أَلاَAh! هَلْhave ...? تَرَكْتُمْyou left يَاO لَقَوْمِيmy people (in appeal) فَضِيلَةa virtue
أَلاَ هَلْ تَرَكْتُمْ يَا لَقَوْمِي فَضِيلَة
تَبِيتُremains مِنَfrom الحُسَّادِthe envious يَوْماًfor a day بِمَعْزِلِapart
تَبِيتُ مِنَ الحُسَّادِ يَوْماً بِمَعْزِلِ
Ah, have you, O my people, left any virtue
To remain for a day apart from the envious?
أَلَيْسَis not ...? جَمِيلُnoble الْفِعْلِaction أَوْلَىmore deserving لَدَيْكُمُin your eyes
أَلَيْسَ جَمِيلُ الْفِعْلِ أَوْلَى لَدَيْكُمُ
بِظَنٍّof a judgment جَمِيلٍfavorable مِثْلُهُlike it أَوْor بِأَمْثلِof a better one
بِظَنٍّ جَمِيلٍ مِثْلُهُ أَوْ بِأَمْثلِ
Is not a noble deed more deserving, in your eyes,
Of an equally noble judgment, or one still better?
عَفَاmay forgive اللهُGod عَنْكُمْyou all ذَلِكُمْthat (to you all) جُهْدُthe utmost مَاwhat بِهِwith it
عَفَا اللهُ عَنْكُمْ ذَلِكُمْ جُهْدُ مَا بِهِ
عِقَابُكُمُyour punishment مِنْfrom غَافِرٍone who forgives مُتَسَهِّلِlenient
عِقَابُكُمُ مِنْ غَافِرٍ مُتَسَهِّلِ
May God forgive you—that is the utmost
Punishment a forgiving, lenient one can inflict on you.
وَفُدِّيتِand may you be ransomed يَاO أُخْتَsister of الْكِرَامِthe noble بِمَاby what انْطَوَتْfolded
وَفُدِّيتِ يَا أُخْتَ الْكِرَامِ بِمَا انْطَوَتْ
عَلَيْهِaround it حَنَايَاthe hearts of عَاذِلاَتٍfemale censurers وَعُذَّلِand male censurers
عَلَيْهِ حَنَايَا عَاذِلاَتٍ وَعُذَّلِ
And may you be ransomed, O sister of the noble, by what lies
Within the hearts of women and men who censure.
لَئِنْeven if سَاءَmaligned يَوْماًone day فِيconcerning الكَمَالِperfection تَقَوُّلٌslander
لَئِنْ سَاءَ يَوْماً فِي الكَمَالِ تَقَوُّلٌ
لَمَاsurely never نَالَdetracted يَوماًever مِنْهُfrom it سُوءُthe malice of التَّقَولِslander
لَمَا نَالَ يَوماً مِنْهُ سُوءُ التَّقَولِ
Even if slander should one day malign perfection,
The malice of slander could never diminish it.
تَجَاوَزَhas surpassed حَدَّthe bounds of البِرِّkindness مَاwhat تَصْنَعِينَهُyou do it
تَجَاوَزَ حَدَّ البِرِّ مَا تَصْنَعِينَهُ
وَزَادَكِand has increased your مَجْداًglory فَرطُthe abundance of هَذَاthis التَّطَوُّلِgenerosity
وَزَادَكِ مَجْداً فَرطُ هَذَا التَّطَوُّلِ
What you do has surpassed the bounds of kindness,
And this overflowing generosity has heightened your glory.
تَبَيَّنْتِyou recognized نَقْصَthe deficiency of الفَضْلِvirtue مَاso long as لَمْnot تُتِمِّهِyou complete it
تَبَيَّنْتِ نَقْصَ الفَضْلِ مَا لَمْ تُتِمِّهِ
بِمَسْعَىthrough effort وَبِالمَسْعَىand through effort تَمَامُthe completion of التَّفَضُّلgenerosity
بِمَسْعَى وَبِالمَسْعَى تَمَامُ التَّفَضُّل
You saw that virtue falls short unless you complete it
Through effort—and through effort generosity is made complete.
