قالواthey said رَأَيناwe saw الأُسودَthe lions الصَبرُpatience عادَتُهُمtheir custom
قالوا رَأَينا الأُسودَ الصَبرُ عادَتُهُم
فَقُلتُso I said أَبناءُsons أَيّوبٍAyyub وَلاand no عَجَبُwonder
فَقُلتُ أَبناءُ أَيّوبٍ وَلا عَجَبُ
They said, “We saw lions whose custom is patience.”
So I said, “Sons of Ayyub—and no wonder!”
الشارِبونَthose who drink كُئوسَcups المَوتِdeath مُترَعَةًfilled to the brim
الشارِبونَ كُئوسَ المَوتِ مُترَعَةً
وَلِلأَسِنَّةِand for the spearheads فيat حافاتِهاtheir rims حَبَبُbubbles
وَلِلأَسِنَّةِ في حافاتِها حَبَبُ
Those who drink the cups of death, filled to the brim,
With spearheads for bubbles along their rims;
وَالمُضرِمونَand those who kindle لِنارِfor the fire الحَربِwar لَيسَthere is not لَهاfor it
وَالمُضرِمونَ لِنارِ الحَربِ لَيسَ لَها
إِلّاexcept الرِماحُthe spears وَأَضلاعُand the ribs العِداthe enemies حَطَبُfirewood
إِلّا الرِماحُ وَأَضلاعُ العِدا حَطَبُ
And those who kindle the fire of war, which has no
Fuel but spears and the ribs of foes.
اطلُبْask عَلىin كُلِّevery حالٍcircumstance مِنهُمُfrom them وَإِذاand when
اطلُبْ عَلى كُلِّ حالٍ مِنهُمُ وَإِذا
كانواthey are غِضاباًangry فَلاthen not يَثنيrestrains النَدىgenerosity الغَضَبُanger
كانوا غِضاباً فَلا يَثني النَدى الغَضَبُ
Ask of them in every circumstance; and even when
They are angry, anger does not restrain their generosity.
لاdo not تَشغَلِoccupy الوَقتَtime فيin تَسبيبِproviding grounds for مَسأَلَةٍa request
لا تَشغَلِ الوَقتَ في تَسبيبِ مَسأَلَةٍ
فَلَيسَfor not كُلُّall عَطاياهُمtheir gifts لَهاfor them سَبَبُa cause
فَلَيسَ كُلُّ عَطاياهُم لَها سَبَبُ
Do not spend time devising grounds for a request,
For not every gift of theirs has a cause.
القَومُthe people هُمthey واصِلواmaintainers of الأَرحامِkinship ties دَهرَهُمُthroughout their lives
القَومُ هُم واصِلوا الأَرحامِ دَهرَهُمُ
وَبَينَand between أَموالِهِمtheir wealth وَالمُعتَفيand the seeker of bounty نَسَبُkinship
وَبَينَ أَموالِهِم وَالمُعتَفي نَسَبُ
These men maintain the ties of kinship throughout their lives,
And between their wealth and the seeker of bounty lies kinship.
Sol 6.1