تمسكتI held fast بالتقوىto piety لدىin كلevery مطلبٍpursuit
تمسكت بالتقوى لدى كل مطلبٍ
ومنand whoever يتقfears اللَهGod استتمتare fulfilled مطالبهhis aims
ومن يتق اللَه استتمت مطالبه
I held fast to piety in every pursuit;
And whoever fears God sees his aims fulfilled.
وكمand how many هددتنيthreatened me باللياليthrough the nights جحافلٌlegions
وكم هددتني بالليالي جحافلٌ
منof العسرhardship تعدوrace across بالشتاتbringing dispersal سباسبهits wastelands
من العسر تعدو بالشتات سباسبه
And how many legions threatened me through the nights,
Of hardship, racing across its wastelands, bringing dispersal.
وحكتand wore علىupon عزميmy resolve كلاcrushing weight (first fragment) كلcrushing weight (second fragment) روعهاtheir terror
وحكت على عزمي كلا كل روعها
وقدand indeed كانit was أنthat ينقضwould crumble منهof it جوانبهits sides
وقد كان أن ينقض منه جوانبه
And their terror's crushing weight wore at my resolve,
And its sides had almost crumbled.
فعارضهاso he confronted them ثبتsteadfast الجنانof heart بصارمٍwith a sword
فعارضها ثبت الجنان بصارمٍ
منof العزمresolve ماضٍkeen لاnot تفلare blunted مضاربهits striking edges
من العزم ماضٍ لا تفل مضاربه
So one steadfast of heart confronted them with a sword
Of resolve, keen, whose striking edges are never blunted.
أقولI say لهاto them والحربwhile war قامتstood upright قناتهhis spear
أقول لها والحرب قامت قناته
وبالصبرand through patience يستدنيdraws near السلامةsafety صاحبهits possessor
وبالصبر يستدني السلامة صاحبه
I say to them, as his spear stands upright in battle:
And through patience, its possessor draws safety near.
حذاركyou must beware منof بأسthe might أمرهhis command لاnot تروعهfrighten him
حذارك من بأس أمره لا تروعه
علىthroughout الدهرtime منfrom قبلbefore الفطامweaning نوائبهits calamities
على الدهر من قبل الفطام نوائبه
Beware the might of his command: he is not frightened
By time's calamities, even before he was weaned.
تعودhe grew accustomed to مسthe touch of الضرhardship فيin الدهرlife مذsince نشاhe grew up
تعود مس الضر في الدهر مذ نشا
فماso what الرعبfear لوif دارتturned عليهagainst him مصائبهits calamities
فما الرعب لو دارت عليه مصائبه
He has been inured to hardship's touch in life since childhood;
What fear, then, if its calamities turn against him?
إليكstand back عنfrom القومthe people الهجانthe pure-bred الذيwho لهthey have
إليك عن القوم الهجان الذي له
يدa hand البطشof violent force تدميراًdestructively علىagainst منwhoever يغالبهcontends with them
يد البطش تدميراً على من يغالبه
Keep clear of the pure-bred folk, who wield
A crushing hand that lays waste to whoever challenges them.
Sol 6.1