لاmay not أذْهبَremove اللهُGod شرّاًan evil اسمهُits name is الحسدُenvy
لا أذْهبَ اللهُ شرّاً اسمهُ الحسدُ
عمّنْfrom those who رأواdeemed أنّهمthat they are شيئٌsomething وهُمْwhile they are عدَمُnothing
عمّنْ رأوا أنّهم شيئٌ وهُمْ عدَمُ
May God not remove an evil called envy
from those who deemed themselves something, though they are nothing.
منهُfrom it جرتْflowed فيthrough دِماهُمtheir blood حسْرةٌanguish تقِدُburns
منهُ جرتْ في دِماهُم حسْرةٌ تقِدُ
بِهاwith it قلوبُهمُtheir hearts السّوداءُblack تحْتدِمُseethe
بِها قلوبُهمُ السّوداءُ تحْتدِمُ
From it, a burning anguish coursed through their blood,
with which their black hearts seethe.
ذووpossessors of وجوهٍfaces بهاto them الصّفراءُyellow pallor تلْتكِدُclings
ذوو وجوهٍ بها الصّفراءُ تلْتكِدُ
ماnot كانَwas فيat أصلِهاits root سُقمٌillness ولاnor ورَمُswelling
ما كانَ في أصلِها سُقمٌ ولا ورَمُ
They have faces to which a yellow pallor clings,
with no sickness or swelling at its root,
وإنّماbut only إحْنةٌrancor يغليْboils بهَاwith it الجسَدُthe body
وإنّما إحْنةٌ يغليْ بهَا الجسَدُ
جرَىflowed إذاwhen اسْتَفْحَلتْgrew severe منfrom الشّروجِthe anuses دَمُblood
جرَى إذا اسْتَفْحَلتْ من الشّروجِ دَمُ
but only rancor with which the body boils.
When it grows severe, blood flows from their anuses.
ماas long as دُمتَyou remain للصّمتِto silence لازماًadhering وتجْتهدُand you strive
ما دُمتَ للصّمتِ لازماً وتجْتهدُ
حتّىso that يظلَّremains لهمُfor them الصّوتُthe voice والكلِمُand words
حتّى يظلَّ لهمُ الصّوتُ والكلِمُ
As long as you cling to silence and strive
so that the voice and the words remain theirs,
فقدْthen indeed تجَنَّبكَhas avoided you الشّقاءُmisery والنّكدُand distress
فقدْ تجَنَّبكَ الشّقاءُ والنّكدُ
وأنتَand you فيin مأمنٍsafety ماas long as دُمتَyou remain تلتزِمُyou comply
وأنتَ في مأمنٍ ما دُمتَ تلتزِمُ
then misery and distress will steer clear of you,
and you are safe as long as you comply.
فإنْbut if عمَدْتَyou set out إلىto إحياءِreviving ماwhat وأَدُواthey buried alive
فإنْ عمَدْتَ إلى إحياءِ ما وأَدُوا
ثارُواthey rose up عليكَagainst you براكيناًas volcanoes لهَاthey have حِمَمُlava
ثارُوا عليكَ براكيناً لهَا حِمَمُ
But if you set out to revive what they buried alive,
they erupt against you, volcanoes full of lava,
حتّىuntil تُقلِّبَyou turn over أصْباحاًmornings فلاand do not تجدُyou find
حتّى تُقلِّبَ أصْباحاً فلا تجدُ
صُبحاًa morning بهِin it خاضَspoke ill فيمَنْof those who همْthey are عَداكَother than you فمُa mouth
صُبحاً بهِ خاضَ فيمَنْ همْ عَداكَ فمُ
until you turn over mornings and cannot find
a morning when a mouth has spoken ill of anyone but you.
