إِذاwhen لَؤمَis base الفَتىthe young man لَمdoes not يَخشىfear مِمّاof what
إِذا لَؤمَ الفَتى لَم يَخشى مِمّا
يُقالُis said وَإِنeven if تَرادَفَهُpursues him repeatedly المَلامُreproach
يُقالُ وَإِن تَرادَفَهُ المَلامُ
When a young man is base, he has no fear of what
If a young man is blamed, he does not fear
is said, even if reproach pursues him repeatedly.
What is said, even if blame assails him.
وَماand not كانَتwere كِلامُwounds السَيفِof the sword يَوماًever
وَما كانَت كِلامُ السَيفِ يَوماً
لِتَبلُغَto reach مِثلَthe extent of ماwhat بَلَغَhas reached الكَلامُspeech
لِتَبلُغَ مِثلَ ما بَلَغَ الكَلامُ
And never could the sword's wounds
The sword's speech was never
reach as far as words have reached.
Equal to what speech has attained.
تَحارَبُwage war أَنفُسٌsouls وَتُسَرُّand are concealed حَتّىso that
تَحارَبُ أَنفُسٌ وَتُسَرُّ حَتّى
يُظَنَّis imagined الصُلحُconcord فيهاwithin them وَالسَلامُand peace
يُظَنَّ الصُلحُ فيها وَالسَلامُ
Souls wage a hidden war, so that
Souls battle and rejoice until
one imagines concord and peace within them.
Peace in them is presumed.
وَبَينَand between جَوانِحِribs الأَقوامِof people نارٌa fire
وَبَينَ جَوانِحِ الأَقوامِ نارٌ
يُوَرّيconceals عَنconcerning تَلَهُّبِهاits blazing السَلامُthe greeting of peace
يُوَرّي عَن تَلَهُّبِها السَلامُ
And within people's ribs there is a fire
Among the breasts of people is a fire
whose blaze the greeting of peace conceals.
Whose flames peace conceals.
وَبَعدَand after الخَيرِgood ناقِضُهُits undoing وَأَعياand has proved unattainable
وَبَعدَ الخَيرِ ناقِضُهُ وَأَعيا
نَهارٌa day لَيسَnot يَعقِبُهُfollows it ظَلامُdarkness
نَهارٌ لَيسَ يَعقِبُهُ ظَلامُ
And after good comes its undoing; unattainable
After good, its rescinder comes, and days
is a day that no darkness follows.
Follow days with no darkness after light.
أَنوءُI struggle under a burden مَعَamid الخُطوبِcalamities إِلىtoward أُمورٍmatters
أَنوءُ مَعَ الخُطوبِ إِلى أُمورٍ
لِشَخصِيَfor my person دونَbefore reaching مَوقِعِهاtheir attainment اِصطِلامُutter destruction
لِشَخصِيَ دونَ مَوقِعِها اِصطِلامُ
I struggle amid calamities toward goals
I decline, with tribulations, to private matters,
that I shall perish before attaining.
Not where they put me to the test.
وَيَجريand runs سابِحيmy swift steed وَلَهُthough it has عُيوبٌflaws
وَيَجري سابِحي وَلَهُ عُيوبٌ
وَيَقطَعُand cuts صارِمٌa keen sword وَبِهِthough it bears اِنثِلامُa chipped edge
وَيَقطَعُ صارِمٌ وَبِهِ اِنثِلامُ
And my swift steed runs, though it has flaws;
My swimmer flows, though defective,
and a keen sword cuts, though its edge is chipped.
My sword cuts, though chipped.
وَيُصبِحُand becomes فيin الحِجىreason التَشريقُTashriq (pilgrimage rites) رُزءاًa calamity
وَيُصبِحُ في الحِجى التَشريقُ رُزءاً
وَأَنّىand how يُبهِجُgladdens الرُكنَthe Corner اِستِلامُritual touching
وَأَنّى يُبهِجُ الرُكنَ اِستِلامُ
And to reason, Tashriq becomes a calamity;
The dawn gleams at the Kaaba, mocked,
and how can touching gladden the Corner?
And how can the Black Stone bring joy?
وَبَعضُand some حَواصِلِreferents الأَسماءِof nouns دَلَّتhave indicated
وَبَعضُ حَواصِلِ الأَسماءِ دَلَّت
عَلىto تَعريفِهِits definiteness إِلفٌan alif وَلامُand a lām
عَلى تَعريفِهِ إِلفٌ وَلامُ
And some of what nouns denote is shown
Some letter connections indicated
to be definite by an alif and a lām.
Knowledge of it: alif and laam.
Sol 6.1