ولقدand indeed أكْتُمُI conceal هَمِّيmy sorrow جازِماًresolutely
ولقد أكْتُمُ هَمِّي جازِماً
وهوwhile it is فيin القلبthe heart كأطرافِlike the points of الأسَلْspears
وهو في القلب كأطرافِ الأسَلْ
And indeed I resolutely conceal my sorrow,
I have concealed my worries, determined,
Though in my heart it is like the points of spears.
While in my heart they're like spearheads.
وأرىand I deem الآرابَdesires عنcompared with مسألةٍa petition
وأرى الآرابَ عن مسألةٍ
وعِتابٍand reproach هيthey أدْنىlower وأقَلْand less
وعِتابٍ هي أدْنى وأقَلْ
And I deem desires unworthy of petition
Yet I see the Arabs questioning
Or reproach—they are too lowly and slight.
Reproaches that are base and trivial.
واذاand when سنَّprescribes ليَfor me الصَّمتَsilence النُّهىreason
واذا سنَّ ليَ الصَّمتَ النُّهى
قالspeaks غيريsomeone else ومَقاليand my speech لمnot يُذَلْis abased
قال غيري ومَقالي لم يُذَلْ
And when reason prescribes silence for me,
And if the Law has banned silence for me,
Another speaks, while my words remain unabased.
Another has spoken, my words undefiled.
وجُنونُand the frenzy العَزْمِof resolve قدindeed عَوَّذهُcharmed it
وجُنونُ العَزْمِ قد عَوَّذهُ
حُبُّlove for شمسShams (sun) المِلَّةِal-Milla (the faith) الساميexalted المحلْstation
حُبُّ شمس المِلَّةِ السامي المحلْ
And the frenzy of resolve has been charmed away
Love of the lofty faith's shining sun
By love for Shams al-Milla, exalted in rank.
Has made this resolute madness wholesome.
فاذاso whenever ماemphatic particle غَضَبٌanger ساوَرَنيassails me
فاذا ما غَضَبٌ ساوَرَني
طلَعَrises الحُبُّlove عليهover it فاضْمحلْso it vanishes
طلَعَ الحُبُّ عليه فاضْمحلْ
So whenever anger assails me,
So if rage comes over me,
Love rises over it, and it fades away.
Love rises against it, and it fades away.
فاعلٌone who acts منfrom غيرِother than قوْلٍspeech كَرَماًout of generosity
فاعلٌ من غيرِ قوْلٍ كَرَماً
غيرnot ممْطولٍdelayed واِنْand if قالَhe speaks فَعَلْhe acts
غير ممْطولٍ واِنْ قالَ فَعَلْ
He acts generously, without a word,
A doer, generously, without speaking,
Without delay; and if he speaks, he acts.
Not dragging his feet, even saying: "I did".
ودُّهُhis affection والعهْدُand the pledge اِذْwhen يبْذلُهُhe offers it
ودُّهُ والعهْدُ اِذْ يبْذلُهُ
خَلَصاboth are pure منْof شوبِan admixture of عُذْرٍexcuse ومللْand weariness
خَلَصا منْ شوبِ عُذْرٍ ومللْ
His affection and the pledge, when he offers it,
His love and troth-plight when he gives them
Are free of any taint of excuse or weariness.
Sincere, without the flaw of excuse or boredom.
كلماwhenever أوسِعَhe is overwhelmed عَذْلاًwith reproach فيfor النَّدىgenerosity
كلما أوسِعَ عَذْلاً في النَّدى
زادَincreases فيin ردِّهِhis reply نُعْماهُhis bounty العَذَلْreproach
زادَ في ردِّهِ نُعْماهُ العَذَلْ
Whenever he is overwhelmed with reproach for his bounty,
The more he is reproached unfairly,
Reproach increases his bounty in reply.
The more his bounty swells, freely reproached.
Sol 6.1