نَحنُنَحنُ: we بَنوبَنو: sons of المُعجِزاتِالمُعجِزاتِ: miracles وَالحِكَمِوَالحِكَمِ: and wisdom
نَحنُ بَنو المُعجِزاتِ وَالحِكَمِ
وَأَهلُوَأَهلُ: and the people of بَيتِبَيتِ: the house of السَماحِالسَماحِ: liberality وَالكَرَمِوَالكَرَمِ: and generosity
وَأَهلُ بَيتِ السَماحِ وَالكَرَمِ
We are the sons of miracles and wisdom,
We are the people of miracles and wisdom
And the household of liberality and generosity.
And the family of generosity and nobility
قَومٌقَومٌ: a people إِذاإِذا: when الماالما: unclear as written; apparently emphatic 'ever' الرَجاءُالرَجاءُ: hope يَمَّمَهُميَمَّمَهُم: turns toward them
قَومٌ إِذا الما الرَجاءُ يَمَّمَهُم
قامَقامَ: rose لَهُلَهُ: for it جودُهُمجودُهُم: their bounty عَلىعَلى: upon قَدَمِقَدَمِ: a foot
قامَ لَهُ جودُهُم عَلى قَدَمِ
A people who, whenever hope turns toward them,
A people whom when hope fills them
Their bounty rises to its feet for it.
Their generosity stands for it immediately
تَأمَنُتَأمَنُ: is safe عَينُعَينُ: the eye of المُقيمِالمُقيمِ: the resident بَينَهُمُبَينَهُمُ: among them
تَأمَنُ عَينُ المُقيمِ بَينَهُمُ
مِنمِن: from أَنأَن: that تَرىتَرى: seeing قُبحَقُبحَ: the ugliness of صورَةِصورَةِ: the form of العَدَمِالعَدَمِ: destitution
مِن أَن تَرى قُبحَ صورَةِ العَدَمِ
The eye of one dwelling among them is safe
The eye of the resident among them is reassured
From seeing the hideous form of destitution.
From seeing the ugliness of nothingness
إِنإِن: if جَمَحَجَمَحَ: bolted المَجدُالمَجدُ: glory أَدرَكوهُأَدرَكوهُ: they overtook it عَلىعَلى: upon
إِن جَمَحَ المَجدُ أَدرَكوهُ عَلى
ماما: what رَكِبوارَكِبوا: they rode مِنمِن: of سَوابِقِسَوابِقِ: swift steeds الهِمَمِالهِمَمِ: resolve
ما رَكِبوا مِن سَوابِقِ الهِمَمِ
If glory bolts, they overtake it upon
If glory collects they attain it
The swift steeds of resolve they ride.
Above what they rode of the zeal of ambitions
فَلافَلا: so do not تَقِسُمتَقِسُم: apparently 'compare them' بِغَيرِهِمبِغَيرِهِم: with others besides them أَبَداًأَبَداً: ever
فَلا تَقِسُم بِغَيرِهِم أَبَداً
فَلَنفَلَن: for never will تَكونَتَكونَ: be الأَنوارُالأَنوارُ: lights كَالظُلَمِكَالظُلَمِ: like darkness
فَلَن تَكونَ الأَنوارُ كَالظُلَمِ
So never compare them with anyone else,
So never swear by other than them, ever
For lights will never be like darkness.
For the lights will never be like the darkness
Sol 6.1