غَشيتُI visited دِياراًdwellings بِالنَقيعِat al-Naqi' فَثَهمَدِthen at Thahmad
غَشيتُ دِياراً بِالنَقيعِ فَثَهمَدِ
دَوارِسَworn away قَدalready أَقوَينَhad become deserted مِنof أُمِّUmm (mother of) مَعبَدِMa'bad
دَوارِسَ قَد أَقوَينَ مِن أُمِّ مَعبَدِ
I visited dwellings at al-Naqi', then at Thahmad,
I dwelled in lands struck by tribulation
worn away, deserted by Umm Ma'bad.
Where guards had hardened, from Umm Ma'bad's clan,
أَرَبَّتlingered بِهاover them الأَرواحُthe winds كُلَّevery عَشِيَّةٍevening
أَرَبَّت بِها الأَرواحُ كُلَّ عَشِيَّةٍ
فَلَمso did not يَبقَremain إِلّاexcept آلُtraces of خَيمٍtents مُنَضَّدِclustered
فَلَم يَبقَ إِلّا آلُ خَيمٍ مُنَضَّدِ
The winds lingered over them every evening,
Spirits had settled there each evening
so nothing remained but traces of clustered tents,
Leaving naught but shifts of tents wind-pinned,
وَغَيرُand traces of ثَلاثٍthree كَالحَمامِlike pigeons خَوالِدٍenduring
وَغَيرُ ثَلاثٍ كَالحَمامِ خَوالِدٍ
وَهابٍand ashes مُحيلٍyear-old هامِدٍcold مُتَلَبِّدِcaked together
وَهابٍ مُحيلٍ هامِدٍ مُتَلَبِّدِ
and traces of three enduring hearthstones, like pigeons,
And but three, like everlasting pigeons
and year-old ashes, cold and caked together.
And anxious ostriches and brooding camels,
فَلَمّاso when رَأَيتُI saw أَنَّهاthat they لاnot تُجيبُنيthey answer me
فَلَمّا رَأَيتُ أَنَّها لا تُجيبُني
نَهَضتُI rose إِلىto وَجناءَa thick-cheeked she-camel كَالفَحلِlike a camel-bull جَلعَدِmassive and sturdy
نَهَضتُ إِلى وَجناءَ كَالفَحلِ جَلعَدِ
So when I saw that they did not answer me,
When I saw they would not respond to me
I rose to a thick-cheeked she-camel, like a massive camel-bull.
I rose like a tom-cat, fleet and bold,
جُمالِيَّةٌa bull-like she-camel لَمdid not يُبقِleave سَيريmy travel وَرِحلَتيand my journey
جُمالِيَّةٌ لَم يُبقِ سَيري وَرِحلَتي
عَلىupon ظَهرِهاher back مِنof نَيِّهاher fat غَيرَexcept مَحفِدِa hump-root
عَلى ظَهرِها مِن نَيِّها غَيرَ مَحفِدِ
A bull-like beast: my travel and journey had left
With my smooth-gaited she-camel, after that trek
no fat upon her back except the stump of her hump.
Naught of saddle or supplies left but what she bore,
مَتىwhen ماever تُكَلِّفهاyou task her with مَآبَةَa return to مَنهَلٍa watering place
مَتى ما تُكَلِّفها مَآبَةَ مَنهَلٍ
فَتُستَعفَand she is spared أَوor تُنهَكshe is exhausted إِلَيهِtoward it فَتَجهَدِand she strains
فَتُستَعفَ أَو تُنهَك إِلَيهِ فَتَجهَدِ
Whenever you task her with returning to a watering place,
Whene’er you task her with a watering hole
whether she is spared or exhausted on the way and strained,
Too far, and she grows weary reaching it spent,
تَرِدهُshe reaches it وَلَمّاand not yet يُخرِجِdraws out السَوطُthe whip شَأوَهاher full speed
تَرِدهُ وَلَمّا يُخرِجِ السَوطُ شَأوَها
مَروحاًgoing at evening جَنوحَat the approach of اللَيلِnight ناجِيَةَswift-running الغَدِthe next day
مَروحاً جَنوحَ اللَيلِ ناجِيَةَ الغَدِ
she reaches it before the whip has drawn out her full speed,
She turns it back though the whip reveal its coils
going at nightfall, swift again the next day.
