ليسَتit is not منamong الغِيَرthe vicissitudes التيthat تَتَغيَّرُchange
ليسَت من الغِيَر التي تَتَغيَّرُ
كمhow often أومضَتflashed فمضَتthen passed عليهاover it الأدهرُthe ages
كم أومضَت فمضَت عليها الأدهرُ
It is not among the vicissitudes that change.
She is not of those who change with others
How often the ages have flashed, then passed over it!
How many have flashed then time has passed over her
صَغُرَتproved too small نفوسُsouls أكابرٍgreat men عنfor كشفِهاdispelling it
صَغُرَت نفوسُ أكابرٍ عن كشفِها
فلأجلso because of ذاكthat رأتنيthey saw me أتكبَّرُI act haughtily
فلأجل ذاك رأتني أتكبَّرُ
The souls of great men proved too small to dispel it,
The souls of the eminent were too small to unveil her
so for that reason they saw me acting haughtily.
Thus she saw me act arrogantly
أناI أجتديI seek gifts منهمfrom them بأنby the fact that لاnot أجتديI seek gifts
أنا أجتدي منهم بأن لا أجتدي
وأكفُّand I withhold شُكريmy thanks عنهمfrom them كيso that يَشكرواthey give thanks
وأكفُّ شُكري عنهم كي يَشكروا
I seek gifts from them by not seeking gifts,
I spare them by not sparing any effort
and withhold my thanks from them so that they may be grateful.
And I restrain my gratitude so they may be thankful
وعجبتُand I marveled كيفَhow عَرَفتُهمI knew them فذكرتُهمthen I mentioned them
وعجبتُ كيفَ عَرَفتُهم فذكرتُهم
بعدafter الكراهَةthe aversion منهمon their part أنthat يُذكرواthey be mentioned
بعد الكراهَة منهم أن يُذكروا
And I marveled at how I knew them and then mentioned them,
And I wondered how I recognized them and remembered them
after their aversion to being mentioned.
After disliking that they be remembered
يتَرشَّحونَthey aspire لماto what أقولُI say وإنهand indeed it
يتَرشَّحونَ لما أقولُ وإنه
كالجودِlike generosity منfrom أيديهُمُtheir hands مُتعذِّرُunattainable
كالجودِ من أيديهُمُ مُتعذِّرُ
They aspire to what I say, yet it
They yearn for what I say even though
is as unattainable as generosity from their hands.
Generosity from their hands remains scarce
Sol 6.1