ياO راكباًrider وصلjoined الوجيفَthe swift trot ذميلُهُhis ambling pace
يا راكباً وصل الوجيفَ ذميلُهُ
هلhave زالdeparted منfrom واديthe valley of الأراكal-Arak حُمولُهُits laden camels
هل زال من وادي الأراك حُمولُهُ
O rider whose ambling pace has joined the swift trot,
have its laden camels left the valley of al-Arak?
عُجناwe turned aside عليهto it وللقلوبand the hearts have بلابلٌtroubles
عُجنا عليه وللقلوب بلابلٌ
هيّجنَهُنّstirred them ربوعُهُits dwelling grounds وطلولُهُand its ruined traces
هيّجنَهُنّ ربوعُهُ وطلولُهُ
We turned aside to it, with turmoil in our hearts,
stirred by its dwelling grounds and ruined traces.
فخشوعناso our dejection لخشوعِهِbecause of its dejection ونحولُناand our wasting
فخشوعنا لخشوعِهِ ونحولُنا
إنif كنتyou are تُنكرهdenying it جناهcaused it نحولُهُits wasting
إن كنت تُنكره جناه نحولُهُ
Our dejection comes from its dejection; and our wasting,
if you doubt it, was caused by its wasting.
منfor أجلِthe sake of دارٍa dwelling فوقَabove وَجْرَةَWajrah أقفرتْbecame deserted
من أجلِ دارٍ فوقَ وَجْرَةَ أقفرتْ
سيلٌa torrent منfrom العينينboth eyes لجّpersisted همولُهُits pouring
سيلٌ من العينين لجّ همولُهُ
For a dwelling above Wajrah that has fallen deserted,
a torrent from both eyes pours on relentlessly.
نبكيwe weep وماand not أجدىavailed علىto متتبّعٍone tracing
نبكي وما أجدى على متتبّعٍ
أثَرَthe traces of الدّيارِthe dwellings بكاؤهhis weeping وعويلُهُand his wailing
أثَرَ الدّيارِ بكاؤه وعويلُهُ
We weep, though of no use to one who follows
the traces of dwellings are his tears and wailing.
ياO وحشَwild creatures of وَجْرَةَWajrah هلshall أراكَI see you علىupon ثرىًsoil
يا وحشَ وَجْرَةَ هل أراكَ على ثرىً
غضِّfresh in النّباتِvegetation تحومُهُyou circle it وتجولُهُand roam it
غضِّ النّباتِ تحومُهُ وتجولُهُ
O wild creatures of Wajrah, shall I see you on soil
fresh with vegetation, circling and roaming over it?
وهلand shall الأراكُthe arak trees وإنْalthough تقادمgrew old عهدهtheir time
وهل الأراكُ وإنْ تقادم عهده
أغنىI dwell بهthere فأظلُّهthen spend the day there وأقيلُهُand rest there at noon
أغنى به فأظلُّه وأقيلُهُ
And the arak trees, though their days are long past—
shall I dwell there, spend the day and rest at noon?
وهلand is الكثيبُthe dune بحالهin its former state أمor رُفّعتْwere lifted
وهل الكثيبُ بحاله أم رُفّعتْ
بالرّامساتِby the burying winds عنoff الكثيبthe dune ذُيولُهُits skirts
بالرّامساتِ عن الكثيب ذُيولُهُ
And is the dune unchanged, or have its skirts been lifted
off the dune by the burying winds?
أهْواكَI love you ياO شجرَtrees of الأراكِal-Arak وبينناand between us
أهْواكَ يا شجرَ الأراكِ وبيننا
عرضُthe breadth of الحجازِthe Hijaz لمنfor whoever بغاكseeks you وطُولُهُand its length
عرضُ الحجازِ لمن بغاك وطُولُهُ
I love you, O arak trees, though between us lie
the Hijaz's breadth and length for anyone seeking you.
