عَفاhas faded وَخَلاand lies empty مِمَنof those whom عَهِدتُI once knew بهِthere خُمُّKhumm
عَفا وَخَلا مِمَن عَهِدتُ بهِ خُمُّ
وشاقَكَand stirred your longing بِالمَسحاءِat al-Masha مِنin سَرفٍSarif رَسمُa campsite's trace
وشاقَكَ بِالمَسحاءِ مِن سَرفٍ رَسمُ
Khumm has faded and lies empty of those I once knew there.
And at al-Masha in Sarif, a campsite's trace has stirred your longing.
عَفاhas faded وَخَلاand lies empty مِنfrom بَعدِafter ماwhen خَفَّdeparted أَهلُهُits people
عَفا وَخَلا مِن بَعدِ ما خَفَّ أَهلُهُ
وَحَنَّتand moaned بِهَover it الأَرواحُthe winds وَالهُطَّلُand the downpouring clouds السُحمُthe dark ones
وَحَنَّت بِهَ الأَرواحُ وَالهُطَّلُ السُحمُ
It has faded and lies empty since its people departed,
And winds and dark, downpouring clouds have moaned over it.
يَلوحُit shows وَقَدand already عَفّىhas effaced مَنازِلَهُits dwellings البِلىdecay
يَلوحُ وَقَد عَفّى مَنازِلَهُ البِلى
كَماas لاحَshowed فَوقَabove المعصَمِthe wrist الحَسَنِthe lovely الوَشمُthe tattoo
كَما لاحَ فَوقَ المعصَمِ الحَسَنِ الوَشمُ
It still shows, though decay has effaced its dwellings,
As a tattoo shows upon a lovely wrist.
مَدامِنُcampsite remnants حَيٍّa people صالِحينَworthy رَمَتcast away بِهِمthem
مَدامِنُ حَيٍّ صالِحينَ رَمَت بِهِم
نَوىseparation الشَحطِremoteness إِذwhen رَدّواthey turned الجِمالَthe camels وِإِذand when زَمّواthey haltered
نَوى الشَحطِ إِذ رَدّوا الجِمالَ وِإِذ زَمّوا
The camp-traces of a worthy people, flung away
By far-off separation, when they turned their camels and haltered them.
بَعَينَينكَbefore your two eyes راحواthey departed وَالحُدوجُand the howdahs كَأنَّهاas though they were
بَعَينَينكَ راحوا وَالحُدوجُ كَأنَّها
سَفائِنُships أَوor نَخلٌpalm trees مُذَلَّلَةٌwith drooping branches عُمُّtall
سَفائِنُ أَو نَخلٌ مُذَلَّلَةٌ عُمُّ
Before your very eyes they departed, their howdahs seeming
Like ships, or tall palms with drooping branches.
وَفيand among الحَيِّthe people نُعمٌNu'm قُرَّةُthe delight of العَينِthe eye وَالهَوىand love
وَفي الحَيِّ نُعمٌ قُرَّةُ العَينِ وَالهَوى
وَأَحسَنُand the loveliest of مَنthose who يَمشيwalks عَلىon قَدَمٍfoot نُعمُNu'm
وَأَحسَنُ مَن يَمشي عَلى قَدَمٍ نُعمُ
Among that people was Nu'm, the eye's delight and my love;
And Nu'm is the loveliest of all who walk on foot.
وَكانَتand was لِهَذاto this القَلبِheart نُعمٌNu'm زَمانَةًa lasting affliction
وَكانَت لِهَذا القَلبِ نُعمٌ زَمانَةً
خَبالاًderangement وَسُقماًand illness لاnot يُعادِلُهُequals it سُقمُany illness
خَبالاً وَسُقماً لا يُعادِلُهُ سُقمُ
Nu'm was a lasting affliction to this heart,
A derangement and a sickness no sickness could equal.
