مَولىclient of المُغيرَةِal-Mughirah لاmay ... not جادَتكَrain upon you غادِيَةٌa morning rain-cloud
مَولى المُغيرَةِ لا جادَتكَ غادِيَةٌ
مِنfrom رَحمَةِthe mercy of اللَهِGod ماso long as جادَتpour rain غَواديهاits morning rain-clouds
مِن رَحمَةِ اللَهِ ما جادَت غَواديها
Al-Mughirah's client, may no morning cloud shower you
with God's mercy, so long as its morning clouds pour.
مَزَّقتَyou tore مِنهُfrom him أَديماًa skin حَشوُهُits filling هِمَمٌaspirations
مَزَّقتَ مِنهُ أَديماً حَشوُهُ هِمَمٌ
فيin ذِمَّةِthe keeping of اللَهِGod عاليهاtheir lofty ones وَماضيهاand their steadfast ones
في ذِمَّةِ اللَهِ عاليها وَماضيها
You tore his skin, filled with aspirations;
the lofty and steadfast among them are in God's keeping.
طَعَنتَyou stabbed خاصِرَةَthe flank of الفاروقِal-Faruq مُنتَقِماًseeking vengeance
طَعَنتَ خاصِرَةَ الفاروقِ مُنتَقِماً
مِنَupon الحَنيفَةِthe upright faith فيin أَعلىthe loftiest of مَجاليهاits manifestations
مِنَ الحَنيفَةِ في أَعلى مَجاليها
You stabbed al-Faruq's flank, seeking vengeance
upon the upright faith in the loftiest of its manifestations.
فَأَصبَحَتso it became دَولَةُthe realm of الإِسلامِIslam حائِرَةًbewildered
فَأَصبَحَت دَولَةُ الإِسلامِ حائِرَةً
تَشكوlamenting الوَجيعَةَthe pain لَمّاwhen ماتَdied آسيهاits healer
تَشكو الوَجيعَةَ لَمّا ماتَ آسيها
So the realm of Islam became bewildered,
lamenting its pain when its healer died.
مَضىhe departed وَخَلَّفَهاand left it كَالطَودِlike a mountain راسِخَةًfirmly rooted
مَضى وَخَلَّفَها كَالطَودِ راسِخَةً
وَزانَand adorned بِالعَدلِwith justice وَالتَقوىand piety مَغانيهاits dwellings
وَزانَ بِالعَدلِ وَالتَقوى مَغانيها
He departed and left it firm as a mountain,
and adorned its dwellings with justice and piety.
تَنبوrebound المَعاوِلُthe pickaxes عَنهاfrom it وَهيَwhile it قائِمَةٌstands
تَنبو المَعاوِلُ عَنها وَهيَ قائِمَةٌ
وَالهادِمونَand the destroyers كَثيرٌmany فيin نَواحيهاits reaches
وَالهادِمونَ كَثيرٌ في نَواحيها
Pickaxes rebound from it while it stands,
and many are the destroyers throughout its reaches.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle تَوَلّاهاtook charge of it مُهَدِّمُهاits destroyer
حَتّى إِذا ما تَوَلّاها مُهَدِّمُها
صاحcried out الزَوالُruin بِهاagainst it فَاِندَكَّso ... collapsed عاليهاits heights
صاح الزَوالُ بِها فَاِندَكَّ عاليها
Until, when its destroyer took charge of it,
ruin cried out against it, and its heights collapsed.
واهاًalas عَلىfor دَولَةٍa realm بِالأَمسِyesterday قَدhad مَلَأَتfilled
واهاً عَلى دَولَةٍ بِالأَمسِ قَد مَلَأَت
جَوانِبَthe regions of الشَرقِthe East رَغداًwith plenty مِنfrom أَياديهاits benefactions
جَوانِبَ الشَرقِ رَغداً مِن أَياديها
Alas for a realm that only yesterday had filled
the regions of the East with plenty from its bounty!
كَمhow often ظَلَّلَتهاit shaded them وَحاطَتهاand sheltered them بِأَجنِحَةٍwith wings
كَم ظَلَّلَتها وَحاطَتها بِأَجنِحَةٍ
عَنfrom أَعيُنِthe eyes of الدَهرِTime قَدhad كانَتbeen تُواريهاhiding them
عَن أَعيُنِ الدَهرِ قَد كانَت تُواريها
How often it shaded them and sheltered them with wings
that hid them from the eyes of Time!
مِنَfrom العِنايَةِprovidential care قَدindeed ريشَتwere feathered قَوادِمُهاtheir primary feathers
مِنَ العِنايَةِ قَد ريشَت قَوادِمُها
وَمِنand from صَميمِthe very essence of التُقىpiety ريشَتwere feathered خَوافيهاtheir secondary feathers
وَمِن صَميمِ التُقى ريشَت خَوافيها
Their primary feathers were fashioned from providential care,
and their secondary feathers from the very essence of piety.
وَاللَهِby God ماnot غالَهاtreacherously destroyed it قِدماًof old وَكادَand plotted لَهاagainst it
وَاللَهِ ما غالَها قِدماً وَكادَ لَها
وَاِجتَثَّand uprooted دَوحَتَهاits spreading tree إِلّاexcept مَواليهاits clients
وَاِجتَثَّ دَوحَتَها إِلّا مَواليها
By God, none treacherously destroyed it of old or schemed against it,
or uprooted its spreading tree, except its own clients.
لَوif أَنَّهاthat it فيin صَميمِthe pure stock of العُربِthe Arabs قَدhad بَقِيَتremained
لَو أَنَّها في صَميمِ العُربِ قَد بَقِيَت
لَماthen ... would not نَعاهاhave announced its death عَلىthroughout الأَيّامِthe ages ناعيهاits death-herald
لَما نَعاها عَلى الأَيّامِ ناعيها
Had it remained among Arabs of pure lineage,
no herald through the ages would have announced its death.
ياoh لَيتَهُمif only they سَمِعواthey heard ماwhat قالَهُhe said it عُمَرٌUmar
يا لَيتَهُم سَمِعوا ما قالَهُ عُمَرٌ
وَالروحُwhile the soul قَدhad بَلَغَتreached مِنهُwithin him تَراقيهاits collarbones
وَالروحُ قَد بَلَغَت مِنهُ تَراقيها
Ah, if only they had heard what Umar said,
as his soul had reached his collarbones:
لاdo not تُكثِرواmultiply مِنof مَواليكُمyour clients فَإِنَّfor indeed لَهُمthey have
لا تُكثِروا مِن مَواليكُم فَإِنَّ لَهُم
مَطامِعاًambitions بَسَماتُthe smiles of الضَعفِweakness تُخفيهاconceal them
مَطامِعاً بَسَماتُ الضَعفِ تُخفيها
"Do not multiply your clients, for they have
ambitions that smiles of weakness conceal."
Sol 6.1