Like the hissing of broth in bubbling pots,
كَهَمِّكَlike your resolve إِنif تَجهَدyou press hard تَجِدهاyou find her نَجيحَةًsuccessful
كَهَمِّكَ إِن تَجهَد تَجِدها نَجيحَةً
صَبوراًenduring وَإِنand if تَستَرخِyou ease up عَنهاon her تَزَيَّدِshe increases her pace
صَبوراً وَإِن تَستَرخِ عَنها تَزَيَّدِ
Like your resolve: press her, and you find her successful,
Her teats swing with pure milk, pouring it down
enduring; ease up on her, and she increases her pace.
To the cleft of the destitute, freshly drawn.
وَتَنضِحُand ooze ذِفراهاher two ear-hollows بِجَونٍwith dark sweat كَأَنَّهُas though it were
وَتَنضِحُ ذِفراها بِجَونٍ كَأَنَّهُ
عَصيمُresidue of كُحَيلٍtar فيin المَراجِلِthe cauldrons مُعقَدِthickened
عَصيمُ كُحَيلٍ في المَراجِلِ مُعقَدِ
The hollows behind her ears ooze dark sweat, as though it were
She hastens twilight's foragers and wards off
the thickened residue of tar in cauldrons.
The harm of a twisting route 'neath the Pleiades,
وَتُلويand she swishes بِرَيّانِwith a fleshy العَسيبِtail-root تُمِرُّهُshe passes it
وَتُلوي بِرَيّانِ العَسيبِ تُمِرُّهُ
عَلىover فَرجِa vulva مَحرومِdeprived of الشَرابِdrink مُجَدَّدِdried up
عَلى فَرجِ مَحرومِ الشَرابِ مُجَدَّدِ
She swishes her fleshy-rooted tail, passing it
Like Khensa, loud-voiced, raucous, bred for war,
over her dried vulva, denied its draught.
Traveling, ever-ready, a mother weaned,
تُبادِرُshe races ahead of أَغوالَthe ghouls of العَشِيِّevening وَتَتَّقيand guards against
تُبادِرُ أَغوالَ العَشِيِّ وَتَتَّقي
عُلالَةَanother dose of مَلوِيٍّa twisted lash مِنَof القِدِّrawhide مُحصَدِtightly plaited
عُلالَةَ مَلوِيٍّ مِنَ القِدِّ مُحصَدِ
She races ahead of evening's ghouls, and guards against
She came armed, by strength made formidable,
another dose of the tightly plaited rawhide lash.
Securing the frightened fugitive's shelter,
كَخَنساءَlike a snub-nosed cow سَفعاءِdark-marked المَلاطِمِabout the cheeks حُرَّةٍnoble
كَخَنساءَ سَفعاءِ المَلاطِمِ حُرَّةٍ
مُسافِرَةٍwandering مَزؤودَةٍterrified أُمِّmother of فَرقَدِa calf
مُسافِرَةٍ مَزؤودَةٍ أُمِّ فَرقَدِ
Like a noble, snub-nosed cow, dark about the cheeks,
With two ears that distinguish deliverance in them
wandering and terrified, mother of a calf.
To the planted heel of feet firmly shod,
غَدَتshe went forth بِسِلاحٍwith a weapon مِثلُهُone like it يُتَّقىone is protected بِهِwith it
غَدَت بِسِلاحٍ مِثلُهُ يُتَّقى بِهِ
وَيُؤمِنُand reassures جَأشَthe heart of الخائِفِthe fearful المُتَوَحِّدِthe solitary
وَيُؤمِنُ جَأشَ الخائِفِ المُتَوَحِّدِ
She went forth with a weapon of the kind that shields one,
And two eyes whose upper lids widen and stare
and steadies the heart of the fearful solitary.
As if thickly rimmed with kohl daubed on the rim,
وَسامِعَتَينِand two ears تَعرِفُyou recognize العِتقَnoble breeding فيهِماin them
وَسامِعَتَينِ تَعرِفُ العِتقَ فيهِما
إِلىbeside جَذرِthe root of مَدلوكِsmoothed الكُعوبِthe ridges مُحَدَّدِpointed
إِلى جَذرِ مَدلوكِ الكُعوبِ مُحَدَّدِ
And two ears in which you recognize noble breeding,
She wandered alone through meadow or waste, till beasts
beside the root of a pointed horn with polished ridges;
waylaid her, from every covert and nest,
وَناظِرَتَينِand two eyes تَطحَرانِthat expel قَذاهُماtheir specks
وَناظِرَتَينِ تَطحَرانِ قَذاهُما
كَأَنَّهُماas though both مَكحولَتانِwere kohl-lined بِإِثمِدِwith antimony
كَأَنَّهُما مَكحولَتانِ بِإِثمِدِ
and two eyes that cast out their specks,
Unforgiven her privacies, she met her fate
as though both were lined with antimony.
