بِأَنَّbecause الملامَةَreproach لاnot تُبقِيspares وَلاnor تَدَعleaves anything
بِأَنَّ الملامَةَ لا تُبقِي وَلا تَدَع
وَلاand not يَزيدكit adds to you إِلاexcept أَنَّهاthat it is جزعُanguish
وَلا يَزيدك إِلا أَنَّها جزعُ
For reproach neither spares nor leaves anything,
And it brings you nothing but anguish.
لَمdid not يَبقَremain مَعذِرةan excuse سَعدSa'd فأعذرهاso I might pardon them
لَم يَبقَ مَعذِرة سَعد فأعذرها
وَلاnor مزادMazad وَكانواand they were بِئسَvile indeed ماwhat صَنَعواthey did
وَلا مزاد وَكانوا بِئسَ ما صَنَعوا
No excuse remained for Sa'd by which I might pardon them,
Nor for Mazad; vile indeed was what they did.
وَالحارِثِيونَand the Harithis لَمdid not أَرضَI approve الَّذيwhat نَطقواthey uttered
وَالحارِثِيونَ لَم أَرضَ الَّذي نَطقوا
عِندَbefore الأَميرِthe emir وَشَرُّand the worst of المَنطِقspeech الشنعُslander
عِندَ الأَميرِ وَشَرُّ المَنطِق الشنعُ
And the Harithis—I did not approve of what they uttered
Before the emir; the worst speech is slander.
تَبادَرواthey hurried أَنَّهمthat they نَأتيwe come to أَميرَهُمtheir emir
تَبادَروا أَنَّهم نَأتي أَميرَهُم
وَلِلمَذَلَّةand to humiliation فِيin أَعناقِهِمtheir necks خَضَعُواthey bowed
وَلِلمَذَلَّة فِي أَعناقِهِم خَضَعُوا
They hurried—that they... we come to their emir [wording unclear].
And with their necks they bowed to humiliation.
فقدfor indeed وَردتمyou reached the water فَذوقواso taste غبthe aftermath of مَصدَرِكُمyour departure from the water
فقد وَردتم فَذوقوا غب مَصدَرِكُم
لاmay not يَهنكُمplease you بَعدهafter it ريُّquenched thirst ولاnor شبعُsated hunger
لا يَهنكُم بَعده ريُّ ولا شبعُ
For you have reached the water; taste the aftermath of your departure.
May neither quenched thirst nor sated hunger please you thereafter.
مَاذاwhat يَقولونَdo they say وَابنwhile the son of الحرُّal-Hurr مُحتَبِسٌis held captive
مَاذا يَقولونَ وَابن الحرُّ مُحتَبِسٌ
همَّتhad designs بِهon him مذحجٌMadhhij والأنفwhile the nose مجتَدعُis cut off
همَّت بِه مذحجٌ والأنف مجتَدعُ
What do they say, while Ibn al-Hurr is held captive?
Madhhij had designs on him, its nose cut off.
قَدalready جَلَّلَتhas shrouded مذحجMadhhij ماwhat لَيسَnot يَغسِلُهwashes it away
قَد جَلَّلَت مذحج ما لَيسَ يَغسِلُه
ماءُthe water of الفُراتِthe Euphrates لأنbecause لَمdid not يَشهَدattend النجعُal-Naj' (name as written)
ماءُ الفُراتِ لأن لَم يَشهَد النجعُ
Madhhij has been shrouded in what cannot be washed away
By the Euphrates' water, because al-Naj' did not attend.
الضارِبونَthose who strike مِنamong الأَقوامِthe tribes هامَهُمtheir heads
الضارِبونَ مِن الأَقوامِ هامَهُم
بِحَيثُwhere يقرَعis struck عَنfrom هاماتِهاtheir crowns الصلعُbaldness
بِحَيثُ يقرَع عَن هاماتِها الصلعُ
Those who strike the heads of the tribes,
Where baldness itself is struck from their crowns.
