خُطوبٌcalamities تَأَلَّتhave sworn لاnot يَزالُceases to be مُعَذَّباًtormented
خُطوبٌ تَأَلَّت لا يَزالُ مُعَذَّباً
أَخوهاtheir brother وَحَلَّتand have loosened كُلَّevery كَفٍّhand وَساعِدِand forearm
أَخوها وَحَلَّت كُلَّ كَفٍّ وَساعِدِ
Calamities have sworn that he shall remain tormented—
Troubles have afflicted one who still suffers,
their brother—and have loosened every hand and forearm.
His brother has been released and every palm and arm freed,
وَماand none فَوقَabove هَذيthis الأَرضِthe earth إِلّاexcept مُؤَهَّلٌdestined
وَما فَوقَ هَذي الأَرضِ إِلّا مُؤَهَّلٌ
لِهَمٍّfor sorrow فَقارِبso draw near فيin الظُنونِconjectures وَباعِدِand range far
لِهَمٍّ فَقارِب في الظُنونِ وَباعِدِ
And none upon this earth is anything but destined
There is nothing above this earth except one made ready
for sorrow; so let your conjectures range near and far.
For a care nearly matching in guesses and differing,
إِذاwhen جَلَّgrew grave خَطبٌa calamity ساعَدَaided المَرءَa man ضِدَّهُhis foe
إِذا جَلَّ خَطبٌ ساعَدَ المَرءَ ضِدَّهُ
وَلاand no خَيرَgood فيin الإِخوانِbrothers إِنif لَمnot تُساعِدِyou lend aid
وَلا خَيرَ في الإِخوانِ إِن لَم تُساعِدِ
When a calamity grows grave, a man aids his foe;
When serious affairs help a man against his foe,
and there is no good in brothers unless you lend aid.
And there is no good in brothers unless they give support,
وَقَدand may يَهجُرُshun الحَتفُdeath القِيامَthose rising إِلىto الوَغىbattle
وَقَد يَهجُرُ الحَتفُ القِيامَ إِلى الوَغى
وَيَطرُقُand visits by night أَبياتَhomes النِساءِthe women القَواعِدِwho remain at home
وَيَطرُقُ أَبياتَ النِساءِ القَواعِدِ
And death may shun those who rise to battle,
The zealous may cease to rise into the fray
and visit by night the homes of women who remain at home.
And the steadfast refrain from the abodes of women,
فَإِنso if رُمتَyou sought جوداًgenerosity فَلِيَجِئthen let it come مِنكَfrom you مُطلَقاًunfettered
فَإِن رُمتَ جوداً فَلِيَجِئ مِنكَ مُطلَقاً
وَأَكرِمهُand honor it عَنabove تَقيُّدِهِits being bound بِالمَواعِدِby promises
وَأَكرِمهُ عَن تَقيُّدِهِ بِالمَواعِدِ
So if you seek generosity, let it come from you unfettered,
So if you are generous let it come from you unrestricted
and hold it above being bound by promises.
And honor him without binding him to conditions,
فَأَهنَأُfor the most welcome غَيمٍcloud جادَgave generously فيupon الأَرضِthe earth نائِلاًbounty
فَأَهنَأُ غَيمٍ جادَ في الأَرضِ نائِلاً
غَمامٌa rain cloud سَقاهاwatered it فيin صَموتِthe silence الرَواعِدِof thunder
غَمامٌ سَقاها في صَموتِ الرَواعِدِ
For the most welcome cloud to bestow bounty upon the earth
Happiest is a cloud that rains upon the land in plenty,
is a rain cloud that waters it while thunder is silent.
A downpour has watered it amid the roar of thunder,
وَإِنَّand indeed المَناياdeaths لاnot يَغِبُّis intermittent نُزولُهاtheir descent
وَإِنَّ المَنايا لا يَغِبُّ نُزولُها
فَتَخفِضَthus bringing low أَربابَpossessors الجُدودِgood fortunes الصَواعِدِrising
فَتَخفِضَ أَربابَ الجُدودِ الصَواعِدِ
And death descends without respite,
Verily death's descent cannot be absent
thus bringing low those whose fortunes rise.
And it lays low the eminent lords of high renown.
Sol 6.1