أُداريI humor المرءَthe man ذاpossessing خُلُقٍcharacter نكيرٍobjectionable
أُداري المرءَ ذا خُلُقٍ نكيرٍ
واُعرضُand I turn away صافحاًforgiving عنfrom ذنبِthe offense of خِلِّيmy close friend
واُعرضُ صافحاً عن ذنبِ خِلِّي
I humor a man of objectionable character,
I shun the one of despicable character
and turn away, forgiving my friend's offense.
And turn away gracefully from my friend's sin
وأجعلُand I make خوضexploration أفكاريmy thoughts حُلِيّاًornaments
وأجعلُ خوض أفكاري حُلِيّاً
فأغْبطهُso I envy him وكَمْand how many طوْقٍa necklace كَغُلِّlike a shackle
فأغْبطهُ وكَمْ طوْقٍ كَغُلِّ
I make my thoughts' explorations into ornaments,
And make my thoughts pure jewelry
so I envy him—yet many a necklace is like a shackle.
To make him envious, though shackled he's been
وأغْدوand I become منfrom غنيwealth نفسيmy soul َغنيّاًself-sufficient
وأغْدو من غني نفسي َغنيّاً
عنof الدُّنياthe world وليand I have حالُthe condition of المُقِلِّone with little
عن الدُّنيا ولي حالُ المُقِلِّ
Through my soul's wealth I become independent
And make myself, from my bountiful soul, rich
of the world, though my lot is that of a poor man.
Of this world, though my state is bare and thin
ولاand not أرْضيI appease للَّئيمَto the base man لكشفِto relieve ضُرٍّdistress
ولا أرْضي للَّئيمَ لكشفِ ضُرٍّ
ولوand even if أسْلِمْتُI were surrendered للموتِto death المُذلِّhumiliating
ولو أسْلِمْتُ للموتِ المُذلِّ
Nor will I appease a base man to relieve distress,
And not please the wicked by revealing harm
even if I were surrendered to humiliating death.
Even if I'm submitted to loss and chagrin
وكمand many a ضَحِكٍlaugh كتمتُI concealed بهwith it دُموعاًtears
وكم ضَحِكٍ كتمتُ به دُموعاً
ليسلمَso that it remains safe عندَهwith it سِريmy secret وعقْليand my reason
ليسلمَ عندَه سِري وعقْلي
With many a laugh I have concealed tears,
And how much laughter I've hidden tears with
so that my secret and my reason remain safe behind it.
So my secret and mind stay safe within
وينْصُرُنيand he helps me الوزيرُthe minister لىagainst (apparently على) الرَّزاياcalamities
وينْصُرُني الوزيرُ لى الرَّزايا
اذاwhen ماan emphatic particle رامَsought دهريmy fate نَحْتَhewing أثْليmy tamarisk
اذا ما رامَ دهري نَحْتَ أثْلي
The minister helps me against calamities,
And the minister will help me in calamities
when my fate seeks to hew away my tamarisk.
When fate seeks to destroy all that I win
لبيقُgraceful العِطْفِof flank أغْلبُlionlike هاشِمِيٌّa Hashemite
لبيقُ العِطْفِ أغْلبُ هاشِمِيٌّ
أميرُprince الحيِّof the clan فيin فَتْكٍslaying وبَذْلِand giving
أميرُ الحيِّ في فَتْكٍ وبَذْلِ
Graceful of flank, a lionlike Hashemite,
Kindness's flow, a Hashimite prevails
the clan's prince in slaying and giving.
Leader of the living, in conquest and giving
قَتولُa relentless slayer الأزْمِof hardships عارقَةًflesh-gnawing صِعاباًunyielding
قَتولُ الأزْمِ عارقَةً صِعاباً
اذاwhen عَمَّspread throughout البلادَthe land شديدُsevere مَحْلِdrought
اذا عَمَّ البلادَ شديدُ مَحْلِ
A slayer of flesh-gnawing, unyielding hardships,
Vanquishing crises, overcoming adversity
when severe drought spreads throughout the land.
When severity fills all the land living
لهfor him بالعزْمthrough resolve أقْطىfarthest (apparently أقصى) البُعْدِdistance دانٍnear
له بالعزْم أقْطى البُعْدِ دانٍ
ووعْرُand the rugged ground المجدِof glory مُنتَهَباًplundered كسَهْلِlike level ground
ووعْرُ المجدِ مُنتَهَباً كسَهْلِ
Through resolve, the farthest distance is near for him,
With resolve he reaches farthest ends subdued
and glory's rugged ground is plundered as readily as level ground.
And glory's roughness made smooth like a plain
ولمَّاand when أنْthat رأيتُI saw عُلاهُhis eminence فاقَتْsurpassed
ولمَّا أنْ رأيتُ عُلاهُ فاقَتْ
بنيthe sons of الدُّنياthe world وقَقْتُI devoted (apparently وقفت) عليهto him فضْلَيmy excellence
بني الدُّنيا وقَقْتُ عليه فضْلَي
And when I saw his eminence surpass
When I saw his heights, they surpassed
the sons of this world, I devoted my gifts to him.
All the world, so upon him virtue I rain
Sol 6.1