بانَتdeparted سُلَيمىSulayma وَأَمسىand became حَبلُهاher cord اِنقَضَباsevered
بانَت سُلَيمى وَأَمسى حَبلُها اِنقَضَبا
وَزَوَّدوكَand they provisioned you وَلَمand did not يَرثواshow pity لَكَfor you الوَصَباsuffering
وَزَوَّدوكَ وَلَم يَرثوا لَكَ الوَصَبا
Sulayma departed, and now her cord is severed.
Sulaima appeared, and her rope broke in the evening,
And they sent you off with suffering, showing you no pity.
And they equipped you, but did not pity you with consolation,
قالَتsaid سَلامَةُSalama أَينَwhere المالُthe wealth قُلتُI said لَهاto her
قالَت سَلامَةُ أَينَ المالُ قُلتُ لَها
المالُthe wealth وَيحَكُalas for you لاقىmet الحَمدَpraise فَاِصطَحَباso the two became companions
المالُ وَيحَكُ لاقى الحَمدَ فَاِصطَحَبا
Salama said, 'Where is the wealth?' I told her:
Salama said "Where is the money?" I said, “Woe to you!
'Wealth, alas for you, met praise, and the two became companions.
The money met virtue and they became companions."
الحَمدُpraise فَرَّقَscattered ماليmy wealth فيamong الحُقوقِrightful claims فَماso not
الحَمدُ فَرَّقَ مالي في الحُقوقِ فَما
أَبقَينَthey left ذَمّاًblame وَلاnor أَبقَينَthey left ليfor me نَشَباproperty
أَبقَينَ ذَمّاً وَلا أَبقَينَ لي نَشَبا
Praise scattered my wealth among rightful claims, so they did not
Virtue divided up my money in rights, so it
leave any blame, nor did they leave me property.'
Left me with no blame, and left me with no youth.
قالَتsaid سَلامَةُSalama دَعleave هَذيthis اللَبونَmilk-giving she-camel لَناfor us
قالَت سَلامَةُ دَع هَذي اللَبونَ لَنا
لِصِبيَةٍfor children مِثلَlike أَفراخِchicks القَطاsandgrouse زُغُباdowny
لِصِبيَةٍ مِثلَ أَفراخِ القَطا زُغُبا
Salama said, 'Leave this milk-giving she-camel for us,
Salama said, "Leave this milk for us,
for children like downy sandgrouse chicks.'
For young ones like kittens, still playing."
قُلتُI said اِحبِسيهاkeep her فَفيهاfor in her مُتعَةٌbenefit لَهُمُfor them
قُلتُ اِحبِسيها فَفيها مُتعَةٌ لَهُمُ
إِنif لَمnot يُنَخalights طارِقٌnight visitor يَبغيseeking القِرىhospitality سَغِباhungry
إِن لَم يُنَخ طارِقٌ يَبغي القِرى سَغِبا
I said, 'Keep her, for she is of use to them,
I said, “Imprison them, for in them is enjoyment for them,
if no hungry night visitor alights seeking hospitality.'
If an energetic raider desiring the abodes has not become enraged."
لَمّاwhen اِحتَبىsat clasping his knees الضَيفُthe guest وَاِعَتَلَّتand fell ill حَلوبَتَهاher milk-giving camel
لَمّا اِحتَبى الضَيفُ وَاِعَتَلَّت حَلوبَتَها
بَكىwept العِيالُthe children وَغَنَّتand sang قِدرُناour pot طَرَباfor joy
بَكى العِيالُ وَغَنَّت قِدرُنا طَرَبا
When the guest sat clasping his knees and her milk-giving camel fell ill,
When the guest became covetous and his milk container roused,
the children wept, and our pot sang for joy.
The children wept, and our cooking pot sang out of joy.
هَذيthis سَبيليmy way وَهَذاand this فَاِعلَميso know خُلُقيmy character
هَذي سَبيلي وَهَذا فَاِعلَمي خُلُقي
فَاِرضَيso be content بِهِwith it أَوor فَكونيthen be بَعضَone of مَنthose who غَضِباbecame angry
فَاِرضَي بِهِ أَو فَكوني بَعضَ مَن غَضِبا
'This is my way, and this—know it—is my character.
This is my way, and this, know my nature,
So be content with it, or else be one of those who are angry.'
Be pleased with it or become one of those who raged.
ماwhat لاnot يَفوتُis missed وَماand what قَدalready فاتَhas passed مَطلَبُهُits pursuit
ما لا يَفوتُ وَما قَد فاتَ مَطلَبُهُ
فَلَنso will not يَفوتَنيelude me الرِزقُthe sustenance الَّذيwhich كُتباwas written
فَلَن يَفوتَني الرِزقُ الَّذي كُتبا
What cannot be missed, and what is already beyond pursuit—
What does not pass me by and what its pursuit has passed me by
so the sustenance written for me will never elude me.
Sustenance decreed for me will not evade me.
أَسعىI strive لِأَطلُبَهُto seek it وَالرِزقُand sustenance يُطلِبُنيseeks me
أَسعى لِأَطلُبَهُ وَالرِزقُ يُطلِبُني
وَالرِزقُand sustenance أَكثَرُmore ليfor me مِنّيthan I لَهُfor it طَلَباin pursuit
وَالرِزقُ أَكثَرُ لي مِنّي لَهُ طَلَبا
I strive to seek it, while sustenance seeks me.
I strive to seek it and sustenance seeks me out,
And sustenance seeks me more than I seek it.
And sustenance seeks me out more than I seek it.
هَلquestion marker أَنتَyou واجِدُable to find شَيءٍanything لَوif عُنيتَyou concerned yourself بِهِwith it
هَل أَنتَ واجِدُ شَيءٍ لَو عُنيتَ بِهِ
كَالأَجرِlike reward وَالحَمدِand praise مُرتاداًsought out وَمُكتَسَباand earned
كَالأَجرِ وَالحَمدِ مُرتاداً وَمُكتَسَبا
Can you find anything, if you give it your attention,
Will you find anything, that if busied by it,
as worth seeking and earning as reward and praise?
Like reward and praise, frequented and earned?
قَومٌa people جَوادُهُمُtheir generous man فَردٌpeerless وَفارِسُهُمand their horseman
قَومٌ جَوادُهُمُ فَردٌ وَفارِسُهُم
فَردٌpeerless وَشاعِرُهُمand their poet فَردٌpeerless إِذاwhen نُسِباhis lineage is stated
فَردٌ وَشاعِرُهُم فَردٌ إِذا نُسِبا
A people whose generous man is peerless, and whose horseman
A people whose nobility is an individual, and whose horseman
is peerless, and whose poet is peerless when his lineage is stated.
Is an individual, and whose poet is an individual, if lineages are attributed.
Sol 6.1