وَإِنّي وَإِسماعيلُ يَومَ وَداعِهِ

وَإِنّي وَإِسماعيلُ يَومَ وَداعِهِ

لَكَالغُمدِ يَومَ الرَوعِ فارَقَهُ النَصلُ

لَكَالغُمدِ يَومَ الرَوعِ فارَقَهُ النَصلُ

Indeed, I and Isma'il, on the day of his farewell,

I and Ismael, the day we parted

were like a scabbard on a day of terror, its blade having left it.

Were like a sword leaving its scabbard

أَما وَالحُبالاتِ المُمِراتِ بَينَنا

أَما وَالحُبالاتِ المُمِراتِ بَينَنا

وَسائِلَ أَدَّتها المَوَدَّةُ وَالوَصلُ

وَسائِلَ أَدَّتها المَوَدَّةُ وَالوَصلُ

Indeed, by the firmly twisted cords between us,

By the ties of love and kinship between us

bonds that affection and union have forged—

That affection and unity made flow

لَما خُنتُ عَهداً مِن إِخاءٍ وَلا نَأى

لَما خُنتُ عَهداً مِن إِخاءٍ وَلا نَأى

بِذِكرِكَ نَأيٌ عَن ضَميري وَلا شِغلُ

بِذِكرِكَ نَأيٌ عَن ضَميري وَلا شِغلُ

never have I betrayed a covenant of brotherhood, nor has

I have not betrayed a pact of brotherhood

distance or distraction borne your memory away from my heart.

Nor has distance from thoughts of you departed

وَإِنِّيَ في مالي وَأَهلي كَأَنَّني

وَإِنِّيَ في مالي وَأَهلي كَأَنَّني

لِنَأيِكَ لا مالٌ لَدَيَّ وَلا أَهلُ

لِنَأيِكَ لا مالٌ لَدَيَّ وَلا أَهلُ

And indeed, amid my wealth and family, it is as though

Because you left, my wealth and family

because you are far away, I had neither wealth nor family.

Are to me as though I have no wealth or household

يُذكِرُنيكَ الدينُ وَالفَضلُ وَالحِجا

يُذكِرُنيكَ الدينُ وَالفَضلُ وَالحِجا

وَقيلَ الخَنا وَالحِلمُ وَالعِلمُ وَالجَهلُ

وَقيلَ الخَنا وَالحِلمُ وَالعِلمُ وَالجَهلُ

Faith, virtue, and wisdom remind me of you,

Religion, merit, pilgrimage remind me of you

as do obscene speech, forbearance, knowledge, and ignorance.

As do words of reproach, forbearance, knowledge, ignorance

فَأَلقاكَ عَن مَذمومِها مُتَنَزِّهاً

فَأَلقاكَ عَن مَذمومِها مُتَنَزِّهاً

وَأَلقاكَ في مَحمودِها وَلَكَ الفَضلُ

وَأَلقاكَ في مَحمودِها وَلَكَ الفَضلُ

So I find you free of their blameworthy qualities,

So I met you aloof from the blameworthy

and find you foremost in their praiseworthy ones.

And met you with praise, for you have merit

وَأَحمَدُ مِن أَخلاقِكَ البُخلَ إِنَّهُ

وَأَحمَدُ مِن أَخلاقِكَ البُخلَ إِنَّهُ

بِعِرضِكَ لا بِالمالِ حاشا لَكَ البُخلُ

بِعِرضِكَ لا بِالمالِ حاشا لَكَ البُخلُ

And among your traits I praise your stinginess, for it is

Of your traits I praise even miserliness

with your honor, not wealth—far be stinginess from you!

Not for wealth, God forbid, but for your honor

أَمُنتَجِعاً مَرواً بِأَثقالِ هِمَّةٍ

أَمُنتَجِعاً مَرواً بِأَثقالِ هِمَّةٍ

دَعِ الثِقلَ وَاِحمِل حاجَةً مالَها ثِقلُ

دَعِ الثِقلَ وَاِحمِل حاجَةً مالَها ثِقلُ

O seeker of bounty in Marw, bearing burdens of ambition,

Will you recover, burdened with heavy cares?

lay down the burden and carry a request that has no weight:

Leave off burdens, and carry what has no weight

ثَناءً كَعِرفِ الطَيِّبِ يَهدي لِأَهلِهِ

ثَناءً كَعِرفِ الطَيِّبِ يَهدي لِأَهلِهِ

وَلَيسَ لَهُ إِلّا بَني خالِدٍ أَهلُ

وَلَيسَ لَهُ إِلّا بَني خالِدٍ أَهلُ

praise like the fragrance of perfume, leading to those worthy of it;

Praise, like perfume's fragrance, brings good to its owner

and none but Bani Khalid are worthy of it.

And its people are none but the House of Khalid

فَإِن أَغشَ قَوماً بَعدَهُم أَو أَزُرهُمُ

فَإِن أَغشَ قَوماً بَعدَهُم أَو أَزُرهُمُ

فَكَالوَحشِ يَستَدنيهِ لِلقَنصِ المَحلُ

فَكَالوَحشِ يَستَدنيهِ لِلقَنصِ المَحلُ

For if I approach other people after them, or visit them,

If after them it brings shame to a people

I am like a wild beast that drought draws near to be hunted.

It is a wild beast lured by vulnerability of place