المَرءُman يَأبُرُpricks others خِسَّةًout of baseness فيin طَبعِهِhis nature
المَرءُ يَأبُرُ خِسَّةً في طَبعِهِ
وَلَرُبَّand many a صاحِبِbearer of مُنصُلٍa blade أَبّارِa needle-pricker
وَلَرُبَّ صاحِبِ مُنصُلٍ أَبّارِ
Man pricks others out of baseness in his nature,
A man conceals six flaws in his nature
and many a bearer of a blade is a needle-pricker.
Yet for a companion with a spear how many!
وَالحُرُّand the noble man فيin أَوطانِهِhis homelands مُتَغَرِّبٌa stranger
وَالحُرُّ في أَوطانِهِ مُتَغَرِّبٌ
فَتَظَنُّهُso you think him فيin مِصرِهِhis city بِوَبارِin Wabār
فَتَظَنُّهُ في مِصرِهِ بِوَبارِ
And the noble man is a stranger in his own homelands,
And the free man in his own land is an exile
so you think him, in his own city, to be in Wabār.
So you'd think in his Egypt he'd be a foal
ضَلَّتhave strayed يَهودُthe Jews وَإِنَّماand only تَوراتُهاtheir Torah
ضَلَّت يَهودُ وَإِنَّما تَوراتُها
كِذبٌfalsehood مِنَfrom العُلَماءِthe scholars وَالأَحبارِand the rabbis
كِذبٌ مِنَ العُلَماءِ وَالأَحبارِ
The Jews have strayed, and their Torah is nothing but
The Jews have gone astray though their Torah
falsehood from scholars and rabbis.
Is a lie from the scholars and rabbis
قَدindeed أَسنَدواthey transmitted عَنon the authority of مِثلِهِمtheir like ثُمَّthen اِعتَلواthey rose higher
قَد أَسنَدوا عَن مِثلِهِم ثُمَّ اِعتَلوا
فَنَمواand so they traced it بِإِسنادٍthrough a chain of transmission إِلىto الجَبّارِthe Almighty
فَنَموا بِإِسنادٍ إِلى الجَبّارِ
They have transmitted on the authority of their like, then risen higher,
They relied on those like them then ascended
and traced it through a chain of transmission to the Almighty.
Rising by isnad to the Almighty
وَإِذاand if غَلَبتَyou defeat مُناضِلاًone defending عَنon behalf of دينِهِhis religion
وَإِذا غَلَبتَ مُناضِلاً عَن دينِهِ
أَلقىhe hands over مَقالِدَهُhis keys إِلىto الأَخبارِthe transmitted reports
أَلقى مَقالِدَهُ إِلى الأَخبارِ
And if you defeat one defending his religion,
And if you defeat a warrior defending his faith
he hands his keys over to transmitted reports.
He resorts to rumors and tales
أَقسامُkinds of لَفظِكَyour speech سِتَّةٌsix وَجَميعُهاand all of them
أَقسامُ لَفظِكَ سِتَّةٌ وَجَميعُها
لاno مَينَfalsehood يَلحَقُهُattaches to it سِوىexcept الإِخبارِassertion
لا مَينَ يَلحَقُهُ سِوى الإِخبارِ
Your speech has six kinds, and among them all,
The forms of your words are six, and all
falsehood attaches only to assertion.
Bear no meaning but to inform
مِنfrom خَوفِfear of بارِئِكَyour Maker اِمتَطَيتَyou mounted نَجيبَةًa fine she-camel
مِن خَوفِ بارِئِكَ اِمتَطَيتَ نَجيبَةً
عادَتshe became بِسَيرِكَthrough your travelling مِثلَlike قَوسِthe bow of الباريthe bowyer
عادَت بِسَيرِكَ مِثلَ قَوسِ الباري
From fear of your Maker, you mounted a fine she-camel,
Fearing your Creator, you rode an excellent steed
which your travelling made like a bowyer's bow.
Returning by your journey like a drawn bow
فَإِذاthen when وَرَدتَyou reach مِناًMinā فَغاياتُthen the ultimate ends of المُنىwishes
فَإِذا وَرَدتَ مِناً فَغاياتُ المُنى
مَلقىa scene of جَرائِمَcrimes فيin الحَياةِlife كِبارِgreat
مَلقى جَرائِمَ في الحَياةِ كِبارِ
Then, when you reach Minā, the utmost of your hopes
So if you come to a refuge, the utmost wishes
is a scene of great crimes in life.
Are to meet with momentous sins in life
كَمmany أَينُقٍshe-camels يَنضوstrips away الظَلامَthe darkness وَجيفُهاtheir swift trot
كَم أَينُقٍ يَنضو الظَلامَ وَجيفُها
وَإِىand toward (uncertain reading) تَبارٍdestruction شَفَّهُنَّhas worn them thin تَباريracing one another
وَإِى تَبارٍ شَفَّهُنَّ تَباري
Many she-camels have a swift trot that strips away the darkness,
How many beautiful dark-lipped ones the darkness shrouds
and toward ruin, racing has worn them thin.
While the pleats of dissolution lined their mouths
قَدindeed صَيَّرَhas made الإِنسانُman فيwithin أَحشائِهِhis entrails
قَد صَيَّرَ الإِنسانُ في أَحشائِهِ
قَبراًa grave لِغانِيَةٍfor one with no need عَنِof الإِقبارِburial
قَبراً لِغانِيَةٍ عَنِ الإِقبارِ
Man has made within his entrails
Man made in his bowels a tomb
a grave for one who had no need of burial.
For a songstress, not to bury
ماnot جادَhe gave generously مِنof دَمِهِhis blood المَصونِsafeguarded بِقَطرَةٍwith a drop
ما جادَ مِن دَمِهِ المَصونِ بِقَطرَةٍ
وَأَجادَand he excelled وَصفَdescribing دِمائِهاher blood بِجُبارِas requiring no compensation
وَأَجادَ وَصفَ دِمائِها بِجُبارِ
He gave not a drop of his guarded blood,
No drop of his guarded blood flowed
yet excelled at declaring her bloodshed to require no compensation.
Yet he freely described her blood's flow
كَمhow often أَعظَمَhave exalted الأَقوامُpeoples خِبّاًa rogue وَاِنبَرواand set about
كَم أَعظَمَ الأَقوامُ خِبّاً وَاِنبَروا
يَتَمَسَّحونَrubbing themselves for blessing لِأَرضِهِbelonging to his ground بِجُبارِwith dust
يَتَمَسَّحونَ لِأَرضِهِ بِجُبارِ
How often have peoples exalted a rogue, and set about
How great the folk who know evil and rise up
rubbing themselves with dust from his ground for blessing.
Anointing the land with their tyranny
وَالسَهبُand the open plain تَغشاهُcovers it السُعودُgood fortune فَيَنثَنيand so it becomes
وَالسَهبُ تَغشاهُ السُعودُ فَيَنثَني
مُتَقَسِّماًdivided up فيin السَكنِhabitation بِالأَشبارِby handspans
مُتَقَسِّماً في السَكنِ بِالأَشبارِ
And good fortune visits the open plain, which becomes
While fate covers the sword it bends
divided up for habitation, handspan by handspan.
Dividing residence by shares
Sol 6.1