إحَدىone of الكواعبthe budding-breasted maidens منfrom بنىthe clan of نصِرNasr
إحَدى الكواعب من بنى نصِر
شهِدtestified الظلامُthe darkness لهاfor her علىagainst البدرِthe full moon
شهِد الظلامُ لها على البدرِ
One of the budding-breasted maidens of Banu Nasr,
darkness testified for her against the full moon.
كالبَيْضlike eggs تحضُنهbrood over them نعائمهtheir ostriches
كالبَيْض تحضُنه نعائمه
بيضاءُwhite فيwithin كِلَلٍcanopies منof الشَّعرِhair
بيضاءُ في كِلَلٍ من الشَّعرِ
Like eggs brooded over by their ostriches,
she is white amid canopies of hair.
سكَرىdrunken اللواحظin glances وهيwhile she صاحيةٌis sober
سكَرى اللواحظ وهي صاحيةٌ
فدموعهاso her tears فنٌّa kind منof الخمرِwine
فدموعها فنٌّ من الخمرِ
Drunken in her glances, though herself sober,
her tears are a kind of wine.
ماnot خِلتُI thought أنّthat بياضَthe white of مقلِتهاher eye
ما خِلتُ أنّ بياضَ مقلِتها
وسوادَهاand its black صُحفٌpages منof السِّحرِmagic
وسوادَها صُحفٌ من السِّحرِ
I never thought that the white of her eye
and its black were pages of magic.
بسَمتْshe smiled وقدwhile already برزتْhad appeared قلائُدهاher necklaces
بسَمتْ وقد برزتْ قلائُدها
فرأيتُand I saw ماwhat فيat النحرِthe throat فيin الثغرِthe mouth
فرأيتُ ما في النحرِ في الثغرِ
She smiled, her necklaces showing,
and I saw in her mouth what was at her throat.
ومنand among العجائبِthe wonders أنthat تصادفyou find فيin الthe
ومن العجائبِ أن تصادف في ال
عذبsweet water الزُّلالlimpid لآلىءpearls of البحرِthe sea
عذب الزُّلال لآلىء البحرِ
Among the wonders is finding in the
sweet, limpid water the pearls of the sea.
كيفhow اهتديتI found my way لحبّto loving ظالمةٍa cruel woman
كيف اهتديت لحبّ ظالمةٍ
وثبَsprang الغرامُpassion بهاthrough her علىupon الصبرِpatience
وثبَ الغرامُ بها على الصبرِ
How did I come to love a cruel woman?
Through her, passion sprang upon patience.
جمَّثتُهاI fondled her فنبَتْbut she recoiled فقلتُso I said لهاto her
جمَّثتُها فنبَتْ فقلتُ لها
أهوَيتُI bent down أطلبُseeking معدِنَthe source of التبرِraw gold
أهوَيتُ أطلبُ معدِنَ التبرِ
I fondled her, but she recoiled; I said to her:
I bent down seeking the source of raw gold.
ضُربتْwere pitched بأسمةٍat Asma قِبابهمُtheir pavilions
ضُربتْ بأسمةٍ قِبابهمُ
وكأنَّهاand as though they فيin ساحةthe courtyard of الصدرِthe breast
وكأنَّها في ساحة الصدرِ
Their pavilions were pitched at Asma,
as though within the courtyard of my breast.
بِيضٌfair-skinned women وسُمرٌand dark-skinned women فيin خيامهمُtheir tents
بِيضٌ وسُمرٌ في خيامهمُ
ممنوعةٌguarded بالبيضِby gleaming swords والسُّمرِand brown spears
ممنوعةٌ بالبيضِ والسُّمرِ
Fair and dark women in their tents,
guarded by gleaming swords and brown spears.
بدمfor the blood of المحبِّthe lover يباعis sold وصلُهمُunion with them
بدم المحبِّ يباع وصلُهمُ
فمنso who الذيis the one who يَبتاعbuys بالسعرِat that price
فمن الذي يَبتاع بالسعرِ
Union with them is sold for the lover's blood:
who will buy at that price?
لوif كانwere غيرُother than الحبlove جيشَهمُtheir army
لو كان غيرُ الحب جيشَهمُ
أليتهُمI would confront them (uncertain) فيin جحفلa vast host مَجْرِsurging
أليتهُم في جحفل مَجْرِ
If anything other than love were their army,
I would confront them with a vast, surging host [verb uncertain].