إِنّindeed الزّمانtime جميعَهall of it بكwith you طيّبٌpleasant
إِنّ الزّمان جميعَه بك طيّبٌ
إصباحُهُits dawning وظلامُهُand its darkness وأصيلُهُand its late afternoon
إصباحُهُ وظلامُهُ وأصيلُهُ
Indeed, all time with you is sweet:
its dawn, its darkness, and its late afternoon.
زمنُthe time of اللّوىal-Liwa لمdid not أدرِI know كيفhow قصيرُهُits short span
زمنُ اللّوى لم أدرِ كيف قصيرُهُ
حَتّىuntil اِنقضىit ended فدريتُthen I knew كيفhow طويلُهُits long span
حَتّى اِنقضى فدريتُ كيف طويلُهُ
During the days of al-Liwa, I did not know how short time was,
until they ended; then I knew how long it could be.
إنّindeed الأُلىthose who حلّواsettled اللّوىal-Liwa وتحمّلواand departed
إنّ الأُلى حلّوا اللّوى وتحمّلوا
وَضَحَin the brightness of الضُّحىthe forenoon فيهمْamong them لقلبِكfor your heart سُولُهُits desire
وَضَحَ الضُّحى فيهمْ لقلبِك سُولُهُ
Among those who dwelt at al-Liwa and departed
in the bright forenoon is what your heart desires.
ضنّواthey begrudged عليكyou منof النّدىgenerosity بقليلهa little of it
ضنّوا عليك من النّدى بقليله
وكثيرُand the abundance of حبّكyour love عندهمْwith them وقليلُهُand its little amount
وكثيرُ حبّك عندهمْ وقليلُهُ
They begrudged you even a little generosity,
while with them lies your love, both much and little.
ووراءهمْand behind them قَرِمٌone craving إلىfor أزوادهمْtheir provisions
ووراءهمْ قَرِمٌ إلى أزوادهمْ
ظامٍthirsting إِليهمْfor them لاnot يَبُلُّis quenched غليلُهُhis burning thirst
ظامٍ إِليهمْ لا يَبُلُّ غليلُهُ
And behind them is one craving their provisions,
thirsting for them, his burning thirst unquenched.
ترجوyou hope for معاودَةَthe return of الوِصالِunion كماas بداit began
ترجو معاودَةَ الوِصالِ كما بدا
إِبّانَwhen جادwas generous بهwith it عليهto him بخيلُهُthe one begrudging it
إِبّانَ جاد به عليه بخيلُهُ
You hope for union to return as it first began,
when the one who grudged it generously bestowed it upon him.
ياO ردَّmay return ربّكُمُyour Lord إليَّto me بعيدكمْyour distant one
يا ردَّ ربّكُمُ إليَّ بعيدكمْ
وأَمالand incline قلبكُمُyour heart عليَّtoward me يُميلُهُhe inclines it
وأَمال قلبكُمُ عليَّ يُميلُهُ
Oh, may your Lord return your distant one to me,
and incline your heart toward me, turning it my way.
ومزوّدٍand one endowed with ماءَthe water of الشّبابِyouth كأنّهُas though he were
ومزوّدٍ ماءَ الشّبابِ كأنّهُ
قَمَرُthe moon of الدُّجُنَّةِdarkness حُسنُهُhis beauty ومُثولُهُand his presence
قَمَرُ الدُّجُنَّةِ حُسنُهُ ومُثولُهُ
And one endowed with the water of youth, as though
in beauty and presence he were the moon in darkness.
أَظْماI thirst إِلىfor تَقبيلهkissing him ولوand even if اِنّنيindeed I
أَظْما إِلى تَقبيله ولو اِنّني
قبّلتُهُI kissed him لمwould not يَروِنيquench my thirst تقبيلُهُkissing him
قبّلتُهُ لم يَروِني تقبيلُهُ
I thirst to kiss him, and even if I
kissed him, kissing him would not quench my thirst.
