إِلىuntil كَمhow long مُقاميmy stay فيin بِلادِthe lands of مَعاشِرٍpeople
إِلى كَم مُقامي في بِلادِ مَعاشِرٍ
تَساوىbecame equal بِهاin them آسادُهاtheir lions وَكِلابُهاand their dogs
تَساوى بِها آسادُها وَكِلابُها
How long shall I remain in the lands of a people
where their lions and their dogs have become equals?
وَقَلَّدتُهاand I adorned them الدُرَّthe pearls الثَمينَprecious وَإِنَّهُand indeed it is
وَقَلَّدتُها الدُرَّ الثَمينَ وَإِنَّهُ
لَعَمرُكَby your life شَيءٌsomething أَنكَرَتهُdid not recognize it رِقابُهاtheir necks
لَعَمرُكَ شَيءٌ أَنكَرَتهُ رِقابُها
And I adorned them with precious pearls, yet these are—
by your life—something their necks did not recognize.
وَماand not ضاقَتِgrew narrow الدُنياthe world عَلىfor ذيone possessing مُروءَةٍnoble character
وَما ضاقَتِ الدُنيا عَلى ذي مُروءَةٍ
وَلاnor هِيَit مَسدودٌbarred عَلَيهِto him رِحابُهاits open spaces
وَلا هِيَ مَسدودٌ عَلَيهِ رِحابُها
And the world has never grown too narrow for a person of honor,
nor are its open spaces barred to him.
فَقَدfor indeed بَشَّرَتنيbrought me glad tidings بِالسَعادَةِof happiness هِمَّتيmy ambition
فَقَد بَشَّرَتني بِالسَعادَةِ هِمَّتي
وَجاءَand came مِنَfrom العَلياءِthe heights نَحويtoward me كِتابُهاits letter
وَجاءَ مِنَ العَلياءِ نَحوي كِتابُها
For my ambition has already brought me glad tidings of happiness,
and a letter from the heights has come to me.
Sol 6.1