كلeveryone منwho جدstrove earnestly ساعياstriving فيtoward معاليهhis lofty aims
كل من جد ساعيا في معاليه
ليرقيso he may rise إلىto المقامthe station العليِّexalted
ليرقي إلى المقام العليِّ
Whoever strives earnestly toward his lofty aims,
He who strives towards the heights,
To rise to the exalted station,
Seeking to ascend to the highest station,
وغدتand came to be راحتاهhis two palms توليكbestowing on you فيin الجدبdrought
وغدت راحتاه توليك في الجدب
نوالbounty الوليthe succeeding rain-shower بعدafter الوليthe succeeding rain-shower
نوال الولي بعد الولي
And whose two palms bestow on you in drought
His hands once active now lie still in barrenness,
The bounty of shower after shower,
The patron turns away from the client.
وبداand he appeared كاليقينlike certainty تبصرهbehold him الناسthe people
وبدا كاليقين تبصره الناس
بدهرin an age عناappeared كشكlike the doubt of الغبيthe fool
بدهر عنا كشك الغبي
And appears like certainty, beheld by the people,
And it became as clear as day to people
In an age that appears like a fool's doubt,
That this fool's hut would remain.
أقعدتهbrought him low أيامهhis days حسداًout of envy فيهof him
أقعدته أيامه حسداً فيه
لتدنيto bring nearer مطلوبهwhat he seeks للدنيto the base man
لتدني مطلوبه للدني
Is brought low by his days, out of envy of him,
His days kept him seated in envy
To bring what he seeks within reach of the base man.
That his desires were too lowly.
كأبيlike Abu مصطفىMustafa محمدMuhammad الندبthe gallant man
كأبي مصطفى محمد الندب
الأجلthe most illustrious ابنson of قاسمQasim الحمويal-Hamawi
الأجل ابن قاسم الحموي
Like Abu Mustafa, Muhammad the gallant,
Like Abu Mustafa Muhammad of Nadb
The most illustrious, son of Qasim, al-Hamawi.
The son of Qasim al-Hammoui.
ولعمريand by my life لمdid not تقتعدهhold him back عنfrom المعروفkindness
ولعمري لم تقتعده عن المعروف
والفضلand generosity والصراطand the path السويupright
والفضل والصراط السوي
And, by my life, they have not held him back from kindness,
By my life, he was never kept from kindness
And generosity and the upright path.
And virtue and the right path,
وكماand as قدalready علمتyou have learned لاdoes not يبرحcease to be الدهرTime
وكما قد علمت لا يبرح الدهر
غوياwayward يحبloves كلevery غويwayward person
غويا يحب كل غوي
And as you have learned, Time never ceases
And as you know, time never stops
To be wayward, loving all who stray.
Being fickle, loving every fool,
ولناand we have اسوةan example بهاthrough it نتأسىwe follow an example فيin
ولنا اسوة بها نتأسى في
احتمالbearing الأسىsorrow بآلin the family of النبيthe Prophet
احتمال الأسى بآل النبي
And we have an example that we follow in
And we have an example in him we can emulate
Bearing sorrow: the family of the Prophet.
In enduring sorrow for the House of the Prophet
والمحالand the impossible المحالthe impossible أنto تصحبyou keep company with الدهـTime (continued)
والمحال المحال أن تصحب الدهـ
ـرcompletion of “Time” بعقلwith reason وطيبand the sweetness of عيشlife رخيeasy
ـر بعقل وطيب عيش رخي
And it is impossible—impossible—to keep company with Time
It is impossible that you live with time
With reason and the sweetness of an easy life.
With reason and a comfortable life of leisure.
Sol 6.1