وَاِستَبقِand preserve وِدَّكَyour affection لِلصَديقِfor the friend وَلاand do not تَكُنbe
وَاِستَبقِ وِدَّكَ لِلصَديقِ وَلا تَكُن
قَتَباًa pack-saddle يَعَضُّbites بِغارِبٍinto the withers مِلحاحاrelentless
قَتَباً يَعَضُّ بِغارِبٍ مِلحاحا
And preserve your affection for your friend, and do not be
Keep your affection for a friend, and do not
A pack-saddle that bites relentlessly into the withers.
Be like a leopard that bites when provoked.
فَالرُفقُfor gentleness يُمنٌgood fortune وَالأَناةُand patience سَعادَةٌhappiness
فَالرُفقُ يُمنٌ وَالأَناةُ سَعادَةٌ
فَتَأَنَّso take your time فيwith رِفقٍgentleness تَنالُyou attain نَجاحاsuccess
فَتَأَنَّ في رِفقٍ تَنالُ نَجاحا
For gentleness is good fortune, and patience is happiness.
For gentleness is auspicious, and patience brings
So proceed patiently and gently, and you will attain success.
Happiness, so be gentle and you will succeed.
وَاليَأسُand abandoning hope مِمّاof what فاتَhas passed يُعقِبُbrings راحَةًrelief
وَاليَأسُ مِمّا فاتَ يُعقِبُ راحَةً
وَلِرُبَّand indeed many a مَطعَمَةٍmorsel تَعودُturns into ذُباحاdeadly throat disease
وَلِرُبَّ مَطعَمَةٍ تَعودُ ذُباحا
And abandoning hope of what is lost brings relief,
Despair for what is past brings relief,
And many a morsel turns into a deadly throat ailment.
And many a difficulty returns as slaughtered meat.
يَعِدُhe promises اِبنَson of جَفنَةَJafnah وَاِبنَand son of هاتِكِdestroyer of عَرشِهِhis throne
يَعِدُ اِبنَ جَفنَةَ وَاِبنَ هاتِكِ عَرشِهِ
وَالحارِثَينِand the two Hariths بِأَنthat يَزيدَhe will increase فَلاحاlongevity
وَالحارِثَينِ بِأَن يَزيدَ فَلاحا
He promises Ibn Jafnah and the son of the destroyer of his throne,
He promised the clans of Jafnah and Hatik
And the two Hariths, that he will prolong their lives.
To give more fertile land and crops.
وَلَقَدand indeed رَأىhe has seen أَنَّthat الَّذيthat which هُوَit غالَهُمlaid them low
وَلَقَد رَأى أَنَّ الَّذي هُوَ غالَهُم
قَدalready غالَlaid low حِميَرَHimyar قَيلَهاits king الصَبّاحاal-Sabbah
قَد غالَ حِميَرَ قَيلَها الصَبّاحا
And he has indeed seen that what laid them low
And he saw that the one they held so dear
Had already laid low Himyar's king, al-Sabbah,
Had also conquered the donkeys at dawn.
وَالتُبَّعَينِand the two Tubbaʿ kings وَذاand Dhu نُؤاسٍNuwas غُدوَةًone morning
وَالتُبَّعَينِ وَذا نُؤاسٍ غُدوَةً
وَعلاand overpowered أُذَينَةَUdhaynah سالِبَtaker of الأَرواحاsouls
وَعلا أُذَينَةَ سالِبَ الأَرواحا
And the two Tubbaʿ kings and Dhu Nuwas one morning,
And the Tubba clan, and Tha Nawas one morning
And overpowered Udhaynah, the taker of souls.
Ascended Udhaynah, seizing souls.
Sol 6.1