عِشlive مُجبَراًcompelled أَوor غَيرَnot مُجبَرcompelled
عِش مُجبَراً أَو غَيرَ مُجبَر
فَالخَلقُfor creation مَربوبٌsubject to a Lord مُدَبَّرgoverned
فَالخَلقُ مَربوبٌ مُدَبَّر
Live compelled, or uncompelled;
For creation is subject to a Lord and governed.
وَالخَيرُand goodness يُهمَسُis whispered بَينَهُمamong them
وَالخَيرُ يُهمَسُ بَينَهُم
وَيُقامُand is raised لِلسَوآتِfor shameful deeds مِنبَرa pulpit
وَيُقامُ لِلسَوآتِ مِنبَر
And goodness is whispered among them,
And a pulpit is raised for shameful deeds.
فَاِخشَso fear البَريَّةَhumankind كُلَّهاall of it
فَاِخشَ البَريَّةَ كُلَّها
إِنّيindeed I بِهاabout it أَدرىknow better وَأَخبَرand am better informed
إِنّي بِها أَدرى وَأَخبَر
So fear all humankind;
Indeed, I know it better and am better informed.
وَإِذاand if اِفتَقَرَتyou become poor فَلاthen do not تَهُنbe abased
وَإِذا اِفتَقَرَت فَلا تَهُن
وَإِذاand if غُنيتَyou are enriched فَلاthen do not تَجَبَّرbecome overbearing
وَإِذا غُنيتَ فَلا تَجَبَّر
And if you grow poor, do not abase yourself;
And if you grow rich, do not become overbearing.
وَالحَيُّand the living being إِنif يُعطَis granted البَقاءَcontinued life
وَالحَيُّ إِن يُعطَ البَقاءَ
فَإِنَّهُthen indeed it يَفنىwastes away وَيَكبَرand grows old
فَإِنَّهُ يَفنى وَيَكبَر
And if a living being is granted continued life,
It still wastes away and grows old.
وَيَصيرُand becomes ماقَضىwhat has passed مِنَof الthe
وَيَصيرُ ماقَضى مِنَ ال
أَيّامِdays أَحلاماًdreams تُعَبَّرare interpreted
أَيّامِ أَحلاماً تُعَبَّر
And what has passed of the
Days becomes dreams to be interpreted.
وَاللَهُand God صَغَّرَناmade us small فَمَنso whoever
وَاللَهُ صَغَّرَنا فَمَن
يَبغِseeks العُلاhigh rank يُصرَفis turned away وَيُثبَرand is destroyed
يَبغِ العُلا يُصرَف وَيُثبَر
And God has made us small; so whoever
Seeks high rank is turned away and destroyed,
مِثلَlike الحُمَيّاwine's ardor وَالثُرَيّاand the Pleiades
مِثلَ الحُمَيّا وَالثُرَيّا
وَاللُجَينَand silver بِلاwithout مُكَبَّرa non-diminutive form
وَاللُجَينَ بِلا مُكَبَّر
Like wine's ardor and the Pleiades,
And silver—each without a non-diminutive form.
وَالعَودُand returning أَحمَدُis more praiseworthy فيin الجَميلِgood deeds
وَالعَودُ أَحمَدُ في الجَميلِ
فَإِنso if تَشِبyou reach youth فَالعَودُthen the old man أَصبَرis more patient
فَإِن تَشِب فَالعَودُ أَصبَر
And repeating good deeds is more praiseworthy;
If you reach youth, the old man is more patient.
لَوif كُنتَyou were كَالبَدرِlike the full moon المُنيرِshining
لَو كُنتَ كَالبَدرِ المُنيرِ
أَوor الغَزالَةِthe sun وَهِيَand it أَكبَرis greater
أَو الغَزالَةِ وَهِيَ أَكبَر
Were you like the shining full moon,
Or the sun, which is greater,
لَعَلِمتُI would surely know أَنّيthat I لِلثَرىto the earth
لَعَلِمتُ أَنّي لِلثَرى
أُدعىam summoned وَأَنّيand that I فيهِin it أُقبَرam buried
أُدعى وَأَنّي فيهِ أُقبَر
I would know that to the earth
I am summoned, and that in it I am buried.