لاmay not أذْهبَremove اللهُGod عنهُمْfrom them ماwhat بهِthrough it اتّحدُواthey united
لا أذْهبَ اللهُ عنهُمْ ما بهِ اتّحدُوا
شرٌّevil وضُرٌّand harm بهِthrough it أعمارُهُمْtheir lifespans قُزُمُdwarfs
شرٌّ وضُرٌّ بهِ أعمارُهُمْ قُزُمُ
May God not rid them of what has united them:
evil and harm that dwarf their lifespans.
فعلّكَfor perhaps you are المُرتضىthe esteemed one إنْif هُمْthey بهِby it اعْتضَدُواthey gained support
فعلّكَ المُرتضى إنْ هُمْ بهِ اعْتضَدُوا
وعلّكَand perhaps you are المُزدرَىْthe despised one إنْif منهُfrom it هُمْthey سلِمُواthey were safe
وعلّكَ المُزدرَىْ إنْ منهُ هُمْ سلِمُوا
For you may be esteemed if they draw strength from it,
and you may be despised if they are free of it.
ماas long as دُمْتَyou remain بالنّزْرِwith little راضياًcontent وتعْتمِدُand you depend
ما دُمْتَ بالنّزْرِ راضياً وتعْتمِدُ
علىْon العطيّةِthe handout، لاnot شاكٍcomplaining ولاnor برِمُdiscontented
علىْ العطيّةِ، لا شاكٍ ولا برِمُ
As long as you are content with little and depend
on handouts, neither complaining nor discontented,
فقدْthen indeed تمنَّعَhas kept away عنْكَfrom you الجوعُhunger والكبَدُand hardship
فقدْ تمنَّعَ عنْكَ الجوعُ والكبَدُ
وأنتَand you فيin نعمةٍcomfort ماas long as دُمتَyou remain تغْترِمُyou bear the cost
وأنتَ في نعمةٍ ما دُمتَ تغْترِمُ
then hunger and hardship will keep away from you,
and you live in comfort as long as you bear the cost.
فإنbut if وردْتَyou entered الحياةَlife مِثْلماjust as وردُواthey entered
فإن وردْتَ الحياةَ مِثْلما وردُوا
أَصبحْتَyou become بالخَبِّof deceit والإفسادِand spreading corruption تُتّهمُyou are accused
أَصبحْتَ بالخَبِّ والإفسادِ تُتّهمُ
But if you enter life just as they have,
you find yourself accused of deceit and spreading corruption.
فالنّزرُso scant provision حظُّكَyour lot والدّيونُand debts والجلَدُand endurance
فالنّزرُ حظُّكَ والدّيونُ والجلَدُ
والسّلطةُand power حظُّهُمْtheir lot والجاهُand prestige والنِّعَمُand blessings
والسّلطةُ حظُّهُمْ والجاهُ والنِّعَمُ
So scant provision is your lot, with debts and endurance,
while theirs is power, prestige, and blessings.
لاmay not أذهبَremove اللهُGod عنهُمْfrom them ماwhat بهِthrough it بعِدُواthey came to ruin
لا أذهبَ اللهُ عنهُمْ ما بهِ بعِدُوا
شرٌّan evil بهِthrough it نقصُواthey diminished والنّقْصُand deficiency مُقْتَحَمُplunged into
شرٌّ بهِ نقصُوا والنّقْصُ مُقْتَحَمُ
May God not rid them of what has brought them ruin:
an evil that has diminished them—and into deficiency they plunge.
وعلّكَand perhaps you are المُمتلِيْthe full one إنْif هُمْthey بهby it سُنِدُواthey were supported
وعلّكَ المُمتلِيْ إنْ هُمْ به سُنِدُوا
وعلّكَand perhaps you are المُبْتَلىْthe afflicted one إنْif عادَهمْvisited them ندَمُremorse
وعلّكَ المُبْتَلىْ إنْ عادَهمْ ندَمُ
And you may be fulfilled if they are bolstered by it,
and you may be afflicted if remorse visits them.
Sol 6.1