دَعِleave القَومَthe people سَلّواthey unsheathed بِالضَغائِنِout of rancor بَينَهُمamong themselves
دَعِ القَومَ سَلّوا بِالضَغائِنِ بَينَهُم
خَناجِرَdaggers وَاِشرَبand drink ماwhatever سَقَتكَgave you to drink الخَناجِرُthe rain-laden clouds
خَناجِرَ وَاِشرَب ما سَقَتكَ الخَناجِرُ
Leave the people to draw, in their mutual rancor,
daggers; and drink whatever the rain-laden clouds pour you.
طَعامُfood غَنِيِّa wealthy person الإِنسِhumankind وَالفاقِدِand one lacking الغِنىwealth
طَعامُ غَنِيِّ الإِنسِ وَالفاقِدِ الغِنى
سَواءٌalike إِذاonce ماemphatic particle غَيَّبَتهُhave hidden it away الحَناجِرُthe throats
سَواءٌ إِذا ما غَيَّبَتهُ الحَناجِرُ
The food of the rich among men and of those without wealth
is alike once throats have swallowed it.
بَهِجتَyou rejoiced بِفَرعٍin a branch لاno ثَباتَstability لِأَصلِهِfor its root
بَهِجتَ بِفَرعٍ لا ثَباتَ لِأَصلِهِ
فَفيمَso about what تُلاحيdo you dispute أَوor عَلامَover what تُشاجِرُdo you quarrel
فَفيمَ تُلاحي أَو عَلامَ تُشاجِرُ
You rejoiced in a branch whose root cannot endure;
so what do you dispute about, or why do you quarrel?
إِذاif أَنتَyou هاجَرتَhave forsaken القَبائِحَvile deeds وَالخَنىand foul speech
إِذا أَنتَ هاجَرتَ القَبائِحَ وَالخَنى
فَأَنتَthen you عَلىdespite قُربِthe nearness of الدِيارِthe dwellings مُهاجِرُan emigrant
فَأَنتَ عَلى قُربِ الدِيارِ مُهاجِرُ
If you forsake vile deeds and foul speech,
then you are an emigrant, though your home is near.
تَعَرَّضَturned لِلطَيرِto the birds السَوانِحِof good omen زاجِرٌan augur
تَعَرَّضَ لِلطَيرِ السَوانِحِ زاجِرٌ
أَماis there not لَكَfor you مِنfrom عَقلٍreason يَكُفُّكَthat restrains you زاجِرُa deterrent
أَما لَكَ مِن عَقلٍ يَكُفُّكَ زاجِرُ
An augur turned to birds of good omen—
have you no curb of reason to restrain you?
وَلَكِنَّهاbut it is الدُنياthe world أَرَتhas shown مَنwhoever يُحِبُّهاloves it
وَلَكِنَّها الدُنيا أَرَت مَن يُحِبُّها
مَحاجِرَeye sockets تُسقىare watered دونَهُنَّbefore them المَحاجِرُthe eye sockets
مَحاجِرَ تُسقى دونَهُنَّ المَحاجِرُ
Yet the world has shown those who love it
eyes before which other eyes fill with tears.
مَتىwhen مافَعَلتَever you do الخَيرَgood ثُمَّthen كَفَرتَهُyou were denied thanks for it
مَتى مافَعَلتَ الخَيرَ ثُمَّ كَفَرتَهُ
فَلاso do not تَأسَفَنgrieve إِنَّindeed المُهَيمِنَthe All-Watchful آجِرُa rewarder
فَلا تَأسَفَن إِنَّ المُهَيمِنَ آجِرُ
Whenever you do good and are then denied thanks for it,
do not grieve: surely the All-Watchful grants reward.
وَلَوeven if لَمdid not يَبَرَّdo good الحُرُّthe noble man إِلّاexcept مَخافَةًout of fear
وَلَو لَم يَبَرَّ الحُرُّ إِلّا مَخافَةً
مِنَof الخِزيِdisgrace بَينَamong الناسِpeople إِنif قيلَit were said فاجِرُwicked
مِنَ الخِزيِ بَينَ الناسِ إِن قيلَ فاجِرُ
Even if a noble man did good only out of fear
of disgrace among people, should he be called 'wicked,'
فَنَزِّهso purify جَميلاًa good deed جِئتَهُyou performed it عَنfrom جَزايَةٍrecompense
فَنَزِّه جَميلاً جِئتَهُ عَن جَزايَةٍ
تُؤَمَّلُhoped for أَوor رِبحٍprofit كَأَنَّكَas though you were تاجِرُa merchant
تُؤَمَّلُ أَو رِبحٍ كَأَنَّكَ تاجِرُ
then keep a good deed you perform free of any recompense
you hope for, or profit—as though you were a merchant.
وَبِالجِدِّand in earnest زارَvisited اللاتَal-Lat أَهلُpeople of ضَلالَةٍerror
وَبِالجِدِّ زارَ اللاتَ أَهلُ ضَلالَةٍ
وَعُظِّمَتِand was venerated العُزّىal-Uzza وَأُكرِمَand was honored باجِرُBajir
وَعُظِّمَتِ العُزّى وَأُكرِمَ باجِرُ
And in earnest, misguided folk visited al-Lat,
and al-Uzza was venerated and Bajir honored.
شَتَوناwe spent winter وَصِفناand we spent summer وَاِرتَبَعناand we spent spring فَلَمyet did not يَدُمendure
شَتَونا وَصِفنا وَاِرتَبَعنا فَلَم يَدُم
شِتاءٌa winter وَزالَand departed القَيظُthe summer heat عَنّاfrom us وَناجِرُand Najir (a hot month)
شِتاءٌ وَزالَ القَيظُ عَنّا وَناجِرُ
We passed through winter, summer, and spring; yet no
winter endured, and summer's heat and Najir left us.
Sol 6.1