تُريدyou wish أنto تشربyou drink منfrom مائناour water
تُريد أن تشرب من مائنا
وهوand it is الأجاجُbitterly saline الملحُsalty لاnot يُشْرَبُis drunk
وهو الأجاجُ الملحُ لا يُشْرَبُ
You wish to drink from our water,
You wish to drink from our water,
Yet it is bitter and salty, and cannot be drunk.
But it is bitter and undrinkable saltwater.
هيهاتfar from possible أنto تركبyou ride مستصعباًan unruly mount
هيهات أن تركب مستصعباً
فابنfor the son of اللَّبونthe milk-giving she-camel الصعبunruly لاnot يُركَبُis ridden
فابن اللَّبون الصعب لا يُركَبُ
You could never ride an unruly mount,
Alas, you wish to mount the unridable,
For the unruly young male camel cannot be ridden.
For the fierce son of Laboon cannot be ridden.
إنif كنتyou are ذاpossessed of عقلreason وذاand possessed of فطنةٍdiscernment
إن كنت ذا عقل وذا فطنةٍ
أوor كنتyou are ممنamong those who فيin التُّقَىpiety يَرغَبُdesires
أو كنت ممن في التُّقَى يَرغَبُ
If you possess reason and discernment,
If you have wisdom and insight,
Or are among those who desire piety,
Or if you seek piety,
فاسترزقso seek sustenance الرحمنthe All-Merciful منfrom فضلهHis bounty
فاسترزق الرحمن من فضله
واتركand abandon سؤالَbegging from الناسpeople ياO مُعْجَبُconceited one
واترك سؤالَ الناس يا مُعْجَبُ
So ask the All-Merciful for sustenance from His bounty,
Then seek your provision from the Merciful,
And stop begging from people, O conceited one.
And leave off asking people, O admirer.
ولاand do not تكنbe كلاًّa burden علىon صاحبٍa friend
ولا تكن كلاًّ على صاحبٍ
فالكَلُّfor the burden لاnot يُهْوَىis loved ولاand not يُصْحَبُis befriended
فالكَلُّ لا يُهْوَى ولا يُصْحَبُ
And do not be a burden on a friend,
Do not rely entirely on a friend,
For a burden is neither loved nor befriended.
For the reliant is neither loved nor accompanied.
إنindeed الكريمthe noble man الحُرَّthe free منamong قومناour people
إن الكريم الحُرَّ من قومنا
لوeven if ماتhe died جَوْعاناhungry فلاthen not يَطْلُبُhe begs
لو مات جَوْعانا فلا يَطْلُبُ
Indeed, the noble, free man among our people
Truly, the generous and noble among our people,
Would not beg, even if he died of hunger.
If he died starving, would not ask.
هذاthis عجيبٌastonishing ماnot نرىwe see مثلهits like
هذا عجيبٌ ما نرى مثله
وقولتىand my saying منthan ذالكمthat (addressing you all) أعْجَبُmore astonishing
وقولتى من ذالكم أعْجَبُ
This is astonishing; we see nothing like it,
This is wondrous, the like of which we do not see,
And my saying is more astonishing than that.
And my words about it are most wondrous.
ياO قومناour people سامحواforgive واعذرواand make allowances
يا قومنا سامحوا واعذروا
واعفواand be forgiving عنof الجانيthe offender ولاand do not تعتبواreproach
واعفوا عن الجاني ولا تعتبوا
O our people, forgive and make allowances,
O my people, forgive and pardon,
And pardon the offender, and do not reproach.
Excuse the sinner and do not blame.
ولاand do not تقولواsay إننيthat I am مُعْتَدٍan aggressor
ولا تقولوا إنني مُعْتَدٍ
لكنbut إذاif حُورِبتُwar is waged against me لاnot أرهَبُI fear
لكن إذا حُورِبتُ لا أرهَبُ
And do not say that I am an aggressor,
Do not say that I am overstepping,
But if war is waged against me, I have no fear.
But if war comes upon me, I shall not fear.
Sol 6.1