In the end, by the hands of those she had suckled,
طَباهاlured her away ضَحاءٌmorning grazing أَوor خَلاءٌopen country فَخالَفَتso came in her absence
طَباها ضَحاءٌ أَو خَلاءٌ فَخالَفَت
إِلَيهِto him السِباعُthe predators فيin كِناسٍa thicket lair وَمَرقَدِand a sleeping place
إِلَيهِ السِباعُ في كِناسٍ وَمَرقَدِ
Morning grazing or open country lured her away; behind her back came
Blood by a corral, the birds shun it round,
predators to him in his thicket shelter and bed.
Some joints for the cookpot, neatly butchered,
أَضاعَتshe neglected him فَلَمso not تُغفَرwere forgiven لَهاfor her خَلَواتُهاher solitary wanderings
أَضاعَت فَلَم تُغفَر لَها خَلَواتُها
فَلاقَتso she found بَياناًclear evidence عِندَat آخِرِthe last مَعهَدِknown place
فَلاقَت بَياناً عِندَ آخِرِ مَعهَدِ
She neglected him; her solitary wanderings went unforgiven,
She shrugged off the absence of every beauty,
so she found clear evidence at his last known place:
And dreaded archers on every perch hid,
دَماًblood عِندَbeside شِلوٍa severed limb تَحجُلُhop الطَيرُthe birds حَولَهُaround it
دَماً عِندَ شِلوٍ تَحجُلُ الطَيرُ حَولَهُ
وَبَضعَand pieces of لِحامٍflesh فيin إِهابٍa hide مُقَدَّدِtorn to strips
وَبَضعَ لِحامٍ في إِهابٍ مُقَدَّدِ
blood beside a severed limb, birds hopping round it,
Then sauntered like one relaxed and secure,
and pieces of flesh within a hide torn to strips.
While right behind her the doom drew ahead,
وَتَنفُضُand searches out عَنهاaround her غَيبَthe hidden depths of كُلَّevery خَميلَةٍthicket
وَتَنفُضُ عَنها غَيبَ كُلَّ خَميلَةٍ
وَتَخشىand fears رُماةَthe bowmen of الغَوثِal-Ghawth مِنfrom كُلِّevery مَرصَدِambush
وَتَخشى رُماةَ الغَوثِ مِن كُلِّ مَرصَدِ
She probes around her into every thicket's hidden depths,
Unaware of their nearness until she beheld
and fears the bowmen of al-Ghawth at every ambush.
Them sitting her burrows, none left unoccupied,
فَجالَتso she swerved عَلىonto وَحشِيِّهاher outer flank وَكَأَنَّهاand as though she
فَجالَت عَلى وَحشِيِّها وَكَأَنَّها
مُسَربَلَةٌclad فيin رازِقِيٍّRaziqi linen مُعَضَّدِbanded at the arms
مُسَربَلَةٌ في رازِقِيٍّ مُعَضَّدِ
She swerved onto her outer flank, as though she were
They charged her together, both flanks at once,
clad in Raziqi linen, banded at the arms.
She bolted, though harried until spent and done,
وَلَمand did not تَدرِknow وَشكَthe imminence of البَينِparting حَتّىuntil رَأَتهُمُshe saw them
وَلَم تَدرِ وَشكَ البَينِ حَتّى رَأَتهُمُ
وَقَدand already قَعَدواthey had sat أَنفاقَهاalong her passageways كُلَّevery مَقعَدِstation
وَقَد قَعَدوا أَنفاقَها كُلَّ مَقعَدِ
She did not know how near the parting was until she saw them,
Driving off those ahead, or dropping behind,
already seated along her passageways, at every station.
Until the racers pressed and hemmed her in,
وَثارواand they sprang بِهاat her مِنfrom جانِبَيهاher two flanks كِلَيهِماboth of them
وَثاروا بِها مِن جانِبَيها كِلَيهِما
وَجالَتand she wheeled وَإِنand if يُجشِمنَهاthey force her to endure الشَدَّrunning تَجهَدِshe strains
وَجالَت وَإِن يُجشِمنَها الشَدَّ تَجهَدِ
They sprang upon her from both her flanks,
But she saved herself from the grip of death
and she wheeled; when they force her to race, she strains.
