والآنand now فاشهدso bear witness أننيthat I am تائبٌrepentant
والآن فاشهد أنني تائبٌ
منfrom بعدهاafter it ياO ابنَson of أبيAbu (father of) التائبِal-Ta'ib (the repentant)
من بعدها يا ابنَ أبي التائبِ
And now, bear witness that I am repentant,
Now witness that I repent
after that, O son of Abu al-Ta'ib.
After her, O son of the repentant one
لاnot أحسنُI think well الظنopinion وحوشيتَand you are exempted منfrom
لا أحسنُ الظن وحوشيتَ من
قوليmy words لمصحوبٍof one accompanied ولاnor صاحبِone who accompanies
قولي لمصحوبٍ ولا صاحبِ
I hold no good opinion—and you are exempt from
I do not think well, and my hostility towards
my words—of one I accompany or one who accompanies me.
My friend and companion was wrong
إنif أعرضواthey turn away عنيfrom me فأعراضُهمthen their reputations
إن أعرضوا عني فأعراضُهم
منfrom الثناءِpraise اللازمconstant اللازبِfirmly abiding
من الثناءِ اللازم اللازبِ
If they turn away from me, their reputations
If they turn away from me, their turning away
stem from praise that is constant and abiding.
Is a persistent, clinging praise
أوor أفرَدونيthey set me apart إذwhen رَأَواthey saw أننيthat I am
أو أفرَدوني إذ رَأَوا أنني
فردٌunique منamong الناسpeople فبالواجبِthen as is right
فردٌ من الناس فبالواجبِ
Or if they set me apart, having seen that I
Or if they excluded me when they saw that I
am unique among people, then rightly so.
Am an individual among people, as deserved
هاbehold أناI ذاthis one مِنfrom بَينamong أهلِpeople of الندىgenerosity
ها أنا ذا مِن بَين أهلِ الندى
والمجدِand glory منfrom بانٍa builder ومنand from كاتبِa writer
والمجدِ من بانٍ ومن كاتبِ
Here I am among the people of generosity
And glory, of the eloquent and the scribe
and glory, builders and writers alike,
I sell my clothes, and if only they
أبيعُI sell أثوابيmy clothes وياand oh لَيتهاif only they
أبيعُ أثوابي ويا لَيتها
تقومُwould provide ليfor me بالقائِمwith steady sustenance الراتبِregular
تقومُ لي بالقائِم الراتبِ
selling my clothes—if only they
Would support me with a regular wage
would provide me with steady, regular sustenance.
Partial English translation: 11 of 12 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1