ضاقتْgrew cramped بهaround him أقطارُهُhis quarters وأُقضَّand he was made restless حتuntil (first part)
ضاقتْ به أقطارُهُ وأُقضَّ حت
تىuntil (completion) زارنيhe visited me صُبحاًat dawn عليهoppressive to him مَقِيلُهُhis midday rest
تى زارني صُبحاً عليه مَقِيلُهُ
His quarters grew cramped around him, and he was restless, until
he visited me at dawn, his midday rest weighing on him.
منfrom بعدafter ماthe time when كانhad been الوصالُunion سبيلناour way
من بعد ما كان الوصالُ سبيلنا
فيهwith him وكانand had been الهجرestrangement منهfrom him سبيلُهُhis way
فيه وكان الهجر منه سبيلُهُ
After union had been our way
with him, while estrangement had been his own way.
وكأنّماand as though هوhe نعمةًin softness ولُدونَةًand suppleness
وكأنّما هو نعمةً ولُدونَةً
نشوانُintoxicated دبّتْcrept فيinto العظامِthe bones شَمولُهُhis wine
نشوانُ دبّتْ في العظامِ شَمولُهُ
As though, in softness and suppleness, he were
intoxicated, his wine creeping through his bones.
مَنْwho مانعٌwill ward off عنّيfrom me وقدwhen already شَحَطَgrew distant الصِّباyouth
مَنْ مانعٌ عنّي وقد شَحَطَ الصِّبا
شيباًgray hair عَلىupon الفَوْدَينthe two temples آنhas come نزولُهُits descent
شيباً عَلى الفَوْدَين آن نزولُهُ
Who will ward off from me, now youth has gone far away,
gray hair whose time to descend upon my temples has come?
وافىit arrived هَوِيَّthe falling of السِّلْكِthe string خرّfell نظامُهُits strung beads
وافى هَوِيَّ السِّلْكِ خرّ نظامُهُ
والشِعْبُand the ravine سالflowed علىover الدّيارthe dwellings مَسيلُهُits torrent
والشِعْبُ سال على الدّيار مَسيلُهُ
It came like a falling string, its beads tumbling down,
and like a ravine pouring its torrent over the dwellings.
سبقَoutpaced اِحتِراسيmy precautions مِنagainst أذاهits harm بطيئُهُits slow advance
سبقَ اِحتِراسي مِن أذاه بطيئُهُ
لمّاwhen تجلّلنِيit enveloped me فكيفso what of عجولُهُits swift advance
لمّا تجلّلنِي فكيف عجولُهُ
Its slow advance outpaced my precautions against its harm
when it enveloped me; what then of its swift advance?
ماwhat ضرّهwould harm it لمّاwhen أرادit wished for زيارةًa visit
ما ضرّه لمّا أراد زيارةً
لوif كانhad بالإيذانِwith advance notice جاءcome رسولُهُits messenger
لو كان بالإيذانِ جاء رسولُهُ
What harm would it have suffered, when it wished to visit,
if its messenger had come with advance notice?
لاno مرحباًwelcome ببياضِto the whiteness of رأسيmy head زائراًas a visitor
لا مرحباً ببياضِ رأسي زائراً
أعياdefeated عليَّme حلولُهُits arrival ورحيلُهُand its departure
أعيا عليَّ حلولُهُ ورحيلُهُ
No welcome to the whiteness of my head as a visitor;
its arrival and departure are both beyond my power.
مَنwho كانwould يرقُبُexpect صحّةًhealth مِنfrom مُدْنفٍone gravely ill
مَن كان يرقُبُ صحّةً مِن مُدْنفٍ
فالشّيبُfor gray hair داءٌa sickness لاnot يَبُلُّrecovers عليلُهُits sufferer
فالشّيبُ داءٌ لا يَبُلُّ عليلُهُ
Who would expect health from one gravely ill?
