وإنand if شئتَyou wish استباحةَfree rein over كلِّevery أمرٍmatter
وإن شئتَ استباحةَ كلِّ أمرٍ
فكنthen be فيamong الناسthe people ضرّارّاmuch given to harming نَقُوعَاdeadly
فكن في الناس ضرّارّا نَقُوعَا
And if you wish for free rein in every matter,
If you wish to make permissible all command,
Then be harmful and deadly among the people.
Then be harmful and vexing among the people,
ولاand do not تسمعْlisten لهمto them قيلاًhearsay وقالاًand gossip
ولا تسمعْ لهم قيلاً وقالاً
ولاand do not تَكُbe فيهمُamong them رجلاًa man جَزوعَاeasily dismayed
ولا تَكُ فيهمُ رجلاً جَزوعَا
And do not listen to their hearsay and gossip,
And do not listen to their gossip,
Nor be among them a man who loses heart.
And do not be among them a weak man.
فإنfor if عدلَacts justly الرئيسthe ruler فكلُّthen every شىءٍthing
فإن عدلَ الرئيس فكلُّ شىءٍ
بهthrough him عدلٌjust وماand no شئٌthing مضيعاneglected
به عدلٌ وما شئٌ مضيعا
For if the ruler acts justly, then everything
For if the leader is just, then all is
Is just through him, and nothing is neglected.
Just with him, and nothing goes amiss,
وكنْand be فيin الأمرthe matter ذَاpossessed of فَهمِunderstanding وحِلمand forbearance
وكنْ في الأمر ذَا فَهمِ وحِلم
ولاand do not تظهرshow لشانيكto your foe الخضُوعاsubmission
ولا تظهر لشانيك الخضُوعا
And in affairs, possess understanding and forbearance,
And be in command reasonable and patient,
And show no submission to your foe.
And do not show your enemies submission.
ولاand do not تقدمْembark علىupon الشياءthings حتىuntil
ولا تقدمْ على الشياء حتى
تفكرyou consider فيabout مخارجهاtheir ways out جميعَاall
تفكر في مخارجها جميعَا
And do not embark on things until
And do not set out on affairs until
You have considered all their ways out.
You consider their outcomes all together,
وفكرْand consider فيabout مداخلهاtheir ways in لئلاlest
وفكرْ في مداخلها لئلا
ترىyou find أعقابهاtheir aftermath خَطْباa calamity فَظيعَاdreadful
ترى أعقابها خَطْبا فَظيعَا
And consider their ways in, lest
And consider their beginnings, lest
You find their aftermath a dreadful calamity.
You see their consequences to be grave calamities.
ولاand do not تغضبْgrow angry إذاif خوشنْتَyou are treated harshly يوماًone day
ولا تغضبْ إذا خوشنْتَ يوماً
ولاand do not تكُbe فيconcerning أوامرهمtheir commands هَلُوعَاpanic-stricken
ولا تكُ في أوامرهم هَلُوعَا
And do not grow angry if one day you are treated harshly,
And do not get angry if you are vexed one day,
Nor be panic-stricken over their commands.
And do not be among their commands confused,
وخفْand fear قولَthe words of الجماعةthe people أنthat يقولواthey say
وخفْ قولَ الجماعة أن يقولوا
مقدمناour leader منby الأهوالthe terrors ريِعَاwas frightened
مقدمنا من الأهوال ريِعَا
And fear the people's words, should they say:
And lessen the words of the group, lest they say
“Our leader has quailed before the terrors.”
Our leader is a youngster of terrors.
وكنْand be فيin الحلمforbearance رضوَىRadwa لاnot تبالىbe concerned
وكنْ في الحلم رضوَى لا تبالى
وكُنْand be للثقلof the burden محتملاa bearer ضَليعَاstrong and sturdy
وكُنْ للثقل محتملا ضَليعَا
And in forbearance be like Radwa, untroubled,
And be in forbearance pleased, do not care,
And be a strong bearer of the burden.
And be bearing burdens skillfully strong,
أطاعُواthey obeyed منthe one who أطاعَobeyed اللهGod حقاtruly
أطاعُوا من أطاعَ الله حقا
إمامهمtheir imam الفتىthe young man السامىthe noble المطيعَاthe obedient
إمامهم الفتى السامى المطيعَا
They obeyed the one who truly obeyed God,
They obeyed the one who truly obeys God,
Their imam, the noble, obedient young man,
Their leader, the noble lofty obedient youth.
فتىa young man سيفَSaif بنson of سلطانSultan بنson of سيفSaif
فتى سيفَ بن سلطان بن سيف
سلالةَa descendant of مالكِMalik المَلكِthe king الرفيعَاexalted
سلالةَ مالكِ المَلكِ الرفيعَا
The young man Saif, son of Sultan, son of Saif,
The youth Saif bin Sultan bin Saif
A descendant of Malik, the exalted king.
The progeny of the owner of the high kingdom.
Sol 6.1