِit endures
وَصيغة أَنتَ مَعناها فَدُم تَدُمِ
Excellence consists of many things: you are their sum,
and a form whose meaning you are: endure, and it endures.
Partial English translation: 176 of 180 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1