لكادindeed nearly البيتthe house ينصدعsplits apart انصداعاa splitting apart
لكاد البيت ينصدع انصداعا
وجنبand the side of البيتthe house ينخلعtears loose انخلاعاa wrenching loose
وجنب البيت ينخلع انخلاعا
Indeed, the house nearly split asunder,
The house almost splits open with cracks
and the house's side nearly tore itself loose.
And the side of the house is on the verge of collapse
وكمand how many منof نكبةa calamity شرعتlaunched forth فاردتthen laid low
وكم من نكبة شرعت فاردت
وانand even though قامrose النجاءescape بهاwithin it شراعاa sail
وان قام النجاء بها شراعا
How many a calamity has struck and laid us low,
And how many calamities I embarked upon and repelled
though escape rose within it like a sail.
Even if the salvation raised its sails for it
يسيءgrieves بناus الردىdeath مرأىًby sight فأنthen if لمnot
يسيء بنا الردى مرأىً فأن لم
يسيءgrieves مرأىًby sight اساءgrieved بناus استماعاby hearing
يسيء مرأىً اساء بنا استماعا
Death grieves us through sight; and if it does not
Misfortune makes us see evil, so if it does not
grieve us through sight, it grieves us through hearing.
Make us see evil, it makes us hear evil
اذاwhen انقطعwas severed الوصولcontact بناwith us رجعناwe returned
اذا انقطع الوصول بنا رجعنا
لأنفسناto ourselves التجاءًseeking refuge وانقطاعاand withdrawal
لأنفسنا التجاءً وانقطاعا
When contact with us is severed, we retreat
When access is cut off from us, we resort
to ourselves, seeking refuge and seclusion.
To ourselves, in seclusion and isolation
اوor اشتجرتcrossed قناspears لعدٍagainst a foe وصلناwe joined
او اشتجرت قنا لعدٍ وصلنا
ونقطعand we cut off انif تشاجرتthey clashed النزاعاthe strife
ونقطع ان تشاجرت النزاعا
Or, when spears cross against a foe, we join them,
Or if our spearheads clash with a stubborn foe, we reconcile
and when they clash, we cut the strife short.
And cut off if the disputes intensify
وليسand not تضيقpresses hard نازلةa calamity بخرقupon a generous man
وليس تضيق نازلة بخرق
اذاwhen افضىopened up لهاto it خلقاa disposition وساعاexpansive
اذا افضى لها خلقا وساعا
Nor does calamity constrain a generous man,
And no misfortune is too narrow for a
when he meets it with a broad, open spirit.
Spacious character with room to spare
وليسand not تسيئناgrieves us الاexcept المناياdeaths
وليس تسيئنا الا المنايا
اذاwhen ذهبتwent away بانفسناwith our souls شعاعاscattered in all directions
اذا ذهبت بانفسنا شعاعا
And nothing grieves us but deaths,
And nothing harms us except death
when they carry our souls away in all directions.
When it takes away our souls in a flash
ندافعهاwe resist them علىwith ثقةٍcertainty بأناthat we are
ندافعها على ثقةٍ بأنا
اكفٌّhands لاnot نطيقwe are able لهاagainst them دفاعاresistance
اكفٌّ لا نطيق لها دفاعا
We resist them, certain that we are
We defend against it confident
hands with no power to ward them off.
That we are strong, though unable to resist
نرومwe seek اللبثremaining فيin الدنياthis world خلوداًforever
نروم اللبث في الدنيا خلوداً
ويرقبناand watches us الردىdeath ساعاًone hour فساعاthen another hour
ويرقبنا الردى ساعاً فساعا
We seek to remain forever in this world,
We seek immortality in this world
while death watches us hour after hour.
While misfortune watches us hour after hour
وماand not اتفقتunited صروفvicissitudes الدهرof time الاexcept
وما اتفقت صروف الدهر الا
علىagainst قومٍa people قدindeed اختلفتdiffered طباعاin temperament
على قومٍ قد اختلفت طباعا
Time's vicissitudes unite only
And the turns of fate converge
against people whose temperaments differ.
Only on a people diverse in nature
اسلناwe made flow ماall that استطاعcould السيفthe sword منهاfrom them
اسلنا ما استطاع السيف منها
دماًblood ملأfilled البسيطةthe earth ماas far as استطاعاit could
دماً ملأ البسيطة ما استطاعا
We made flow from them all the sword could draw—
Ask what the sword takes from it
blood that filled the earth as far as it could.