By realizing her sole escape: face their arrows!
تَبُذُّshe outstrips الأُلىthose who يَأتِينَهاcome at her مِنfrom وَرائِهاbehind her
تَبُذُّ الأُلى يَأتِينَها مِن وَرائِها
وَإِنand if تَتَقَدَّمهاget ahead of her السَوابِقُthe swiftest ones تَصطَدِshe hunts them
وَإِن تَتَقَدَّمها السَوابِقُ تَصطَدِ
She outstrips those that come at her from behind,
Smooth-running, no hitch nor stumble in her pace,
and if the swiftest get ahead of her, she hunts them down.
Her evasion by excellently curving turns,
فَأَنقَذَهاso saved her مِنfrom غَمرَةِthe engulfing peril of المَوتِdeath أَنَّهاthat she
فَأَنقَذَها مِن غَمرَةِ المَوتِ أَنَّها
رَأَتshe realized أَنَّهاthat she إِنif تَنظُرِawaits النَبلَthe arrows تُقصَدِwould be struck down
رَأَت أَنَّها إِن تَنظُرِ النَبلَ تُقصَدِ
What saved her from death's engulfing surge—since she
She let out and came between them and herself
realized that awaiting the arrows meant being struck down—
A cloud like birds scattered out of their nest,
نَجاءٌswift escape مُجِدٌّrelentless لَيسَnot فيهِin it وَتيرَةٌany slackening
نَجاءٌ مُجِدٌّ لَيسَ فيهِ وَتيرَةٌ
وَتَذبيبُهاand her repelling عَنهاfrom herself بِأَسحَمَwith a black مِذوَدِdefending horn
وَتَذبيبُها عَنها بِأَسحَمَ مِذوَدِ
was relentless flight, without a moment's slackening,
With sandled hooves brought together she reached
and her driving them off with a black, defending horn.
A twisting wadi with steeply heaped sides,
وَجَدَّتand she strove فَأَلقَتso she cast بَينَهُنَّbetween them وَبَينَهاand between herself
وَجَدَّت فَأَلقَت بَينَهُنَّ وَبَينَها
غُباراًdust كَماas فارَتbillowed دَواجِنُsmoldering fires of غَرقَدِgharqad brush
غُباراً كَما فارَت دَواجِنُ غَرقَدِ
She strove and cast between them and herself
To a ruin whose evening and morning shifts
dust, as smoke from smoldering gharqad fires billows up.
Saw her wandering and taking respite there,
بِمُلتَئِماتٍon well-knit limbs كَالخَذاريفِlike spinning tops قوبِلَتmatched
بِمُلتَئِماتٍ كَالخَذاريفِ قوبِلَت
إِلىto جَوشَنٍa chest خاظيfleshy along الطَريقَةِthe backbone مُسنَدِhigh-set
إِلى جَوشَنٍ خاظي الطَريقَةِ مُسنَدِ
On well-knit limbs like spinning tops, matched
To a ruin she had trekked nights on end
to a high-set chest, fleshy along the backbone.
Safe is the righteous man's path, purposed and sure,
إِلىtoward هَرِمٍHarim تَهجيرُهاher noonday travel وَوَسيجُهاand her swift gait
إِلى هَرِمٍ تَهجيرُها وَوَسيجُها
تَروحُshe goes at evening مِنَin اللَيلِthe night التَمامِlong وَتَغتَديand goes at dawn
تَروحُ مِنَ اللَيلِ التَمامِ وَتَغتَدي
Toward Harim are her noonday travel and her swift gait;
No matter what hour you come upon him
she sets out in the long night, and journeys at dawn.
Inauspicious or fair, disastrous or blest,
إِلىtoward هَرِمٍHarim سارَتshe traveled ثَلاثاًthree nights مِنَfrom اللِوىal-Liwa
إِلى هَرِمٍ سارَت ثَلاثاً مِنَ اللِوى
فَنِعمَso excellent is مَسيرُthe journey of الواثِقِthe confident المُتَعَمِّدِthe purposeful
فَنِعمَ مَسيرُ الواثِقِ المُتَعَمِّدِ
Toward Harim she traveled three nights from al-Liwa;
Is he not famed for freeing the fettered prisoner,
how excellent the journey of one confident and purposeful!
