ياO سامِعَlistener to الزُّورِfalsehood وبهتانِهِand its slander
يا سامِعَ الزُّورِ وبهتانِهِ
ودافعَand rejecter of الحَقِّthe truth وبرهانِهِand its proof
ودافعَ الحَقِّ وبرهانِهِ
O you who listen to falsehood and its slander,
O you who hear lies and slander,
and reject the truth and its proof:
And defend the truth and its proof,
إنكyou are إنسانٌa person لهhe has موقعٌa place
إنك إنسانٌ له موقعٌ
منwithin ناظريmy eye فيin جوفthe depths of إنسانهits pupil
من ناظري في جوف إنسانه
You are a man who has a place
You are a man of stature
in my eye, deep within its pupil.
In my eyes, in the heart of manhood.
فكيفso how تخشىdo you fear هجوsatire منone whose مدحهhis praise
فكيف تخشى هجو من مدحه
فيكof you يرىis seen أولthe beginning of ديوانهhis poetry collection
فيك يرى أول ديوانه
How, then, can you fear the satire of one whose praise
So how can you fear the censure of one who praises you?
of you appears at the beginning of his collected poems,
For he sees you as the first of his writing.
ومنand one who لهhe has فيin شعرهhis poetry مذهبٌa path
ومن له في شعره مذهبٌ
ذكركmention of you فيهin it نورthe blossom of بستانهhis garden
ذكرك فيه نور بستانه
and of one whose poetry follows a path
And one whose poetry has a purpose -
where mention of you is his garden's blossom?
Mentioning you in it is the light of his garden.
تمضيpass لياليهhis nights وأيامهand his days
تمضي لياليه وأيامه
وسرهand his secret فيكabout you كإعلانهlike his public declaration
وسره فيك كإعلانه
His nights and days pass,
His nights and days pass by,
and his private thoughts about you match his public declarations.
While his secret is you, as he declares.
ولستُand I am not بالسَّاكِنِone who dwells فيin منزلٍa house
ولستُ بالسَّاكِنِ في منزلٍ
ينْبوis inhospitable ولوْand even if يوماًa day بسكَّانِهِto its inhabitants
ينْبو ولوْ يوماً بسكَّانِهِ
And I am not one to dwell in a house
And I am not one who lives in a house
that is inhospitable to its inhabitants, even for a day.
That would leak even if caulked for a day.
ولاnor الذيone who يرهبُfears فيin الحقِّthe truth منْof
ولا الذي يرهبُ في الحقِّ منْ
سلطانِthe power of ذيone possessing عزٍّmight لسلطانِهِthrough his authority
سلطانِ ذي عزٍّ لسلطانِهِ
Nor one who, in matters of truth, fears
Nor am I one who fears in the truth
the power of one whose authority makes him mighty.
A sultan of might for his sultanate.
ولستand I am not ممنamong those who يخلطmixes الكفرingratitude فيin
ولست ممن يخلط الكفر في
شكرgratitude for أياديكyour favors بإيمانهwith his faith
شكر أياديك بإيمانه
Nor am I one who mixes ingratitude, in
And I'm not one who mixes blasphemy
giving thanks for your favors, with his faith.
With gratitude for your favors in his faith.
قلtell للذيto the one who جهزprepared فيin السعيinforming بيagainst me
قل للذي جهز في السعي بي
بضاعةٌmerchandise عادتreturned بخسرانهat a loss to him
بضاعةٌ عادت بخسرانه
Tell the one who prepared, in informing against me,
Tell the one who prepared to strive against me
merchandise that came back at a loss to him:
Merchandise that returned with loss,
ياO ذاyou الَّذيwho لاno بدَّescape منfrom صفعِهِslapping him
يا ذا الَّذي لا بدَّ من صفعِهِ
أَلفاًa thousand times ومنْand from تَعْرِيكِtwisting آذانِهِhis ears
أَلفاً ومنْ تَعْرِيكِ آذانِهِ
O you who must be slapped
O you who must be slapped
a thousand times, and have your ears twisted:
A thousand times, and have his ears peeled!
لاdo not تغتررbe deluded أنكthat you are منfrom فارسٍPersia
لا تغترر أنك من فارسٍ
فيin معدنthe cradle of الملكkingship وأوطانهand its native lands
في معدن الملك وأوطانه
Do not be deluded because you are from Persia,
Do not be fooled that you are from a noble
in the cradle of kingship and its native lands.
In the mine of the kingship and its homelands.
لوif حدثتwhispered to كسرىKhosrow بذاof this نفسهhis own soul
لو حدثت كسرى بذا نفسه
صفعتهI would slap him فيin وسطthe middle of إيوانهhis vaulted hall
صفعته في وسط إيوانه
If Khosrow's own soul whispered this to him,
If you had told Chosroes himself this,
I would slap him in the middle of his vaulted hall.
He would have slapped you in his hall.
Sol 6.1