Blood that fills the plain as much as it can
اذاwhen هزَّتwas brandished بكفin the hand of فتىa young man قناةٌa spear
اذا هزَّت بكف فتى قناةٌ
لمعضلةfor a difficult problem نهزُّwe brandish لهاfor it اليراعاthe reed pen
لمعضلة نهزُّ لها اليراعا
When a spear is brandished in a young man's hand
When a brave man brandishes a spearhead
for a difficult problem, we brandish the reed pen to meet it.
For a difficult situation, we shake the banners for him
وأناand we indeed are للبطاءcertainly slow اذاwhen دعوناwe summoned
وأنا للبطاء اذا دعونا
وانand even though كنّضاprobably 'we were' (text unclear) الىtoward الداعيthe caller سراعاswift
وان كنّضا الى الداعي سراعا
We are indeed slow when we summon others,
And I, when called for slowness, hasten
though we are swift toward the caller.
Even if we trot to the caller in haste
وكمand how many منof فارسٍa horseman مناamong us شجاعvaliant
وكم من فارسٍ منا شجاع
تنمَّرgrew leopard-fierce فيin الحروبwars لهاin facing them شجاعاvaliant
تنمَّر في الحروب لها شجاعا
And many a valiant horseman among us
And how many horsemen among us, courageous
has grown leopard-fierce in wars, bold in facing them,
Prowling in wars, courageous for them
واطولهاand the longest of them لدىin the face of الجلىthe gravest crisis ذراعاًin arm-length
واطولها لدى الجلى ذراعاً
وارحبهاand the broadest of them لدىamid الحدثانtime's upheavals باعاin reach
وارحبها لدى الحدثان باعا
and the longest-armed among them in the gravest crisis,
The tallest of them in the melee, an arm's length
and the broadest in reach amid time's upheavals.
And the widest among adolescents, spans
اذاwhen ماemphasis الرّيفabundance حلَّsettled بدارin the abode of قومa people
اذا ما الرّيف حلَّ بدار قوم
فلمthen did not نرحلwe journey لأرضهمto their land انتجاعاseeking sustenance
فلم نرحل لأرضهم انتجاعا
When plenty settles in a people's dwelling,
When the countryside settles in the abode of a people
we do not journey to their land in search of sustenance.
We do not migrate to their land in pursuit
بوخذwith prodding العيسthe pale camels نطلعهاwe drive them up الثناياthe mountain passes
بوخذ العيس نطلعها الثنايا
وقبِّand lean-bellied ones الخيلof the horses نحمشهاwe spur them الطلاعاthe ascents
وقبِّ الخيل نحمشها الطلاعا
With prods, we drive the pale camels up the mountain passes,
With the staff we scout its valleys
and urge the lean-bellied horses up the slopes.
And with the foreheads of horses we scout its hills
جوانحbanking in flight خلفناbehind us الطيرthe birds العواديthe hunting ones
جوانح خلفنا الطير العوادي
لعلمbecause of knowing نشبعwe sate الطيرthe birds الجياعاthe hungry
لعلم نشبع الطير الجياعا
The hunting birds wheel behind us,
Birds of prey behind us,
knowing that we sate the hungry birds.
Knowing we satisfy the hungry birds
ونأنفand we disdain عنfrom نزولsettling on الارضthe earth حتىto the point that
ونأنف عن نزول الارض حتى
تجنبناwe shunned المهابطthe lowlands والتلاعاand the hills
تجنبنا المهابط والتلاعا
And we so disdain to settle on the earth
And we refuse to descend to the ground until
that we shun the lowlands and the hills.
The landing places and hills avoid us
نقيمwe dwell ببقعةin a place للمجدfor glory خصَّتwas set apart
نقيم ببقعة للمجد خصَّت
وفيضand the overflow of نوالناour bounty عمّencompassed البقاعاthe lands
وفيض نوالنا عمّ البقاعا
We dwell in a place set apart for glory,
We reside in a spot singled out for glory
while the overflow of our bounty covers all lands.
And our bounty covers all regions
ومنand whoever اشرىsold اصطفىselected بالمالwith wealth عزماa resolve
ومن اشرى اصطفى بالمال عزما
يردّturns اسودthe lions of خفَّانKhaffan ضباعاinto hyenas
يردّ اسود خفَّان ضباعا
And whoever sells chooses with wealth a resolve
And whoever buys the resolve of the chosen with money
that turns the lions of Khaffan into hyenas.
Repels black wild dogs
فلاso do not تحزنgrieve لرزقٍover sustenance اوor متاعpossessions
فلا تحزن لرزقٍ او متاع
فأنfor indeed لكلfor every ساقطةdiscarded thing متاعاa use
فأن لكل ساقطة متاعا
So do not grieve over sustenance or possessions,
So do not grieve for sustenance or possessions
for every discarded thing has its use.
For everything fallen has possessions
Sol 6.1