أَتَأْسِينَdo you heal? أَبْطَالاًheroes وَأَشْفَىand more healing مِنَthan الأَسَىtreatment
أَتَأْسِينَ أَبْطَالاً وَأَشْفَى مِنَ الأَسَى
لَهُمْfor them بَارِقٌa gleam مِنْfrom وَجْهِكِyour face المُتَهَلِّلbeaming
لَهُمْ بَارِقٌ مِنْ وَجْهِكِ المُتَهَلِّل
Do you heal heroes? More healing than treatment
For them is a gleam from your beaming face.
وَتَبْتَدِرِينَand you hasten to الخَيْرَgoodness حَتَّىso much that كَأَنَّمَاas though
وَتَبْتَدِرِينَ الخَيْرَ حَتَّى كَأَنَّمَا
تَفِينَyou fulfill بِمَقْضِيَّwhat is prescribed for الأَدَاءِfulfillment معُجَّلِdue at once
تَفِينَ بِمَقْضِيَّ الأَدَاءِ معُجَّلِ
And you hasten to do good, as though
You were fulfilling an obligation due without delay.
دَعَاكِcalled you فُؤَادٌa heart طَاهِرٌpure فَأَجَبْتِهِso you answered it
دَعَاكِ فُؤَادٌ طَاهِرٌ فَأَجَبْتِهِ
لإِسْعَافِto aid جَرْحَىthe wounded of الحَرْبِwar لَمْdid not تَتَمَهَّلِيyou delay
لإِسْعَافِ جَرْحَى الحَرْبِ لَمْ تَتَمَهَّلِي
A pure heart called you, so you answered it;
To aid the wounded of war, you did not delay.
وَكَمْand many an مَلَكٌangel فِيin حَوْمَةِthe arena of الشَّرَفِhonor ازْدَهَىhas gloried
وَكَمْ مَلَكٌ فِي حَوْمَةِ الشَّرَفِ ازْدَهَى
بِتَمْرِيضin nursing صُعْلُوكٍa pauper شُجَاعbrave مُجَنْدَلِlaid low
بِتَمْرِيض صُعْلُوكٍ شُجَاع مُجَنْدَلِ
And many an angel has gloried in honor's arena
In nursing a brave pauper laid low.
وَكَمْand many a هَالِكٌdying man دَامِيbleeding at الجَوَانِبِthe sides تَنْحَنِيbends
وَكَمْ هَالِكٌ دَامِي الجَوَانِبِ تَنْحَنِي
إِلَىto قَدَمَيْهِhis two feet ذَاتُa woman with رَأْسٍa head تُكَلَّلِis crowned
إِلَى قَدَمَيْهِ ذَاتُ رَأْسٍ تُكَلَّلِ
And many a dying man, his sides bleeding—
At his feet bends a woman whose head is crowned.
كَذَاthus أَنْتِyou إَلاَّexcept أَنَّthat بِرَّكِyour kindness لَمْnot يَكُنْwas
كَذَا أَنْتِ إَلاَّ أَنَّ بِرَّكِ لَمْ يَكُنْ
لِمَفْخَرَةٍfor boasting فِيamong النَّاسِpeople أَوْor لِتَنَبُّلِfor self-exaltation
لِمَفْخَرَةٍ فِي النَّاسِ أَوْ لِتَنَبُّلِ
Such are you—except that your kindness was not
For boasting among people or for self-exaltation.
فَبَينَاso while تَرَاكِsees you الْعَيْنُthe eye إِنْسِيَّةَhuman in الْحِلَىadornments
فَبَينَا تَرَاكِ الْعَيْنُ إِنْسِيَّةَ الْحِلَى
إِذَاsuddenly مَلَكٌan angel مِنْof رَحْمَةٍmercy فِيكwithin you يَنْجَليis revealed
إِذَا مَلَكٌ مِنْ رَحْمَةٍ فِيك يَنْجَلي
So, while the eye sees you in human guise,
Behold, an angel of mercy shines forth in you.
Translation model: Sol 6.1