His sword striking down tyrants without relent,
سَواءٌthe same عَلَيهِto him أَيَّat whatever حينٍtime أَتَيتَهُyou come to him
سَواءٌ عَلَيهِ أَيَّ حينٍ أَتَيتَهُ
أَساعَةَwhether at an hour of نَحسٍmisfortune تُتَّقىto be guarded against أَمor بِأَسعُدِin fortunate times
أَساعَةَ نَحسٍ تُتَّقى أَم بِأَسعُدِ
It is all the same to him at what time you come,
Like Abu Shibl, a fierce lion defending his den
at a feared unlucky hour, or in fortunate times.
If he finds no helpers will never submit,
أَلَيسَis he not بِضَرّابِa mighty smiter of الكُماةِarmored warriors بِسَيفِهِwith his sword
أَلَيسَ بِضَرّابِ الكُماةِ بِسَيفِهِ
وَفَكّاكِand a breaker of أَغلالِthe shackles of الأَسيرِthe captive المُقَيَّدِfettered
وَفَكّاكِ أَغلالِ الأَسيرِ المُقَيَّدِ
Is he not a smiter of armored warriors with his sword,
A warrior whose battle-zeal is feared,
and a breaker of the shackles of the fettered captive?
Whose tongue and hand both charge and strike hard,
كَلَيثٍlike a lion أَبيfather of شِبلَينِtwo cubs يَحميdefending عَرينَهُhis lair
كَلَيثٍ أَبي شِبلَينِ يَحمي عَرينَهُ
إِذاwhen هُوَhe لاقىencounters نَجدَةًa formidable force لَمdoes not يُعَرِّدِretreat
إِذا هُوَ لاقى نَجدَةً لَم يُعَرِّدِ
Like a lion, father of two cubs, defending his lair,
A weight on enemies, they cannot dislodge,
he does not flee when he meets a formidable force.
Bearing burdens, granting refuge to outcasts,
وَمِدرَهُand a champion of حَربٍwar حَميُهاits fierce heat يُتَّقىis warded off بِهِthrough him
وَمِدرَهُ حَربٍ حَميُها يُتَّقى بِهِ
شَديدُfierce in الرِجامِpelting بِاللِسانِwith the tongue وَبِاليَدِand with the hand
شَديدُ الرِجامِ بِاللِسانِ وَبِاليَدِ
And a champion of war, through whom its heat is warded off,
Is he not a cloudburst, his hands gushing forth
fierce in his pelting, with tongue and hand.
Welfare for orphans in years of dearth?
وَثِقلٌand a burden عَلىupon الأَعداءِthe enemies لاnot يَضَعونَهُthey lay it down
وَثِقلٌ عَلى الأَعداءِ لا يَضَعونَهُ
وَحَمّالُand a bearer of أَثقالٍburdens وَمَأوىand a refuge for المُطَرَّدِthe banished
وَحَمّالُ أَثقالٍ وَمَأوى المُطَرَّدِ
And a burden upon his enemies that they cannot lay down,
When Qays ibn 'Aylan attained the utmost
and a bearer of burdens and a refuge for the banished.
Glory and fame, who would race him to it, outstripped?
أَلَيسَis he not بِفَيّاضٍa lavish giver يَداهُhis two hands غَمامَةٌa raincloud
أَلَيسَ بِفَيّاضٍ يَداهُ غَمامَةٌ
ثِمالِa sustainer of اليَتامىthe orphans فيin السِنينَfamine years مُحَمَّدِmuch praised
ثِمالِ اليَتامى في السِنينَ مُحَمَّدِ
Is he not lavish in bounty, his hands a raincloud,
You surpassed all valiant challengers,
a sustainer of orphans in famine years, much praised?
Outpacing to the summits with spirit unbridled,
إِذاwhen اِبتَدَرَتrace toward قَيسُQays بنُson of عَيلانَAylan غايَةًa goal
إِذا اِبتَدَرَت قَيسُ بنُ عَيلانَ غايَةً
مِنَof المَجدِglory مَنwhoever يَسبِقreaches first إِلَيهاto it يُسَوَّدِis made chief
مِنَ المَجدِ مَن يَسبِق إِلَيها يُسَوَّدِ
When Qays ibn Aylan race toward a goal
Like the excellence of a steed whose lead none can match,
of glory, whose first achiever is made chief,
Sped though racers may strive and augment their distance,
سَبَقتَyou outstripped إِلَيهاtoward it كُلَّevery طَلقٍfree-running مُبَرِّزٍfront-runner
سَبَقتَ إِلَيها كُلَّ طَلقٍ مُبَرِّزٍ
سَبوقٍa swift racer إِلىtoward الغاياتِthe goals غَيرَnot مُجَلَّدِwhipped
سَبوقٍ إِلى الغاياتِ غَيرَ مُجَلَّدِ
you outstrip every free-running champion toward it,
Godfearing and pure, seizing no plunder
swift to the finish, without being whipped on,
By impoverishing kin, nor acting faithless,
كَفَضلِlike the superiority of جَوادِa noble steed among الخَيلِthe horses يَسبِقُoutstrips عَفوُهُits effortless pace الthe
كَفَضلِ جَوادِ الخَيلِ يَسبِقُ عَفوُهُ ال
سِراعَswift ones وَإِنand if يَجهَدنَthey strain يَجهَدit strains وَيَبعُدِand pulls far ahead
سِراعَ وَإِن يَجهَدنَ يَجهَد وَيَبعُدِ
as a noble steed excels: its easy pace outruns the
Except a fourth he took in all honor,
swift ones; if they strain, it strains and draws far ahead.
