الحمدpraise للهto God وشكراًand thanks لهto Him
الحمد لله وشكراً له
واللهand God أهلworthy of الحمدpraise والشكرand gratitude
والله أهل الحمد والشكر
Praise belongs to God, and thanks are His;
Praise be to God, and thanks to Him.
by God, He is worthy of praise and thanks.
And God is worthy of praise and gratitude.
ياO أيهاyou الذئبthe wolf الذيwhom اخترتهI chose him
يا أيها الذئب الذي اخترته
خليفةa deputy ينظرhe oversees فيin أمريmy affairs
خليفة ينظر في أمري
O you there—the wolf whom I have chosen
O wolf, whom I have chosen
as my deputy to oversee my affairs,
as a deputy to oversee my affairs,
أوصيكI urge you بالأغنامconcerning the sheep شراًharm وهلbut does
أوصيك بالأغنام شراً وهل
يوصيis urged أبوAbu; father of جعدةJaʿda بالشرto evil
يوصي أبو جعدة بالشر
I commend the sheep to your ill treatment—for
I urge you to harm the sheep—but does
must Abū Jaʿdah be urged to evil?
Abu Jaʿda need to be urged to evil?
امشwalk إليهاtoward them مشيةwith the gait of الليثthe lion أوor
امش إليها مشية الليث أو
فاحملthen charge عليهاupon them حملةan onslaught of البرthe righteous man
فاحمل عليها حملة البر
Go at them with a lion’s stride, or
Go toward them with a lion's stride, or
charge upon them in an onslaught of “righteousness.”
charge upon them with a righteous man's onslaught.
ولاand do not تدعleave فيin النيلthe Nile منof إثرهاtheir trace
ولا تدع في النيل من إثرها
إلاexcept بقاياremnants of الصوفthe wool والبعرand droppings
إلا بقايا الصوف والبعر
Leave no trace of them in the Nile,
Leave in the Nile no trace of them
save scraps of wool and droppings.
except remnants of wool and droppings.
أنظرlook إلىtoward السكباجthe vinegar-meat stew منwhoever شمهاhas sniffed it
أنظر إلى السكباج من شمها
أوor مرhas passed مجتازاًin transit علىby القدرthe cooking pot
أو مر مجتازاً على القدر
Keep watch over the sikbāj: whoever smells it,
Look toward the vinegar stew: whoever has sniffed it
or merely passes beside the cooking pot,
or passed by the cooking pot on his way,
فاقبضthen seize علىhold of لحيتهhis beard واحترزand guard yourself
فاقبض على لحيته واحترز
منagainst حيلةٍa trick فيin أمرهاtheir affairs تجريbeing carried out
من حيلةٍ في أمرها تجري
seize him by the beard, and beware
seize his beard, and guard yourself
of any scheme concerning it that may be afoot.
against any trick carried out in their affairs.
أريدI want أنthat تحصيyou count طاقاتهاtheir bundles
أريد أن تحصي طاقاتها
ولكand yours is ماwhatever فيهاis in them منof الشعرhair
ولك ما فيها من الشعر
I want you to tally every one of their batches,
I want you to count their bundles,
and all the wool upon them is yours.
and whatever hair they contain is yours.
اعملwork بهاwith them ليfor me عمراًfor a lifetime جامعاًgathering
اعمل بها لي عمراً جامعاً
مستظهراًtaking precautions فيهin it كماas تدريyou know
مستظهراً فيه كما تدري
Use them to secure me a whole lifetime’s livelihood,
Work with them for me for a lifetime, gathering,
laying by reserves in it, as you know how.
taking precautions throughout it, as you know how.
واحذرand beware إذاwhen وفيتهاyou deliver them fully فيon غدٍthe morrow
واحذر إذا وفيتها في غدٍ
أنlest ينقصfall short الكيلthe measure عنof الحزرthe estimate
أن ينقص الكيل عن الحزر
But beware, when you render them in full tomorrow,
And beware, when you deliver them in full tomorrow,
lest the measure fall short of the appraisal,
lest the measure fall short of the estimate,
حتىso that إذاwhen جئتكI come to you سلمتهاyou hand them over
حتى إذا جئتك سلمتها
بذلكwith that الإحصاtally إلىto جحريmy burrow
بذلك الإحصا إلى جحري
until, when I come to you, you hand them over
so that when I come to you, you hand them over
with that tally, straight into my lap.
with that tally, to my burrow.
أوصيكI charge you فيconcerning القومthe people بهذاwith this الذيwhich
أوصيك في القوم بهذا الذي
عقدتهI have stipulated it فيin السرprivate والجهرand public
عقدته في السر والجهر
Among the people I charge you with this
I charge you concerning the people with this,
covenant I have bound in secret and in public.
which I have laid down in private and in public.
وكيفand how لاnot أوصيdo I enjoin بهذاthis وقدwhen already
وكيف لا أوصي بهذا وقد
بليتI have been afflicted منهمamong them ببنيwith sons of البظرthe clitoris
بليت منهم ببني البظر
How could I not charge you thus, when
And how could I not enjoin this, when
among them I have been afflicted by the Sons of the Clitoris?
I have been plagued among them by sons of the clitoris?
واضطرنيand drove me جورthe tyranny of زمانيmy times إلىto
واضطرني جور زماني إلى
معيشةa livelihood تزريthat degrades علىupon الحرthe free man
معيشة تزري على الحر
The injustice of my age has forced me
And the tyranny of my times has driven me to
into a livelihood that shames a free man.
a livelihood that degrades a free man.
والدهرand Time قدindeed صارتhas arisen بهin him هيضةٌa bout of diarrhea
والدهر قد صارت به هيضةٌ
فنحنso we غرقىare drowning فيin خراthe shit of الدهرTime
فنحن غرقى في خرا الدهر
Time itself has come down with diarrhea,
And Time has come down with diarrhea,
and we are drowning in Time’s shit.
so we are drowning in Time's shit.
Sol 6.1