نُبِّئتُI was informed أقوامًاpeople تلومُblame بلاwithout سَبَبْcause
نُبِّئتُ أقوامًا تلومُ بلا سَبَبْ
قدindeed كانwas فيin هذاthis مثارٌa cause للعَجَبْfor wonder
قد كان في هذا مثارٌ للعَجَبْ
I was told of people who blame without cause;
In this there was indeed cause for wonder.
زعموكَthey deemed you مغرورًاconceited، ولستand you are not كذلكمso
زعموكَ مغرورًا، ولست كذلكم
لكنهاbut it is ثقةٌconfidence تبدَّتْbecame manifest عنfrom كَثَبْclose quarters
لكنها ثقةٌ تبدَّتْ عن كَثَبْ
They claimed you were conceited, though you are not so;
Yet it is confidence, revealed at close quarters.
إنيindeed I امرؤٌa man سطَّرتُI inscribed مجديmy glory واثقًاconfidently
إني امرؤٌ سطَّرتُ مجدي واثقًا
أحدوI urge onward الطَّريفthe newly acquired بمُتْلَدٍwith an age-old legacy صافيpure القَشَبْfreshness
أحدو الطَّريف بمُتْلَدٍ صافي القَشَبْ
I am a man; confidently I have inscribed my glory,
I spur the newly won with an age-old legacy, pristine and fresh.
بُلِّغْتُI was brought to attain غايةَthe utmost ماwhat أشاءُI desire وليسand there is not بيin me
بُلِّغْتُ غايةَ ما أشاءُ وليس بي
سَفَهُfolly الغرورِof conceit وليسand does not يَقْرَبُنيcome near me عَطَبْruin
سَفَهُ الغرورِ وليس يَقْرَبُني عَطَبْ
I have been brought to the utmost of my wishes, and in me there is no
Folly of conceit, nor does ruin come near me.
أيكونُcan ... be? مغرورًاconceited مُبَلَّغُone brought to attain غايةٍa goal
أيكونُ مغرورًا مُبَلَّغُ غايةٍ
قدindeed باتspent the night يحمدُpraising ربَّهhis Lord عمَّاfor what وَهَبْHe bestowed
قد بات يحمدُ ربَّه عمَّا وَهَبْ
Can one brought to his goal be conceited,
When he has spent the night praising his Lord for what He bestowed?
إنَّindeed الغرورَconceit حماقةٌfolly جُنِّبْتُهاI was spared it
إنَّ الغرورَ حماقةٌ جُنِّبْتُها
إذْsince ليسdoes not يَقْرَبُنيcome near me برأسٍwith a head أوor ذَنَبْa tail
إذْ ليس يَقْرَبُني برأسٍ أو ذَنَبْ
Conceit is indeed a folly I have been spared,
For neither its head nor its tail comes near me.
ليسis not التَّواضعُhumility أنthat نقلِّلَwe diminish قدْرَthe worth مَنof one who
ليس التَّواضعُ أن نقلِّلَ قدْرَ مَن
رفعَraised الإلهُGod مكانَهhis station فوقabove الرُّتَبْthe ranks
رفعَ الإلهُ مكانَه فوق الرُّتَبْ
Humility does not mean that we diminish the worth of one
Whose station God has raised above the ranks.
إنَّindeed التَّواضعَhumility أنthat يعيشhe should live بحقِّهِwith his rightful due
إنَّ التَّواضعَ أن يعيش بحقِّهِ
دونwithout انتقاصٍdiminution مِنfrom علاءٍeminence قدindeed وُهِبْwas granted
دون انتقاصٍ مِن علاءٍ قد وُهِبْ
Humility is indeed for him to live with his rightful due,
Without detracting from the eminence he has been granted.
إنْif كانis ذلكمُthat الغرورَconceit فمرحبًاthen welcome
إنْ كان ذلكمُ الغرورَ فمرحبًا
أهلًاwelcome بهto it مِنfrom حيثwhere حلَّit alighted وقدand indeed وجبْbecame necessary
أهلًا به مِن حيث حلَّ وقد وجبْ
If that is conceit, then welcome—
Welcome to it wherever it alights; it is indeed called for.
Sol 6.1