أَخالِدُO Khalid لَمnot أَخبِطI appeal for bounty إِلَيكَto you بِنِعمَةٍon the strength of a favor
أَخالِدُ لَم أَخبِط إِلَيكَ بِنِعمَةٍ
سِوىexcept أَنَّنيthat I am عافٍa petitioner وَأَنتَand you جَوادُgenerous
سِوى أَنَّني عافٍ وَأَنتَ جَوادُ
O Khalid, I have not appealed to you on the strength of a favor,
O Khaled, I have not approached you with any blessing
save that I am a petitioner and you are generous.
Except that I am well and you are generous
فَإِنso if تُعطِنيyou give me أُفرِغI pour out إِلَيكَto you مَحامِديmy praises
فَإِن تُعطِني أُفرِغ إِلَيكَ مَحامِدي
وَإِنand if تَأبَyou refuse لاnot يُضرَبis raised عَلَيكَagainst you سِدادُa barrier
وَإِن تَأبَ لا يُضرَب عَلَيكَ سِدادُ
So if you give me, I will pour out my praises to you;
So if you give to me I will pour out my praises to you
and if you refuse, no barrier will be raised against you.
And if you refuse no barrier can be set against you
رِكابيmy riding camels عَلىon حَرفٍa brink وَقَلبيand my heart مُشَيَّعٌbold
رِكابي عَلى حَرفٍ وَقَلبي مُشَيَّعٌ
وَغَيرُand other than بِلادِthe lands of الباخِلينَthe misers بِلادُlands
وَغَيرُ بِلادِ الباخِلينَ بِلادُ
My riding camels stand poised on the brink, and my heart is bold,
My mount is on the verge and my heart bids farewell
and there are lands beyond the lands of misers.
To the land of the misers is not a land
إِذاif أَنكَرَتنيdisowns me بَلدَةٌa town أَوor نَكَرتُهاI disown it
إِذا أَنكَرَتني بَلدَةٌ أَو نَكَرتُها
نَهَضتُI rise مَعَwith البازيthe hawk عَلَيَّupon me سَوادُdarkness
نَهَضتُ مَعَ البازي عَلَيَّ سَوادُ
If a town disowns me, or I disown it,
If a city denies me or I deny it
I rise with the hawk, cloaked in darkness.
I move on with the one who leaves me in the dark
أَخالِدُO Khalid بَينَbetween الأَجرِreward وَالحَمدِand praise حاجَتيmy request
أَخالِدُ بَينَ الأَجرِ وَالحَمدِ حاجَتي
فَأَيُّهُماso whichever of the two تَأتيyou pursue فَأَنتَthen you عِمادُa pillar of support
فَأَيُّهُما تَأتي فَأَنتَ عِمادُ
O Khalid, my request lies between reward and praise;
O Khaled between reward and praise is my need
so whichever you pursue, you are a pillar of support.
So whichever comes to me, you are its pillar
وَماand not خابَhas failed بَينَbetween الأَجرِreward وَالحَمدِand praise عامِلٌone who strives
وَما خابَ بَينَ الأَجرِ وَالحَمدِ عامِلٌ
لَهُhe has مِنهُماfrom both of them عِندَat العَواقِبِthe final outcomes زادُprovisions
لَهُ مِنهُما عِندَ العَواقِبِ زادُ
And no one striving between reward and praise has failed
No worker loses between reward and praise
who has provisions from both in the end.
For him from both at the end is provision
أَخالِدُO Khalid ناهِزهاseize it فَإِنَّfor indeed سَماعَهاhearing of it
أَخالِدُ ناهِزها فَإِنَّ سَماعَها
جَميلٌbeautiful وَمَأتاهاand its fulfillment تُقىًpiety وَسَدادُand right conduct
جَميلٌ وَمَأتاها تُقىً وَسَدادُ
O Khalid, seize it, for hearing of it
O Khaled, reproach it, for listening to it is beautiful
is beautiful, and fulfilling it is piety and right conduct.
And its consequence is piety and integrity
Sol 6.1