سُبحانَglory be to رَبُّكَyour Lord هَلdoes? يَزولُpass away كَغَيرِهِlike others besides it
سُبحانَ رَبُّكَ هَل يَزولُ كَغَيرِهِ
شَرَفُthe eminence of النُجومِthe stars وَسُؤدَدُand the majesty of الأَقمارِthe moons
شَرَفُ النُجومِ وَسُؤدَدُ الأَقمارِ
Glory to your Lord! Will they pass away like all else—
the eminence of the stars and the majesty of the moons?
فَكَأَنَّso as though مَنthe one who خَلَقَcreated النُفوسَthe souls رَأىsaw لَهاfor them
فَكَأَنَّ مَن خَلَقَ النُفوسَ رَأى لَها
ظُلَماًdarknesses فَعاجَلَهاso he swiftly struck them بِسوءِwith the evil of دَمارِdestruction
ظُلَماً فَعاجَلَها بِسوءِ دَمارِ
As though the one who created souls saw for them
darkness, and swiftly struck them with dreadful destruction.
ماnot سَرَّنيpleased me بِقَناعَةٍwith contentment أوتيتُهاI was granted it
ما سَرَّني بِقَناعَةٍ أوتيتُها
فيin العَيشِlife مُلكاthe two kingdoms of غالِبٍGhalib وَذِمارِand Dhimar
في العَيشِ مُلكا غالِبٍ وَذِمارِ
With the contentment I have been granted, I would not be delighted
in life by the two kingdoms of Ghalib and Dhimar.
وَمِنَand among المَعاشِرِpeople مَنone who يَكونُis ثَراؤُهُhis wealth
وَمِنَ المَعاشِرِ مَن يَكونُ ثَراؤُهُ
مَهرَthe fee of البَغيِّthe prostitute وَبُسرَةَand the unripe date of الخَمّارِthe wine-seller
مَهرَ البَغيِّ وَبُسرَةَ الخَمّارِ
And among people are those whose wealth consists of
a prostitute's fee and a wine-seller's unripe date.
وَالشَرُّand evil مُشتَهِرُnotorious المَكانِthe place مُعَرَّفٌknown
وَالشَرُّ مُشتَهِرُ المَكانِ مُعَرَّفٌ
وَالخَيرُand good يُلمَحُis glimpsed مِنfrom وَراءِbehind خِمارِa veil
وَالخَيرُ يُلمَحُ مِن وَراءِ خِمارِ
And evil is notorious, its place well known;
and good is glimpsed from behind a veil.
وَيُقامِرُand gambles الإِنسانُthe human being طولَthroughout حَياتِهِhis life
وَيُقامِرُ الإِنسانُ طولَ حَياتِهِ
قَدَراًa fate تَمَنَّعَheld aloof مِنfrom رِضاًconsent بِقِمارِto gambling
قَدَراً تَمَنَّعَ مِن رِضاً بِقِمارِ
And a human being gambles throughout his life
against a fate that refuses to consent to gambling.
خَفfear مَنthe one whom تَوَدُّyou love كَماjust as تَخافُyou fear مُعادِياًan enemy
خَف مَن تَوَدُّ كَما تَخافُ مُعادِياً
وَتَمارَand doubt فيمَنabout whomever لَيسَthere is not فيهِabout him تَماريdoubt
وَتَمارَ فيمَن لَيسَ فيهِ تَماري
Fear the one you love as you fear an enemy,
and doubt the one about whom you have no doubt.
فَالرُزءُfor calamity يَبعَثُهُbrings it القَريبُthe kinsman وَماand not دَرىknew
فَالرُزءُ يَبعَثُهُ القَريبُ وَما دَرى
مُضَرٌّMudar بِماof what تَجنيcommit يَداthe two hands of أَنمارِAnmar
مُضَرٌّ بِما تَجني يَدا أَنمارِ
For the kinsman brings calamity, and nothing is known
to Mudar of what Anmar's two hands commit.