مُنَعَّمَةٌpampered لَمdid not تَعدrun about فيamong رِسلِthe milk of ثَلَّةٍa flock
مُنَعَّمَةٌ لَم تَعد في رِسلِ ثَلَّةٍ
وَلَمand did not تَتَجاوَبbleat to one another حَولَaround كِلَّتِهاher bed-curtain البهمُthe lambs
وَلَم تَتَجاوَب حَولَ كِلَّتِها البهمُ
Pampered, she never hurried to milk a flock,
Nor did lambs bleat to one another around her bed-curtain.
سَبَتنيshe captivated me بَعَينَيwith the two eyes of جُؤذُرٍa young wild ox بَخَميلَةٍin a thicket
سَبَتني بَعَينَي جُؤذُرٍ بَخَميلَةٍ
وَجيدٍand a neck كَجيدِlike the neck of الرِئمِa white gazelle زَيَّنَهُadorned it النظمُa necklace
وَجيدٍ كَجيدِ الرِئمِ زَيَّنَهُ النظمُ
She captivated me with the eyes of a young wild ox in a thicket,
And a neck like a white gazelle's, adorned with a necklace;
وَوَحفٍand thick hair يُثَنّيis folded فيinto العِقاصِthe braids كَأَنَّهُas though it were
وَوَحفٍ يُثَنّي في العِقاصِ كَأَنَّهُ
عَلَيهاupon her إِذاwhen دَنَّتshe lowered غَدائِرَهاher tresses كَرمُa grapevine
عَلَيها إِذا دَنَّت غَدائِرَها كَرمُ
And thick hair, folded into braids, as though
A grapevine lay upon her when she let her tresses down.
وَأَقنَىand an aquiline nose كَحَدِّlike the edge of السَيفِa sword يَشرَبُdrinks قَبلَهاbefore her
وَأَقنَى كَحَدِّ السَيفِ يَشرَبُ قَبلَها
وَأَشنَبَand a fresh-toothed mouth رِفّاقِdelicate الثَناياthe front teeth لَهُit has ظَلمُa pearly luster
وَأَشنَبَ رِفّاقِ الثَنايا لَهُ ظَلمُ
And an aquiline nose like a sword's edge, which drinks before she does;
And a fresh, white-toothed mouth, with delicate incisors and pearly luster.
لَهاshe has كَفَلٌbuttocks رابٍswelling وَساقٌand a leg عَميمَةٌfull-grown
لَها كَفَلٌ رابٍ وَساقٌ عَميمَةٌ
وَكَعبٌand an ankle عَلاهُcovered it اللَحمُthe flesh لَيسَnot لَهُit has حَجمُa protrusion
وَكَعبٌ عَلاهُ اللَحمُ لَيسَ لَهُ حَجمُ
She has swelling hips and a full, well-grown leg,
And an ankle so covered with flesh that its bone does not jut out.
تَصَيَّدُshe ensnares أَلبابَthe minds of الرِجالِmen بِأُنسِهاwith her charm
تَصَيَّدُ أَلبابَ الرِجالِ بِأُنسِها
وَيَقتُلُهُمand slays them مِنهاfrom her التَدَلُّلُcoquetry وَالنَغمُand melodious tones
وَيَقتُلُهُم مِنها التَدَلُّلُ وَالنَغمُ
She ensnares men's minds with her charm,
And her coquetry and melodious voice slay them.
لُباخِيَّةٌfull-bodied عَجزاءample-hipped جُمnot jutting عِظامُهاher bones
لُباخِيَّةٌ عَجزاء جُم عِظامُها
نَمَتshe grew فيin نَعيمٍluxury وَانمَهَلَّand grew full بِهاin her الجِسمُthe body
نَمَت في نَعيمٍ وَانمَهَلَّ بِها الجِسمُ
Full-bodied and ample-hipped, with no jutting bones,
She grew amid luxury, and her body filled out.
توالَدَهاbore her in succession بِيضٌfair women حَرائِرfreeborn women كَالدُمىlike statues
توالَدَها بِيضٌ حَرائِر كَالدُمى
نَواعِمpampered لاnot بيضٌfair women قِصارٌshort وَلاnor خُثمُbroad-nosed
نَواعِم لا بيضٌ قِصارٌ وَلا خُثمُ
She descends from fair, freeborn women, lovely as statues,
Soft and pampered—not short fair women, nor broad-nosed.
