ليسَis not شيءٌanything عَلَىagainst المَنُونِdeath بِخَالِimmune
ليسَ شيءٌ عَلَى المَنُونِ بِخَالِ
لاneither عَديمٌa destitute person ولاnor مُثمِّرُone who increases مالِwealth
لا عَديمٌ ولا مُثمِّرُ مالِ
Nothing is immune to death,
neither the destitute nor one who increases wealth.
ليتَif only شِعريI knew عنِabout الهُمَامِthe noble lord ويَاًand comes (corrupt fragment)
ليتَ شِعري عنِ الهُمَامِ ويَاً
تيكَto you (word completion) بخُبرِwith news of الأنباءِthe tidings عَطفُrenewal of السؤالِthe question
تيكَ بخُبرِ الأنباءِ عَطفُ السؤالِ
Would that I knew of the noble lord; and to you
renewed questioning brings the news.
أينَwhere عنَّاaway from us إخطارُناour risking of المالَwealth والand the (continued)
أينَ عنَّا إخطارُنا المالَ وال
أَنفُسَlives إذwhen ناهَدُواthey mustered لِيومِfor a day of نَوالٍbounty
أَنفُسَ إذ ناهَدُوا لِيومِ نَوالٍ
Where now is our risking of wealth and
lives, when they mustered for a day of bounty?
ونِضاليand my shooting against فيat جَنِبكَyour side النَّاسَthe people يَرthey shoot (continued)
ونِضالي في جَنِبكَ النَّاسَ يَر
مُونَcompletion of 'they shoot' وأَرميand I shoot وكُلُّناand all of us غيرُnot آلِslackening
مُونَ وأَرمي وكُلُّنا غيرُ آلِ
And my shooting against men at your side—they
shoot, and I shoot, none of us slackening.
فأَصَبتُso I attained الَّذيwhat تُريدُyou desire بلاwithout غَبloss (continued)
فأَصَبتُ الَّذي تُريدُ بلا غَب
نٍcompletion of 'loss' وأُربيand I excel عليهمُover them وأُواليand I continue
نٍ وأُربي عليهمُ وأُوالي
So I attained what you desired, with no
loss, outdoing them and carrying on.
يومَwhen لاnot أَتَّقيI ward off بكفِّيwith my palm طَوالَthroughout الدَّtime (continued)
يومَ لا أَتَّقي بكفِّي طَوالَ الدَّ
هرِcompletion of 'time' أنصارَهُhis supporters بغيرِwithout أحتِيالِstratagem
هرِ أنصارَهُ بغيرِ أحتِيالِ
When, throughout life, I did not ward off with my hand
his supporters without resorting to stratagem.
وبعينيكَand before your eyes كلُّall ذاكَthat تَخَطَّاpassed by (continued)
وبعينيكَ كلُّ ذاكَ تَخَطَّا
كَyou وتخطيكَand miss you نَبلُهُمtheir arrows فيin النِّضالِthe archery contest
كَ وتخطيكَ نَبلُهُم في النِّضالِ
And before your eyes, all that passed
you by, and their arrows miss you in the contest.
ليتَif only أَنِّيI أَخَذتُhad taken حَتفيmy death بكفَّin my two hands (continued)
ليتَ أَنِّي أَخَذتُ حَتفي بكفَّ
يَّcompletion of 'my two hands' وَلمand did not أَلقَI meet مِيتَةَthe death of الأَقتالِenemies
يَّ وَلم أَلقَ مِيتَةَ الأَقتالِ
Would that I had taken my death into my own
hands, and not met the death dealt to enemies.
مَحَلُواthey schemed مَحلَهُمtheir schemes لِصَرعَتناfor our downfall العاthe year (continued)
مَحَلُوا مَحلَهُم لِصَرعَتنا العا
مcompletion of 'the year' فقدfor indeed أَوقَعُواthey cast الرَّحَىthe millstone فيamong الثِّقَالِthe heavy loads
م فقد أَوقَعُوا الرَّحَى في الثِّقَالِ
They plotted their plots to bring us down this
year; for they have cast the millstone among the heavy loads.
قدindeed بلَوتُI tested الأنصارَthe supporters فيin الجدِّearnest action فاسso I made sure (continued)
قد بلَوتُ الأنصارَ في الجدِّ فاس
تَثَبتُّcompletion of 'I made sure' منهمof them وكعبُكَand your standing (literally, ankle) اليومَtoday عالٍhigh
تَثَبتُّ منهم وكعبُكَ اليومَ عالٍ
I have tested the supporters in earnest and made
sure of them; today your standing is high.
ماwhat رَجائيmy hope فيin اليافِعاتِthe lofty ones ذواتِpossessing الthe (continued)
ما رَجائي في اليافِعاتِ ذواتِ ال
يَهيجِunclear word أَمor ماwhat صَبريmy patience وكيفَand how احتياليmy resourcefulness
يَهيجِ أَم ما صَبري وكيفَ احتيالي
What hope have I in the lofty ones, possessed of
[unclear quality]? Or what patience have I, and what recourse?
جاعِلٌsetting هَمَّكَyour concern التُّخومَthe frontiers ولاand not أَحI pay heed (continued)
جاعِلٌ هَمَّكَ التُّخومَ ولا أَح
فِلُcompletion of 'I pay heed' اقَولَI say لوُشاةِto slanderers والأَنذالِand the base men
فِلُ اقَولَ لوُشاةِ والأَنذالِ
Your concern is set upon the frontiers. 'I pay no
heed,' I say to slanderers and base men.