يَغدوgoes forth الفَتىthe young man وَالخَيلُand the horses مِلكُthe possession of يَمينِهِhis right hand
يَغدو الفَتى وَالخَيلُ مِلكُ يَمينِهِ
وَكَأَنَّهُand as though he غادٍgoing forth بِلُبِّwith the mind of حِمارِa donkey
وَكَأَنَّهُ غادٍ بِلُبِّ حِمارِ
The young man goes forth, horses in his right hand's possession,
yet seems to go forth with a donkey's mind.
فَإِذاso if مَلَكتَyou own الأَرضَthe land فَاِحمِthen protect تُرابَهاits soil
فَإِذا مَلَكتَ الأَرضَ فَاِحمِ تُرابَها
مِنfrom غَرسِهِplanting it شَجَراًtrees بِغَيرِwithout ثِمارِfruit
مِن غَرسِهِ شَجَراً بِغَيرِ ثِمارِ
So if you own the land, protect its soil
from being planted with trees that bear no fruit.
إِنif قَلَّتِgrew scarce السَمراءُwheat عِندَكَwith you بُرهَةًfor a while
إِن قَلَّتِ السَمراءُ عِندَكَ بُرهَةً
فَاِجزَءthen make do بِمَحَضٍwith pure milk مَرَّةًonce وَسِمارِand watered milk
فَاِجزَء بِمَحَضٍ مَرَّةً وَسِمارِ
If wheat is scarce with you for a while,
then make do for once with pure milk and watered milk.
وَقَدand indeed اِدَّعىclaimed مَنone who لَيسَnot يَثبُتُis established قَولَهُhis statement
وَقَد اِدَّعى مَن لَيسَ يَثبُتُ قَولَهُ
عِظمَgreat size of الجُسومِbodies وَبَسطَتَand the length of الأَعمارِlifespans
عِظمَ الجُسومِ وَبَسطَتَ الأَعمارِ
And one whose statement is unproven has claimed
enormous bodies and lengthy lifespans.
ماnot كابِرٌa forebear إِلّاexcept كَآخَرَlike another غابِرٍsurviving
ما كابِرٌ إِلّا كَآخَرَ غابِرٍ
وَالحَقُّand truth يُعلَمُis known وَجهُهُits face بِأَمارِby signs
وَالحَقُّ يُعلَمُ وَجهُهُ بِأَمارِ
A forebear is no different from another who survives;
and the face of truth is known by signs.
وَتَغَنَّتِand sang الدُنِّياthe world بِصَوتٍwith a voice واحِدٍsingle
وَتَغَنَّتِ الدُنِّيا بِصَوتٍ واحِدٍ
لاnot تُحسِنُcan do well الرَبداءُthe gray ostrich غَيرَother than زِمارِan ostrich's cry
لا تُحسِنُ الرَبداءُ غَيرَ زِمارِ
And the world has sung with a single voice:
the gray ostrich can produce only its own cry.
وَمَنِand who المُجَرِّبُthe experienced one وَالمَدىand the span of time مُتَطاوِلٌvery long
وَمَنِ المُجَرِّبُ وَالمَدى مُتَطاوِلٌ
عُدَّتwere counted كَواكِبُهُits stars مِنَamong الأَغمارِthe inexperienced
عُدَّت كَواكِبُهُ مِنَ الأَغمارِ
And who is experienced, when time stretches so far
that its stars are counted among the inexperienced?
وَشَرِبتُand I drank كَأساًa cup فيin الشَبيبَةِyouth سادِراًheedless
وَشَرِبتُ كَأساً في الشَبيبَةِ سادِراً
فَوَجَدتُthen I found بَعدَafter الشَيبِgraying فَرطَan excess of خُمارِhangover
فَوَجَدتُ بَعدَ الشَيبِ فَرطَ خُمارِ
And I drank a cup in youth, heedless,
then, after my hair turned gray, found an overwhelming hangover.