هجرواthey shunned وهجرهُمُand their estrangement علىwith دَخَلٍinsincerity
هجروا وهجرهُمُ على دَخَلٍ
فلأجلso because of ذلكthat طيفُهمtheir apparition يَسِرىtravels by night
فلأجل ذلك طيفُهم يَسِرى
They shunned me, but their shunning was insincere;
that is why their apparition travels by night.
وهَبbestowed الظلامُthe darkness لناupon us محاسنَهits beauties
وهَب الظلامُ لنا محاسنَه
وأظنُّand I think مرسلَهits sender بناabout us يدرىknows
وأظنُّ مرسلَه بنا يدرى
Darkness bestowed its beauties upon us,
and I think its sender knows about us.
حتىuntil إذاwhen الإصباحُdawn أيقظهُawakened it
حتى إذا الإصباحُ أيقظهُ
ولىَّit departed يُؤذِّنproclaiming فيهin it بالغدرِtreachery
ولىَّ يُؤذِّن فيه بالغدرِ
Until, when dawn awakened it,
it departed, proclaiming treachery at that hour.
ياO ليلةًa night بالرملamong the sands قصَّرهاmade it brief
يا ليلةً بالرمل قصَّرها
حلُّthe undoing by العناقِthe embrace معاقدَthe knots of الخُمرِthe headscarves
حلُّ العناقِ معاقدَ الخُمرِ
O night among the sands, made brief by
the embrace's undoing of the headscarves' knots!
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كادت خُطانا أن تنمَّ على
آثارناour traces وطُمِسنَand they were erased بالأُزرِby the wraps
آثارنا وطُمِسنَ بالأُزرِ
Our footsteps almost betrayed
our traces, though the wraps had erased them.
ورأتand saw كلابُthe dogs of الحىّthe camp رِيبتَناour suspicious conduct
ورأت كلابُ الحىّ رِيبتَنا
فكَرُمنso they were too noble عنfor نبحbarking وعنand for هَرِّgrowling
فكَرُمن عن نبح وعن هَرِّ
The camp's dogs saw our suspicious conduct,
but were too noble to bark or growl.
فُضَّتwere broken خواتيمُthe seals of السرورjoy بهاin it
فُضَّت خواتيمُ السرور بها
واللهوِand merriment حتىuntil مطلعthe rising of الفجرِdawn
واللهوِ حتى مطلع الفجرِ
There the seals of joy were broken,
and of merriment, until the rising of dawn.
لولاbut for التحرُّجُreligious scruple والغلوُّand exaggeration لماwould not
لولا التحرُّجُ والغلوُّ لما
أُسْميتِyou would be called إلاexcept ليلةَthe Night of القدرِDecree
أُسْميتِ إلا ليلةَ القدرِ
But for religious scruple and exaggeration,
you would be called nothing but the Night of Decree.
والليلُand the night عِقْصَتُهits braid قدalready انتشرتhad unraveled
والليلُ عِقْصَتُه قد انتشرت
ورَمتْand had cast away مَدرِاىthe hairpins of الأنجمthe stars الزُّهرِthe shining
ورَمتْ مَدرِاى الأنجم الزُّهرِ
The night's braid had unraveled
and cast away its hairpins—the shining stars.
والنسرُand the Eagle قدalready أعيتhad tired قوادمُهُits leading flight-feathers
والنسرُ قد أعيت قوادمُهُ
والغربُand the west يجذِبهdraws it إلىtoward وكَرِa nest
والغربُ يجذِبه إلى وكَرِ
The Eagle's leading flight-feathers had grown weary,
and the west drew it toward a nest.
وهوْتand fell منfrom الجوزاءOrion مِنْطقَةٌa belt
وهوْت من الجوزاء مِنْطقَةٌ
زهراءُshining لمnot تُعقدwas fastened علىaround خصرِa waist
زهراءُ لم تُعقد على خصرِ
A belt fell from Orion,
shining, fastened around no waist.
ورمَىand cast down الثريّاthe Pleiades منfrom معلَّقِهاtheir hanging place
ورمَى الثريّا من معلَّقِها
سبقُthe advance of السِّماكal-Simak وحربَةُand the spear of الغَفْرِal-Ghafr
سبقُ السِّماك وحربَةُ الغَفْرِ
The Pleiades were cast from their hanging place
by al-Simak's advance and al-Ghafr's spear.
