جَيرِindeed أَنَّthat الفَتىthe young man لَفيsurely in النَصبِtoil الأَعthe greatest (begins)
جَيرِ أَنَّ الفَتى لَفي النَصبِ الأَع
ظَمِ(completes 'greatest') بَينَamong الأَهلَينِkinsfolk وَالجيرانِand the neighbors
ظَمِ بَينَ الأَهلَينِ وَالجيرانِ
Indeed, a young man endures the greatest
My neighbor, the young man bears the greatest tribulation
toil among his kin and neighbors.
Among family and neighbors
وَحِرانُand the balking الجَوادِof the steed كَالحَتفِlike death لِلهاfor the fugitive (begins)
وَحِرانُ الجَوادِ كَالحَتفِ لِلها
رِبِ(completes 'fugitive') قُدّامَbefore ثائِرٍan avenger حَرّانِburning with rage
رِبِ قُدّامَ ثائِرٍ حَرّانِ
And a steed's balking is like death to one
And the neighing of the generous horse is like war
fleeing before an avenger burning with rage.
Facing the angry warrior
أَناI أَدرانِيَmade me know الرَشادُright guidance بِأَنَّof the fact that الإِنhumankind (begins)
أَنا أَدرانِيَ الرَشادُ بِأَنَّ الإِن
سَ(completes 'humankind') مَخلوقَةٌfashioned مِنَfrom الأَدرانِfilth
سَ مَخلوقَةٌ مِنَ الأَدرانِ
As for me, right guidance has taught me that
I know wisdom teaches me that man
humankind is fashioned from filth.
Is created of forethought
إِنif يَكُنshould be أَبرَأَcured القَضاءُfate الضَنىwasting sickness فَهthen (begins 'then it')
إِن يَكُن أَبرَأَ القَضاءُ الضَنى فَه
وَبَرانيit wore me away (continuation) مِنfrom بَعدِafter ماthat أَبرانيhealed me
وَبَراني مِن بَعدِ ما أَبراني
If fate has cured wasting sickness, then
If fate has relieved my worries, then it
it has worn me away after healing me.
Has relieved me after relieving me
لاno كَرىًslumber نائِمٌsleeping بِجَفنيin my eyelid وَلاnor أَعI signaled (begins)
لا كَرىً نائِمٌ بِجَفني وَلا أَع
لَمتُ(completes 'I signaled') فيin الدَهرِtime فِتنَةًtemptation بِكِرانِwith a lute
لَمتُ في الدَهرِ فِتنَةً بِكِرانِ
No slumber sleeps upon my eyelid; nor have I
No drowsiness in my eyelids, nor have I
ever signaled temptation with a lute.
Known in this life any virgin trials
قَدindeed أَرانيhas shown me القِياسُanalogical reasoning أَنَّthat لُيوثَlions of الthe
قَد أَراني القِياسُ أَنَّ لُيوثَ ال
غابِthickets فيماin whatever يَنوبُbefalls مِثلُlike الإِرانِthe bier
غابِ فيما يَنوبُ مِثلُ الإِرانِ
Reasoning has shown me that the lions of
Reason shows me that the lions of
the thickets, when troubles strike, are like a bier.
The forest suffer what the lambs suffer
خَوَّفوناthey frightened us مِنَabout القِرانِthe planetary conjunction وَلاand no بُدَّescape
خَوَّفونا مِنَ القِرانِ وَلا بُدَّ
لِنَفسٍfor a soul مَعَwith الرَدىdeath مِنfrom قِرانِa conjunction
لِنَفسٍ مَعَ الرَدى مِن قِرانِ
They frightened us with the planets' conjunction; yet there must be
They frightened us of fate, and the self is
a conjunction between each soul and death.
Bound to fate despite resistance
كَمhow many جِبالٍmountains مِنَof الجُيوشِarmies تَرادىhave toppled
كَم جِبالٍ مِنَ الجُيوشِ تَرادى
وَالَّذيand that which أوضِعَتwere driven onward لَهُfor it الحِجرانِthe two stones (gold and silver)
وَالَّذي أوضِعَت لَهُ الحِجرانِ
How many mountains of armies have toppled,
How many mountains of armies marched
and what they were driven toward was the two stones—gold and silver!
