أيهاO you الشامتونwho gloat لؤماًspitefully بover
أيها الشامتون لؤماً ب
ناus لماwhen دهاناbefell us منfrom دهرناour times ماwhat دهاناbefell us
نا لما دهانا من دهرنا ما دهانا
O you who spitefully gloat over
O you who gloat at our misery
us, when our times brought upon us what they did,
We were not harmed by what fate had decreed for us
لمdid not يضرناharm us أناthat we شقيناwe suffered ومتناand we died
لم يضرنا أنا شقينا ومتنا
قدindeed نجوناwe escaped بعرضناwith our honor وكفاناand it sufficed us
قد نجونا بعرضنا وكفانا
It did not harm us that we suffered and died;
It did not hurt us that we suffered and died
We escaped with our honor intact, and that sufficed us.
We were saved by our honor and it was enough for us
أيهاO you المطعمونwho feed خيلكمyour horses القمthe whea-
أيها المطعمون خيلكم القم
ح-t (completing 'wheat') وأولادناand our children تسفgulp down الزؤاناdarnel
ح وأولادنا تسف الزؤانا
O you who feed your horses whea-
O you who feed your horses dates
t, while our children gulp down darnel,
While our children quench their thirst with tears
نحنwe جعناwe went hungry ولمand did not نهنwe become dishonored وسواناand another besides us
نحن جعنا ولم نهن وسوانا
كثرbecame plentiful الزادprovisions فيin يديهhis two hands وهاناand he was dishonored
كثر الزاد في يديه وهانا
We went hungry but were not dishonored, while another
We are hungry but did not waver or equivocate
had abundant provisions in his hands, yet was dishonored.
With ample provisions in their hands they disgraced us
أيهاO you الرافلونwho strut بالخزin silk cloth زهواًproudly
أيها الرافلون بالخز زهواً
نحنwe قومa people نفضلwe prefer الأكفاناburial shrouds
نحن قوم نفضل الأكفانا
O you who strut proudly in silk,
O you who boast of your fine clothes
We are a people who prefer burial shrouds.
We are a people who prefer shrouds
ليسis not منwhoever يلبسwears الدمقسfine silk بذيpossessed of
ليس من يلبس الدمقس بذي
سترٍcovering إذاif كانis عرضهhis honor عرياناnaked
سترٍ إذا كان عرضه عريانا
Whoever wears fine silk has no
No one who wears rags can claim
covering if his honor is naked.
To be modest if they have exposed their honor
أيهاO you المفتدونwho ransom أرواحهمtheir lives بالعرwith hon-
أيها المفتدون أرواحهم بالعر
ض-or (completing 'honor') يولونthey entrust أمرهits care الشيطاناSatan
ض يولون أمره الشيطانا
O you who ransom your lives with hon-
O you who trade your souls for
or, entrusting its care to Satan,
Greed carrying out the devil's command
قدindeed حميتهمyou protected them أرواحكمyour lives وبذلناهاand we sacrificed them
قد حميتهم أرواحكم وبذلناها
لنحميso that we protect الأعراضhonor والاوطاناand homelands
لنحمي الأعراض والاوطانا
You have protected them—your lives—while we have sacrificed ours
We have protected our souls and sacrificed them
to protect honor and homelands.
To safeguard our honor and homelands
Sol 6.1