طلبواthey sought الذيthat which نالواthey attained فماso not منعواthey were denied
طلبوا الذي نالوا فما منعوا
رفعتwere raised فماso not حطتwere lowered لهمof theirs رتبُranks
رفعت فما حطت لهم رتبُ
They sought what they attained, and were not denied it.
They sought what they attained, and were not denied.
Their ranks were raised, and no rank of theirs was brought low.
Their ranks were raised, not lowered.
وهبواthey gave وماand not منتboasted of favors لهمof theirs خلقdispositions
وهبوا وما منت لهم خلق
سلمواthey remained safe فلاso may no أودىbrought destruction بهمupon them عطبُruin
سلموا فلا أودى بهم عطبُ
They gave freely, and no nature of theirs ever reproached another with the gift.
They gave, and their dispositions did not boast of favors.
They came through unharmed; no disaster brought them to ruin.
They remained safe—may no ruin destroy them.
جلبواthey brought الذيthat which يرضىis approved فماso not كسدواtheir trade languished
جلبوا الذي يرضى فما كسدوا
حمدتwere praised لهمof theirs شيمcharacter traits وماand what كسبواthey earned
حمدت لهم شيم وما كسبوا
They brought what pleases, and never failed to find a market.
They brought what found favor, and their trade did not languish.
Their noble qualities, and all they earned, were praised.
Their qualities and what they earned were praised.
غضبواthey grew angry وماand not ساءتworsened لهمof theirs خلقdispositions
غضبوا وما ساءت لهم خلق
سترواthey were veiled فماso not هتكتwere torn لهمof theirs حجبُveils
ستروا فما هتكت لهم حجبُ
They grew angry, yet no character of theirs turned ugly.
They grew angry, but their dispositions did not worsen.
They drew the veil, and no veil of theirs was torn.
They were veiled, and their veils were not torn.
ذهبواthey departed وماand not يمضىpasses away لهمof theirs أثرtrace
ذهبوا وما يمضى لهم أثر
رحمواthey were shown mercy فلاso may no حلتdescended بهمupon them نوبcalamities
رحموا فلا حلت بهم نوب
They passed away, yet their trace will never pass away.
They departed, but no trace of theirs passes away.
They showed mercy; no calamity descended upon them.
They were shown mercy—may no calamities descend upon them.
حسبٌancestral honor لهمtheirs يزكوflourishes فماso not سقطواthey fell
حسبٌ لهم يزكو فما سقطوا
كلمwords لهمof theirs صدقتwere true فماso not كذبواthey lied
كلم لهم صدقت فما كذبوا
A noble lineage of theirs flourishes, and they never fell.
Their ancestral honor flourishes, and they have not fallen.
Words of theirs rang true, and they did not lie.
Their words were true, and they did not lie.
عصبbands بهمthrough them نصرتwere granted victory فماso not خذلواthey withheld support
عصب بهم نصرت فما خذلوا
شرفواthey were noble فلاso no يدنوcomes near لهمto them حسبُancestral honor
شرفوا فلا يدنو لهم حسبُ
Companies won victory through them, and they themselves were not forsaken.
Bands gained victory through them, and they did not withhold support.
They rose to honor; no lineage comes near their own.
They are noble; no ancestral honor approaches theirs.