For gray hair is a sickness whose sufferer never recovers.
نَصَلfaded الشّبابُyouth إلىinto المشيبgray hair وإنّماand only
نَصَل الشّبابُ إلى المشيب وإنّما
صِبْغُthe dye of المشيبِgray hair إلىtoward الفناءِextinction نُصولُهُits fading
صِبْغُ المشيبِ إلى الفناءِ نُصولُهُ
Youth has faded into gray hair, while
gray hair's dye fades only into extinction.
إنَّindeed البَهيمthe unbroken black منof الشّبابyouth ألَذُّsweeter لِيto me
إنَّ البَهيم من الشّباب ألَذُّ لِي
فلتَعْدُنيso let them pass me by أوضاحُهُits white blazes وحُجولُهُand its white stockings
فلتَعْدُني أوضاحُهُ وحُجولُهُ
The unbroken black of youth is sweeter to me;
so let its white blazes and stockings pass me by.
أعجبْmarvel بهat it صبحاًas a dawn يُوَدُّis desired ظلامُهُits darkness
أعجبْ به صبحاً يُوَدُّ ظلامُهُ
وشهابُand a meteor of داجيةٍa dark night يُحَبُّis loved أفولُهُits disappearance
وشهابُ داجيةٍ يُحَبُّ أفولُهُ
Marvel at it: a dawn whose darkness is desired,
and a meteor in a dark night whose disappearance is loved.
قالواthey said المشيبُgray hair نَباهةٌdistinction وأوَدّand I wish أنْthat
قالوا المشيبُ نَباهةٌ وأوَدّ أنْ
باقٍremaining عليَّwith me منَof الشّبابِyouth خُمولُهُits obscurity
باقٍ عليَّ منَ الشّبابِ خُمولُهُ
They said, 'Gray hair is distinction'; I wish
the obscurity of youth still remained with me.
والفضلُand superiority فيin الشَّعَرِhair البياضwhiteness وليتَهُand would that it
والفضلُ في الشَّعَرِ البياض وليتَهُ
لمhad not يَشجِنِيgrieved me بفراقهِby its departure مفضولُهُits inferior part
لم يَشجِنِي بفراقهِ مفضولُهُ
White is the superior color in hair; yet would that
its inferior color had not grieved me by departing.
ولقدand indeed عجبتُI marveled لمعشرٍat people صانواthey safeguarded الغِنىwealth
ولقد عجبتُ لمعشرٍ صانوا الغِنى
وأَذَالَand debased منهمamong them ماwhat سواهwas other than it مُذيلُهُits debaser
وأَذَالَ منهم ما سواه مُذيلُهُ
I have indeed marveled at people who safeguarded wealth,
while one among them debased everything else.
ظلُّthe shade of الغنيthe wealthy man ياO ساكنيdwellers in ظلِّthe shade of الغنىwealth
ظلُّ الغني يا ساكني ظلِّ الغنى
يُخشىis feared عليهfor it زوالُهُits disappearance وحُؤولُهُand its alteration
يُخشى عليه زوالُهُ وحُؤولُهُ
The rich man's shade, O dwellers in wealth's shade,
is feared to vanish and change.
لمhas not يثرِgrown rich مَنwhoever لمhas not يُغنِenriched مفتقراًa needy person ولمْnor has
لم يثرِ مَن لم يُغنِ مفتقراً ولمْ
يَنَلِobtained الغِنىwealth منwhoever لاnot تراهyou see him ينيلُهُgranting it
يَنَلِ الغِنى من لا تراه ينيلُهُ
He has not grown rich who has not enriched a needy person, nor
has he gained wealth whom you do not see granting it.
والجودُand generosity لاnot يُبقيleaves التِّلادَinherited wealth علىwith الفتىthe young man
والجودُ لا يُبقي التِّلادَ على الفتى
والبخلُand miserliness عنوانُthe hallmark of الغِنىwealth ودليلُهُand its evidence
والبخلُ عنوانُ الغِنى ودليلُهُ
Generosity leaves a young man no inherited wealth,
while miserliness is wealth's hallmark and its proof.