فكأنَّهاso as though they والشمسُand the sun تجمعهاgathers them
فكأنَّها والشمسُ تجمعها
رهطٌa band قدalready ازدحمواhad crowded علىaround سِرِّa secret
رهطٌ قد ازدحموا على سِرِّ
As the sun gathers them, they seem
a band crowding around a secret.
مثلlike العذارىmaidens منfrom تعنِّفهاher stern chiding of them
مثل العذارى من تعنِّفها
تستصحبُtakes along الدَّبرانَAldebaran كالحدرِlike an earring (uncertain)
تستصحبُ الدَّبرانَ كالحدرِ
Like maidens under her stern rebuke,
she takes Aldebaran along like an earring [reading uncertain].
وهلالُهاand its crescent تحكىresembles استدارتُهits curvature
وهلالُها تحكى استدارتُه
عَقدَthe finger-sign of التمامcompletion لِعدّةfor the count of الشهرِthe month
عَقدَ التمام لِعدّة الشهرِ
The curve of its crescent resembles
the finger-circle marking the month's completed count.
وعلىand upon المجرّةthe Milky Way أنجمٌstars نُظمتْwere strung
وعلى المجرّة أنجمٌ نُظمتْ
مثلَlike الفَقارvertebrae نُسِقنwere arranged فيin الظهرِthe back
مثلَ الفَقار نُسِقن في الظهرِ
Upon the Milky Way, stars were strung,
like vertebrae arranged within the back.
هذىthese حَبابٌbubbles فوقabove صفحتهاits surface
هذى حَبابٌ فوق صفحتها
طافٍfloating وهذاand this جدولٌa stream يجرىflows
طافٍ وهذا جدولٌ يجرى
These are bubbles upon its surface,
floating; and this is a flowing stream.
كَيَدِlike the hand of ابنson of فَضْلانٍFadlan غمائمُهاits clouds
كَيَدِ ابن فَضْلانٍ غمائمُها
تغدوgo forth by morning ببذلwith the giving of الوفرabundance أوor تسرىtravel by night
تغدو ببذل الوفر أو تسرى
Its clouds are like Ibn Fadlan's hand,
giving abundance by morning or traveling by night.
إنif حلَّhe settles فيin بيداءَa desert أوor بلدٍa town
إن حلَّ في بيداءَ أو بلدٍ
نابتtake the place سحائبهhis clouds عنof القَطْرِrain
نابت سحائبه عن القَطْرِ
Whether he settles in a desert or a town,
his clouds take the place of rain.
أىُّwhat المكارمِnoble virtues قدindeed تأبّطهاhe tucked them beneath his arm
أىُّ المكارمِ قد تأبّطها
وعزائمٍand firm resolves فيin ذلكthat الصدرِbreast
وعزائمٍ في ذلك الصدرِ
What noble virtues he carries beneath his arm,
and what firm resolves within that breast!
طُهرتwas purified منof الأحقادِgrudges نيَتهhis intention
طُهرت من الأحقادِ نيَته
والقلبُand the heart مغسولwashed منof الغِمرِrancor
والقلبُ مغسول من الغِمرِ
His intention was purified of grudges,
and his heart washed clean of rancor.
لامُوهthey blamed him فيماfor what أتلفتْsquandered يدُهُhis hand
لامُوه فيما أتلفتْ يدُهُ
فرأىbut he deemed المحامدَpraiseworthy deeds أنفسَthe most precious الذُّخرِtreasure
فرأى المحامدَ أنفسَ الذُّخرِ
They blamed him for what his hand squandered,
but he deemed praiseworthy deeds the most precious treasure.
إنif قالhe speaks فالسيفُthen the sword الحسامُthe keen-edged مَضىgoes forth
إن قال فالسيفُ الحسامُ مَضى
أوصالor he charges أفنَىhe destroys الليثَthe lion بالذرِّwith tiny ants
أوصال أفنَى الليثَ بالذرِّ
If he speaks, the keen, cutting sword goes forth;
or if he charges, he destroys the lion with tiny ants.
ماnot إنindeed (emphatic) أرىI see فيamong الناسpeople منany أحدٍperson
ما إن أرى في الناس من أحدٍ
إلاexcept يُمتُّis bound إليهto him بالشكرِby gratitude
إلا يُمتُّ إليه بالشكرِ
I see not a single person among people
who is not bound to him by gratitude.