وأُناجيand I commune with نَفسيmyself وأُشعِرُكَand I make you feel الthe (continued)
وأُناجي نَفسي وأُشعِرُكَ ال
وُدَّaffection بِلاَwithout نَبوَةٍestrangement ولاnor إملالِcausing weariness
وُدَّ بِلاَ نَبوَةٍ ولا إملالِ
And I commune with myself, and let you feel
affection, without estrangement or weariness.
ولقدand indeed قُدتَنيyou led me كثيراًoften فوَجَّهthen I turned (continued)
ولقد قُدتَني كثيراً فوَجَّه
تُcompletion of 'I turned' بماtoward what خيَّبَتit thwarted عليكَfor you شَمالِa north wind
تُ بما خيَّبَت عليكَ شَمالِ
You have often led me; then I turned
toward what the north wind had denied you.
معَwith صِهرٍan in-law كانَwas الرَّجاءَthe hope فأَدَّيso I brought (continued)
معَ صِهرٍ كانَ الرَّجاءَ فأَدَّي
تُcompletion of 'I brought' حبيباًa dear friend صاحَبتُهI kept his company بجَمالِwith kindness
تُ حبيباً صاحَبتُه بجَمالِ
With an in-law who was our hope; so I brought
a dear friend whose company I had kept with kindness.
كانَhe was ثوباًa garment لَبستُهI wore it ماas long as أَعانَallowed الدَّtime (continued)
كانَ ثوباً لَبستُه ما أَعانَ الدَّ
هرُcompletion of 'time' منهثfrom it (corrupt form) وكلُّand every ثَوبٍgarment بِبالِworn out
هرُ منهث وكلُّ ثَوبٍ بِبالِ
He was a garment I wore, as long as time
allowed it; every garment wears out.
فلَئِنso even if كنتُI was قدalready رضيتُI was content لَقَدsurely أُنسI was made to forget (continued)
فلَئِن كنتُ قد رضيتُ لَقَد أُنس
يتُcompletion of 'I was made to forget' فيamid مُبتَلَىa trial ودَهرٍand a time طَوالِlong
يتُ في مُبتَلَى ودَهرٍ طَوالِ
Even if I had been content, I have surely been made
to forget, amid trial and a long stretch of time.
لاdo not تَهُنbelittle خَطبنَاour plight فإِنfor if يَثبُتِholds firm الthe (continued)
لا تَهُن خَطبنَا فإِن يَثبُتِ ال
يَجريُunclear word تَذَكَّرremember قَوليmy words وَصدرُكَand your breast عالِhigh
يَجريُ تَذَكَّر قَولي وَصدرُكَ عالِ
Do not belittle our plight; for if the
[unclear thing] endures, remember my words, your breast held high
مِنabove خُطُوبٍcalamities تَسعَىhastening إليكَtoward you ولاand not تَأspare (continued)
مِن خُطُوبٍ تَسعَى إليكَ ولا تَأ
لُوكَyou (word completion) شَرّاًevil والهَديُand guidance عندَby الآلِthe mirage
لُوكَ شَرّاً والهَديُ عندَ الآلِ
above calamities that hasten toward you, sparing
you no evil; guidance lies by the mirage.
كيفَhow تَرجُوdo you hope رَدَّthe recovery of المَغيضِwhat has drained away واقداًkindling (sense uncertain)
كيفَ تَرجُو رَدَّ المَغيضِ واقداً
حِرزَthe stake of قِدحَيكَyour two arrows فيin بياضِthe whiteness of الشَّمَالِthe north wind
حِرزَ قِدحَيكَ في بياضِ الشَّمَالِ
How can you hope to recover what has drained away, kindling
your two arrows' stake in the north wind's whiteness? [Wording unclear.]
فاذاthen if فاذاthen if قُمتَyou rise نادِماًregretful تَنفُضُyou shake الكَفَّthe two hands (continued)
فاذا فاذا قُمتَ نادِماً تَنفُضُ الكَفَّ
ينِdual ending of 'hands' مِنfrom حَسرَةٍanguish فَقُلthen say لاnot أُباليI care
ينِ مِن حَسرَةٍ فَقُل لا أُبالي
Then if—then if—you rise in regret, shaking your
hands in anguish, say: 'I do not care.'
وَليَكُنand let be حَظُّكَyour lot السَّلامَةَsafety والرُّشدand sound judgment
وَليَكُن حَظُّكَ السَّلامَةَ والرُّشد
دَrepeated ending of 'sound judgment' وخِصباًand abundance فيamid الَجدبِdrought والإِمحالِand barrenness
دَ وخِصباً في الَجدبِ والإِمحالِ
Let your lot be safety and sound judgment,
and plenty amid drought and barrenness.
وتَبَيَّنَand discern لَدُنnow that بَلَغتَyou have reached مِنَof السِّage (continued)
وتَبَيَّنَ لَدُن بَلَغتَ مِنَ السِّ
نِّcompletion of 'age' كثيراًmuch بالنَّاصحِthrough the sincere adviser العَمَّالِdiligent
نِّ كثيراً بالنَّاصحِ العَمَّالِ
And seek understanding, now that you have reached
a great age, through a sincere, diligent adviser.
ضامِناًa guarantor لِلكِبارِfor the great ones خايَفَكَfearing you (uncertain form) الأَهthe fool (continued)
ضامِناً لِلكِبارِ خايَفَكَ الأَه
بلُcompletion of 'the fool' كثيرَhaving many العَدُوِّenemies ناشيgrowing العيِالِdependants
بلُ كثيرَ العَدُوِّ ناشي العيِالِ
A guarantor for the great ones, fearing you—the
fool, with many enemies and growing dependants. [Wording unclear.]
Translation model: Sol 6.1