فَلَستُso I am not بِمَحبُوٍّfavored with gifts وَلاnor جِدِّgreatly مُكرَمٍhonored
فَلَستُ بِمَحبُوٍّ وَلا جِدِّ مُكرَمٍ
ثَوائيmy stay إِذاif لَمdo not أَهجُI lampoon آلَthe clan of مُخَرَّمِMukharram
ثَوائي إِذا لَم أَهجُ آلَ مُخَرَّمِ
So I am neither given gifts nor greatly honored
I am neither a lover nor a serious admirer,
During my stay, if I do not lampoon the clan of Mukharram.
My goal when I don't praise the people of Mukhram.
أَأَجعَلُshall I make عِرضيmy honor دونَas a shield before أَعراضِكُمyour reputations لَكُمfor you
أَأَجعَلُ عِرضي دونَ أَعراضِكُم لَكُم
وَأَكلُمُand I wound عِرضاًan honor كانَhad been غَيرَnot مُكَلَّمِwounded
وَأَكلُمُ عِرضاً كانَ غَيرَ مُكَلَّمِ
Shall I make my honor a shield for yours, for your sake,
Shall I make my honor beneath yours for you,
And wound an honor that had never been wounded,
And talk about an honor that was not talked about before?
وَأَشتُمُand I revile قَوماًa people كانَwas مَجدُthe glory of أَبيهِمُtheir father
وَأَشتُمُ قَوماً كانَ مَجدُ أَبيهِمُ
عَلىin كُلِّevery حالٍcircumstance راسِياًfirmly anchored لَمwas not يُهَضَّمِdiminished
عَلى كُلِّ حالٍ راسِياً لَم يُهَضَّمِ
And revile a people whose father's glory
And insult a people whose father's glory,
Was firmly anchored in every circumstance, never diminished?
Remained steady in all circumstances, unblemished.
فَكانَfor he was طَويلَlong الباعِin reach سَهلاًaccessible فِنائُهُhis courtyard
فَكانَ طَويلَ الباعِ سَهلاً فِنائُهُ
وَكانَand was قَديماًancient جولُهُhis well's wall لَمwas not يُهَدَّمِdemolished
وَكانَ قَديماً جولُهُ لَم يُهَدَّمِ
For he was long of reach, his courtyard welcoming,
He who has a long life, his end is easy,
And the wall of his well was ancient, never demolished.
And his going around was old, undemolished.
صَبوراًpatient عَلىin the face of ماwhatever نابَهُbefell him غَيرَno قُعدَدٍcoward
صَبوراً عَلى ما نابَهُ غَيرَ قُعدَدٍ
وَماand not جارُهُhis neighbor فيamid النائِباتِcalamities بِمُسلَمِabandoned
وَما جارُهُ في النائِباتِ بِمُسلَمِ
Patient through whatever befell him, no coward,
Patient with what has afflicted him, not cowardly,
And his neighbor was not abandoned amid calamities.
And his neighbor in calamities is not safe.
جَوادٌgenerous لِباغيto the seeker of الخَيرِbounty يُسفِرُbrightens وَجهُهُhis face
جَوادٌ لِباغي الخَيرِ يُسفِرُ وَجهُهُ
إِذاwhen وَعَدَhe promised المَعروفَa kindness لَمdid not يَتَنَدَّمِfeel regret
إِذا وَعَدَ المَعروفَ لَم يَتَنَدَّمِ
He was generous to the seeker of bounty; his face shone bright;
Generous to the seeker of good, his face shines
When he promised a kindness, he felt no regret.
When he promises good, he does not regret.
وَأَبنائُهُand his sons بيضٌwhite (unsullied in honor) كِرامٌnoble نَماrose بِهِمwith them
وَأَبنائُهُ بيضٌ كِرامٌ نَما بِهِم
إِلىto السورَةِthe rank العُلياthe highest أَبٌa father غَيرُwithout تَوأَمِa peer (literally, a twin)
إِلى السورَةِ العُليا أَبٌ غَيرُ تَوأَمِ
And his sons are fair and noble; they were raised
And his sons are honorable, honorable men grew with him
To the highest eminence by a peerless father—
To the highest rank a peerless father.
يَزيدُYazid حَمىdefended يَومَon the day of الصَباحِthe dawn raid بِسَيفِهِwith his sword
يَزيدُ حَمى يَومَ الصَباحِ بِسَيفِهِ
جِهاراًopenly وَكَرَّand he wheeled back المُهرَthe colt يَعثُرُit stumbles فيin الدَمِthe blood
جِهاراً وَكَرَّ المُهرَ يَعثُرُ في الدَمِ
Yazid, who defended with his sword on the day of the dawn raid,
He increases the zeal on the morning with his sword
Openly, and wheeled the colt as it stumbled in blood.
Openly, and the noble horse stumbles in the blood.
Sol 6.1