مَنْwho تُرَاهُdo you suppose he يُنْصِفُنِيdoes me justice مِنْagainst خَلِيْلٍan intimate friend
مَنْ تُرَاهُ يُنْصِفُنِي مِنْ خَلِيْلٍ
لاَnot يَزَالُceases يَلْبَسُwears ثَوْبَthe garb of المَلُولِthe easily wearied one
لاَ يَزَالُ يَلْبَسُ ثَوْبَ المَلُولِ
Who, do you think, will do me justice against a friend
Who do I see being just with me against a friend
who forever wears the garb of one easily wearied?
Who does not cease to wear the garment of distress?
كُلَّمَاwhenever أَطَافَgathered بِهِaround him العَاذِلُونَthe reproachers
كُلَّمَا أَطَافَ بِهِ العَاذِلُونَ
لَجَّpersisted obstinately فِيin تَسَرُّعِهِhis haste بِالقَبُولِin accepting
لَجَّ فِي تَسَرُّعِهِ بِالقَبُولِ
Whenever the reproachers gather round him,
Whenever the blamers circle around him
he persists in hastily accepting what they say.
He is quick to accept in his haste
والوُشَاةُand the tale-bearers وَيْحَهُمُwoe to them لاnot يَنُونَtire
والوُشَاةُ وَيْحَهُمُ لا يَنُونَ
فِيin اقْتِضَابِsevering حَبْلِthe cord وِصَالِunion الوَصُولِthe devoted friend
فِي اقْتِضَابِ حَبْلِ وِصَالِ الوَصُولِ
And the tale-bearers—woe to them!—never tire
While the slanderers - may woe be upon them - do not refrain
of severing the cord of union with a devoted friend.
From shortening the rope of access to union
كِيْفَhow لاَnot يَحُولُchanges هَوَىthe love of مَنْone who لَدَيْهِhe has
كِيْفَ لاَ يَحُولُ هَوَى مَنْ لَدَيْهِ
مَنْظَرٌsight وَمُسْتَمِعٌand a listening ear لِلْعَذُولِfor the reproacher
مَنْظَرٌ وَمُسْتَمِعٌ لِلْعَذُولِ
How could someone's love not change when he has
How can the passion of one who has before him
an eye and an ear for the reproacher?
A spectacle and listener to rejection not change?
لَوْif يَرَىhe sees مَوَدَّتَهُlove for him فِيin الضَّمِيْرِthe inner self
لَوْ يَرَى مَوَدَّتَهُ فِي الضَّمِيْرِ
لَمْnot يَزَلْcease يُقَابِلُنِيmeets me بِالجَمِيْلِwith kindness
لَمْ يَزَلْ يُقَابِلُنِي بِالجَمِيْلِ
If he could see my love for him within my heart,
If he were to see his affection in the conscience
he would always meet me with kindness.
He would not cease to meet me with kindness
لاَno وَلاَand no كَرَامَةَhonor لِلْعَاذِلِيْنَfor the reproachers
لاَ وَلاَ كَرَامَةَ لِلْعَاذِلِيْنَ
لاَnot أَصُدُّI turn away قَبْلَbefore بَيَانِthe clarification of الدَّلِيْلِthe evidence
لاَ أَصُدُّ قَبْلَ بَيَانِ الدَّلِيْلِ
No, and no honor for the reproachers!
No! Nor the honor of blamers
I will not turn away before the evidence is clear.
I do not believe before the proof is clear
لاَnot أَصُدُّI turn away مُتَّهِمَاًsuspicious لِلصَّدِيْقِof the friend
لاَ أَصُدُّ مُتَّهِمَاً لِلصَّدِيْقِ
أُسْرَتِيmy family وَأُسْرَتُهُand his family مِنْfrom قَبِيْلِa tribe
أُسْرَتِي وَأُسْرَتُهُ مِنْ قَبِيْلِ
I will not turn away in suspicion of my friend.
I do not believe one who accuses a friend
My family and his belong to one tribe—
My family and his are of the same tribe
أَنْفُسٌsouls مُؤَلَّفَةٌunited بِالإِخَاءِby brotherhood
أَنْفُسٌ مُؤَلَّفَةٌ بِالإِخَاءِ
كُلُّهَاall of them تَدِيْنُprofess faith بِحُبِّthrough love of الرَّسُولِthe Messenger
كُلُّهَا تَدِيْنُ بِحُبِّ الرَّسُولِ
souls knit together by brotherhood,
Souls harmonized in brotherhood
all professing, as their creed, love for the Messenger,
All professing love of the Messenger
فَارجِdispeller of الظَّلاَمِdarkness وَهَادِيand guide of الأَنَامِhumankind
فَارجِ الظَّلاَمِ وَهَادِي الأَنَامِ
وَالوَصِيِّand the appointed successor صَاحِبِهِhis companion وَالبَتُولِand the Chaste Lady
وَالوَصِيِّ صَاحِبِهِ وَالبَتُولِ
the dispeller of darkness and guide of humankind,
Redeemer of mankind and guide of men
and for the appointed successor—his companion—and the Chaste Lady.
