يسلم المرء أخوه A Man’s Brother Delivers Him
أبو العتاهية
Abu Al-Atahiya
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النص العربي
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يسلِمُ المَرءَ أَخوهُ لِلمَنايا وَأَبوهُ
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وَأَبو الأَبناءِ لا يَبقى وَلا يَبقى بَنوه
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رُبَّ مَذكورٍ لِقَومٍ غابَ عَنهُم فَنَسوهُ
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وَإِذا أَفنى سِنيهِ المَرءُ أَفنَتهُ سِنوه
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وكَأَنْ بِالمَرءِ قَد يَبكي عَلَيهِ أَقرَبوهُ
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وَكَأَنَّ القَومَ قَد قاموا فَقالوا أَدرِكوهُ
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سائِلوهُ كَلِّموهُ حَرِّكوهُ لَقِّنوهُ
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فَإِذا استَيأَسَ مِنهُ القَومُ قالوا حَرِّفوهُ
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حَرِّفوهُ وَجِّهوهُ مَدِّدوهُ غَمِّضوهُ
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عَجِّلوهُ لِرَحيلٍ عَجِّلوا لا تَحبِسوهُ
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اِرفَعوهُ غَسِّلوهُ كَفِّنوهُ حَنِّطوهُ
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فَإِذا ما لُفَّ في الأَكفانِ قالوا فَاحمِلوهُ
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أَخرِجوهُ فَوقَ أَعوادِ المَنايا شَيِّعوهُ
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فَإِذا صَلّوا عَلَيهِ قيلَ هاتوا وَاقبِروهُ
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فَإِذا ما اِستَودَعوهُ الأَرضَ رَهناً تَرَكوهُ
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خَلَّفوهُ تَحتَ رَدمٍ أَوقَرُوهُ أَثقَلوهُ
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أَبعَدوهُ أَسحَقوهُ أَوحَدوهُ أَفرَدوهُ
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وَدَّعوهُ فارَقوهُ أَسلَموهُ خَلَّفوهُ
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وَاِنثَنَوا عَنهُ وَخَلَّوهُ كَأَن لَم يَعرِفوهُ
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وَكَأَنَّ القَومَ فيما كانَ فيهِ لَم يَلوهُ
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اِبتَنى الناسُ مِنَ البُنيانِ ما لَم يَسكُنوهُ
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جَمَعَ الناسُ مِنَ الأَموالِ ما لَم يَأكُلوهُ
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طَلَبَ الناسُ مِنَ الآمالِ ما لَم يُدرِكوهُ
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كُلُّ مَن لَم يَجعَلِ الناسَ إِماماً تَرَكوهُ
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ظَعَنَ المَوتى إِلى ما قَدَّموهُ وَجَدوهُ
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طابَ عَيشُ القَومِ ما كانَ إِذا القَومُ رَضوهُ
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عِش بِما شِئتَ فَمَن تَسرُرهُ دُنياهُ تَسوهُ
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وَإِذا لَم يُكرِمِ الناسَ امرُؤٌ لَم يُكرِموهُ
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كُلُّ مَن لَم يَحتَجِ الناسُ إِلَيهِ صَغَّروهُ
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وإِلى مَن رَغِبَ الناسُ إِلَيهِ أَكبَروهُ
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مَن تَصَدّى لِأَخيهِ بِالغِنى فَهوَ أَخوهُ
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فَهوَ إِن يَنظُر إِلَيهِ يَرءَ مِنهُ ما يَسوهُ
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يُكرَمُ المَرءُ وَإِن أَملَقَ أَقصاهُ بَنوهُ
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لو رأى الناسُ نَبياًّ سائلاً ما وصَلوهُ
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وهمُ لو طَمِعوا في زادِ كلبٍ أكلوهُ
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لا تَراني آخِرَ الدَهرِ بِتِسآلٍ أَفوهُ
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إِنَّما يُعرَفُ بِالفَضلِ مِنَ الناسِ ذَووهُ
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أفضلُ المعروف ما لم تبتذَل فيه الوجوهُ
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أنتَ ما استغنَيتَ عن صاحبكَ الدهرَ أخوهُ
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فَإِذا اِحتَجتَ إِلَيهِ ساعَةً مجَّك فوهُ
English Translation
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A man’s brother delivers him to death, and so does his father.
