إِذاif عِبتَyou faulted عِنديin my presence غَيرِيَsomeone other than me اليَومَtoday ظالِماًunjustly
إِذا عِبتَ عِندي غَيرِيَ اليَومَ ظالِماً
فَأَنتَthen you بِظُلمٍunjustly عِندَin the presence of غَيرِيَsomeone other than me عائِبيmy detractor
فَأَنتَ بِظُلمٍ عِندَ غَيرِيَ عائِبي
If today you unjustly fault another in my presence,
Then you unjustly fault me in another's presence.
عَرَفتُكَI have known you فَاِعلَمso know إِنif ذَمَمتَyou condemned خَلائِقيmy character traits
عَرَفتُكَ فَاِعلَم إِن ذَمَمتَ خَلائِقي
وَرابَكَand aroused your distrust بَعضيpart of me أَنَّthat كُلَّكَall of you رائِبيarousing my distrust
وَرابَكَ بَعضي أَنَّ كُلَّكَ رائِبي
I know you; know, if you condemn my character
And part of me arouses your distrust, that all of you arouses mine.
فَأَينَwhere, then الَّذيthe one whose فيin التُربِthe dust يُدفَنُis buried شَخصُهُhis body
فَأَينَ الَّذي في التُربِ يُدفَنُ شَخصُهُ
وَأَسرارُهُand his secrets مَدفونَةٌburied فيin التَرائِبِthe breastbones
وَأَسرارُهُ مَدفونَةٌ في التَرائِبِ
Where, then, is one whose body is buried in the dust,
And whose secrets lie buried within his ribs?
يَظُنُّregards نَبيهٌa discerning man غائِباًan absent person مِثلَlike شاهِدٍone present
يَظُنُّ نَبيهٌ غائِباً مِثلَ شاهِدٍ
وَخامِلُand a dull member of قَومٍa people شاهِداًone present مِثلَlike غائِبِone absent
وَخامِلُ قَومٍ شاهِداً مِثلَ غائِبِ
A discerning man regards the absent as though present,
And a dull man among his people, the present as though absent.
وَقَدand sometimes يورَثُbequeaths المالَthe wealth البَعيدَto a distant outsider مُضَلَّلٌa misguided man
وَقَد يورَثُ المالَ البَعيدَ مُضَلَّلٌ
مِنَamong الناسِpeople يَأبىrefuses وَضعَهُplacing it فيamong القَرائِبِrelatives
مِنَ الناسِ يَأبى وَضعَهُ في القَرائِبِ
And one misguided may bequeath his wealth to a distant stranger,
A man who refuses to bestow it upon his kin.
وَإِنَّand indeed بَنيthe children of حَوّاءَEve زورٌturned aside عَنِfrom الهُدىright guidance
وَإِنَّ بَني حَوّاءَ زورٌ عَنِ الهُدى
وَلَوeven if ضُرِبواthey were struck بِالسَيفِwith the sword ضَربَthe beating of الغَرائِبِcamels from another herd
وَلَو ضُرِبوا بِالسَيفِ ضَربَ الغَرائِبِ
And indeed, Eve's children turn aside from guidance,
Even if struck with the sword as camels from another herd are beaten.
وَمِنand from حُبِّlove of دُنياهُمtheir world رَمَواthey pelted فيin وَغاهُمُtheir battles
وَمِن حُبِّ دُنياهُم رَمَوا في وَغاهُمُ
بَغيضَhated المَناياdeaths بِالنُفوسِwith souls الحَبائِبِthe beloved
بَغيضَ المَنايا بِالنُفوسِ الحَبائِبِ
And, for love of their world, in their battles they pelted
Hated death with their beloved souls.
وَكَمand how often غَوَّرواthey made recede فيat مَورِدٍa watering place وَتَظَمُّؤٍand enduring thirst
وَكَم غَوَّروا في مَورِدٍ وَتَظَمُّؤٍ
عُيونَthe springs of رَكيٍّwells أَوor عُيونَthe eyes of رَكائِبِriding camels
عُيونَ رَكيٍّ أَو عُيونَ رَكائِبِ
And how often, at a watering place and in thirst, they made
The eyes of wells or the eyes of riding camels recede.
وَأَسرَواand they traveled by night عَلىon الخَيلِthe horses العِتاقِnobly bred وَأَصمَتواand silenced
وَأَسرَوا عَلى الخَيلِ العِتاقِ وَأَصمَتوا
نَواطِقَهاtheir voices إِلّاexcept تَحَمحُمَthe low whinny of هائِبِa frightened one
نَواطِقَها إِلّا تَحَمحُمَ هائِبِ
And they traveled by night on well-bred horses and silenced
Their voices, save a frightened horse's low whinny.
وَشُدَّand was bound لِسانُthe tongue of الطِرفِthe steed خَوفَfor fear of صَهيلِهِits neighing
وَشُدَّ لِسانُ الطِرفِ خَوفَ صَهيلِهِ
فَقَدfor indeed أَلجَمواthey bridled أَفواهَهاtheir mouths بِالسَبائِبِwith cloth strips
فَقَد أَلجَموا أَفواهَها بِالسَبائِبِ
And the steed's tongue was bound for fear of its neighing;
For they had bridled their mouths with cloth strips.
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.
غَرائِزُinnate traits فيin شيبٍgray-haired men وَمُردٍand beardless youths بِمَشرِقٍin the east
غَرائِزُ في شيبٍ وَمُردٍ بِمَشرِقٍ
وَغَربٍand the west جَرَتran مَجرىthe course of الصَباthe east wind وَالجَنائِبِand the south winds
وَغَربٍ جَرَت مَجرى الصَبا وَالجَنائِبِ
Innate traits in graybeards and beardless youths, in the east
And west, ran the course of the east wind and the south winds.
أَرادَتsought لَهاfor them خُضرُgreen swords المَضارِبِstriking surfaces وَالظُبىand cutting edges
أَرادَت لَها خُضرُ المَضارِبِ وَالظُبى
جَلاءًa polishing فَلَمyet did not تَبَيَّضَّturn white سودُblack الضَرائِبِdispositions
جَلاءً فَلَم تَبَيَّضَّ سودُ الضَرائِبِ
Green-bladed, green-edged swords sought to give them
A polish, yet black dispositions did not turn white.
يَقولُsays الفَتىthe man أُخلِصتُI was made pure غَيّاًin error وَلَمand never أَرُحgo forth
يَقولُ الفَتى أُخلِصتُ غَيّاً وَلَم أَرُح
وَشائِبُwhile the gray hair of فَودَيmy two temples بِالتَوَرُّعِwith pious restraint شائِبيmingling into me
وَشائِبُ فَودَي بِالتَوَرُّعِ شائِبي
A man says: 'I am pure error; never have I gone forth
With the gray at my temples mingling piety into me.'
Sol 6.1