وَفِتيانِ صِدقٍ لا ضَغائِنَ بَينَهُم

وَفِتيانِ صِدقٍ لا ضَغائِنَ بَينَهُم

إِذا أَرمَلوا لَم يولَعوا بِالتَلاوُمِ

إِذا أَرمَلوا لَم يولَعوا بِالتَلاوُمِ

And true young men, with no grudges among them,

And true young men without rancor between them

when their provisions run out, do not indulge in mutual blame.

When they became destitute, they did not cling to recrimination

سَرَيتُ بِهِم حَتّى تَكِلَّ مَطِيُّهُم

سَرَيتُ بِهِم حَتّى تَكِلَّ مَطِيُّهُم

وَحَتّى تَراهُم فَوقَ أَغبَرَ طاسِمِ

وَحَتّى تَراهُم فَوقَ أَغبَرَ طاسِمِ

I traveled with them by night until their mounts grew weary,

I walked with them until their riding beasts grew weary

and until you saw them upon a dusty, trackless waste.

And until you could see them above the dust of a valiant assailant

وَإِنّي أَذينٌ أَن يَقولوا مُزايِلٌ

وَإِنّي أَذينٌ أَن يَقولوا مُزايِلٌ

بِأَيٍّ يَقولُ القَومُ أَصحابُ حاتِمِ

بِأَيٍّ يَقولُ القَومُ أَصحابُ حاتِمِ

And I am sure they will say, 'He is departing';

And indeed I fear that they will say, he is abandoning us

in weariness the men speak—Hatim's companions.

With what will the people say, the companions of Hatem

فَإِمّا تُصيبُ النَفسُ أَكبَرَ هَمِّه

فَإِمّا تُصيبُ النَفسُ أَكبَرَ هَمِّه

وَإِمّا أُبَشِّركُم بِأَشعَثَ غانِمِ

وَإِمّا أُبَشِّركُم بِأَشعَثَ غانِمِ

So either the soul attains its highest aim,

Either the soul will attain its greatest concern

or I bring you glad tidings of a disheveled man bearing booty.

Or I give you good tidings of a disheveled despoiler