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The father of sons does not remain, nor do his sons remain.
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How many are remembered by their people—until they depart, and are forgotten.
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When a man’s years consume him, his years destroy him in return.
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It is as if his loved ones are already weeping over him.
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As if people have risen saying: “Hurry, save him!”
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They ask him, speak to him, move him, instruct him.
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When they despair of him, they say: “Turn him over.”
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Turn him, face him, stretch him out, and close his eyes.
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Hasten him to his departure, hurry—do not delay him.
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Lift him, wash him, shroud him, and embalm him.
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When he is wrapped in shrouds, they say: “Carry him.”
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Take him out, lay him upon the bier, and escort him.
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When they finish praying for him, they say: “Bring him, bury him.”
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And when they entrust him to the earth as a pledge, they leave him.
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They leave him under layers of earth, burdened and covered.
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They distance him, crush him, make him lonely and alone.
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They bid him farewell, part from him, surrender him, and abandon him.
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Then they turn away as if they had never known him.
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As if his people had never once cared for what he was.
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People build structures they will never live in.
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They gather wealth they will never consume.
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They chase dreams they will never reach.
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Whoever does not make people his priority—they abandon him.
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The dead depart to what they sent ahead—and they find it.
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Life is pleasant for those whom people are pleased with.
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Live as you wish—for whoever delights in the world, the world will harm him.
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If a man does not honor people, they will not honor him.
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Anyone people do not need—they belittle him.
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And whoever people desire—they exalt him.
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Whoever supports his brother with wealth is truly his brother.
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When he looks at him, he sees what pleases him.
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A man may be honored, yet his own sons may cast him away.
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If people saw a prophet begging, they would not help him.
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But if they coveted a dog’s food, they would eat it.
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You will never see me begging with my mouth in my lifetime.
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Only those of virtue are truly known by their virtue.
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The best charity is that which is done without disgrace.
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As long as you do not need your companion, he remains your brother.
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But if you need him for an hour, he will spit you from his mouth.
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يسلِمُ المَرءَ أَخوهُ لِلمَنايا وَأَبوهُ
A man’s brother delivers him to death, and so does his father.
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وَأَبو الأَبناءِ لا يَبقى وَلا يَبقى بَنوه
The father of sons does not remain, nor do his sons remain.
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رُبَّ مَذكورٍ لِقَومٍ غابَ عَنهُم فَنَسوهُ
How many are remembered by their people—until they depart, and are forgotten.
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وَإِذا أَفنى سِنيهِ المَرءُ أَفنَتهُ سِنوه
When a man’s years consume him, his years destroy him in return.
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وكَأَنْ بِالمَرءِ قَد يَبكي عَلَيهِ أَقرَبوهُ
It is as if his loved ones are already weeping over him.
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وَكَأَنَّ القَومَ قَد قاموا فَقالوا أَدرِكوهُ
As if people have risen saying: “Hurry, save him!”
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سائِلوهُ كَلِّموهُ حَرِّكوهُ لَقِّنوهُ
They ask him, speak to him, move him, instruct him.
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فَإِذا استَيأَسَ مِنهُ القَومُ قالوا حَرِّفوهُ
When they despair of him, they say: “Turn him over.”
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حَرِّفوهُ وَجِّهوهُ مَدِّدوهُ غَمِّضوهُ
Turn him, face him, stretch him out, and close his eyes.
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عَجِّلوهُ لِرَحيلٍ عَجِّلوا لا تَحبِسوهُ
Hasten him to his departure, hurry—do not delay him.
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اِرفَعوهُ غَسِّلوهُ كَفِّنوهُ حَنِّطوهُ
Lift him, wash him, shroud him, and embalm him.
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فَإِذا ما لُفَّ في الأَكفانِ قالوا فَاحمِلوهُ
When he is wrapped in shrouds, they say: “Carry him.”
