عَجِبتُI marveled منat نَفسيmy soul ومِنand at أنَّهاthat it
عَجِبتُ من نَفسي ومِن أنَّها
كأنَّهاas though it تَكثُرُgrows greater بالقِلَّهthrough scarcity
كأنَّها تَكثُرُ بالقِلَّه
I marveled at my soul, and at how
It seems to grow greater through having less.
تَعتَزُّtakes pride بالفَقرِin poverty إِذاwhen استَشعَرَتit senses
تَعتَزُّ بالفَقرِ إِذا استَشعَرَت
أنَّthat الغِنىwealth يُؤخَذُis obtained بِالذِلَّهthrough humiliation
أنَّ الغِنى يُؤخَذُ بِالذِلَّه
It takes pride in poverty when it senses
That wealth is gained through humiliation.
فإنَّهاfor it فيin العِزِّdignity مُشتَقَّةٌis derived
فإنَّها في العِزِّ مُشتَقَّةٌ
مِنfrom نَفسِthe soul of يَحيَىYahya ابنson of عُبيدUbayd اللَّهAllah
مِن نَفسِ يَحيَى ابن عُبيد اللَّه
For in its dignity it is derived
From the soul of Yahya ibn Ubayd Allah.
لأجلِbecause of ذاكَthat انتَقضَwas broken الشَّرطُthe condition بيin my case
لأجلِ ذاكَ انتَقضَ الشَّرطُ بي
عَنaway from مَذهَبيmy principles واعتَلَّتِand grew ill العِلَّهthe cause
عَن مَذهَبي واعتَلَّتِ العِلَّه
For that reason, the condition was broken in my case,
Contrary to my principles, and the cause itself grew ill.
وَصِرتُand I came to أستَجديهِbeg him منout of حاجةٍneed
وَصِرتُ أستَجديهِ من حاجةٍ
قَصداًdeliberately وأَستَشفيهِand I seek healing from him مِنfrom عِلَّهan illness
قَصداً وأَستَشفيهِ مِن عِلَّه
And I came to beg him out of need,
Deliberately, and to seek from him a cure for illness.
Sol 6.1