By that which has two stones placed for it
مَرَّpassed آنٌa moment مِنَof الزَمانِtime عَلىover الشَخthe person (begins)
مَرَّ آنٌ مِنَ الزَمانِ عَلى الشَخ
صِ(completes 'person') فَقَدso indeed خِلتُI thought أَنَّthat دَهراًan age مَرانيdrained me
صِ فَقَد خِلتُ أَنَّ دَهراً مَراني
A moment of time passed over a person;
Time has passed over the person so I
yet I thought an age had drained me.
Have come to know that time makes me bitter
وَعَرانيand befell me خَطبٌa calamity أَرادَsought العَرانيthe proud noses (begins)
وَعَراني خَطبٌ أَرادَ العَراني
نَ(completes 'proud noses') بِذُلٍّwith humiliation وَكُلُّهاand all of them فيin عِرانِa nose-peg
نَ بِذُلٍّ وَكُلُّها في عِرانِ
And a calamity befell me, targeting proud noses
And sandstorms wanted to make me bare
with humiliation; all are tethered by a nose-peg.
With humility but they are all in bareness
زَعَمَclaimed الناسُthe people أَنَّthat قَوماًa group مِنَamong الأَبthe righteous (begins)
زَعَمَ الناسُ أَنَّ قَوماً مِنَ الأَب
رارِ(completes 'righteous') عولواwere borne aloft بِالجَوِّin the air بِالطَيَرانِby flying
رارِ عولوا بِالجَوِّ بِالطَيَرانِ
People claimed that some of the righteous
The people claimed that some of the righteous
were borne through the air in flight,
Depended on the atmosphere by flight
وَمَشَواand they walked فَوقَupon صَفحَةِthe surface of الماءِthe water هَذاthis الإِفfalsehood (begins)
وَمَشَوا فَوقَ صَفحَةِ الماءِ هَذا الإِف
كُ(completes 'falsehood') هَيهاتَimpossible! ماas long as جَرىrun their course العَصرانِthe two cycles (day and night)
كُ هَيهاتَ ما جَرى العَصرانِ
and walked upon the water's surface. This is falsehood!
And walked upon the surface of the water this
Never, as long as day and night endure!
Superstition, never in times flowed
ماnot مَشىwalked فَوقَupon لُجَّةِthe deep expanse of الماءِthe water لاneither السَعthe two Saʿds (begins)
ما مَشى فَوقَ لُجَّةِ الماءِ لا السَع
دانِ(completes 'the two Saʿds') فيماin what مَضىhas passed وَلاnor العُمَرانِthe two ʿUmars
دانِ فيما مَضى وَلا العُمَرانِ
The two Saʿds did not walk upon the deep waters
None has walked upon the surface of water, not the
in bygone times, nor did the two ʿUmars.
Sa'dan in the past or civilizations
أَقرانيserved me as a guest ذاكَthat المُضَيِّفُhost ماwhat أَكI loathe (begins)
أَقراني ذاكَ المُضَيِّفُ ما أَك
رَهُ(completes 'I loathe') وَاللَهُand God غالِبُvanquisher of الأَقرانِrivals
رَهُ وَاللَهُ غالِبُ الأَقرانِ
That host served me what I
That host alleviated my bitterness
loathe; and God vanquishes all rivals.
And God prevails over all hosts
لَمnot أَبِتI spent the night غافِلاًheedless فَأَشرانيso it goaded me الحِرgreed (begins)
لَم أَبِت غافِلاً فَأَشراني الحِر
صُ(completes 'greed') إِلىto أَنthat أَعودَI become كَالأَشرانِlike worn-out rags (probable sense)
صُ إِلى أَن أَعودَ كَالأَشرانِ
I never passed a heedless night; greed goaded me
I have not been heedless so the guard urges me
until I became like worn-out rags.
To return like the bedouins
Sol 6.1