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أَخرِجوهُ فَوقَ أَعوادِ المَنايا شَيِّعوهُ
Take him out, lay him upon the bier, and escort him.
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فَإِذا صَلّوا عَلَيهِ قيلَ هاتوا وَاقبِروهُ
When they finish praying for him, they say: “Bring him, bury him.”
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فَإِذا ما اِستَودَعوهُ الأَرضَ رَهناً تَرَكوهُ
And when they entrust him to the earth as a pledge, they leave him.
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خَلَّفوهُ تَحتَ رَدمٍ أَوقَرُوهُ أَثقَلوهُ
They leave him under layers of earth, burdened and covered.
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أَبعَدوهُ أَسحَقوهُ أَوحَدوهُ أَفرَدوهُ
They distance him, crush him, make him lonely and alone.
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وَدَّعوهُ فارَقوهُ أَسلَموهُ خَلَّفوهُ
They bid him farewell, part from him, surrender him, and abandon him.
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وَاِنثَنَوا عَنهُ وَخَلَّوهُ كَأَن لَم يَعرِفوهُ
Then they turn away as if they had never known him.
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وَكَأَنَّ القَومَ فيما كانَ فيهِ لَم يَلوهُ
As if his people had never once cared for what he was.
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اِبتَنى الناسُ مِنَ البُنيانِ ما لَم يَسكُنوهُ
People build structures they will never live in.
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جَمَعَ الناسُ مِنَ الأَموالِ ما لَم يَأكُلوهُ
They gather wealth they will never consume.
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طَلَبَ الناسُ مِنَ الآمالِ ما لَم يُدرِكوهُ
They chase dreams they will never reach.
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كُلُّ مَن لَم يَجعَلِ الناسَ إِماماً تَرَكوهُ
Whoever does not make people his priority—they abandon him.
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ظَعَنَ المَوتى إِلى ما قَدَّموهُ وَجَدوهُ
The dead depart to what they sent ahead—and they find it.
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طابَ عَيشُ القَومِ ما كانَ إِذا القَومُ رَضوهُ
Life is pleasant for those whom people are pleased with.
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عِش بِما شِئتَ فَمَن تَسرُرهُ دُنياهُ تَسوهُ
Live as you wish—for whoever delights in the world, the world will harm him.
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وَإِذا لَم يُكرِمِ الناسَ امرُؤٌ لَم يُكرِموهُ
If a man does not honor people, they will not honor him.
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كُلُّ مَن لَم يَحتَجِ الناسُ إِلَيهِ صَغَّروهُ
Anyone people do not need—they belittle him.
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وإِلى مَن رَغِبَ الناسُ إِلَيهِ أَكبَروهُ
And whoever people desire—they exalt him.
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مَن تَصَدّى لِأَخيهِ بِالغِنى فَهوَ أَخوهُ
Whoever supports his brother with wealth is truly his brother.
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فَهوَ إِن يَنظُر إِلَيهِ يَرءَ مِنهُ ما يَسوهُ
When he looks at him, he sees what pleases him.
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يُكرَمُ المَرءُ وَإِن أَملَقَ أَقصاهُ بَنوهُ
A man may be honored, yet his own sons may cast him away.
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لو رأى الناسُ نَبياًّ سائلاً ما وصَلوهُ
If people saw a prophet begging, they would not help him.
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وهمُ لو طَمِعوا في زادِ كلبٍ أكلوهُ
But if they coveted a dog’s food, they would eat it.
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لا تَراني آخِرَ الدَهرِ بِتِسآلٍ أَفوهُ
You will never see me begging with my mouth in my lifetime.
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إِنَّما يُعرَفُ بِالفَضلِ مِنَ الناسِ ذَووهُ
Only those of virtue are truly known by their virtue.
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أفضلُ المعروف ما لم تبتذَل فيه الوجوهُ
The best charity is that which is done without disgrace.
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أنتَ ما استغنَيتَ عن صاحبكَ الدهرَ أخوهُ
As long as you do not need your companion, he remains your brother.
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فَإِذا اِحتَجتَ إِلَيهِ ساعَةً مجَّك فوهُ
But if you need him for an hour, he will spit you from his mouth.