حتىuntil كأنّas though الأرضَthe earth طبّقهاhe covered it
حتى كأنّ الأرضَ طبّقها
بغمائمwith clouds نشأتthat arose منfrom البِرِّbenevolence
بغمائم نشأت من البِرِّ
It is as though he covered the earth
with clouds arising from benevolence.
قدindeed مارسexperienced الأعداءُthe enemies شدّتَهhis might
قد مارس الأعداءُ شدّتَه
فاستسلمواso they surrendered لليثto the lion ذىpossessing الأجرِىcubs
فاستسلموا لليث ذى الأجرِى
His enemies have experienced his might
and surrendered to the lion with cubs.
وكوتand cauterized مياسِمُهُhis branding irons قلوبَهمtheir hearts
وكوت مياسِمُهُ قلوبَهم
والكىُّand cautery مشفاةٌa cure لذىfor one with العرِّmange
والكىُّ مشفاةٌ لذى العرِّ
His branding irons cauterized their hearts,
and cautery is a cure for the mangy.
إنّindeed الشَّدائدَhardships مذعُنينَsince they concerned themselves بهwith him
إنّ الشَّدائدَ مذعُنينَ به
قارعنَstruck against جُلموداa solid boulder منof الصخرِrock
قارعنَ جُلمودا من الصخرِ
Indeed, since hardships concerned themselves with him,
they have struck against a solid boulder of rock.
حَملَhe bore النوائبَcalamities فوقَupon عاتقهِhis shoulder
حَملَ النوائبَ فوقَ عاتقهِ
حتىuntil رجعنَthey returned إليهto him بالعُذرِwith an apology
حتى رجعنَ إليه بالعُذرِ
He bore calamities upon his shoulder
until they returned to him with an apology.
وبوائقُand the scourges of الأيّامthe days عاديةًattacking
وبوائقُ الأيّام عاديةً
لاقَينthey encountered منهin him دامِىَone with a bloodied الظُّفرِclaw
لاقَين منه دامِىَ الظُّفرِ
The attacking scourges of the days
encountered in him one with a bloodied claw.
لاdo not تنكرواdisapprove of حَبْساan imprisonment ألمَّbefell بهhim
لا تنكروا حَبْسا ألمَّ به
إنindeed الحِسانَbeautiful women تُصانare protected بالخِدرِby seclusion
إن الحِسانَ تُصان بالخِدرِ
Do not disapprove of an imprisonment that befell him:
beautiful women are protected by seclusion.
والغِمدُand the sheath ليسnot تُفاضis spread بُردتُهُits mantle
والغِمدُ ليس تُفاض بُردتُهُ
إلاexcept علىover الهندىِّthe Indian blade ذىpossessing الأثْرِa patterned finish
إلا على الهندىِّ ذى الأثْرِ
The sheath's mantle is not spread
except over a patterned Indian blade.
إنif حجَّبوهthey concealed him فكلُّthen every ذىpossessor of شرفٍnobility
إن حجَّبوه فكلُّ ذى شرفٍ
يعتزُّgains dignity بالبوَّابِfrom the doorkeeper والسِّترِand the curtain
يعتزُّ بالبوَّابِ والسِّترِ
If they concealed him, every noble person
gains dignity from a doorkeeper and a curtain.
يغشىcovers الكسوفُthe eclipse الشمسَthe sun إذbecause عظُمتْit is great
يغشى الكسوفُ الشمسَ إذ عظُمتْ
ويعافُand shuns ضوءَthe light of الأنجمthe stars الزُّهرِthe shining
ويعافُ ضوءَ الأنجم الزُّهرِ
Eclipse covers the sun because it is great,
but shuns the light of the shining stars.
قدmay يستِسرُّhide itself البدرُthe full moon ليلتَهُfor its night
قد يستِسرُّ البدرُ ليلتَهُ
لَيتِمَّto become full ليلةَon the night of رابعِthe fourth of الشهرِthe month
لَيتِمَّ ليلةَ رابعِ الشهرِ
The full moon may hide itself for a night
to become full on the month's fourth night.
