إِذاif لَؤمَis base الفَتىthe young man لَمnot يَخشىfear مِمّاof what
إِذا لَؤمَ الفَتى لَم يَخشى مِمّا
يُقالُis said وَإِنand even if تَرادَفَهُassails him in succession المَلامُblame
يُقالُ وَإِن تَرادَفَهُ المَلامُ
If a young man is base, he has no fear of what
is said, even if blame assails him again and again.
وَماand not كانَتwere كِلامُwounds السَيفِof the sword يَوماًever
وَما كانَت كِلامُ السَيفِ يَوماً
لِتَبلُغَto reach مِثلَthe like of ماwhat بَلَغَreached الكَلامُspeech
لِتَبلُغَ مِثلَ ما بَلَغَ الكَلامُ
And never could the sword's wounds
reach as far as speech has reached.
تَحارَبُwage war against one another أَنفُسٌsouls وَتُسَرُّand are gladdened حَتّىuntil
تَحارَبُ أَنفُسٌ وَتُسَرُّ حَتّى
يُظَنَّis supposed الصُلحُreconciliation فيهاamong them وَالسَلامُand peace
يُظَنَّ الصُلحُ فيها وَالسَلامُ
Souls wage war, yet are glad, until
reconciliation and peace are supposed among them.
وَبَينَand between جَوانِحِribs الأَقوامِof peoples نارٌa fire
وَبَينَ جَوانِحِ الأَقوامِ نارٌ
يُوَرّيconceals عَنconcerning تَلَهُّبِهاits blazing السَلامُthe greeting of peace
يُوَرّي عَن تَلَهُّبِها السَلامُ
And within the ribs of peoples lies a fire;
the greeting of peace conceals its blaze.
وَبَعدَand after الخَيرِgood ناقِضُهُits undoing وَأَعياand proves unattainable
وَبَعدَ الخَيرِ ناقِضُهُ وَأَعيا
نَهارٌa day لَيسَdoes not يَعقِبُهُfollow it ظَلامُdarkness
نَهارٌ لَيسَ يَعقِبُهُ ظَلامُ
And after good comes its undoing; unattainable is
a day not followed by darkness.
أَنوءُI struggle under a burden مَعَamid الخُطوبِcalamities إِلىtoward أُمورٍthings
أَنوءُ مَعَ الخُطوبِ إِلى أُمورٍ
لِشَخصِيَfor my person دونَbefore مَوقِعِهاtheir realization اِصطِلامُannihilation
لِشَخصِيَ دونَ مَوقِعِها اِصطِلامُ
I struggle amid calamities toward ends
before whose realization lies my own annihilation.
وَيَجريand runs سابِحيmy swift steed وَلَهُand it has عُيوبٌflaws
وَيَجري سابِحي وَلَهُ عُيوبٌ
وَيَقطَعُand cuts صارِمٌa keen sword وَبِهِand it has اِنثِلامُa chipped edge
وَيَقطَعُ صارِمٌ وَبِهِ اِنثِلامُ
And my swift steed runs, though it has flaws,
and a keen sword cuts, though its edge is chipped.
وَيُصبِحُand becomes فيin الحِجىreason التَشريقُthe Tashriq rites رُزءاًa calamity
وَيُصبِحُ في الحِجى التَشريقُ رُزءاً
وَأَنّىand how يُبهِجُgladdens الرُكنَthe Corner of the Kaaba اِستِلامُritual touching
وَأَنّى يُبهِجُ الرُكنَ اِستِلامُ
And to reason, Tashriq becomes a calamity;
and how can a ritual touch gladden the Corner?
وَبَعضُand some حَواصِلِthings signified الأَسماءِby nouns دَلَّتindicated
وَبَعضُ حَواصِلِ الأَسماءِ دَلَّت
عَلىas to تَعريفِهِits definiteness إِلفٌan alif وَلامُand a lam
عَلى تَعريفِهِ إِلفٌ وَلامُ
And some of the things denoted by nouns are marked
as definite by an alif and a lam.
Sol 6.1