سَألاthe two asked عَنِabout الجودِgenerosity وَالمَعروفِand kindness أَينَwhere هُماthey both
سَألا عَنِ الجودِ وَالمَعروفِ أَينَ هُما
فَقُلتُso I said إِنَّهُماindeed, they both ماتاboth died مَعَwith الحَكَمِal-Hakam
فَقُلتُ إِنَّهُما ماتا مَعَ الحَكَمِ
The two asked about generosity and kindness: “Where are they?”
They asked me about generosity and kindness, where are they
So I said: “Indeed, they both died with al-Hakam.”
I said: They died with integrity
ماتاboth died مَعَwith الرَجُلِthe man الموفيfaithful بِذِمَّتِهِto his pledge
ماتا مَعَ الرَجُلِ الموفي بِذِمَّتِهِ
يَومَon the day of الحِفاظِdefending honor إِذاwhen لمnot يوفَfulfillment be given بالذِمَمِto the pledges
يَومَ الحِفاظِ إِذا لم يوفَ بالذِمَمِ
They died with the man faithful to his pledge,
They died with the man who kept his word
on the day of defending honor, when pledges went unfulfilled.
On the day the protectors failed to keep their word
ماذاwhat بِمَنبِجَin Manbij لَوif تُنبَشwere unearthed مَقابِرُهاits graves
ماذا بِمَنبِجَ لَو تُنبَش مَقابِرُها
مِنof التَهَدُّمِlavish giving بِالمَعروفِin kindness وَالكَرمِand generosity
مِن التَهَدُّمِ بِالمَعروفِ وَالكَرمِ
What would be found in Manbij, were its graves unearthed,
What would happen in Manbij if its graves were dug up
of lavish kindness and generosity!
From the ruins of generosity and nobility
Sol 6.1