إِذاif هممتُI resolve بأمرٍupon a venture دونَهُin its way خَطَرٌdanger
إِذا هممتُ بأمرٍ دونَهُ خَطَرٌ
فصوِّباthen endorse (you two) فيهin it رأييmy judgment واتْرَكاand cease (you two) عَذَليreproaching me
فصوِّبا فيه رأيي واتْرَكا عَذَلي
If I resolve upon a venture with danger in its way,
When I aim for something with peril ahead
Then endorse my judgment in it, and cease reproaching me.
Then make my opinion right in it and leave my blame
ولاand do not تشيراadvise (you two) بنُصحٍwith counsel فيهin which معجزةٌweakness
ولا تشيرا بنُصحٍ فيه معجزةٌ
فالنصحُfor counsel ليسis not بناهٍa restraint on عزمةَthe resolve of البطلِthe hero
فالنصحُ ليس بناهٍ عزمةَ البطلِ
And offer no counsel in which there is weakness,
And do not advise any miracle in it
For counsel cannot restrain a hero’s resolve.
For advice is not supportive of the hero's determination
وساعدانيَand help me (you two) فيin غيّيmy error وفيand in رَشَديmy sound judgment
وساعدانيَ في غيّي وفي رَشَدي
وشارِكانيَand share with me (you two) فيin صابيmy bitter sap وفيand in عَسَليmy honey
وشارِكانيَ في صابي وفي عَسَلي
And help me in my error and in my sound judgment,
And aid me in my folly and in my reason
And share with me my bitter sap and my honey.
And share with me in my honey and in my bitterness
فإِنْfor if بلغتُI attain مُراديmy desire فهوthen it is أرفقُkinder ليto me
فإِنْ بلغتُ مُرادي فهو أرفقُ لي
وإنْand if لقِيتُI meet حِمَاميmy death فهوthen it is أروحُmore restful ليfor me
وإنْ لقِيتُ حِمَامي فهو أروحُ لي
For if I attain my desire, that is kinder to me,
For if I achieve my desire then that is best for me
And if I meet my death, that is more restful for me.
And if I meet my fate then that is most soothing for me
Sol 6.1