ياO غربتيmy exile ثوبrobe الهوانhumiliation كسوتنيyou clothed me
يا غربتي ثوب الهوان كسوتني
وسلبتand you stripped away عزّيmy honor قدindeed علاكhas overtaken you هوانُhumiliation
وسلبت عزّي قد علاك هوانُ
O my exile, you have clothed me in the garment of humiliation,
O my exile, you have clothed me in humiliation's robe,
And stripped me of my pride; disgrace has overtaken you.
And stripped me of my honor; humiliation has indeed overtaken you.
ماnot صحّproved true ماwhat نقلوهُthey reported it فيكabout you بقولهمin their saying
ما صحّ ما نقلوهُ فيك بقولهم
العزُّhonor أنto يتغرّبlive abroad الإنسانُthe person
العزُّ أن يتغرّب الإنسانُ
Untrue is what they have related of you when they say:
There is no truth in what they reported about you, saying:
“Honor lies in a person’s going abroad.”
'Honor lies in a person's going abroad.'
بلrather كلُّevery منone who هانتshowed contempt بهfor him أوطانُهُhis homelands
بل كلُّ من هانت به أوطانُهُ
بخلتwere stingy عليهtoward him بقربهاwith their nearness الأوطانُthe homelands
بخلت عليه بقربها الأوطانُ
Rather, everyone whom his homelands have held in contempt
Rather, anyone whom his homelands have scorned
Finds all lands begrudging him even their nearness.
Is denied their nearness by the homelands.
يُزريbelittles بهhim الغمرthe simpleton الجهولُutterly ignorant وماand not لهfor him
يُزري به الغمر الجهولُ وما له
أبداًever لظلمagainst an injustice مسّهُafflicted him أعوانُhelpers
أبداً لظلم مسّهُ أعوانُ
The ignorant boor belittles him, and he has
The ignorant simpleton belittles him, and he has no
No allies, ever, against the wrong that has touched him.
Helpers, ever, against a wrong that has afflicted him.
كنفيسlike a precious دُرّpearl عندwith منone who لمdid not يدرهknow it
كنفيس دُرّ عند من لم يدره
لمnot تغلُrise high قطّever لسعرهfor its value أثمانُprices
لم تغلُ قطّ لسعره أثمانُ
Like a precious pearl in the hands of one who knows it not,
Like a precious pearl with one who does not know its worth,
No offers ever rise to the measure of its worth.
No price has ever risen to match its worth.
ماnever قالhe said منof خلّa close friend وقالand he said ربحتهُI gained him
ما قال من خلّ وقال ربحتهُ
إلاexcept ويُعقبُand follows ربحهُhis gain خُسرانُloss
إلا ويُعقبُ ربحهُ خُسرانُ
No friend has said, “I have gained him,”
Never does he speak of a friend and say, 'I have gained him,'
But that loss follows close upon his gain.
Without loss following his gain.
ياO نارfire ناسهhis people وأناسهand his folk
يا نار ناسه وأناسه
لترونyou will surely see ناسpeople غيرهمother than them ومكانُand a place
لترون ناس غيرهم ومكانُ
O fire of his people and his intimates,
O fire of his people and his folk,
You shall surely see other people—and another place.
You will surely see people other than them, and a place.
Sol 6.1