وَأِجدادُand forefathers of صدقٍintegrity لاnot يُعابُare reproached فَعالُهُمtheir deeds
وَأِجدادُ صدقٍ لا يُعابُ فَعالُهُم
هُمُthey النَضَدُthe high-born company السِرُّthe choicest الغَطارِفَةَthe noble lords الشمُّthe proud
هُمُ النَضَدُ السِرُّ الغَطارِفَةَ الشمُّ
And upright forefathers whose deeds bear no reproach:
They are the high-born elite, the proud, noble lords.
مَطاعِمُproviders of food فيin البُؤسيhardship لِمَنfor whoever يَعتَريهِمُcomes to them
مَطاعِمُ في البُؤسي لِمَن يَعتَريهِمُ
إِذاwhen يُشتَكىis lamented فيin العامِthe year ذيmarked by السَنَةِdrought الأَزمُscarcity
إِذا يُشتَكى في العامِ ذي السَنَةِ الأَزمُ
They feed whoever comes to them in hardship,
When want is lamented in a year of drought.
مَصاليتُdauntless warriors أَبطالٌheroes إِذاwhen الحَربُwar شَمَّرَتgirds itself
مَصاليتُ أَبطالٌ إِذا الحَربُ شَمَّرَت
هُمُthey النَضدُthe high-born company السِرُّthe choicest الغَطارِفَةُthe noble lords الشُمُّthe proud
هُمُ النَضدُ السِرُّ الغَطارِفَةُ الشُمُّ
Dauntless heroes, when war girds itself for battle;
They are the high-born elite, the proud, noble lords.
إِذاwhen اِنتَسَبَتshe traces her lineage مَدَّتshe stretches يِدَيهاher two hands إِلىtoward العُلىhigh honor
إِذا اِنتَسَبَت مَدَّت يِدَيها إِلى العُلى
وَصَدَّقَهاand affirmed her الاِسلامُIslam وَالحَسَبُand ancestral honor الضَخمُthe great
وَصَدَّقَها الاِسلامُ وَالحَسَبُ الضَخمُ
When she traces her lineage, she stretches her hands toward high honor,
And Islam and her great ancestral honor affirm her claim.
كَأَنّيas though I إِذاwhen لَمdo not أَلقَmeet نُعماًNu'm مُجاوِرٌa neighbor to
كَأَنّي إِذا لَم أَلقَ نُعماً مُجاوِرٌ
قَبائِلَtribes مِنof ياجوجَYajuj مِنon دونِهاthis side of them الرَدمُthe rampart
قَبائِلَ مِن ياجوجَ مِن دونِها الرَدمُ
When I do not meet Nu'm, I seem to dwell beside
Tribes of Yajuj, with the rampart between us.
وَذيand one bound by رَحِمٍkinship قَلمتُI clipped أَظفارَthe claws of ضَغنِهِhis rancor
وَذي رَحِمٍ قَلمتُ أَظفارَ ضَغنِهِ
بِحِلمِيَthrough my forbearance عَنهُtoward him وَهُوَand he لَيسَnot لَهُhas حِلمُforbearance
بِحِلمِيَ عَنهُ وَهُوَ لَيسَ لَهُ حِلمُ
And a kinsman whose rancor's claws I clipped
Through my forbearance toward him, though he has none.
يُحاوِلُhe seeks رَغميmy humiliation لاnot يُحاوِلُhe seeks غَيرَهُanything other than it
يُحاوِلُ رَغمي لا يُحاوِلُ غَيرَهُ
وَكَالمَوتِand like death عِنديto me أَنthat يَعُرَّبِهِafflict him الرَغمُhumiliation
وَكَالمَوتِ عِندي أَن يَعُرَّبِهِ الرَغمُ
He seeks my humiliation, and seeks nothing else,
Yet for humiliation to touch him is like death to me.