لاnot يفضُلُsurpasses الأقوامَpeoples إلّاexcept ماجدٌa noble man
لا يفضُلُ الأقوامَ إلّا ماجدٌ
دبّتْcrept إلىinto أيديthe hands of الرّجالmen فُضولُهُhis surplus wealth
دبّتْ إلى أيدي الرّجال فُضولُهُ
None surpasses other peoples but a noble man
whose bounty has found its way into men's hands.
للبِرِّfor good deeds ماwhat كسبتْearned يداهُhis two hands وللنّدىand for generosity
للبِرِّ ما كسبتْ يداهُ وللنّدى
منهfrom him الغَداةَthis morning حُزونُهُhis rugged lands وسهولُهُand his plains
منه الغَداةَ حُزونُهُ وسهولُهُ
All his hands have earned is for good deeds, and for generosity
from him this morning come his rugged lands and plains.
متلهِّبٌablaze فإذاand when علاrose above قِمَمَthe heads of العِداthe foes
متلهِّبٌ فإذا علا قِمَمَ العِدا
بسيوفِهwith his swords ماتتْdied هناكthere ذُحولُهُhis blood-feuds
بسيوفِه ماتتْ هناك ذُحولُهُ
He blazes; when he rises over the heads of his foes
with his swords, his blood-feuds die there.
سائلْask لتعرفنيto know me ففيكfor in you is جهالةٌignorance
سائلْ لتعرفني ففيك جهالةٌ
خطباًa calamity تراهyou see it يطولنيtowering over me وأطولُهُand I tower over it
خطباً تراه يطولني وأطولُهُ
Ask—to know me, for you are ignorant—
a calamity you see towering over me, while I tower over it.
لمّاwhen اِلتَوَتْtwisted away عنهfrom it كواهلُthe shoulders of معشرٍa people
لمّا اِلتَوَتْ عنه كواهلُ معشرٍ
أضحىcame to be عليَّupon me دقيقُهُits small matters وجليلُهُand its great matters
أضحى عليَّ دقيقُهُ وجليلُهُ
When the shoulders of a people shrank away from it,
its small and great burdens alike fell upon me.
فَلّتْnotched مقارعةُclashing with الزّمانِtime مضاربِيmy sword edges
فَلّتْ مقارعةُ الزّمانِ مضاربِي
والسّيفُand the sword تشهدtestify بالمَضاءِto keenness فُلولُهُits notches
والسّيفُ تشهد بالمَضاءِ فُلولُهُ
My clashes with time have notched my sword edges;
and a sword's notches bear witness to its keenness.
وتبيّنتْand was revealed بدمِin the blood of الرّجالmen صرامتيmy resolve
وتبيّنتْ بدمِ الرّجال صرامتي
واليومand the day تجريflow بالدّماءِwith blood سيولُهُits torrents
واليوم تجري بالدّماءِ سيولُهُ
My resolve showed itself in the blood of men,
and the day's torrents flow with blood.
وبصيرتيand my sight يومon the day of الهياجِbattle بصيرةٌdiscerning
وبصيرتي يوم الهياجِ بصيرةٌ
والنَّقْعُand the dust مُرْخىًlowered فيacross الوجوهthe faces سُدولُهُits curtains
والنَّقْعُ مُرْخىً في الوجوه سُدولُهُ
My sight on the day of battle sees clearly,
though dust has lowered its curtains across faces.
يومٌa day يكُرّcharges عزيزهُits mighty man يبغيseeking الرّدىdeath
يومٌ يكُرّ عزيزهُ يبغي الرّدى
ويفرّand flees يستبقيpreserving الحياةَlife ذليلُهُits lowly man
ويفرّ يستبقي الحياةَ ذليلُهُ
A day whose mighty man charges, seeking death,
while its lowly man flees to preserve his life.
