للهِto God belongs دَرُّthe excellence of زِيَادٍZiyad أيَّماwhat a رَجُلٍman
للهِ دَرُّ زِيَادٍ أيَّما رَجُلٍ
لوif only كانَhe was يَعْلَمُhe knows ماwhat يأتيhe undertakes وماand what يذَرُhe leaves undone
لو كانَ يَعْلَمُ ما يأتي وما يذَرُ
God bless Ziyad—what a man he would be,
if only he knew what to do and what to leave undone!
تَنْسَىyou forget أباكَyour father وقدthough indeed حَقّتْproved true مَقالَتُهُhis statement
تَنْسَى أباكَ وقد حَقّتْ مَقالَتُهُ
إذْwhen تَخْطُبُyou address الناسَthe people الواليthe ruler لناfor us عُمَرُUmar
إذْ تَخْطُبُ الناسَ الوالي لنا عُمَرُ
You forget your father, though his words proved true,
when you addressed the people, with Umar as our ruler.
فَافخرْso take pride بوالِدِكَin your father الأَدْنىimmediate ووالدِنَاand our father
فَافخرْ بوالِدِكَ الأَدْنى ووالدِنَا
إنّindeed ابنَthe son of حَرْبٍHarb لَهُhe has فيamong قَوْمِهِhis people خَطُرُhigh standing
إنّ ابنَ حَرْبٍ لَهُ في قَوْمِهِ خَطُرُ
So boast of your immediate father and of ours;
indeed, the son of Harb has high standing among his people.
إنّindeed انتهازَكَyour seizing upon قَوْماًa people لاnot تُناسِبُهُمyou share lineage with them
إنّ انتهازَكَ قَوْماً لا تُناسِبُهُم
عدُّcounting الأَنامِلthe fingertips عارٌa disgrace لَيْسَis not يُغْتَفَرُforgiven
عدُّ الأَنامِل عارٌ لَيْسَ يُغْتَفَرُ
Indeed, your grasping at a people with whom you share no lineage,
counting on your fingers, is a disgrace that cannot be forgiven.
فانزِلْso dwell بَعِيداًfar away فإنّfor indeed اللهُGod بَاعَدَهُمْhas kept them far away
فانزِلْ بَعِيداً فإنّ اللهُ بَاعَدَهُمْ
عنfrom فضلٍexcellence بهthrough which يَعْلُوrises above الورىhumankind مُضَرُMudar
عن فضلٍ به يَعْلُو الورى مُضَرُ
So dwell far away, for God has kept them far
from the excellence by which Mudar rises above humankind.
فالرّأْيُfor judgment مُطّرَفٌnewly acquired والعَقْلُand wisdom تجرِبَةٌexperience
فالرّأْيُ مُطّرَفٌ والعَقْلُ تجرِبَةٌ
فيهاin it لصاحبهاfor its possessor الإيرادُleading to water والصَّدَرُand returning from water
فيها لصاحبها الإيرادُ والصَّدَرُ
For judgment is newly acquired, and wisdom is experience,
in which its possessor finds the way to water and back.
Sol 6.1