فَاِنso if أَعفُI pardon عَنهُhim أَغضِI close عَيناًan eye عَلىupon قَذىًgrit
فَاِن أَعفُ عَنهُ أَغضِ عَيناً عَلى قَذىً
وَلَيسَand not لَهُfor him بِالصَفحِof pardon عَنfor ذَنبِهِhis offense عِلمُany knowledge
وَلَيسَ لَهُ بِالصَفحِ عَن ذَنبِهِ عِلمُ
If I pardon him, I close an eye over grit,
And he does not even recognize the pardon of his offense.
وَإِنand if أَنتَصِرI take revenge مِنهُon him أَكُنI become مثلَlike رائِشٍone who feathers
وَإِن أَنتَصِر مِنهُ أَكُن مثلَ رائِشٍ
سِهامَarrows عَدُوٍّan enemy يُستَهاضُis broken again بِهاby them العَظمُbone
سِهامَ عَدُوٍّ يُستَهاضُ بِها العَظمُ
If I avenge myself on him, I am like one who feathers
An enemy's arrows, by which bones are broken again.
وَبادَرتُand I hastened مِنهُfrom him النايَwithdrawal وَالمَرءُand a man قادِرٌhas control
وَبادَرتُ مِنهُ النايَ وَالمَرءُ قادِرٌ
عَلىover سَهمِهِhis arrow ماas long as دامَremains فيin كَفِّهِhis palm السَهمُthe arrow
عَلى سَهمِهِ ما دامَ في كَفِّهِ السَهمُ
I hastened to draw away from him; a man controls
His arrow while that arrow remains in his hand.
صَبَرتُI was patient عَلىwith ماwhat كانَwas بَينيbetween me وَبَينَهَand between him
صَبَرتُ عَلى ما كانَ بَيني وَبَينَهَ
وَماand not يَستَويare equal حَربُwar between الأَقارِبِrelatives وَالسلمُand peace
وَما يَستَوي حَربُ الأَقارِبِ وَالسلمُ
I endured whatever came between him and me,
For war between kin and peace are not alike.
وَيَشتِمُand he reviles عِرضيmy honor فيin المَغيَّبِabsence جاهِداًstriving hard
وَيَشتِمُ عِرضي في المَغيَّبِ جاهِداً
وَلَيسَand not لَهُfor him عِنديfrom me هَوانٌcontempt وَلاnor شَتمُabuse
وَلَيسَ لَهُ عِندي هَوانٌ وَلا شَتمُ
He strives to revile my honor in my absence,
Yet from me he receives neither contempt nor abuse.
إِذاwhen سُمتُهُI ask him for وَصلَmaintaining القَرابَةِkinship سامَنيhe asks me for
إِذا سُمتُهُ وَصلَ القَرابَةِ سامَني
قَطيعَتَهاits severance تِلكَthat is السَفاهَةُfoolishness وَالاثمُand sin
قَطيعَتَها تِلكَ السَفاهَةُ وَالاثمُ
When I ask him to uphold our kinship, he asks of me
Its severance—that is folly and sin.
وَإِنand if أَدَعُهُI call him لِلنِّصفِto fairness يابَhe refuses وَيَعصِنيand defies me
وَإِن أَدَعُهُ لِلنِّصفِ يابَ وَيَعصِني
وَيَدعوand he calls لِحُكمٍfor a ruling جائِرٍunjust عَصرُهُhis refuge الحُكمُjudgment
وَيَدعو لِحُكمٍ جائِرٍ عَصرُهُ الحُكمُ
If I call him to fairness, he refuses and defies me,
And calls for an unjust ruling, taking judgment as his refuge.
وَقَدand indeed كُنتُI used to أَكويscorch الكاشِحينَthe spiteful foes وَأَشتَفيand find relief
وَقَد كُنتُ أَكوي الكاشِحينَ وَأَشتَفي
وَأَقطَعُand I cut قَطعاًa cut لَيسَnot يَنفَعُهُbenefits it الحَسمُcauterization
وَأَقطَعُ قَطعاً لَيسَ يَنفَعُهُ الحَسمُ
I have scorched my spiteful foes and found relief,
And made a cut that cauterization cannot heal.