وَالطاعِنونَand those who thrust وَلَمand did not ترعشtremble أَكُفّهمtheir hands
وَالطاعِنونَ وَلَم ترعش أَكُفّهم
إِذاwhen العَواليthe long spears بِأَيدِيin the hands of القَومِthe men يخترعُquiver
إِذا العَوالي بِأَيدِي القَومِ يخترعُ
And those who thrust, whose hands did not tremble
When the long spears quiver in the men's hands.
شُمُّhigh-bridged العَرانِينnoses ساداتlords كأَنَّهُمas though they were
شُمُّ العَرانِين سادات كأَنَّهُم
بيضُthe gleaming blades of السُّيوفِswords التيwhich لَمnot يعلهاhas covered them الطبعُrust
بيضُ السُّيوفِ التي لَم يعلها الطبعُ
Lords with high-bridged noses, as though they were
Gleaming swords that rust has never covered.
أَرجوI hope for قِيامَthe intervention of أَبيAbu (father of) النُّعمانal-Nu'man إِذwhen وَهبواthey gave
أَرجو قِيامَ أَبي النُّعمان إِذ وَهبوا
وَمِثلهand one like him بِجَسيمِwith the weighty burden of الأَمرِthe affair يَضطَلِعُshoulders
وَمِثله بِجَسيمِ الأَمرِ يَضطَلِعُ
I hope for Abu al-Nu'man's intervention, when they gave [wording unclear].
And one like him shoulders weighty affairs.
فَإِنfor if يفكّis freed عُبَيدUbayd اللَّهAllah منfrom كبلa fetter
فَإِن يفكّ عُبَيد اللَّه من كبل
فَلَيسَthen there is no بَعدكafter you فيin إِخراجِهِreleasing him طَمعُhope
فَلَيسَ بَعدك في إِخراجِهِ طَمعُ
For if Ubayd Allah is to be freed from chains,
There is no hope beyond you of securing his release.
فاجهدso strive فدىa ransom لكَfor you وَالأَقوامand the peoples كُلّهمall of them
فاجهد فدى لكَ وَالأَقوام كُلّهم
ماthere is no بَعدهاbeyond it مِنamong مَساعِيendeavors of الخَيرِgoodness متبعُa course to follow
ما بَعدها مِن مَساعِي الخَيرِ متبعُ
So strive—may I and all the peoples be your ransom.
Beyond this, there is no further course of good endeavors to follow.
فابسطso open يَدَيكَyour two hands فَإِنَّfor indeed الخَيرَgoodness مُبتدرeagerly sought
فابسط يَدَيكَ فَإِنَّ الخَيرَ مُبتدر
عَلياءهُits lofty heights وَجُدودand the fortunes of القَومِthe people تَصطَرِعُwrestle
عَلياءهُ وَجُدود القَومِ تَصطَرِعُ
So open your hands, for goodness is eagerly sought—
Its lofty heights—while the people's fortunes wrestle.
قَدalready قدمتhas been presented لَكَto you مسعاةan endeavor ومَأثَرَةٌand a noble deed
قَد قدمت لَكَ مسعاة ومَأثَرَةٌ
مِنfrom مالِكMalik وكَذاكَand thus الخَيرgoodness منتجعُis sought out
مِن مالِك وكَذاكَ الخَير منتجعُ
An endeavor and a noble deed have already been presented to you,
From Malik; and thus is goodness sought out.
وَالأَمنand safety وَالخَوفand fear أَيامdays مداولَةalternating
وَالأَمن وَالخَوف أَيام مداولَة
بَينَbetween الرجاءِhope وَبيضand the bright blades of الضيقِdistress مُتسعُample room
بَينَ الرجاءِ وَبيض الضيقِ مُتسعُ
And safety and fear have their alternating days;
Between hope and the bright blades of distress lies ample room.
Sol 6.1