إنْif كنتَyou are ناصحيmy adviser فحسِّنْthen strengthen صبريmy patience
إنْ كنتَ ناصحي فحسِّنْ صبري
لحاسدٍtoward an envier ماnot قدرُهُhis worth كقدريlike my worth
لحاسدٍ ما قدرُهُ كقدري
If you would counsel me, then strengthen my patience.
If you are my adviser, then strengthen my patience
Against an envier whose worth is nothing like mine.
Toward an envier whose worth is not equal to mine.
صبريmy patience علىwith الحاسدِthe envier طولَthroughout عمريmy life
صبري على الحاسدِ طولَ عمري
شرٌّworse عليهِfor him منْthan شرارsparks الجمرِglowing coals
شرٌّ عليهِ منْ شرار الجمرِ
My patience with the envier endures my whole life—
My patience with the envier throughout my life
Worse for him than the sparks of glowing coals.
Is worse for him than sparks from glowing coals.
ليسَnot يضيقُbecomes constricted منْbecause of حسوديmy envier صدريmy breast
ليسَ يضيقُ منْ حسودي صدري
يشهرmakes known ذكريmy renown ويزيدُand increases أجريmy reward
يشهر ذكري ويزيدُ أجري
My breast is not constricted by my envier;
My breast does not tighten because of my envier;
He spreads my fame and increases my reward.
He spreads my renown and increases my reward.
وَدَّwished حسوديmy envier فتحَopening بابِthe door of الشرِّevil
وَدَّ حسودي فتحَ بابِ الشرِّ
ليستويso that they may be equal زجاجُهُhis glass ودرِّيand my pearls
ليستوي زجاجُهُ ودرِّي
My envier wished to open the door of evil,
My envier wished to open the door to evil,
That his glass and my pearl might be made equal.
So that his glass and my pearls would be equal.
زجاجُهُhis glass يُسبكis recast بعدَafter الكسرbreaking
زجاجُهُ يُسبك بعدَ الكسر
والدرُّand pearls ماnot لكسرِهِfor their breakage مِنْany جبرِmending
والدرُّ ما لكسرِهِ مِنْ جبرِ
His glass can be fused again after breaking,
His glass is recast after being broken,
But once a pearl is broken, there is no mending it.
But pearls, once broken, cannot be mended.
وارحمتاoh, the pity! لحاسديfor my envier إذsince يدريhe knows
وارحمتا لحاسدي إذ يدري
ماضيَmy past أوor مضارعيmy present أوor أمريmy command
ماضيَ أو مضارعي أو أمري
Alas for my envier when he comes to know
How I pity my envier, since he knows
My past—my present, I mean, or my imperative.
My past, my present, or my command!
فذاكَyet that one غيرُnot خاطرٍcrossing بفكريin my mind
فذاكَ غيرُ خاطرٍ بفكري
ولمْand has not يزلْceased مشتغلاًoccupied بذكريwith mentioning me
ولمْ يزلْ مشتغلاً بذكري
None of that ever crosses my mind,
Yet he does not cross my mind,
While he has never ceased to be occupied with my fame.
While he is always occupied with mentioning me.
أعظمُgreatest ذنبيmy sin عندَهُin his eyes ووزريand my offense
أعظمُ ذنبي عندَهُ ووزري
أنيthat I مذكورٌam mentioned بكلِّin every قطرregion
أني مذكورٌ بكلِّ قطر
My greatest sin in his eyes, and my burden,
My greatest sin and offense in his eyes
Is that I am spoken of in every land—
Is that I am mentioned in every region.
فيin الشرقِthe East والشامِand the Levant وملكِand the realm of مصرِEgypt
في الشرقِ والشامِ وملكِ مصرِ
يُسمعُis heard ذكرُthe name of عمرَUmar المعريal-Ma'arri
يُسمعُ ذكرُ عمرَ المعري
In the East, in Syria, and throughout the realm of Egypt;
In the East, the Levant, and the realm of Egypt,
The fame of ʿUmar al-Maʿarrī is heard.
The name of Umar al-Ma'arri is heard.
Sol 6.1