فَلَئِنfor even if حَرَصتُI have sought eagerly عَلىfor اليَسارِwealth فَرُبَّماthen sometimes
فَلَئِن حَرَصتُ عَلى اليَسارِ فَرُبَّما
راحَcomes away الحَريصُthe eager seeker بِرُمَّةِwith the entirety of الحِرمانِdeprivation
راحَ الحَريصُ بِرُمَّةِ الحِرمانِ
For even if I have sought wealth eagerly, sometimes
Though I strive for ease, perhaps
the eager seeker comes away with utter deprivation.
The striving one is deprived of his wish.
وَلَئِنand even if عَداassails صَرفُthe vicissitudes of الزَمَنِtime فَإِنَّنيthen indeed I
وَلَئِن عَدا صَرفُ الزَمَنِ فَإِنَّني
مُتَدَرِّعٌarmoring myself with صَبريmy patience لِرَيبِagainst the misfortunes of زَمانيmy time
مُتَدَرِّعٌ صَبري لِرَيبِ زَماني
And even if time's vicissitudes assail me, I am
And though time’s turning is against me,
wearing my patience as armor against my time's misfortunes.
I am armored with patience for time’s malice.
أَقرىI offer hospitality to الحَوادِثَcalamities إِنif حَلَلنَthey alight تَجَلُّداًwith fortitude
أَقرى الحَوادِثَ إِن حَلَلنَ تَجَلُّداً
وَأَعُدُّand I count شَأنَthe affairs of عَشيرَتيmy clan مِنamong شانيmy affairs
وَأَعُدُّ شَأنَ عَشيرَتي مِن شاني
I welcome calamities as guests, should they alight, with fortitude,
I face misfortunes with composure,
and count my clan's affairs among my own.
And hold my people’s honor as my own.
قَومٌa people تَرىyou see أَرماحَهُمtheir spears يَومَon the day of الوَغىbattle
قَومٌ تَرى أَرماحَهُم يَومَ الوَغى
مَشغوفَةًenamored بِمَواطِنِof the places of الكِتمانِconcealment
مَشغوفَةً بِمَواطِنِ الكِتمانِ
A people whose spears you see, on the day of battle,
A people whose spears on the day of battle
enamored of hidden recesses.
Are devoted to the places of concealment.
يَتَسَربَلونَthey clothe themselves in أَسِنَّةًspearheads وَصَفائِحاًand sword blades
يَتَسَربَلونَ أَسِنَّةً وَصَفائِحاً
وَالمَوتُand death بَينَbetween صَفيحَةٍa sword blade وَسِنانِand a spearhead
وَالمَوتُ بَينَ صَفيحَةٍ وَسِنانِ
They clothe themselves in spearheads and sword blades,
They don armor and coats of mail,
and death lies between a sword blade and a spearhead.
With death between mail coat and spear point.
قَومٌa people إِذاwhen شَهِدواthey face الكَريهَةَbattle صَيَّرواthey make
قَومٌ إِذا شَهِدوا الكَريهَةَ صَيَّروا
كُمَمَsheaths الرِماحِthe spears جَماجِمَskulls الأَقرانِthe rivals
كُمَمَ الرِماحِ جَماجِمَ الأَقرانِ
A people who, when they face battle, make
A people who when they witness horrors,
their rivals' skulls sheaths for their spears.
Make the spear points skulls of the enemies.
قَومٌa people يَحُلُّsettles لَدىamong البَرِيَّةِhumankind خَوفُهُمfear of them
قَومٌ يَحُلُّ لَدى البَرِيَّةِ خَوفُهُم
بِمَنازِلِin the abodes of الأَرواحِsouls فيwithin الأَبدانِbodies
بِمَنازِلِ الأَرواحِ في الأَبدانِ
A people whose dread settles among humankind
A people whose fear in the wilderness
in the abodes of souls within bodies.
Dwells in the souls within their bodies.
Sol 6.1