مَن لامَ لأَن كَبَتِ البَغلَه

مَن لامَ لأَن كَبَتِ البَغلَه

فَلَذَلِكَ أَحمَقُ مِن رِجلَه

فَلَذَلِكَ أَحمَقُ مِن رِجلَه

Whoever found fault because the mule stumbled,

He who blames the mule for stumbling

then that man is surely more foolish than his own foot.

Is himself more foolish than its leg

لِمَ لَم تُصعَق لَمّا حَمَلَت

لِمَ لَم تُصعَق لَمّا حَمَلَت

تَفصيلَ العالَمِ وَالجُملَه

تَفصيلَ العالَمِ وَالجُملَه

Why was she not struck down when she bore

Why were you not thunderstruck when you bore

the world in all its particulars and as a whole?

The details of this world and the whole?

وَبِبَحرَ العِلمِ وَطَودِ الحِل

وَبِبَحرَ العِلمِ وَطَودِ الحِل

مِ كَبَت وَسِواهُ اخبر تَقلَه

مِ كَبَت وَسِواهُ اخبر تَقلَه

And with the ocean of knowledge and the mountain of forbearance,

With the sea of knowledge and the rope of resolve

she stumbled; test anyone else, and you will loathe him.

Tell the story of your experience and make it concise

فَهَنيئاً زَيدُ لَكَ اِطرِغشا

فَهَنيئاً زَيدُ لَكَ اِطرِغشا

شُكَ وَاِبرِغشاشُكَ وَالمَهلَه

شُكَ وَاِبرِغشاشُكَ وَالمَهلَه

So congratulations, Zayd, on your recuperation,

Congratulations Zayd, take it easy

your recovery, and your respite.

Doubt and take it easy, doubt and gently

مَن شَكَّ بِأَنَّكَ سَيِّدُ أَه

مَن شَكَّ بِأَنَّكَ سَيِّدُ أَه

لِ الفَضلِ فَذاكَ هُوَ الأَبلَه

لِ الفَضلِ فَذاكَ هُوَ الأَبلَه

Whoever doubts that you are master of the people

He who doubts that you're the master of people

of excellence—that man is the fool.

In virtue, is the most ignorant

ما أَسعَدَ مَن مِنهُم وافا

ما أَسعَدَ مَن مِنهُم وافا

كَ وقَبَّلَ كَفَّكَ بِالقُبلَه

كَ وقَبَّلَ كَفَّكَ بِالقُبلَه

How fortunate is the one among them who came to

Happy is he who was faithful to you

you and kissed your palm with a kiss!

And kissed your hand toward the qiblah

فَالعالَمُ كُلُّهُمُ عَينٌ

فَالعالَمُ كُلُّهُمُ عَينٌ

يا مَن هُوَ إِنسانُ المُقلَه

يا مَن هُوَ إِنسانُ المُقلَه

For the whole world is an eye,

So the whole world is an eye

O you who are the pupil of the eye!

O you who are the exemplary human

حَسَدَت بَغدادُ دِمَشقَ عَلَي

حَسَدَت بَغدادُ دِمَشقَ عَلَي

كَ وَثَورَةُ حاسِدُها دِجلَه

كَ وَثَورَةُ حاسِدُها دِجلَه

Baghdad envied Damascus on account of

Baghdad envied Damascus because of you

you; and the Tigris envies Thawra.

And the raging envy is like the Tigris in flood

وَتُحِبُّ المَجدَ مَحَبَّةَ عَن

وَتُحِبُّ المَجدَ مَحَبَّةَ عَن

تَرَةَ العَبسِيِّ رِضى عَبلَه

تَرَةَ العَبسِيِّ رِضى عَبلَه

And you love glory as ʿAntarah

It loves glory with the love of

al-ʿAbsi loved ʿAblah's favor.

The willing acceptance of al-Abbasi to Abilah

أَنا من تَقصيرِيَ مُعتَذِرٌ

أَنا من تَقصيرِيَ مُعتَذِرٌ

لا قُوَّةَ لي إِلا بِاللَه

لا قُوَّةَ لي إِلا بِاللَه

I apologize for my shortcomings;

I apologize for my shortcoming

I have no strength except through God.

I have no power except through Allah

كَم ذي حَسَدٍ وافاكَ فَعا

كَم ذي حَسَدٍ وافاكَ فَعا

دَ شَديدَ العِلَّة وَالغُلَّه

دَ شَديدَ العِلَّة وَالغُلَّه

How many an envious man came to you, then went

How many envious enemies returned

back, gravely ill and burning with resentment!

Intensely ill and bound tightly

وَثَبَتَّ لِأَعداءٍ وَثَبَت

وَثَبَتَّ لِأَعداءٍ وَثَبَت

فَكَبَت وَكَبَتَّ ذَوي الذِلَّه

فَكَبَت وَكَبَتَّ ذَوي الذِلَّه

And you stood firm against enemies; she leapt,

And were steadfast to enemies and steadfast

then stumbled, and you subdued the abject.

So he carried and the carried humiliated

آدابُكَ لَولا حِرفَتُها

آدابُكَ لَولا حِرفَتُها

صُيِّرتَ إِماماً لِلمِلَّه

صُيِّرتَ إِماماً لِلمِلَّه

Were it not for the ill fortune attending your literary learning,

Your manners, were it not for their perception

you would have been made an imam of the faith.

Would make you the imam of the faithless