وَقَدand indeed كُنتُI used to أَجزيrepay النُكرَwrongdoing بِالنُكرِwith wrongdoing مِثلَهُequal to it
وَقَد كُنتُ أَجزي النُكرَ بِالنُكرِ مِثلَهُ
وَاحلُمُand I forbear أَحياناًat times وَلَوeven if عَظمَwas great الجُرمُthe offense
وَاحلُمُ أَحياناً وَلَو عَظمَ الجُرمُ
I have repaid wrong with an equal wrong,
And sometimes shown forbearance, even when the offense was great.
فَلَولاso were it not for اِتقاءُfear of اللَهِGod وَالرَحِمُand the kinship الَّتيwhich
فَلَولا اِتقاءُ اللَهِ وَالرَحِمُ الَّتي
رعايَتَهاupholding it حَقَّa duty وَتَعطيلُهاand neglecting it ظُلمُinjustice
رعايَتَها حَقَّ وَتَعطيلُها ظُلمُ
But for fear of God, and the kinship whose
Observance is a duty and whose neglect is injustice,
إِذاthen لَعلاهwould have struck him بارِقيmy flashing blade وَخَطَمتُهُand I would have branded his nose
إِذا لَعلاه بارِقي وَخَطَمتُهُ
بِوَسمِwith a mark of شَنارٍdisgrace لاnot تُشاكِلُهُresembles it وَسمُany mark
بِوَسمِ شَنارٍ لا تُشاكِلُهُ وَسمُ
Then my flashing blade would have struck him, and I would have branded his nose
With a mark of disgrace that no other mark could match.
وَيَسعىand he strives إِذاwhen أَبنيI build لِيَهدِمَto demolish صالِحيmy good work
وَيَسعى إِذا أَبني لِيَهدِمَ صالِحي
وَلَيسَand not الَّذيthe one who يَبنيbuilds كَمَنlike one who شَأنُهُhis business الهَدمُdestruction
وَلَيسَ الَّذي يَبني كَمَن شَأنُهُ الهَدمُ
When I build, he strives to tear down my good work,
But a builder is not like one whose business is destruction.
يَوَدُّhe wishes لَوif only أَنّيI were مُعدِمٌdestitute ذوpossessing خَصاصَةٍdire need
يَوَدُّ لَو أَنّي مُعدِمٌ ذو خَصاصَةٍ
وَأَكرَهُand I hate جَهديwith all my might أَنthat يُخالِطَهُtouch him العُدمُpoverty
وَأَكرَهُ جَهدي أَن يُخالِطَهُ العُدمُ
He wishes I were destitute, in dire need,
Yet I hate, with all my strength, for poverty to touch him.
وَيَعتَدُّand he counts غُنماًas a gain فيamong الحَوادِثِmishaps نَكبَتيmy calamity
وَيَعتَدُّ غُنماً في الحَوادِثِ نَكبَتي
وَماand not إِنat all لَهُfor him فيهاin it سَناءٌglory وَلاnor غُنمُgain
وَما إِن لَهُ فيها سَناءٌ وَلا غُنمُ
He counts my calamity amid life's mishaps as a gain,
Though it brings him neither honor nor gain.
أَكونُI am لَهُfor him أَنif يُنكَبَhe is afflicted الدَهرَfate مِدرَهاًa champion
أَكونُ لَهُ أَن يُنكَبَ الدَهرَ مِدرَهاً
أَكالِبُI fiercely fight عَنهُon his behalf الخَصمَthe foe إِنif عَضَّهُbites him الخَصمُthe foe
أَكالِبُ عَنهُ الخَصمَ إِن عَضَّهُ الخَصمُ
If fate strikes him down, I am his champion,
I fight his foe for him if the foe bites him.
وَأَلحِمُand I engage in battle عَنهُon his behalf كُلَّevery أَبلَخَarrogant man طامِحٍoverbearing
وَأَلحِمُ عَنهُ كُلَّ أَبلَخَ طامِحٍ
أَلَدَّstubbornly contentious شَديدِfierce in الشَغبِquarrelsomeness عايَنَهُhas confronted him الغَشمُbrute oppression
أَلَدَّ شَديدِ الشَغبِ عايَنَهُ الغَشمُ
And I fight off for him every arrogant, overbearing man,
Stubborn and fiercely contentious, when brute oppression confronts him.
