وَمَنزِلٍand a dwelling بِرداءِin the mantle of العِزَّglory مُتَّشِحٍcloaked
وَمَنزِلٍ بِرداءِ العِزَّ مُتَّشِحٍ
وَقَدand indeed رَضيناهُwe were content with it مُصطافاًas a summer residence وَمُرتَبَعاand a spring retreat
وَقَد رَضيناهُ مُصطافاً وَمُرتَبَعا
And a dwelling, cloaked in the mantle of glory,
In a dwelling robed with the garb of honor
and we had been content with it as a summer home and spring retreat.
We have accepted it as a chosen and frequented resort
تَكسوclothes عُلوميَmy learning عِرنينَthe bridge of the nose of التُقىpiety شَمَماًproud height
تَكسو عُلوميَ عِرنينَ التُقى شَمَماً
فيalong حافَتَيهِits two sides وَأَجيادَand the necks of العُلاeminence تَلَعاlofty length
في حافَتَيهِ وَأَجيادَ العُلا تَلَعا
My learning clothes piety’s nose in proud height,
My glories are clad with the perfumes of piety
along its two sides, and eminence’s necks in lofty length.
On its edges and the glories of height intertwined
لَمّاwhen تَسَنَّمَscaled أَعلاهُits summit هَوىit fell بِفَتىًwith a young man
لَمّا تَسَنَّمَ أَعلاهُ هَوى بِفَتىً
يُطَبِّقُencompasses الأَرضَthe earth تيهاًin pride وَالسَّماءَand the sky مَعاtogether
يُطَبِّقُ الأَرضَ تيهاً وَالسَّماءَ مَعا
When a youth scaled its summit, it fell with him—
When he reached its summit, he yearned for a youth
one who fills earth and sky alike with pride.
Who brings together earth and sky alike
وَكَيفَand how يَحمِلُbears سَقفٌa roof مِثلُهُlike it هِمَماًambitions
وَكَيفَ يَحمِلُ سَقفٌ مِثلُهُ هِمَماً
لَمnot يَستَطِعbe able to حَملَهاbear them السَّقفُthe roof الَّذيthat رُفِعاwas raised
لَم يَستَطِع حَملَها السَّقفُ الَّذي رُفِعا
And how could a roof like it bear ambitions
And how can a roof like it bear ambitions
that the roof raised aloft could not bear?
That even the elevated roof was unable to bear
وَاللَهُand God دافَعَdefended عَنِّيon my behalf إِذْwhen رَأَىHe saw شَرَفاًnobility
وَاللَهُ دافَعَ عَنِّي إِذْ رَأَى شَرَفاً
لَوif لَمhad not أُطِلI lengthened باعَهُits arm-span بالفَضلِthrough merit لاwould تَّضَعاhave sunk low
لَو لَم أُطِل باعَهُ بالفَضلِ لا تَّضَعا
And God defended me when He saw nobility
And God defended me when He saw nobility
that would have sunk low had I not extended its reach through merit.
If I had not made it long with favor it would have collapsed
وَلَوand if قَضىHe decreed بِالَّذيin accordance with what نادَىcalled out الأَنامُhumankind بِهِfor it
وَلَو قَضى بِالَّذي نادَى الأَنامُ بِهِ
لَمnot يُلْفَbe found بَعديَafter me شَملُthe unity of المَجدِglory مُجتَمِعاunited
لَم يُلْفَ بَعديَ شَملُ المَجدِ مُجتَمِعا
And had He decreed what humankind called for,
And if He had decreed what the people proclaimed
glory’s unity would not have been found intact after me.
The mantle of glory would not have remained whole after me
فاللَهَso God أَسأَلُI ask عُمراًa lifetime كُلَّماwhenever بَلَغَتْreached
فاللَهَ أَسأَلُ عُمراً كُلَّما بَلَغَتْ
مَدىthe age of القُروحِfull equine maturity سِنوهُits years فُرَّwas examined by its teeth ليfor me جَذَعاa young colt
مَدى القُروحِ سِنوهُ فُرَّ لي جَذَعا
So I ask God for a life that, whenever its years reach
So I ask God for a life, whenever wounds reached
a full-grown horse’s age, proves to be a colt for me when its teeth are checked.
Their extent in years, He relieved me with a strong body
Sol 6.1