وَأَناand I الّذيthe one whose فضَلَsurpassed العشائرَthe tribes قومُهhis people
وَأَنا الّذي فضَلَ العشائرَ قومُه
بِعلاهby his eminence واِستَلبand seized الفخارَglory قبيلُهُhis clan
بِعلاه واِستَلب الفخارَ قبيلُهُ
I am he whose people surpassed the tribes
through his eminence, and whose clan carried off glory.
ومتىand whenever تأمّلتَyou consider الزّمانَtime فإنّهthen it is
ومتى تأمّلتَ الزّمانَ فإنّه
وادٍa valley بغُرِّwith the brightest of المكرُماتِnoble deeds أسيلُهُI make it flow
وادٍ بغُرِّ المكرُماتِ أسيلُهُ
Whenever you consider time, it is
a valley I set flowing with shining noble deeds.
إنّindeed الفتىthe young man ماnot إنْat all تطيبare sound فروعُهhis branches
إنّ الفتى ما إنْ تطيب فروعُه
لمجرّبٍto an experienced person حتّىuntil تطيبare sound أُصولُهُhis roots
لمجرّبٍ حتّى تطيب أُصولُهُ
A young man's branches never prove sound
to an experienced observer until his roots are sound.
والنّاسُand people فيin الدّنياthe world إذاwhen جرّبْتْهَمْyou test them
والنّاسُ في الدّنيا إذا جرّبْتْهَمْ
بينamong الملاthe crowd طاشتwent astray هناكthere عقولُهُits minds
بين الملا طاشت هناك عقولُهُ
And people in this world, when you test them
among the throng—their minds run astray there.
كمhow many طالبٍa seeker ماwhat لاnot يُنالis attained وراكبٍand a doer
كم طالبٍ ما لا يُنال وراكبٍ
منof سيّئٍevil ماwhich لاnot يُقالis pardoned زَليلُهُits offender
من سيّئٍ ما لا يُقال زَليلُهُ
How many a seeker of what cannot be attained, and a doer
of evil whose offender is never pardoned;
ومزاولٍand one striving for تعجيلhastening أمرٍa matter لوif أتىit came
ومزاولٍ تعجيل أمرٍ لو أتى
عَجِلاًquickly إِليهto him لساءَهit would distress him تعجيلُهُits hastening
عَجِلاً إِليه لساءَه تعجيلُهُ
and one striving to hasten a matter which, if it came
quickly to him, its haste would distress him;
ومُرَقِّحٍand one tending نَشَباًwealth حواهpossessed it غيرُهُanother
ومُرَقِّحٍ نَشَباً حواه غيرُهُ
ومؤمّلٍand one hoping ولغيرهand for another is مأمولُهُwhat he hopes for
ومؤمّلٍ ولغيره مأمولُهُ
and one tending wealth that another holds;
and one hoping, whose hoped-for thing belongs to another.
والرّزقُand sustenance يُحْرَمهis denied it الخبيرُthe expert ويهتديand finds his way
والرّزقُ يُحْرَمه الخبيرُ ويهتدي
عفواًwithout effort إليهto it عَقولُهُits wise one وجَهولُهُand its ignorant one
عفواً إليه عَقولُهُ وجَهولُهُ
Sustenance is denied the expert, yet they find their way
to it without effort—the wise and the ignorant.
لاneither ذاكthat one يدريknows كيفhow خابhe failed ولاnor درىknew
لا ذاك يدري كيف خاب ولا درى
هذاthis one عليهِfor him كيفhow كانwas حصولُهُits attainment
هذا عليهِ كيف كان حصولُهُ
Neither does that one know how he failed, nor did
this one know how it came to him.
