كَبْرَت عليهم إنها لكبيرةٌ

كَبْرَت عليهم إنها لكبيرةٌ

منصوبَةٌ عَلَماً على التمييز

منصوبَةٌ عَلَماً على التمييز

It weighed heavily on them; indeed, it is weighty,

It was too great a burden for them, erected high as a banner for distinction,

set up as a banner of distinction.

So the hands of Sheba scattered in carrying it, though discord among people is no prize.

فتفرّقوا أيدي سبأ في حملها

فتفرّقوا أيدي سبأ في حملها

والخُلْفُ بين النّاس غير عزيز

والخُلْفُ بين النّاس غير عزيز

So they scattered like the people of Sheba over bearing it,

For some of them it is an adornment, while for others, an approach to refinement.

and disagreement among people is no rare thing.

As for the Benu Wurgummah, their jurisprudent did not establish his doctrine on permissiveness.

فعلى فريق مِنْهُمُ هي مُثْلَةٌ

فعلى فريق مِنْهُمُ هي مُثْلَةٌ

ولبعضهم زُلفى إلى التبريز

ولبعضهم زُلفى إلى التبريز

Thus, for one group among them, it is a disgrace,

Therefore, O protector, be informed that he who comes to you in a sanctuary will have sanctuary.

and for some of them, a means of drawing near to eminence.

So grant him sanctuary from zeal and from spite through it, no matter the condition of the criticized or the criticizer.

أما بنو ورغمَّة فَفَقَيهُهُمْ

أما بنو ورغمَّة فَفَقَيهُهُمْ

لم يَجْر مَذْهَبُه على التجويز

لم يَجْر مَذْهَبُه على التجويز

As for the Banu Warghamma, their jurist—

You remain a cave, resorted to through your glory, where every dear one attains more than his goal.

his legal position did not favor permitting it.

فلذاك أَمَّ حِمَاكَ عِلْماً أنّ مَنْ

فلذاك أَمَّ حِمَاكَ عِلْماً أنّ مَنْ

يأتيه في حِرْزٍ هناك حريزِ

يأتيه في حِرْزٍ هناك حريزِ

So he sought your sanctuary, knowing that whoever

comes to it is there in a well-guarded refuge.

فَأَجِرْهُ من هَمْزٍ ومن لَمْزٍ بها

فَأَجِرْهُ من هَمْزٍ ومن لَمْزٍ بها

ما حالة الملموز والمهموز

ما حالة الملموز والمهموز

So grant him refuge from slander and from taunts concerning it;

what is the plight of the taunted and the slandered?

لا زلتمُ كهفاً يُلاَذُ بمجدكم

لا زلتمُ كهفاً يُلاَذُ بمجدكم

فينال فوق القصد كلَّ عزيز

فينال فوق القصد كلَّ عزيز

May you ever remain a cave of refuge, with shelter sought in your glory,

so that one gains every precious thing, beyond one's aim.