Sol 6.1

  1. أَلِلدُنيا أُعِدُّكَ يا بنَ عَمّي

    فَأَعلَم أَم أُعِدُّكَ لِلحِسابِ

    Is it for this world that I keep you in reserve, my cousin,

    so I may know—or do I keep you for the Reckoning?

  2. إِلى كَم لا أَراكَ تُنيلُ حَتّى

    أَهُزَّكَ قَد بَرِئتُ مِنَ العِتابِ

    How long must I see you give nothing until

    I shake you? I am done with reproach.

  3. وَما تَنفَكُّ مِن جَمعٍ وَوَضعٍ

    كَأَنَّكَ عِندَ مُنقَطِعِ التَرابِ

    And you never cease gathering and storing away,

    as though you were at the farthest edge of the earth.

  4. فشرّك عن صديقكَ غيرُ ناءٍ

    وخيركَ عند منقطع التراب

    So your harm is not far from your friend,

    and your goodness lies at the farthest edge of the earth.

  5. أَتَيتُكَ زائِراً فَأَتَيتُ كَلباً

    فَحَظّي مِن إِخائِكَ لِلكِلابِ

    I came to you as a visitor, only to come upon a dog;

    so my share of your brotherhood is for the dogs.

  6. فَبِئسَ أَخو العَشيرَةِ ما عِلمَنا

    وَأَخبَثُ صاحبٍ لِأَخي اِغتِرابِ

    What a wretched kinsman you are, as far as we know,

    and the vilest companion to a brother far from home.

  7. أَيَرحَلُ عَنكَ ضَيفُكَ غَيرَ راضٍ

    وَرَحلُكَ واسِعٌ خِصبُ الجَنابِ

    Does your guest depart from you displeased,

    while your dwelling is spacious, its grounds fertile?

  8. فَقَد أَصبَحتَ مِن كَرَمٍ بَعيداً

    وَمِن ضِدِّ المَكارِمِ في اللُبابِ

    For you have indeed become far removed from generosity,

    and are at the very heart of what opposes noble deeds.

  9. وَما بي حاجَةٌ لِجَداكَ لَكِن

    أَرُدُّكَ عَن قَبيحِكَ لِلصَوابِ

    And I have no need of your bounty, but

    I turn you from your ugly conduct toward what is right.