أوَand is it ليسnot يوسفُJoseph بعدafter مِحنتِهِhis ordeal
أوَ ليس يوسفُ بعد مِحنتِهِ
نقلوهُthey transferred him منfrom سجنa prison إلىto مصِرEgypt
نقلوهُ من سجن إلى مصِر
Was not Joseph, after his ordeal,
transferred from prison to Egypt?
لَمرَقَتyou surely darted out منهاfrom it مثلماjust as ماindeed (emphatic) انكردتsped forth
لَمرَقَت منها مثلما ما انكردت
فَتخاءُa broad-winged eagle ترِمىstrikes الطيرَthe birds بالذُّعرِwith terror
فَتخاءُ ترِمى الطيرَ بالذُّعرِ
You surely darted out of it, just as there sped forth
a broad-winged eagle, striking birds with terror.
وصبرَتَand you were patient حتىuntil انجابَcleared away غيهبُهاits deep darkness
وصبرَتَ حتى انجابَ غيهبُها
إنَّindeed النجَاءَdeliverance عواقبُthe outcome of الصبرِpatience
إنَّ النجَاءَ عواقبُ الصبرِ
You were patient until its deep darkness cleared:
deliverance is the outcome of patience.
تُنسَىis forgotten مرارةُthe bitterness of كلِّevery نازلةٍcalamity
تُنسَى مرارةُ كلِّ نازلةٍ
بحلاوةٍthrough sweetness فيin النهىforbidding والأمرِand commanding
بحلاوةٍ في النهى والأمرِ
The bitterness of every calamity is forgotten
through the sweetness of forbidding and commanding.
وإذاand when الأغانىsongs حنَّresounded مِزهرُهاtheir lute
وإذا الأغانى حنَّ مِزهرُها
ولَّىdeparted حنينُthe groaning of النابِthe old she-camel والبَكرِand the young camel
ولَّى حنينُ النابِ والبَكرِ
When the lute of songs resounds,
the groaning of the old she-camel and young camel departs.
وإذاand when تولَّىdeparts الشىءُthe thing تكرهُهyou hate it
وإذا تولَّى الشىءُ تكرهُه
فكأنّهthen as though it ماnever دارpassed فيthrough سِرِّone's inner thoughts
فكأنّه ما دار في سِرِّ
When the thing you hate has departed,
it is as though it never crossed your mind.
حمداpraise وشكراand thanks للإلهto God علىfor
حمدا وشكرا للإله على
ماwhat قدindeed حباكHe bestowed on you وواجبand the obligation of النَّذرِthe vow
ما قد حباك وواجب النَّذرِ
Praise and thanks to God for
what He has bestowed on you, and the vow's obligation.
وكأننيand it is as though I بكwith you فوقabove غاربهاits withers
وكأنني بك فوق غاربها
متسنِّماclimbing فيat ذِروةthe peak of الفخرِglory
متسنِّما في ذِروة الفخرِ
I seem to see you upon its withers,
ascending at the peak of glory.
ويرمِىand casts العلاءُeminence إليكto you مِقودَهits reins
ويرمِى العلاءُ إليك مِقودَه
لاnot ينثنِىdoes it turn aside بغماغمat the mutterings of الزَّجرِrebuke
لا ينثنِى بغماغم الزَّجرِ
Eminence casts its reins to you
and does not turn aside at muttered rebukes.
إنindeed العظائمَgreat achievements ربّماsometimes بُلغتare attained
إن العظائمَ ربّما بُلغت
بالهَوْنwith gentleness لاnot بالكرِّby charging والفَرِّand retreating
بالهَوْن لا بالكرِّ والفَرِّ
Great achievements are sometimes attained
through gentleness, not charging and retreating.
وكذاand likewise الأُلوفُthousands علىdespite تفاوتهاtheir differing magnitudes
وكذا الأُلوفُ على تفاوتها
محسوبةٌare counted بأناملٍwith fingertips عَشْرِten
محسوبةٌ بأناملٍ عَشْرِ
Likewise, thousands, despite their differing magnitudes,
are counted with ten fingertips.
أناI منone who يُغالِىis extravagant فيin محبّتهِhis love
أنا من يُغالِى في محبّتهِ
وولائهand his allegiance فيin السِّرsecret والجهرِand public
وولائه في السِّر والجهرِ
I am one who is extravagant in his love
and allegiance, in secret and in public.