Without betrayal, not forcing the suppliant refugee,
تَقِيٌّpious نَقِيٌّpure لَمdid not يُكَثِّرincrease غَنيمَةًbooty
تَقِيٌّ نَقِيٌّ لَم يُكَثِّر غَنيمَةً
بِنَهكَةِby wearing down ذيone with قُربىkinship وَلاnor بِحَقَلَّدِthrough miserliness
بِنَهكَةِ ذي قُربى وَلا بِحَقَلَّدِ
Pious and pure, he has not multiplied his booty
He is content with it, though his sword might snatch
by wearing down a kinsman, nor through miserliness,
More, when fortunes shine fair and prospects glitter.
سِوىexcept رُبُعٍa quarter-share لَمdid not يَأتِcommit فيهِin it مَخانَةًtreachery
سِوى رُبُعٍ لَم يَأتِ فيهِ مَخانَةً
وَلاnor رَهَقاoppression مِنfrom عائِذٍone seeking refuge مُتَهَوِّدِsubmissive
وَلا رَهَقا مِن عائِذٍ مُتَهَوِّدِ
save a quarter-share, taken without betrayal
Were glory to make men eternal, you would not have died,
or oppression, from a submissive seeker of refuge,
But the praise of men cannot make immortal.
يَطيبُis lawful لَهُfor him أَوِor اِفتِراصٍseizure of spoils بِسَيفِهِwith his sword
يَطيبُ لَهُ أَوِ اِفتِراصٍ بِسَيفِهِ
عَلىamid دَهَشٍpanic فيin عارِضٍa massed army مُتَوَقِّدِblazing
عَلى دَهَشٍ في عارِضٍ مُتَوَقِّدِ
rightfully his, or spoils seized with his sword
Yet yours remains still, a legacy,
amid panic, in a blazing battle line.
So bequeath your sons a portion, and take provision,
فَلَوfor if كانَwere حَمدٌpraise يُخلِدُmade immortal الناسَpeople لَمwould not تَمُتyou die
فَلَو كانَ حَمدٌ يُخلِدُ الناسَ لَم تَمُت
وَلَكِنَّbut حَمدَthe praise of الناسِpeople لَيسَis not بِمُخلِدِable to make immortal
وَلَكِنَّ حَمدَ الناسِ لَيسَ بِمُخلِدِ
For if praise could make people immortal, you would not die;
Provision for the day you pass away, which,
but people's praise does not grant immortality.
Though the soul reject it, is the final appointment.
وَلَكِنَّbut مِنهُfrom it باقِياتٍlasting things وِراثَةًas an inheritance
وَلَكِنَّ مِنهُ باقِياتٍ وِراثَةً
فَأَورِثso bequeath بَنيكَto your sons بَعضَهاsome of it وَتَزَوَّدِand take provisions
فَأَورِث بَنيكَ بَعضَها وَتَزَوَّدِ
Yet some of it endures as an inheritance;
so bequeath some to your sons, and take provisions.
تَزَوَّدtake provisions إِلىfor يَومِthe day of المَماتِdeath فَإِنَّهُfor it is
تَزَوَّد إِلى يَومِ المَماتِ فَإِنَّهُ
وَلَوand even though كَرِهَتهُabhors it النَفسُthe soul آخِرُthe last مَوعِدِappointment
وَلَو كَرِهَتهُ النَفسُ آخِرُ مَوعِدِ
Take provisions for the day of death, for it is,
though the soul abhors it, the final appointment.
Partial English translation: 84 of 88 Arabic lines translated.