وأخٍand a brother بداappeared منهfrom him القبيحugliness عقيبafter ماthat
وأخٍ بدا منه القبيح عقيب ما
فعلhe did الجميلَgood فضاعso was lost منهfrom him جميلُهُhis goodness
فعل الجميلَ فضاع منه جميلُهُ
And a brother whose ugliness appeared just after
he did good, so that his goodness was lost.
شَفَعَfollowed الزّيارةَthe visit هجرُهُhis desertion وبِعادُهُand his distance
شَفَعَ الزّيارةَ هجرُهُ وبِعادُهُ
وتلاand followed الوِصالَunion صدودُهُhis aversion وعُدولُهُand his turning away
وتلا الوِصالَ صدودُهُ وعُدولُهُ
His abandonment and distance followed his visit,
and his aversion and turning away came after union.
ماnot إنْat all يروعُكstartles you قصدُهُhis approach مستشعراًwearing
ما إنْ يروعُك قصدُهُ مستشعراً
نَسْجَthe weave of الدُّجىdarkness حتّىthan يروعstartles قفولُهُhis departure
نَسْجَ الدُّجى حتّى يروع قفولُهُ
No sooner does his coming startle you, wrapped
in the weave of darkness, than his departure startles you.
متلوّنٌfickle إعطاؤهhis giving حرمانُهُhis withholding
متلوّنٌ إعطاؤه حرمانُهُ
متقلّبٌchangeable ممنوعُهُwhat he withholds مبذولُهُwhat he offers
متقلّبٌ ممنوعُهُ مبذولُهُ
Fickle: his giving is his withholding;
changeable: what he withholds is what he offers.
مَنwho عاذريwill excuse me مِنagainst مُرهِقِيone oppressing me أوor مُعلقِيone hanging on me
مَن عاذري مِن مُرهِقِي أو مُعلقِي
منfrom وُدِّهِhis affection عِلْقاًa prized thing يُرادُis desired بديلُهُits replacement
من وُدِّهِ عِلْقاً يُرادُ بديلُهُ
Who will excuse me in the face of one who oppresses me, or hangs upon me
a prized token of his love that one would rather replace,
دَنِساًsoiled كرَيْطِlike the cloths of الحائضاتِmenstruating women لبِسْنَهُthey wore it
دَنِساً كرَيْطِ الحائضاتِ لبِسْنَهُ
فلَزِمْنَهُand kept to it حتّىuntil اِستطارَscattered نَسيلُهُits loose fibers
فلَزِمْنَهُ حتّى اِستطارَ نَسيلُهُ
soiled like the robes menstruating women wore
and clung to until their loose fibers scattered?
علّلْcomfort برفقكwith your gentleness مَنwhoever لقيتَyou meet منamong الورىmankind
علّلْ برفقك مَن لقيتَ من الورى
إنّindeed العليلَthe sick person شفاؤهhis cure تعليلُهُcomforting him
إنّ العليلَ شفاؤه تعليلُهُ
Gently comfort whoever you meet among mankind;
the sick person's healing lies in comforting him.
ودعِand leave القلوبَthe hearts بغِلِّهاwith their rancor مطويّةًfolded shut
ودعِ القلوبَ بغِلِّها مطويّةً
ماnot السّرُّthe secret إلّاexcept ماwhat إِليكto you وصولُهُits arrival
ما السّرُّ إلّا ما إِليك وصولُهُ
Leave hearts folded shut around their rancor;
a secret is only what reaches you.
وَاِنصَحْand give counsel لنَفسكto yourself إنْif نصحتَyou give counsel فكلُّfor every مَنone whom
وَاِنصَحْ لنَفسك إنْ نصحتَ فكلُّ مَن
تلقاهyou meet him فيin الدّنياthe world يقلُّis little قبولُهُhis acceptance
تلقاه في الدّنيا يقلُّ قبولُهُ
And counsel yourself, if you give counsel, for everyone
you meet in this world is reluctant to accept it.
Sol 6.1