إِذاif أَناI لاnot أَشتاقُlong for أَرضَthe land of عَشيرَتيmy clan
إِذا أَنا لا أَشتاقُ أَرضَ عَشيرَتي
فَلَيسَthen is not مَكانيmy place فيin النُهىreason بِمَكينِsecure
فَلَيسَ مَكاني في النُهى بِمَكينِ
If I do not yearn for the land of my kin,
If I do not long for the land of my clan,
then no firm place is mine among the wise.
Then my standing in reason is not secure.
مِنَof العَقلِreason أَنto أَشتاقَlong for أَوَّلَthe first مَنزِلٍdwelling
مِنَ العَقلِ أَن أَشتاقَ أَوَّلَ مَنزِلٍ
غَنيتُI lived بِخَفضٍin ease فيin ذُراهُits heights وَلينِand comfort
غَنيتُ بِخَفضٍ في ذُراهُ وَلينِ
It is only reasonable that I should yearn for my first abode,
It is wise to long for the first dwelling
where I lived within its shelter in comfort and ease—
Where I lived in ease and comfort upon its heights,
وَرَوضٍand a meadow رَعاهُgrazed upon it بِالأَصائِلِin the late afternoons ناظِريmy gaze
وَرَوضٍ رَعاهُ بِالأَصائِلِ ناظِري
وَغُصنٍand a branch ثَناهُbent it بِالغَداةِin the morning يَمينيmy right hand
وَغُصنٍ ثَناهُ بِالغَداةِ يَميني
and for a meadow my eyes tended in the evenings,
And a meadow my gaze grazed upon in the late afternoons,
and a bough my right hand bent down in the morning.
And a branch my right hand bent in the morning.
وَإِنِّيَand indeed I لاnot أَنسىforget العُهودَthe pledges إِذاwhen أَتَتcame
وَإِنِّيَ لا أَنسى العُهودَ إِذا أَتَت
بَناتُthe daughters of النَوىseparation دونَbefore الخَليطِthe companions وَدونيand before me
بَناتُ النَوى دونَ الخَليطِ وَدوني
And I do not forget my pledges when there come
And indeed I do not forget the pledges when there come
the daughters of separation between my companions and me.
The daughters of separation between the companions and me.
إِذاif أَناI لَمdid not أَرعَhonor العُهودَthe pledges عَلىdespite النَوىseparation
إِذا أَنا لَم أَرعَ العُهودَ عَلى النَوى
فَلَستَthen you are not بِمَأمونٍto be trusted وَلاnor بِأَمينِtrustworthy
فَلَستَ بِمَأمونٍ وَلا بِأَمينِ
If, though far away, I do not honor those pledges,
If I do not honor the pledges despite separation,
then you are neither one to be trusted nor one who is true.
Then you are neither to be trusted nor trustworthy.