لِنَفْسِهِfor himselfبِالنَّوْمِwith sleepوَالرُّبُوضِand lying down
For himself with sleep and lying down on the earth, and he sees no carpet or pillow except that he ascends it and sits upon it.
عَلَىonالْأَرْضِthe earth
on the earth
وَهُوَand heلَاdoes notيَرَىseeبِسَاطاًa carpet
and he sees no carpet
وَلَاnorوِسَادَةًa pillowإِلَّاexceptعَلَاهَاhe ascended it
nor a pillow except that he ascended it
وَجَلَسَand satعَلَيْهَاupon it
and sat upon it.
وَأَيْضاًand alsoفَهُوَheلَاdoes notيَجِدُfind
And also he finds no way to every noble, clean place, so he falls short of it.
إِلَىtoكُلِّeveryمَوْضِعٍplaceجَلِيلٍnobleنَظِيفٍcleanسَبِيلًاa way
to every noble, clean place a way
فَيَقْصُرُso he falls shortعَنْهُof it
so he falls short of it
وَتَرَاهُand you see himمُتَخَيِّراًchoosingأَبَداًalwaysأَرْفَعَthe highestالْمَوَاضِعِplaces
And you see him always choosing the highest places in the assembly and what his owner guards.
فِيinالْمَجْلِسِthe assemblyوَمَاand whatيَصُونُهُguards itصَاحِبُهُhis owner
in the assembly and what his owner guards.
قُلْتُI saidوَالْكَلْبُthe dogيَعْرِفُknowsصَاحِبَهُhis owner
I said: The dog knows his owner and the cat, and they know their names and the places of their dwellings.
وَالسِّنَّوْرُand the catوَيَعْرِفَانِand they both knowاسْمَاهُمَاtheir names
and the cat, and they both know their names
وَمَوَاضِعَand the placesمَنَازِلِهِمَاof their dwellings
and the places of their dwellings
وَيَأْلَفَانِand they both are accustomed toمَوْطِنَهُمَاtheir homeland
and they are accustomed to their homeland.
وَإِذَاand whenطُرِدَاthey are driven awayرَجَعَاthey return
And if they are driven away they return, and if they are starved they endure, and if they are insulted they bear it.
وَإِذَاand ifأُجِيعَاthey are starvedصَبَرَاthey endure
and if they are starved they endure
وَإِذَاand ifأُهِينَاthey are insultedاحْتَمَلَاthey bear it
and if they are insulted they bear it.
وَلِلْكَلْبِand for the dogأَيْضاًalsoمِنَofالْفَضَائِلِthe virtues
And for the dog also, among virtues, is his coming to his owner's face and looking at him in his eyes and in his face.
إِتْيَانُهُis his comingوَجْهَto the faceصَاحِبِهِof his owner
is his coming to the face of his owner
وَنَظَرُهُand his lookingإِلَيْهِat himفِيinعَيْنَيْهِhis eyes
and his looking at him in his eyes
وَفِيand inوَجْهِهِhis face
and in his face
وَحُبُّهُand his loveلَهُfor himوَدُنُوُّهُand his drawing nearمِنْهُto him
and his love for him and his drawing near to him until perhaps he plays with him.
حَتَّىuntilرُبَّمَاperhapsلَاعَبَهُhe plays with him
until perhaps he plays with him
وَلَاعَبَand plays withصِبْيَانَهُhis children
and plays with his children
بِالْعَضِّwith the bitingالَّذِيwhichلَاdoes notيُؤْلِمُpainوَلَاand does notيُؤَثِّرُleave a mark
with the biting that does not pain and does not leave a mark.
وَلَهُand for himتِلْكَare thoseالْأَنْيَابُcanines
And for him are those canines which, if he embedded them in the tree, would leave a mark.
الَّتِيwhichلَوْifأَنْشَبَهَاhe embedded themفِيinالشَّجَرِthe treeلَأَثَّرَتْthey would leave a mark
which if he embedded them in the tree would leave a mark.
قَالَsaidبَعْضُsomeالشُّعَرَاءِpoetsخَفِيفٌkhafif meter
Some poet said in the Khafif meter:
أَيُّهَاOالشَّانِئُdetester ofالْكِلَابَdogsأَصِخْlendلِيto me
O detester of dogs, lend me your ear from you, and do not be a hinderer.
مِنْكَfrom youسَمْعاًan earوَلَاand do notتَكُونَنَّbeحَبْسَاa hinderer
from you an ear, and do not be a hinderer
إِنَّindeedفِيinالْكَلْبِthe dogفَاعْلَمَنَّthen knowخِصَالاًtraits
Indeed, in the dog—then know—are traits of noble deeds, numbered as five.
مِنْofشَرِيفِnobleالْفِعَالِdeedsيُعْدَدْنَthey are numberedخَمْسَاfive
of noble deeds, they are numbered five
حِفْظُguardingمَنْwhoكَانَwasمُحْسِناًgoodوَوَفَاءٌand loyalty
Guarding of whoever was good and loyalty to the one who takes him as a war-guard and a protector.
لِلَّذِيto the one whoيَتَّخِذُهُtakes himحَرْباًas a warوَحَرْساًand a protector
to the one who takes him as a war and a protector
وَاتِّبَاعٌand followingلِرَحْلِهِhis mount-saddleوَإِذَاand whenمَاwhat
And following his mount, and when the speech of the brave becomes a whisper out of fear.
صَارَbecameنُطْقُspeechالشُّجَاعِof the braveلِلْخَوْفِout of fearهَمْسَاa whisper
the speech of the brave becomes a whisper out of fear.