عَهديmy memory بِقَوميof my people فيin السِنينِthe lean years إِذاwhenever
عَهدي بِقَومي في السِنينِ إِذا
قُحِطَwas stricken by drought الزَمانُthe age قُدورَهُمtheir cauldrons تَغليboiled
قُحِطَ الزَمانُ قُدورَهُم تَغلي
I remember my people in the lean years, whenever
the age was drought-stricken, their cauldrons boiled.
نيرانُهُمtheir fires عَلَمٌa beacon لِجارِهُمُfor their neighbor
نيرانُهُم عَلَمٌ لِجارِهُمُ
يَأَتَمُّtakes as his guide بِالنيرانِby the fires فيin المَحلِthe drought
يَأَتَمُّ بِالنيرانِ في المَحلِ
Their fires were a beacon for their neighbor;
in drought, he took the fires as his guide.
فَغَبَرتُthen I remained فيamong قَومٍa people يَرونَthey think لَهُمfor themselves
فَغَبَرتُ في قَومٍ يَرونَ لَهُم
فَضلاًsuperiority عَلىover الأَقوامِthe peoples بِالبُخلَthrough miserliness
فَضلاً عَلى الأَقوامِ بِالبُخلَ
Then I remained among a people who thought they had
superiority over other peoples through miserliness.
مَنwhoever جاءَcame لاموهُthey blamed him وَمَنand whoever بَخِلَتwere stingy
مَن جاءَ لاموهُ وَمَن بَخِلَت
كَفّاهُhis two hands بِالمَعروفِwith kindness وَالفَضلِand bounty
كَفّاهُ بِالمَعروفِ وَالفَضلِ
Whoever came, they blamed him; and whoever’s
hands were stingy with kindness and bounty,
حَمِدواthey praised نَثاهُhis good repute وَقالَand said قائِلُهُمtheir spokesman
حَمِدوا نَثاهُ وَقالَ قائِلُهُم
حَسنُnoble المُروءَةِin conduct جَيِّدِsound العَقلِin judgment
حَسنُ المُروءَةِ جَيِّدِ العَقلِ
they praised his good repute, and their spokesman said:
“Noble in conduct, sound in judgment.”
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