طلابthe pursuit of المعاليeminence بالعتاقwith thoroughbred steeds الشوازبlean
طلاب المعالي بالعتاق الشوازب
وسمرand brown العواليlong lances والرقاقand slender القواضبcleaving swords
وسمر العوالي والرقاق القواضب
Eminence is sought with lean thoroughbred steeds,
The students of glory with liberation are adorned,
And brown lances and slender, cleaving swords.
And the evening of heights and delicate tents,
ولاand not يبلغattains الآمالhopes إلاexcept مدربa seasoned man
ولا يبلغ الآمال إلا مدرب
يرضىaccepts willingly ضربهhis journeying فيthrough الأرضthe land ضربةa stroke لازبinescapable
يرضى ضربه في الأرض ضربة لازب
And none attains his hopes save a seasoned man,
And hopes are only attained by one who is trained,
Who accepts his travels through the land as an inescapable duty.
Who is content with his blows on earth however slight,
ولاand not يدركreaches العلياءthe heights منone who كانwas آملاًhoping
ولا يدرك العلياء من كان آملاً
بلوغattainment مناهhis wishes دونwithout قطعcrossing السباسبthe desert plains
بلوغ مناه دون قطع السباسب
Nor does he reach the heights who hopes
And the most high is not reached by one who is hopeful,
To attain his wishes without crossing the desert plains.
Of attaining his goal without cutting the tent ropes,
وليسand does not ينالgains العزglory منone who كانwas يتبغيseeking
وليس ينال العز من كان يتبغي
حصولfulfillment الأمانيwishes بالظنونthrough conjectures الكواذبfalse
حصول الأماني بالظنون الكواذب
Nor does he gain glory who seeks
And honor is not attained by one who desires,
The fulfillment of wishes through false conjectures.
To fulfill his wishes through false assumptions,
ولاand not يمتطيmounts ظهرthe back المعاليeminence سوىexcept امرءٍa man
ولا يمتطي ظهر المعالي سوى امرءٍ
علاascended منamong مطاياmounts الحزمfirm resolve أرفعthe highest غاربwithers
علا من مطايا الحزم أرفع غارب
Nor does anyone mount the back of eminence save a man
And none mounts the back of glory, but a man,
Who has climbed the highest withers among the mounts of resolve.
Who rose above the saddles of resolve, loftiest of ascents,
ولاand not يرتقيascends أوجthe zenith العلىglory غيرother than ماجدa noble man
ولا يرتقي أوج العلى غير ماجد
حميدٌpraiseworthy خلالcharacter traits فيamid الرعائبhorrors راعبstriking terror
حميدٌ خلال في الرعائب راعب
Nor does anyone ascend to glory's zenith save a noble man,
And none climbs to the summit of the heights, except the glorious,
Praiseworthy in character, striking terror amid horrors.
Praiseworthy, expert in frightful adventures, brave.