فَمَنso whoever يَكُis أَمسىhas become سائِلاًasking بِشَماتَةٍwith malicious glee
فَمَن يَكُ أَمسى سائِلاً بِشَماتَةٍ
بِماabout what حَلَّbefell بيupon me أَوor شامِتاًgloating غَيرَwithout سائِلِasking
بِما حَلَّ بي أَو شامِتاً غَيرَ سائِلِ
So whoever has come to ask with malicious glee
So whoever gloats at my misfortune
about what befell me, or to gloat without asking—
Or rejoices without even asking,
فَقَدfor indeed عَجَمَتtested مِنّيin me العَواجِمُtrials ماجِداًa noble man
فَقَد عَجَمَت مِنّي العَواجِمُ ماجِداً
صَبوراًpatient عَلىunder عَضّاتِthe bites of تِلكَthose التَلاتِلِcalamities
صَبوراً عَلى عَضّاتِ تِلكَ التَلاتِلِ
for trials have indeed tested me—a noble man,
Will find in me a magnanimous Arab,
patient under the bites of those calamities.
Patient with the bites of those slanderers.
إِذاwhen نالَgains لَمdoes not يَفرَحrejoice وَلَيسَand he is not لِنَكبَةٍbecause of a calamity
إِذا نالَ لَم يَفرَح وَلَيسَ لِنَكبَةٍ
إِذاwhen حَدَثَتit occurs بالخاضِعِsubmissive المُتَضائِلِcowed
إِذا حَدَثَت بالخاضِعِ المُتَضائِلِ
When he gains, he does not exult; nor, before a calamity,
He does not rejoice when fortune comes his way,
when it strikes, is he submissive and cowed.
Nor is humbled when calamity strikes.
Sol 6.1