نَزَلناwe settled بِمُستَنِّin the arena of المَكارِمِnoble deeds وَالعُلىand eminence
نَزَلنا بِمُستَنِّ المَكارِمِ وَالعُلى
فَلَمso did not نُبقِwe leave فَضلاًany excellence لِلرِجالِfor men وَلاnor مَجداglory
فَلَم نُبقِ فَضلاً لِلرِجالِ وَلا مَجدا
We have settled in the arena of noble deeds and eminence,
And left men neither excellence nor glory.
وَلَيسَand not نَرىwe see لِلفَضلِfor excellence وَالمَجدِand glory دونَناshort of us
وَلَيسَ نَرى لِلفَضلِ وَالمَجدِ دونَنا
عَلىin حالَةٍa circumstance قَصداًa goal وَلاnor خَلفَناbeyond us مَغدىa destination at dawn
عَلى حالَةٍ قَصداً وَلا خَلفَنا مَغدى
And we see, for excellence and glory, short of us,
No goal in any circumstance, nor beyond us a destination at dawn.
نَمانيgave me my lineage قُرومٌgreat chieftains مِنfrom ذَوائِبِthe highest ranks of غالِبٍGhalib
نَماني قُرومٌ مِن ذَوائِبِ غالِبٍ
يَمُدّونَthey extend بيwith me فيin كُلِّevery طَودِmountain of عُلىًeminence مَدّاan extension
يَمُدّونَ بي في كُلِّ طَودِ عُلىً مَدّا
Chieftains from Ghalib's highest ranks gave me my lineage;
They carry me far up every mountain of eminence.
لَئِنeven if جَحَدواthey deny أَنّيthat I am اِبنُthe son of خَيرِthe best of الوَرىhumankind أَباًas a father
لَئِن جَحَدوا أَنّي اِبنُ خَيرِ الوَرى أَباً
فَلَنthen will not يَجحَدواthey deny أَنّيthat I am اِبنُthe son of خَيرِthe best of الوَرىhumankind جَدّاًas a grandfather
فَلَن يَجحَدوا أَنّي اِبنُ خَيرِ الوَرى جَدّاً
Even if they deny that my father is the best of humankind,
They will not deny that my grandfather is the best of humankind.
Sol 6.1