وَيَشركُهُand he shares with him فيin مالِهِhis wealth بَعدَbeyond وُدِّهِhis affection
وَيَشركُهُ في مالِهِ بَعدَ وُدِّهِ
عَلىin الوَجدِprosperity وَالاعدامِand poverty قِسمٌa share هُوَit is القِسمُthe share
عَلى الوَجدِ وَالاعدامِ قِسمٌ هُوَ القِسمُ
And, beyond his affection, he shares his wealth with him,
In prosperity and poverty—a share worthy of the name—
لِكَفِّbelonging to the hand of مُفيدٍa giver يَكسَبُearns الحَمدَpraise وَالنديand bounty
لِكَفِّ مُفيدٍ يَكسَبُ الحَمدَ وَالندي
وَيَعلَمُand he knows أَنَّthat البُخلَmiserliness يَعقِبُهُfollows it الذَمُّreproach
وَيَعلَمُ أَنَّ البُخلَ يَعقِبُهُ الذَمُّ
From the hand of a giver who earns praise and bounty,
And knows that miserliness is followed by reproach.
نَجيبٌnoble يُجيبُanswers المُستَضافَone seeking aid إِذاwhen دَعاhe calls
نَجيبٌ يُجيبُ المُستَضافَ إِذا دَعا
وَيَسموand he rises إِلىtoward كَسبِwinning العَلاءِhigh honor إِذاwhen يَسموhe rises
وَيَسمو إِلى كَسبِ العَلاءِ إِذا يَسمو
A noble man who answers one seeking aid when he calls,
And when he rises, he rises to win high honor.
فَتىًa young man لاnot يَبيتُspends the night الهَمُّworry يَصدَعُshatters هَمَّهُhis resolve
فَتىً لا يَبيتُ الهَمُّ يَصدَعُ هَمَّهُ
لَدىin the face of الهَولِterror وَالهَيّابِand the timid man يَقدَعهُholds him back الهَمُّworry
لَدى الهَولِ وَالهَيّابِ يَقدَعهُ الهَمُّ
A young man whose resolve no worry shatters through the night
In the face of terror, while worry holds the timid man back.
إِذاwhen هُمَّhe resolves أَمضىhe carries out هَمَّهُhis resolve غَيرَwithout being مُتعَبٍweary
إِذا هُمَّ أَمضى هَمَّهُ غَيرَ مُتعَبٍ
وَيَفرَجُand drives away عَنهُfrom him الشَرُّevil فيin أَمرِهِhis affairs العَزمُdetermination
وَيَفرَجُ عَنهُ الشَرُّ في أَمرِهِ العَزمُ
When he resolves, he carries out his purpose without weariness,
And determination in his affairs drives harm away from him.
أَخوa man of ثِقَةٍtrustworthiness جَلدُstrong in القُوىstrength ذوpossessing مَخارِجٍways out
أَخو ثِقَةٍ جَلدُ القُوى ذو مَخارِجٍ
مُخالِطُa companion of حَزمٍprudence حينَwhen يُلتَمَسُis sought الحَزمُprudence
مُخالِطُ حَزمٍ حينَ يُلتَمَسُ الحَزمُ
Trustworthy, strong in his powers, and resourceful,
A companion of prudence whenever prudence is sought.
يَكونُit becomes لَهُfor him عِندَat النَوائِبِcalamities جُنَّةًa shield
يَكونُ لَهُ عِندَ النَوائِبِ جُنَّةً
وَمَعقِلَand a stronghold of عِزٍّmight حَيثُwhere تَمتَنِعُfind refuge العُصمُthe mountain goats
وَمَعقِلَ عِزٍّ حَيثُ تَمتَنِعُ العُصمُ
It becomes his shield when calamities come,
And a stronghold of might where mountain goats find refuge.
فَماso I have not زِلتُceased فيin لِينيmy gentleness لَهُto him وَتَعَطُّفيand my tenderness
فَما زِلتُ في لِيني لَهُ وَتَعَطُّفي
عَلَيهِtoward him كَماas تَحنوbends lovingly عَلىover الوَلَدِthe child الأُمُّthe mother
عَلَيهِ كَما تَحنو عَلى الوَلَدِ الأُمُّ
I have never ceased in my gentleness to him and my tenderness
Toward him, as a mother bends lovingly over her child.