ماnot ذاقtasted طعمَthe taste of النومsleep ناظرُهُhis eye
ما ذاق طعمَ النوم ناظرُهُ
حتىuntil البشيرُthe herald أتاهcame to him بالبشِرwith glad tidings
حتى البشيرُ أتاه بالبشِر
His eye tasted no sleep
until the herald brought him glad tidings.
ولكand yours are الأيادِىfavors لستُI do not أذكرهاrecall them
ولك الأيادِى لستُ أذكرها
إلاexcept يَجِيشُsurges بحمدهاwith their praise صدرىmy breast
إلا يَجِيشُ بحمدها صدرى
Yours are favors I never recall
without my breast swelling with praise for them.
هيit نِعمةa favor ليديكfrom your two hands أشكُرهاI give thanks for it
هي نِعمة ليديك أشكُرها
طولَthroughout الزمانtime وآخرَand the end of العَصِرthe age
طولَ الزمان وآخرَ العَصِر
It is a favor from your hands, for which I give thanks
throughout time and to the age's end.
قدindeed كانthere was وعدٌa promise منكfrom you أقسمَswore لىto me
قد كان وعدٌ منك أقسمَ لى
بعلاكby your high rank أنكthat you مصلحٌwould set right أمرىmy affairs
بعلاك أنك مصلحٌ أمرى
A promise from you once swore to me
by your high rank that you would mend my affairs.
وإخالand I suppose أنّكthat you لستَare not ناسيَهُforgetful of it
وإخال أنّك لستَ ناسيَهُ
لكنّنىbut I استظهرتُsought reinforcement بالذِّكرthrough reminding
لكنّنى استظهرتُ بالذِّكر
I suppose you have not forgotten it,
but I sought reinforcement through a reminder.
قدindeed حَزَّتhave cut الأيامُthe days فيinto كبِدىmy liver
قد حَزَّت الأيامُ في كبِدى
وأطافَand surrounded بىme مسٌّa touch منof الضُّرِّharm
وأطافَ بى مسٌّ من الضُّرِّ
The days have cut into my liver,
and a touch of harm has surrounded me.
وشئمتُand I found ill-omened عَتبىmy reproaching كلَّevery نائبةٍcalamity
وشئمتُ عَتبى كلَّ نائبةٍ
وملِلْتُand I grew weary of ماwhat أشكوI complain of منfrom الدهرِtime
وملِلْتُ ما أشكو من الدهرِ
I have found my reproaches of every calamity ill-omened,
and grown weary of what I lament about time.
وإذاand if جذبتَyou draw إليكtoward you منby ضَبعِيmy upper arm
وإذا جذبتَ إليك من ضَبعِي
طاعنتُهاI thrust at it بأسنَّةِwith the spearheads of القهرِoverpowering might
طاعنتُها بأسنَّةِ القهرِ
If you draw me toward you by my upper arm,
I will thrust at it with the spearheads of overpowering might;
وصرفتَand you turn away عنِّىfrom me كلَّevery نائبةٍcalamity
وصرفتَ عنِّى كلَّ نائبةٍ
صرفَthe dispelling of الهمومcares سلافةُthe purest الخمرِwine
صرفَ الهموم سلافةُ الخمرِ
and you will turn every calamity away from me,
as the purest wine dispels cares.
أهدتmay offer لكto you النَّعماءُgood fortune أنفَسَهاits choicest
أهدت لك النَّعماءُ أنفَسَها
منfrom عانسa mature unmarried maiden أوor عاتقٍa young maiden بِكرِvirgin
من عانس أو عاتقٍ بِكرِ
May good fortune offer you its choicest,
whether a mature maiden or a young virgin.
وخَطتْكand may pass you by أحداثُthe events of الزمانِtime ولاand never
وخَطتْك أحداثُ الزمانِ ولا
برِحتْmay leave رِباعَكyour dwellings ديمةٌa gentle steady rain تجرِىflowing
برِحتْ رِباعَك ديمةٌ تجرِى
May time's calamities pass you by, and may
a flowing, gentle rain never leave your dwellings.
لولاكwere it not for you فيin الدنياthe world لماthey would not اعترفواacknowledge
لولاك في الدنيا لما اعترفوا
للأكرمينto the most generous بهاin it سوىexcept الذكرِmention
للأكرمين بها سوى الذكرِ
Without you in this world, they would recognize
its most generous men in name alone.
Sol 6.1