أَئِنis it because كُنتُI was فيamong الفِتيانِthe young men آلوتُI fell short سَيِّداًas a chief
أَئِن كُنتُ في الفِتيانِ آلوتُ سَيِّداً
كَثيرَmuch شُحوبِpallor اللَونِthe complexion مُختَلِفَuneven العَصبِthe sinews
كَثيرَ شُحوبِ اللَونِ مُختَلِفَ العَصبِ
Is it because I have fallen short as a chief among the young men,
very pale of complexion, with uneven sinews?
فَماso not لَكَfor you مِنfrom مَولاكَyour ally إِلّاexcept حِفاظُهُhis loyalty
فَما لَكَ مِن مَولاكَ إِلّا حِفاظُهُ
وَماand not المَرءُa man إِلّاexcept بِاللِسانِthrough the tongue وِبِالقَلبِand through the heart
وَما المَرءُ إِلّا بِاللِسانِ وِبِالقَلبِ
So you have from your ally nothing but his loyalty,
and a man's worth lies only in his tongue and heart.
هُماthe two of them الأَصغَرانِthe two smaller organs الذائِدانِthe two that ward off عَنِfrom الفَتىthe young man
هُما الأَصغَرانِ الذائِدانِ عَنِ الفَتى
مَكارِهَهُhis misfortunes وَالصاحِبانِand the two companions عَلىin الخَطبِcalamity
مَكارِهَهُ وَالصاحِبانِ عَلى الخَطبِ
They are the two smaller organs that ward off from a young man
his misfortunes, and his two companions in calamity.
فَإِلّاso if not أُطِقI can manage سَعيَthe striving الكِرامِthe noble فَإِنَّنيthen indeed I
فَإِلّا أُطِق سَعيَ الكِرامِ فَإِنَّني
أَفُكُّI unbind عَنِfrom العانيthe captive وَأَصبِرُand I stand firm فيin الحَربِwar
أَفُكُّ عَنِ العاني وَأَصبِرُ في الحَربِ
So if I cannot match the striving of the noble, I do
free the captive and stand firm in war.
Translation model: Sol 6.1