ضرريmy harm نفعbenefit حاسديmy envier بالنقيضِby opposition
ضرري نفع حاسدي بالنقيضِ
فاسلكواso lead بيwith me إلىto الطويلthe long العريضِthe broad
فاسلكوا بي إلى الطويل العريضِ
My harm is my envier's gain, by contrariety;
My harm benefits my envious one conversely
so lead me to the long and broad.
So take me to the ample and wide open space
ضقتI felt constrained ذرعاًin endurance منby جاهلan ignoramus ليسdoes not يدريknow الthe
ضقت ذرعاً من جاهل ليس يدري ال
حلوsweet حلواًas sweet بفيهin his mouth ذاكthat المريضthe sick man
حلو حلواً بفيه ذاك المريض
I have lost patience with an ignoramus who does not recognize the
I'm extremely weary of an ignorant one who doesn't know
sweet as sweet in his mouth—that sick man.
Anything sweet is sweet in the mouth of that sick one
ضمhe joined حاليmy state لحالهto his state ثمthen عنيabout me
ضم حالي لحاله ثم عني
قالhe said ماwhat قالhe said عنهabout himself بالتعريضby insinuation
قال ما قال عنه بالتعريض
He joined my state to his own, then about me
Add my state to his state, then divert from me
said what he said about himself, by insinuation.
He said what he said about it by allusion
ضدthe opposite of ماwhat عندهhe has منfrom اللهGod عنديI have
ضد ما عنده من الله عندي
ليسis not عينthe eye of المحبthe lover عينthe eye of البغيضthe hateful one
ليس عين المحب عين البغيض
From God I have the opposite of what he has;
Opposing what he has from God, I have from God
the lover's eye is not the hateful one's eye.
The eye of a lover is not the eye of a hater
ضفدعُfrog الماءthe water نقَّcroaked يطلبseeking ماءًwater
ضفدعُ الماء نقَّ يطلب ماءً
وهوand it فيin الماءthe water بينamid روضmeadows أريضlush
وهو في الماء بين روض أريض
The water-frog croaked, seeking water,
The frog of water croaked seeking water
though it was in the water, amid lush meadows.
While it's in water between a delicate garden
ضاءshone برقlightning الحمىthe sanctuary فزالso vanished ظلامdarkness الthe
ضاء برق الحمى فزال ظلام ال
كونuniverse عناfrom us بلمعwith the gleam of ذاكthat الوميضthe flash
كون عنا بلمع ذاك الوميض
The sanctuary's lightning shone, and the darkness of the
The lightning of fever flashed and the darkness of
universe vanished from us with the gleam of that flash.
Existence disappeared from us with that flash
ضمختناanointed us بمسكهاwith their musk نفحاتwafts
ضمختنا بمسكها نفحات
أقدسياتmost holy أوجِناour zenith والحضيضand the nadir
أقدسيات أوجِنا والحضيض
Wafts anointed us with their musk,
Her musk breaths blew on us
most holy, from our zenith and the nadir.
Sacredities inspired us, and the low and high
ضلstrayed عنهاfrom them الذيthe one who اعتنىtook interest بسواهاin anything besides them
ضل عنها الذي اعتنى بسواها
منof شخوصfigures سودblack وفيand in الكشفthe unveiling بيضwhite
من شخوص سود وفي الكشف بيض
He strayed from them who took interest in anything else—
Lost from her is one who busied himself with other than her
black figures, yet white in unveiling.
Of appearances of black and white in revelation
ضرعan udder غيبthe unseen رضعتهI suckled it معwith قوميmy people
ضرع غيب رضعته مع قومي
فاجتمعناso we united علىupon الإخاءthe brotherhood الغضيضtender
فاجتمعنا على الإخاء الغضيض
I suckled an udder of the unseen with my people,
I suckled the breast of the unseen with my people
so we united in tender brotherhood.
So we gathered upon ardent brotherhood
ضنكhardship عيشlife لجاهلfor an ignoramus ليسdoes not يدريknow
ضنك عيش لجاهل ليس يدري
ماwhat دريناwe knew والعيشand life عيشthe life of النهيضthe fledgling ready to fly
ما درينا والعيش عيش النهيض
Life is straitened for an ignoramus who does not know
Straitened life of an ignorant one who doesn't know
what we have known; and life is the life of the fledgling.
What we know, and life is the life of activity
Sol 6.1