راعِدٌa thundercloud تَحتَهُbeneath it صَلَفscant rainfall
راعِدٌ تَحتَهُ صَلَف
وَدَمٌand blood كُلُّهُall of it ظَلَفspilled unavenged
وَدَمٌ كُلُّهُ ظَلَف
A thundercloud, with scant rain beneath it;
and blood, all spilled unavenged.
وَيحَalas for شَمّاءَa high-nosed woman لِلثَرىto the dust
وَيحَ شَمّاءَ لِلثَرى
شَمَمُa high bridge الأَنفِof the nose وَالذَلَفand snubness
شَمَمُ الأَنفِ وَالذَلَف
Alas for the high-nosed woman! To dust belong
high-bridged noses and snub ones alike.
فُتِنَis enthralled الشَيخُthe old man بِالحَياby life (continued)
فُتِنَ الشَيخُ بِالحَيا
ةِ(completes 'life') وَإِنand even though كانَhe was قَدalready دَلَفhe tottered
ةِ وَإِن كانَ قَد دَلَف
The old man is enthralled by life,
though he has already begun to totter.
يُفهِمُmakes understand المَرءُa man صاحِبَيtwo companions
يُفهِمُ المَرءُ صاحِبَي
هِhis عَلىdespite أَنَّهُthat he is أَلَفّtongue-tied
هِ عَلى أَنَّهُ أَلَفّ
A man makes his two companions understand,
even though he is tongue-tied.
فَاِتَّقِso fear اللَهَGod وَحدَهُHim alone
فَاِتَّقِ اللَهَ وَحدَهُ
وَتَحَمَّلand bear لَهُfor Him الكُلَفthe hardships
وَتَحَمَّل لَهُ الكُلَف
So fear God alone,
and bear hardships for His sake.
وَاِفعَلِand do الخَيرَgood فَالحَديfor talk (continued)
وَاِفعَلِ الخَيرَ فَالحَدي
ثُ(completes 'talk') كَثيرٌplentiful قَدِindeed اِختَلَفhas become conflicting
ثُ كَثيرٌ قَدِ اِختَلَف
And do good, for talk
is plentiful and conflicting.
لاdo not تَقومَنَّever stand فيin المَساthe mosques (continued)
لا تَقومَنَّ في المَسا
جِدِ(completes 'mosques') تَّرجوhoping بِهاthrough them الزُلَفfavor
جِدِ تَّرجو بِها الزُلَف
Do not stand in the mosques,
hoping thereby for favor,
مُعمِلاًbusying yourself with بَسَطَthe outstretching of راحَتَيtwo palms
مُعمِلاً بَسَطَ راحَتَي
كَyour إِلىtoward نائِلٍa gift يُلَفّto be wrapped up
كَ إِلى نائِلٍ يُلَفّ
busily stretching out your two palms
toward a gift to be wrapped up.
وَرُمِand seek الرِزقَsustenance فيin البِلاthe lands (continued)
وَرُمِ الرِزقَ في البِلا
دِ(completes 'lands') فَإِنfor if رُمتَهُyou seek it اِزدَلَفit draws near
دِ فَإِن رُمتَهُ اِزدَلَف
And seek sustenance throughout the lands;
for if you seek it, it draws near.
وَاِظلِفِand restrain النَفسَthe soul وَالطَريand the hunted beast (continued)
وَاِظلِفِ النَفسَ وَالطَري
دُ(completes 'hunted beast') سَريعٌswift إِلىto الظَلَفhard, trackless ground
دُ سَريعٌ إِلى الظَلَف
And restrain your soul; the hunted beast
is swift to hard, trackless ground.
وَتَلافَand make amends for الَّذيwhat مَضىhas passed
وَتَلافَ الَّذي مَضى
قَبلَbefore أَنthat يَنزِلَdescends التَلَفdestruction
قَبلَ أَن يَنزِلَ التَلَف
And make amends for what is past,
before destruction descends.
حَلَفَhas sworn الدَهرُTime جاهِداًin earnest
حَلَفَ الدَهرُ جاهِداً
وَهُوَand it بَرٌّtrue to its oath إِذاwhen حَلَفit swears
وَهُوَ بَرٌّ إِذا حَلَف
Time has sworn in earnest,
and it keeps its word when it swears,
لِيَبُتَّنَّit will surely sever كُلَّevery عِقnecklace (continued)
لِيَبُتَّنَّ كُلَّ عِق
دٍ(completes 'necklace') إِذاwhen نَظمُهُits stringing اِئتَلَفcomes together
دٍ إِذا نَظمُهُ اِئتَلَف
that it will surely sever every necklace
once its beads are strung together.
لَوif تَراءىit showed itself لِناظِرٍto an onlooker
لَو تَراءى لِناظِرٍ
بِأَنَّthat فيon وَجهِهِits face الكَلَفdark blotches
بِأَنَّ في وَجهِهِ الكَلَف
Were it to appear to an onlooker,
he would see that dark blotches mark its face.
سَلask بِقابوسَabout Qabus أَرضَهُhis land
سَل بِقابوسَ أَرضَهُ
وَسِجِستانَand Sijistan عَنabout خَلَفKhalaf
وَسِجِستانَ عَن خَلَف
Ask his land about Qabus,
and Sijistan about Khalaf,
وَلُجَيماًand Lujaym عَنِabout الفَواthe horsemen (continued)
وَلُجَيماً عَنِ الفَوا
رِسِ(completes 'horsemen') حَتّىincluding أَبيAbu دُلَفDulaf
رِسِ حَتّى أَبي دُلَف
and Lujaym about the horsemen,
including Abu Dulaf.
سُلِّفَwere lent القَومُthe people نِعمَةًa blessing
سُلِّفَ القَومُ نِعمَةً
ثُمَّthen بادواthey perished كَمَنlike those who سَلَفwent before
ثُمَّ بادوا كَمَن سَلَف
Those people were lent a blessing,
then perished like those who went before.
Sol 6.1