الناسpeople ماwhat are الناسpeople عبدانslaves القوىpowers بهمin them
الناس ما الناس عبدان القوى بهم
ماwhat بالمطيةin the mount منfrom مهمازa spur مغوارa fearless warrior
ما بالمطية من مهماز مغوار
People—what are people? Slaves of power; they endure
People, what are people? Slaves to power,
what a mount endures from a fearless warrior’s spur.
No better than riding camels with bloodied muzzles.
يزجونthey send منthe one who سامهمsubjected them to خسفاًhumiliation وأرهقهمand burdened them
يزجون من سامهم خسفاً وأرهقهم
عسفاًoppression تحياتgreetings إجلالreverence وإكبارand esteem
عسفاً تحيات إجلال وإكبار
They send to him who subjected them to humiliation and burdened them
They churn out oppression and wear themselves out with tyranny,
with oppression, greetings of reverence and esteem.
With pretensions of glory and grandeur.
ويضفرونand they braid بأيديهمwith their hands لقاطعهاfor the one who severs them
ويضفرون بأيديهم لقاطعها
حرصاًout of eagerness علىfor البغيoppression اكليلينtwo wreaths منof غارlaurel
حرصاً على البغي اكليلين من غار
And with their hands they braid, for the one who severs them,
And they weave with their hands two garlands
out of zeal for oppression, two laurel wreaths.
Out of greed and stone from the cave.
حمقىfools يجارونthey go along with أفراداًas individuals ومجتمعاًand as a society
حمقى يجارون أفراداً ومجتمعاً
وأمةand as a nation وشعوباًand as peoples كلevery تيارcurrent
وأمة وشعوباً كل تيار
Fools, they follow—as individuals and as a society,
Fools contend against individuals and society,
and as a nation and as peoples—every current.
Again against a nation and peoples of every tide.
وبشمخونand they hold themselves high بآنافwith noses مروضةtrained
وبشمخون بآناف مروضة
علىto التمرغwallowing فيat أعتابthresholds جبارa tyrant
على التمرغ في أعتاب جبار
And they hold their noses high, trained
And they strut with tamed nostrils
to wallow at a tyrant’s thresholds.
Used to groveling at the feet of tyrants.
فلاso do not تغرنكever deceive you أنيابfangs محددةsharpened
فلا تغرنك أنياب محددة
تصطكclash together غيظاًin rage لأمرover a matter عارضpassing طاريunexpected
تصطك غيظاً لأمر عارض طاري
So let no sharpened fangs deceive you,
So do not be fooled if bared fangs
clashing in rage over some passing, unexpected affair.
Bare themselves in transient, fleeting anger.
فالهبرfor the monkey منamong أهلهاthose bearing them أحمىmore protective لحوزتهof its domain
فالهبر من أهلها أحمى لحوزته
فيin معرضthe context of الذبdefense يومon the day of الروعterror عنon behalf of دارa home
في معرض الذب يوم الروع عن دار
For the monkey, among their bearers, guards its domain better
For the well-fed are most protective of their food
when defending a home on a day of terror.
When threatened, home they scurry in fear.
الناسpeople أجلاسcompanions منwhoever دامتhas endured سعادتهhis good fortune
الناس أجلاس من دامت سعادته
أرينباًa little rabbit كانbe he أمor ذاpossessing لبدةa mane ضارferocious
أرينباً كان أم ذا لبدة ضار
People are companions of whoever’s good fortune lasts,
People are vile as long as their happiness endures,
be he a little rabbit or a ferocious, maned beast.
Be they rabbit or bearer of harm.
والناسand people كالكاسlike the winecup ماnot عادتhas yielded مودتهمtheir affection
والناس كالكاس ما عادت مودتهم
علىupon الوفيthe faithful one لهمto them إلاexcept بأضرارwith harm
على الوفي لهم إلا بأضرار
And people are like the winecup: their affection has never brought
And people are like a goblet - their affection
to one faithful to them anything but harm.
Returns only evil for good faith.
Sol 6.1