يامَنO you who إِذاwhenever زارَهُvisits him صَديقٌa friend
يامَن إِذا زارَهُ صَديقٌ
أَكرَمَهُhonors him غايَةَthe utmost الكَرامَهhonor
أَكرَمَهُ غايَةَ الكَرامَه
O you who, whenever a friend visits you,
honor him to the utmost,
وَمَنand one who مُحَيّاهُhis face لِلنَدامىfor drinking companions
وَمَن مُحَيّاهُ لِلنَدامى
رَوضٌa garden وَفيand in كَفِّهِhis palm غَمامَهa cloud
رَوضٌ وَفي كَفِّهِ غَمامَه
And you whose face, to drinking companions,
is a garden, with a cloud in your palm,
وَمَنand one who هُوَhe المَرءُthe man كُلَّevery يَومٍday
وَمَن هُوَ المَرءُ كُلَّ يَومٍ
أَموالُهُhis wealth مِنهُby him مُستَضامَهwronged
أَموالُهُ مِنهُ مُستَضامَه
And you, the man who every day
does his own wealth an injustice—
بِعَمِّيَby my uncle المَرتَضىal-Murtada عَلِيٍّAli
بِعَمِّيَ المَرتَضى عَلِيٍّ
عَلامَwhy لَمdid not تُنقِذِyou rescue العَمامَهthe turban
عَلامَ لَم تُنقِذِ العَمامَه
by my uncle, al-Murtada Ali,
why did you not rescue the turban?
ماnot أَنتَyou مِمَّنof those who عَلَيهِupon him حَجرٌlegal restraint
ما أَنتَ مِمَّن عَلَيهِ حَجرٌ
فَيَسقُطَso may fall away العَتبُreproach وَالمَلامهand blame
فَيَسقُطَ العَتبُ وَالمَلامه
You are not one under legal restraint,
such that reproach and blame should fall away.
فَياso O أَخاًbrother إِنif نَسَجتَyou weave حَمداًpraise
فَيا أَخاً إِن نَسَجتَ حَمداً
كَسَوتَyou clothe ديباجَهُits brocade اِهتِمامَهits care
كَسَوتَ ديباجَهُ اِهتِمامَه
So, brother, if you weave praise,
you clothe its brocade in care.
بَسَطتَyou extended مِنكَfrom you اللِسانَthe tongue فيهاabout it
بَسَطتَ مِنكَ اللِسانَ فيها
وَرُبَّماand sometimes تُبسَطُis spread المَلامَهblame
وَرُبَّما تُبسَطُ المَلامَه
You have loosed your tongue about it,
and sometimes blame is spread abroad.
فَإِنso if تَكُنshould have داخَلَتكَentered you لَمّاwhen
فَإِن تَكُن داخَلَتكَ لَمّا
قُلتَyou said الَّذيwhat قُلتَهُyou said it نَدامَهregret
قُلتَ الَّذي قُلتَهُ نَدامَه
So if you felt, when
you said what you said, any regret,
فَاِجعَلthen make هَداياكَyour gifts ليto me سَلاماًa greeting of peace
فَاِجعَل هَداياكَ لي سَلاماً
وَخَلِّهاand leave them عَنكَaway from you بِالسَلامَهin peace
وَخَلِّها عَنكَ بِالسَلامَه
then let your gifts to me be greetings,
and leave them aside in peace.
دِمياطُDamietta عِنديin my estimation أَقَلَّlesser مِمّاthan what
دِمياطُ عِندي أَقَلَّ مِمّا
يَقومُarises فيover شَربِهاits fine linen القِيامَهDoomsday
يَقومُ في شَربِها القِيامَه
Damietta is worth too little to me
for Doomsday to erupt over its fine linen.
Sol 6.1