وَإِذاand if عَلِمتُI learn لِماfor what يَزوpasses away (beginning of يزول)
وَإِذا عَلِمتُ لِما يَزو
لُpasses away (end of يزول) فَذَلِكَthen that العَمَلُwork المُتَبَّرruined
لُ فَذَلِكَ العَمَلُ المُتَبَّر
And if I learn for what passes
Away, that work is ruined.
مِنfrom قَبلِناbefore us سَعَتِlabored السُعاةُthe collectors
مِن قَبلِنا سَعَتِ السُعاةُ
لِرَهطِfor the clan of وَثّابِWaththab بنِson of جَعبَرJa'bar
لِرَهطِ وَثّابِ بنِ جَعبَر
Before us, the collectors labored
For the clan of Waththab ibn Ja'bar.
جَمَعواthey gathered لَهُfor him مِنfrom كُلِّevery أَوquarter (beginning of أوب)
جَمَعوا لَهُ مِن كُلِّ أَو
بٍquarter (end of أوب) وَاِجتَنىand he harvested النَخلَthe palms المُؤَبَّرpollinated
بٍ وَاِجتَنى النَخلَ المُؤَبَّر
They gathered for him from every
Quarter, and he harvested the pollinated palms.
لَعِبَplayed الوَلائِدُthe slave girls بِالسَباwith the ingots (beginning of بالسبائك)
لَعِبَ الوَلائِدُ بِالسَبا
ئِكِingots (end of السبائك) وَاِطَّرَحنَand they cast aside بَناتِthe daughters of عَنبَر'Anbar
ئِكِ وَاِطَّرَحنَ بَناتِ عَنبَر
The slave girls played with the
Ingots, and cast aside the daughters of 'Anbar.
وَالعَنبَريَّةُand the woman of 'Anbar لاتُباليdoes not care
وَالعَنبَريَّةُ لاتُبالي
أَنto تَعيشَshe lives بِغَيرِwithout عَنبَرambergris
أَن تَعيشَ بِغَيرِ عَنبَر
And the woman of 'Anbar does not mind
Living without ambergris.
لاlet not يَفخَرَنَّever boast الهاشَميُّthe Hashimite
لا يَفخَرَنَّ الهاشَميُّ
عَلىover اِمرِئٍa man مِنfrom آلِthe people of بَربَرthe Berbers
عَلى اِمرِئٍ مِن آلِ بَربَر
Let the Hashimite never boast
Over a man of Berber lineage.
فَالحَقُّfor Truth يَحلِفُswears ماnot عَليٌّ'Ali
فَالحَقُّ يَحلِفُ ما عَليٌّ
عِندَهُin its eyes إِلّاexcept كَقَنبَرlike Qanbar
عِندَهُ إِلّا كَقَنبَر
For Truth swears: 'Ali
Is in its eyes no different from Qanbar.
إِنif شاءَwills مَنHe who خَلَقَcreated السَماal-Simak (name begins)
إِن شاءَ مَن خَلَقَ السَما
كَal-Simak (name ends) رَعاشَنيrouses me فَنَهَضتُso I rose أَغبَرdust-covered
كَ رَعاشَني فَنَهَضتُ أَغبَر
If He who created al-Simak wills,
He rouses me, and I rise dust-covered,
عَجلانَhastening أَنفُضُI shake out لِمَتيmy locks
عَجلانَ أَنفُضُ لِمَتي
لِتُحَدُّso that they may be measured أَعماليmy deeds وَتُسبَرand probed
لِتُحَدُّ أَعمالي وَتُسبَر
Hastening, shaking out my locks,
So that my deeds may be measured and probed.
Sol 6.1