And his successor, the immaculate one
فَضْلُmerit ذَاthis one's لِصَاحِبِهِfor his companion والعُدوُّand the enemy
فَضْلُ ذَا لِصَاحِبِهِ والعُدوُّ
لاَnot يَزَالُceases مُكْتَئِبَاًdejected بِالْغَلِيْلِwith burning rancor
لاَ يَزَالُ مُكْتَئِبَاً بِالْغَلِيْلِ
This one's merit is his companion's, while the enemy
The merit of one is for his companion, and the enemy
remains downcast with burning rancor.
Does not cease to be downcast with rancor
بَيْنَنَاbetween us مُوَاصَلَةٌa bond لاَnot يُبَتُّis severed
بَيْنَنَا مُوَاصَلَةٌ لاَ يُبَتُّ
مِثْلُهَاits like بِقَالِby the talk of عَدُوٍّan enemy وَقِيْلِand hearsay
مِثْلُهَا بِقَالِ عَدُوٍّ وَقِيْلِ
Between us is a bond; none can sever
Between us is an association that cannot be undermined
its like through an enemy's talk and hearsay.
By the saying of a foe or tales
وامْتِزَاجُand the mingling of أَنْفُسِنَاour souls بِالصَّفَاءِin purity
وامْتِزَاجُ أَنْفُسِنَا بِالصَّفَاءِ
كامْتِزَاجِlike the mingling of صَوْبِthe downpour of حَياًrain لِشَمُولِwith wine
كامْتِزَاجِ صَوْبِ حَياً لِشَمُولِ
And our souls' mingling in purity
And the blending of our souls in purity
is like the mingling of falling rain with wine.
Is like the blending of rain in its generality
غَيْرَexcept أَنَّthat ذَاone with حَسَدِenvy قَدْmay يَلِجُّpersist obstinately
غَيْرَ أَنَّ ذَا حَسَدِ قَدْ يَلِجُّ
فِيin الدُّخُولِintruding بِيْنَهُمَاbetween them both بِالْفُضُولِwith meddling
فِي الدُّخُولِ بِيْنَهُمَا بِالْفُضُولِ
Yet an envious person may persist
Except that the envious may intrude
in meddlesomely coming between the two.
With impropriety between them
وَهْوَand he لاَnot يَفُوزُsucceeds بِمَاin what يَرْتَجِيْهِhe hopes for it
وَهْوَ لاَ يَفُوزُ بِمَا يَرْتَجِيْهِ
لاَno وَلاَnor يَضِلُّهُمَاleads them both astray عَنْfrom سَبِيْلِa path
لاَ وَلاَ يَضِلُّهُمَا عَنْ سَبِيْلِ
And he will not attain what he hopes for;
But he does not attain what he hopes for
no, nor will he lead them both astray from the path.
No! Nor lead them astray from the path
يَاO أَخِيmy brother وَيَاand O عَضُدِيmy supporting arm فِيin الخُطُوبِcalamities
يَا أَخِي وَيَا عَضُدِي فِي الخُطُوبِ
وَالَّذِيand the one who أَنَالُI attain بِهِthrough him كُلَّevery سُولِwish
وَالَّذِي أَنَالُ بِهِ كُلَّ سُولِ
O my brother, and O my strong arm in calamities,
O my brother and pillar in tribulations
and you through whom I attain every wish,
By whom I attain all I wish
وَالَّذِيand the one who يَشَارِكُنِيshares with me فِيin القَدِيْمِthe old
وَالَّذِي يَشَارِكُنِي فِي القَدِيْمِ
وَالحَدِيْثِand the new مِنْamong غُرَرِيmy white forehead-blazes وَالحُجُولِand white leg-markings
وَالحَدِيْثِ مِنْ غُرَرِي وَالحُجُولِ
and who shares with me in the old
Who shares with me the old and the new
and new among my white forehead-blazes and white leg-markings,
Of my precious possessions and bounties
دُمْremain عَلَىin وِدَادِكَyour affection لِيfor me مَاas long as بَقِيْتَyou live
دُمْ عَلَى وِدَادِكَ لِي مَا بَقِيْتَ
لاَnot تُرِدْseek هُدِيْتَmay you be guided بِهِfor it مِنْany بَدِيْلِsubstitute
لاَ تُرِدْ هُدِيْتَ بِهِ مِنْ بَدِيْلِ
remain true to your affection for me as long as you live.
Stay in your affection for me as long as you live
Do not seek—may you be guided—any substitute for it.
Do not reject a gift you have bestowed
لَيْسَthere is not بَيْنَنَاbetween us بُعْدٌdistance فِيin الفَخَارِglory
لَيْسَ بَيْنَنَا بُعْدٌ فِي الفَخَارِ
كُلُّeach وَاحِدٍone لأَخِيْهِfor his brother وَسِيْلِa means of access
كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ لأَخِيْهِ وَسِيْلِ
There is no distance between us in glory:
There is no estrangement between us in excellence
each is his brother's means of access.
Each one is a conduit for his brother
Claude 2 is inferred from the historical translator configuration. The original record does not identify its model.