وَخَفضٍand lowering لَهُto him مِنيfrom me الجَناحَthe wing تَأَلُّقاًseeking affection (uncertain reading)
وَخَفضٍ لَهُ مِني الجَناحَ تَأَلُّقاً
لِتَدنِيَهُto bring him close مِنيto me القَرابَةُkinship وَالرِحمُand blood ties
لِتَدنِيَهُ مِني القَرابَةُ وَالرِحمُ
And in lowering my wing to him, seeking affection,
So kinship and blood-ties might bring him close to me.
وَقَوليand my saying إِذاwhen أَخشىI fear عَلَيهِfor him مُصيبَةًa calamity
وَقَولي إِذا أَخشى عَلَيهِ مُصيبَةً
أَلاtake heed اَسلَمbe safe فَذاكَfor that is الخالُthe maternal uncle وَالعَقدُand the binding tie وَالعَمُّand the paternal uncle
أَلا اَسلَم فَذاكَ الخالُ وَالعَقدُ وَالعَمُّ
And in saying, when I fear some calamity for him,
"Stay safe!" For he is maternal uncle, binding tie, and paternal uncle.
وَصَبريand my patience عَلىwith أَشياءَthings مِنهُfrom him تُرِيبُنيthat trouble me
وَصَبري عَلى أَشياءَ مِنهُ تُرِيبُني
وَكَظميand my restraint عَلىover غَيظيmy anger وَقَدand indeed يَنفعُmay help الكَظمُrestraint
وَكَظمي عَلى غَيظي وَقَد يَنفعُ الكَظمُ
And in bearing things from him that trouble me,
And restraining my anger—for restraint can help—
لِأَستَلَّso I might draw out مِنهُfrom him الضِغنَthe rancor حَتّىuntil اِستَلَلتُهُI drew it out
لِأَستَلَّ مِنهُ الضِغنَ حَتّى اِستَلَلتُهُ
وَقَدand indeed كانَhe was ذاpossessed of حِقدٍhatred يَضيقُis too narrow بِهِfor it الجِرمُthe body
وَقَد كانَ ذا حِقدٍ يَضيقُ بِهِ الجِرمُ
To draw the rancor out of him, until I drew it out.
He had borne a hatred too great for his body to contain.
وَأَبَرأتُand I healed غِلَّthe malice of الصَدرِthe breast مِنهُfrom him تَوسُّعاًthrough magnanimity
وَأَبَرأتُ غِلَّ الصَدرِ مِنهُ تَوسُّعاً
بِحِلميwith my forbearance كَماas يُشفىis healed بِالادوِيَةِwith medicines الكَلمُa wound
بِحِلمي كَما يُشفى بِالادوِيَةِ الكَلمُ
I healed the malice in his breast through magnanimity,
With my forbearance, as a wound is healed with medicines.
فَداوَيتُهُso I treated him حَتّىuntil اَرفأَنَّsubsided نِفارُهُhis aversion
فَداوَيتُهُ حَتّى اَرفأَنَّ نِفارُهُ
فَعُدناso we returned كَأَنّاas though we لَمnot يَكُنthere had been بَينَناbetween us صَرمُestrangement
فَعُدنا كَأَنّا لَم يَكُن بَينَنا صَرمُ
I treated him until his aversion subsided,
And we returned as though no estrangement had ever come between us.
فأَطفَأتُso I quenched نارَthe fire of الحَربِwar بَينيbetween me وَبينَهُand between him
فأَطفَأتُ نارَ الحَربِ بَيني وَبينَهُ
فَأَصبَحَso he became بَعدَafter الحَربِwar وَهوَand he لَناtoward us سِلمُat peace
فَأَصبَحَ بَعدَ الحَربِ وَهوَ لَنا سِلمُ
I quenched the fire of war between him and me,
And after that war, he became at peace with us.
Translation model: Sol 6.1