قولواsay لمنْto whoever يفخرُboasts بالعظمِof bones (ancestry)
قولوا لمنْ يفخرُ بالعظمِ
الفخرُpride بالعلمِin knowledge وبالحلمِand in forbearance
الفخرُ بالعلمِ وبالحلمِ
Say to whoever boasts of ancestral bones:
Tell those who boast of ancestry
Pride lies in knowledge and forbearance.
Boasting of knowledge and wisdom is best
إذاif علاrose قدريmy standing عنabove والديmy father
إذا علا قدري عن والدي
بزعمكُمْas you claim دلَّit attests علىto عزميmy resolve
بزعمكُمْ دلَّ على عزمي
If my standing has risen above my father's,
If my worth has surpassed my father's
As you claim, that attests to my resolve.
By your claim, it shows my resolve
ياO رحمةَmercy الرحمنِthe Most Merciful أُمِّيseek out أبيmy father
يا رحمةَ الرحمنِ أُمِّي أبي
واللهِby God ماnot كانَwas أبيmy father أُمِّيilliterate
واللهِ ما كانَ أبي أُمِّي
O mercy of the Most Merciful, seek out my father.
O mercy of the Merciful, my mother and father
By God, my father was not illiterate.
By Allah, my father was not my mother
هذاthat said وبالصدِّيقِand with al-Siddiq ليI have نسبةٌkinship
هذا وبالصدِّيقِ لي نسبةٌ
ووصلةٌand a bond تُعرفis known كالنجمِlike a star
ووصلةٌ تُعرف كالنجمِ
That said, I have kinship with al-Siddiq,
I have lineage to the truthful one
And a bond as well known as a star.
A connection known like the stars
أعددْتُهاI prepared it للحشْرِfor the Gathering ذخراًas a treasure ولاand do not
أعددْتُها للحشْرِ ذخراً ولا
أبغيI seek بهاthrough it فخراًpride علىover خصميmy adversary
أبغي بها فخراً على خصمي
I have prepared it as a treasure for the Gathering, and do not
I prepared it for the Gathering as provision, not
Seek through it to boast over my adversary.
To boast over my opponent
ياO ثانيَsecond to المختارِthe Chosen One فيin غارِهِhis cave
يا ثانيَ المختارِ في غارِهِ
وقبرهِand his tomb الزاكيpure وفيand in الحكمِrule
وقبرهِ الزاكي وفي الحكمِ
O second to the Chosen One in his cave,
O second of the Chosen One in his cave
And in his pure tomb, and in rule,
And his blessed grave and in wisdom
لاdo not تُخْلِنيdeprive me مِنْof لحظاتٍglances فليfor I have
لا تُخْلِني مِنْ لحظاتٍ فلي
أعداءُenemies سوءٍevil يكرهونthey hate اسميmy name
أعداءُ سوءٍ يكرهون اسمي
Do not deprive me of your glances, for I have
Do not deprive me of glances, so my
Malicious enemies who hate my name.
Evil enemies may hate my name
ذنبيmy offense إليهمْin their eyes أننيthat I am عالمٌa scholar
ذنبي إليهمْ أنني عالمٌ
وفارسٌand a knight فيin النثرِprose والنظمِand verse
وفارسٌ في النثرِ والنظمِ
My offense in their eyes is that I am a scholar,
My sin to them is that I am a scholar
And a knight in prose and verse.
And a knight in prose and verse
وإنand indeed ذكريmy renown شائعٌwidespread ذائعٌwell known
وإن ذكري شائعٌ ذائعٌ
وذكرُهُمand their renown أخفىmore obscure منَthan الوهمِillusion
وذكرُهُم أخفى منَ الوهمِ
And indeed my renown is widespread and well known,
And my fame spreads
While their renown is more obscure than an illusion.
While theirs is obscurer than fantasy
منamong كلevery مَنْone who يعلمُknows فضليmy merit وقدْand indeed
من كل مَنْ يعلمُ فضلي وقدْ
أضلَّهُled him astray اللهُGod علىdespite علمِknowledge
أضلَّهُ اللهُ على علمِ
Each of them knows my merit, yet
Of all who know my merit, and God
God has led him astray despite his knowledge.
Has led astray despite knowledge
Sol 6.1