إِذاif عِبتَyou fault عِنديin my presence غَيرِيَsomeone other than me اليَومَtoday ظالِماًunjustly
إِذا عِبتَ عِندي غَيرِيَ اليَومَ ظالِماً
فَأَنتَthen you بِظُلمٍwith injustice عِندَin the presence of غَيرِيَsomeone other than me عائِبيone who faults me
فَأَنتَ بِظُلمٍ عِندَ غَيرِيَ عائِبي
If today you unjustly fault another in my presence,
then before another you will unjustly fault me.
عَرَفتُكَI have known you فَاِعلَمso know إِنif ذَمَمتَyou condemn خَلائِقيmy character traits
عَرَفتُكَ فَاِعلَم إِن ذَمَمتَ خَلائِقي
وَرابَكَand troubles you بَعضيpart of me أَنَّthat كُلَّكَall of you رائِبيtroubling me
وَرابَكَ بَعضي أَنَّ كُلَّكَ رائِبي
I know you; so know, if you condemn my character
and part of me troubles you, that all of you troubles me.
فَأَينَso where الَّذيthe one whose فيin التُربِthe earth يُدفَنُis buried شَخصُهُhis body
فَأَينَ الَّذي في التُربِ يُدفَنُ شَخصُهُ
وَأَسرارُهُand his secrets مَدفونَةٌburied فيin التَرائِبِthe breastbones
وَأَسرارُهُ مَدفونَةٌ في التَرائِبِ
So where is the man whose body is buried in the earth,
while his secrets lie buried within the breast?
يَظُنُّis regarded نَبيهٌa notable man غائِباًwhile absent مِثلَlike شاهِدٍone present
يَظُنُّ نَبيهٌ غائِباً مِثلَ شاهِدٍ
وَخامِلُand an obscure member of قَومٍa people شاهِداًwhile present مِثلَlike غائِبِone absent
وَخامِلُ قَومٍ شاهِداً مِثلَ غائِبِ
A notable man, though absent, is regarded as present,
and one obscure among his people, though present, as absent.
وَقَدand sometimes يورَثُbequeaths المالَwealth البَعيدَa distant person مُضَلَّلٌa misguided man
وَقَد يورَثُ المالَ البَعيدَ مُضَلَّلٌ
مِنَamong الناسِpeople يَأبىrefuses وَضعَهُto place it فيamong القَرائِبِrelatives
مِنَ الناسِ يَأبى وَضعَهُ في القَرائِبِ
And sometimes a misguided man bequeaths wealth to a stranger,
a man who refuses to place it with his kin.
وَإِنَّand indeed بَنيthe children of حَوّاءَEve زورٌturned away عَنِfrom الهُدىright guidance
وَإِنَّ بَني حَوّاءَ زورٌ عَنِ الهُدى
وَلَوand even if ضُرِبواthey were struck بِالسَيفِwith the sword ضَربَas the beating of الغَرائِبِstray camels
وَلَو ضُرِبوا بِالسَيفِ ضَربَ الغَرائِبِ
Indeed, the children of Eve are turned away from right guidance,
even if struck with the sword as stray camels are struck.
وَمِنand out of حُبِّlove of دُنياهُمtheir worldly life رَمَواthey pelted فيamid وَغاهُمُtheir battles
وَمِن حُبِّ دُنياهُم رَمَوا في وَغاهُمُ
بَغيضَhated المَناياdeaths بِالنُفوسِwith souls الحَبائِبِbeloved
بَغيضَ المَنايا بِالنُفوسِ الحَبائِبِ
And for love of their worldly life, amid their battles they pelted
hated death with beloved souls.
وَكَمand how often غَوَّرواthey caused to sink فيat مَورِدٍa watering place وَتَظَمُّؤٍand in thirst
وَكَم غَوَّروا في مَورِدٍ وَتَظَمُّؤٍ
عُيونَsprings of رَكيٍّwells أَوor عُيونَeyes of رَكائِبِriding camels
عُيونَ رَكيٍّ أَو عُيونَ رَكائِبِ
And how often, at a waterhole and in thirst, they caused to sink
the springs of wells, or the eyes of riding camels.
وَأَسرَواand they traveled by night عَلىon الخَيلِhorses العِتاقِnoble-bred وَأَصمَتواand they silenced
وَأَسرَوا عَلى الخَيلِ العِتاقِ وَأَصمَتوا
نَواطِقَهاtheir voices إِلّاexcept تَحَمحُمَthe low whinnying of هائِبِa frightened one
نَواطِقَها إِلّا تَحَمحُمَ هائِبِ
And they traveled by night on noble horses and silenced
their voices, save a frightened horse's low whinny.
وَشُدَّand was bound لِسانُthe tongue of الطِرفِthe courser خَوفَfor fear of صَهيلِهِits neighing
وَشُدَّ لِسانُ الطِرفِ خَوفَ صَهيلِهِ
فَقَدfor indeed أَلجَمواthey bridled أَفواهَهاtheir mouths بِالسَبائِبِwith horsehair
فَقَد أَلجَموا أَفواهَها بِالسَبائِبِ
And the courser's tongue was bound for fear of its neighing:
for they had bridled their mouths with horsehair.
وَغَرَّهُمُand deceived them صُبحُthe dawn of الوُجوهِfaces وَفَوقَهُand above it
وَغَرَّهُمُ صُبحُ الوُجوهِ وَفَوقَهُ
جَوامِدُsolid masses of لَيلٍnight سُمِّيَتwere called بِالذَوائِبِby the name 'tresses'
جَوامِدُ لَيلٍ سُمِّيَت بِالذَوائِبِ
And the dawn of faces deceived them, while above it
lay solid masses of night, called tresses.
غَرائِزُinborn traits فيin شيبٍgray-haired men وَمُردٍand beardless youths بِمَشرِقٍin the east
غَرائِزُ في شيبٍ وَمُردٍ بِمَشرِقٍ
وَغَربٍand west جَرَتran مَجرىthe course of الصَباthe east wind وَالجَنائِبِand the south winds
وَغَربٍ جَرَت مَجرى الصَبا وَالجَنائِبِ
Inborn traits in graybeards and beardless youths, in east
and west, coursed like the east wind and the south winds.
أَرادَتsought لَهاfor them خُضرُgreen swords المَضارِبِstriking blades وَالظُبىand cutting edges
أَرادَت لَها خُضرُ المَضارِبِ وَالظُبى
جَلاءًa polishing فَلَمbut did not تَبَيَّضَّturn white سودُblack الضَرائِبِdispositions
جَلاءً فَلَم تَبَيَّضَّ سودُ الضَرائِبِ
Green-bladed, green-edged swords sought for them
a polishing, yet black natures did not whiten.
يَقولُsays الفَتىthe man أُخلِصتُI was made pure غَيّاًin error وَلَمand I have not أَرُحcome to evening
يَقولُ الفَتى أُخلِصتُ غَيّاً وَلَم أَرُح
وَشائِبُwhile the gray of فَودَيmy two temples بِالتَوَرُّعِwith piety شائِبيmixing me
وَشائِبُ فَودَي بِالتَوَرُّعِ شائِبي
The man says, "I am unalloyed error; never have I come to evening
with my temples' gray mingling piety into me."
Sol 6.1