دَعانِيَurged me حِصنٌHisn لِلفِرارِto flee فَساءَنيand it distressed me
دَعانِيَ حِصنٌ لِلفِرارِ فَساءَني
مَواطِنُplaces أَنthat يُثنىpraise be bestowed عَلَيَّupon me فَأُشتَماand then I be reviled
مَواطِنُ أَن يُثنى عَلَيَّ فَأُشتَما
Hisn urged me to flee, and it distressed me
A fortress called me to take refuge, how odious that was to me
to be praised in those places, then reviled.
It is the habit for me to be praised, then reviled
فَقُلتُso I said لِحِصنٍto Hisn نَحِّmove aside نَفسَكَyourself إِنَّماindeed
فَقُلتُ لِحِصنٍ نَحِّ نَفسَكَ إِنَّما
يَذودُdefends الفَتىthe young man عَنin defense of حَوضِهِhis pool أَنlest يَهَدَّbe demolished (verb fragment) ماcompletes “be demolished”
يَذودُ الفَتى عَن حَوضِهِ أَن يَهَدَّ ما
So I said to Hisn, “Stand aside! Indeed,
So I said to the fortress, save yourself, truly
a young man defends his pool lest it be demolished.
The gallant man protects his stance from being razed
تَأَخَّرتُI hung back اَستَبقيI seek to preserve الحَياةَlife فَلَمbut did not أَجِدI find
تَأَخَّرتُ اَستَبقي الحَياةَ فَلَم أَجِد
لِنَفسيfor myself حَياةًa life مِثلَlike أَنthat أَتَقَدَّماI advance
لِنَفسي حَياةً مِثلَ أَن أَتَقَدَّما
I hung back to preserve life, but I found no
I lingered to preserve life but found
life for myself to match pressing forward.
No life for myself except to press forward
سَيَكفيكَwill shield you from أَطرافَthe points of الأَسِنَّةِthe spearheads فارِسٌa horseman
سَيَكفيكَ أَطرافَ الأَسِنَّةِ فارِسٌ
إِذاwhen ريعَwas alarmed نادىhe called out بِالجَوادِfor the steed وَبِالحِمىand for the protected ground
إِذا ريعَ نادى بِالجَوادِ وَبِالحِمى
A horseman will shield you from the spearpoints,
It will suffice you, tips of tongues, a horseman
who, when alarmed, calls for the steed and the protected ground.
When he neighs calling for the steed and the preserve
إِذاif المَرءُa man لَمnot يَغشَface المَكارِهَhardships أَوشَكَتare about to
إِذا المَرءُ لَم يَغشَ المَكارِهَ أَوشَكَت
حِبالُthe cords الهُوَينىof ease بِالفَتىfor the young man أَنto تَجَذَّماsnap
حِبالُ الهُوَينى بِالفَتى أَن تَجَذَّما
If a man does not brave hardships, soon
When a man does not brave adversities, the ropes
the cords of ease will snap for the young man.”
Of disgrace are quick to tie down the man