نُمَيرٌNumayr أَجُبناًsuch cowardice? يَختَلِفُcross القَناthe lances
نُمَيرٌ أَجُبناً يَختَلِفُ القَنا
وَلُؤماًand baseness وَبُخلاًand stinginess عِندَover زادٍprovisions وَمِزوَدِand a provision-bag
وَلُؤماً وَبُخلاً عِندَ زادٍ وَمِزوَدِ
Numayr, do you cower when the lances cross,
and show baseness and stinginess over provisions and a provision-bag,
وَمَنعَand withholding قِرىhospitality for الأَضيافِthe guests مِنfrom غَيرِother than عِلَّةٍan excuse
وَمَنعَ قِرى الأَضيافِ مِن غَيرِ عِلَّةٍ
وَلاnor عَدَمٍpoverty إِلّاexcept حَذارَfor fear of التَعَوُّدِforming a habit
وَلا عَدَمٍ إِلّا حَذارَ التَعَوُّدِ
and withhold guests' fare, without excuse
or poverty, only for fear of making it a habit,
وَبَغياًand aggression عَلىagainst الجارِthe neighbor القَريبِnearby إِذاwhen طَراhe arrives
وَبَغياً عَلى الجارِ القَريبِ إِذا طَرا
عَلَيكُمto you وَخَتلَand deceiving الراكِبِthe rider المُتَفَرِّدِtraveling alone
عَلَيكُم وَخَتلَ الراكِبِ المُتَفَرِّدِ
and wrong the near neighbor when he comes
to you, and deceive the solitary rider?
عَلىdespite أَنَّكُمthe fact that you تَرضَونَyou are content بِالذُلِّwith humiliation صاحِباًas a companion
عَلى أَنَّكُم تَرضَونَ بِالذُلِّ صاحِباً
وَتُعطونَand you concede مَنto whoever لاحاكُمُquarrels with you الضَيمَoppression عَنunder يَدِa hand's power
وَتُعطونَ مَن لاحاكُمُ الضَيمَ عَن يَدِ
Yet you accept humiliation as a companion,
and meekly let whoever quarrels with you oppress you.
أَماindeed وَأَبيby my father إِنّاwe indeed لَنَعفوwe certainly forgive وَإِنَّناand we indeed
أَما وَأَبي إِنّا لَنَعفو وَإِنَّنا
عَلىdespite ذاكَthat أَحياناًsometimes نَجورُwe act unjustly وَنَعتَديand we transgress
عَلى ذاكَ أَحياناً نَجورُ وَنَعتَدي
Indeed, by my father, we do forgive, and we
nonetheless sometimes act unjustly and transgress.
نَكيدُwe outwit العِداthe foes بِالحِلمِthrough forbearance مِنfrom غَيرِother than ذِلَّةٍabasement
نَكيدُ العِدا بِالحِلمِ مِن غَيرِ ذِلَّةٍ
وَنَغشىand we enter الوَغىbattle بِالصِدقِin earnest لاnot بِالتَوَعُّدِwith threats
وَنَغشى الوَغى بِالصِدقِ لا بِالتَوَعُّدِ
We outwit foes through forbearance, without abasement,
and enter battle in earnest, not with threats.
نَفىdrove away الضَيمُoppression عَنّاfrom us أَنفُسٌsouls مُضَرِّيَةٌMudarite
نَفى الضَيمُ عَنّا أَنفُسٌ مُضَرِّيَةٌ
صِراحٌpure-blooded وَطَعنُand spear-thrusting الباسِلِthe fearless warrior المُتَمَرِّدِthe defiant one
صِراحٌ وَطَعنُ الباسِلِ المُتَمَرِّدِ
Oppression has been driven from us by Mudarite souls,
pure-blooded, and by the spear-thrust of the fearless, defiant warrior.
وَإِنّاand we indeed لَمِنcertainly of قَيسِQays عَيلانَAylan فيin الَّتيthat which
وَإِنّا لَمِن قَيسِ عَيلانَ في الَّتي
هِيَit الغايَةُthe limit القُصوىthe furthest بِعِزٍّin might وَسُؤدُدِand nobility
هِيَ الغايَةُ القُصوى بِعِزٍّ وَسُؤدُدِ
And we are indeed of Qays Aylan, in the station that
is the utmost reach of might and nobility.
وَإِنَّand indeed لَناwe have بِالتُركِamong the Turks قَبراًa grave مُبارَكاًblessed
وَإِنَّ لَنا بِالتُركِ قَبراً مُبارَكاً
وَبِالصينِand in China قَبراًa grave عِزَّthe glory of كُلِّevery مُوحِدِmonotheist
وَبِالصينِ قَبراً عِزَّ كُلِّ مُوحِدِ
And among the Turks we have a blessed grave,
and in China a grave, the glory of every monotheist.
وَماand never نابَناafflicted us صَرفُthe changing fortune الزَمانِof time بِسَيِّدٍwith a chief's loss
وَما نابَنا صَرفُ الزَمانِ بِسَيِّدٍ
بَكَيناwe wept عَلَيهِover him أَوunless يُوافيit comes بِسَيِّدِwith a chief
بَكَينا عَلَيهِ أَو يُوافي بِسَيِّدِ
Nor has time's changing fortune bereaved us of a chief
whom we mourned, without bringing us another chief.
وَلَوand if أَنَّthat قَوماًa people يَسلَمونَcould be safe مِنَfrom الرَدىdeath
وَلَو أَنَّ قَوماً يَسلَمونَ مِنَ الرَدى
سَلِمناwe would be safe وَلَكِنَّbut المَناياdeath بِمَرصَدِin ambush
سَلِمنا وَلَكِنَّ المَنايا بِمَرصَدِ
And if any people could be safe from death,
we would be safe—but death lies in ambush.
أَبىhas refused اللَهُGod أَنto يَهديguide نُمَيراًNumayr لِرُشدِهاto its right path
أَبى اللَهُ أَن يَهدي نُمَيراً لِرُشدِها
وَلاand not يَرشُدِfinds the right way الإِنسانُa person إِلّاexcept بِمُرشِدِwith a guide
وَلا يَرشُدِ الإِنسانُ إِلّا بِمُرشِدِ
God has refused to guide Numayr to its right path,
and no one finds the right way without a guide.
Sol 6.1