ماwhat بالُis the matter with هَذاthis اللَيلُnight طالَgrew long وَقَدand may يُرىbe seen
ما بالُ هَذا اللَيلُ طالَ وَقَد يُرى
مُتَقاصِراًtoo short عَنfor جَلسَةِa gathering of السُمّارِnighttime talkers
مُتَقاصِراً عَن جَلسَةِ السُمّارِ
What ails this night, that it lasts so long, though it may seem
too short for a gathering of nighttime talkers?
أَتَرومُdo you seek? فَجراًa dawn كَالحُسامِlike a sword وَدونَهُand before it
أَتَرومُ فَجراً كَالحُسامِ وَدونَهُ
نَجمٌa star أَقامَremained تَمَكُّنَwith the firmness of المِسمارِa nail
نَجمٌ أَقامَ تَمَكُّنَ المِسمارِ
Do you seek a dawn like a sword, while before it
a star remains, as firmly fixed as a nail?
تَلقىyou find الفَتىthe young man كَالريحِlike the wind إِنif أَودَعتَهُyou entrust him
تَلقى الفَتى كَالريحِ إِن أَودَعتَهُ
سِرّاًa secret أُذيعَwas divulged فَصارَthen he became كَالمِزمارِlike a flute
سِرّاً أُذيعَ فَصارَ كَالمِزمارِ
You find the young man like the wind; if you entrust him
with a secret, it is divulged, and he becomes like a flute.
ماnot زالَceased مُلكُthe dominion of اللَهِGod يَظهَرُappears دائِباًunceasingly
ما زالَ مُلكُ اللَهِ يَظهَرُ دائِباً
إِذwhen آدَمٌAdam وَبَنوهُand his sons فيin الإِضمارِconcealment
إِذ آدَمٌ وَبَنوهُ في الإِضمارِ
God's dominion has always been manifest, without cease,
even when Adam and his sons were still unmanifest.
فَاِمنَعso defend ذَمارَكَwhat is yours to protect إِنif قَدِرتَyou can فَإِنَّنيfor I
فَاِمنَع ذَمارَكَ إِن قَدِرتَ فَإِنَّني
عَدَتِassailed الخُطوبُcalamities فَماso not حَمَيتُI protected ذِماريwhat is mine to protect
عَدَتِ الخُطوبُ فَما حَمَيتُ ذِماري
So guard what is yours to protect, if you can; as for me,
calamities assailed me, and I failed to guard my charge.
تَقفواyou follow الظَعائِنُthe women in litters مِنfrom نُوَيرَةَNuwayra أَجمَرَتgathered
تَقفوا الظَعائِنُ مِن نُوَيرَةَ أَجمَرَت
أَجمالَهاtheir camels سَحراًbefore dawn لِرَميto cast جِمارِpebbles
أَجمالَها سَحراً لِرَمي جِمارِ
You follow Nuwayra's women in litters, who gathered
their camels before dawn to cast pebbles.
وَعُدِدتَand you were counted مِنamong عُمّارِthe pilgrims of مَكَّةَMecca بَعدَماafter
وَعُدِدتَ مِن عُمّارِ مَكَّةَ بَعدَما
كُنتَyou were المَريدَthe rebellious one يُعَدُّis counted فيamong العُمّارِthe house-dwelling jinn
كُنتَ المَريدَ يُعَدُّ في العُمّارِ
And you were counted among Mecca's pilgrims, after
you had been the rebel reckoned among the house-dwelling jinn.
فَلِيُغنِso let suffice عَنinstead of لِبسِwearing الشُفوفِsheer fabrics نَسائِجاًwoven cloths
فَلِيُغنِ عَن لِبسِ الشُفوفِ نَسائِجاً
بِالتِبرِwith gold لُبسُكَyour wearing رَثَّةَthreadbare الأَطمارِrags
بِالتِبرِ لُبسُكَ رَثَّةَ الأَطمارِ
Let this suffice instead of wearing sheer fabrics woven
with gold: your wearing of threadbare rags.
Translation model: Sol 6.1