نَدعوكَwe call upon you لِلحالِfor the circumstance or need القَصيthe short- (continued)
نَدعوكَ لِلحالِ القَصي
رَةِcompletion of 'short' والمُوالاةand friendship or allegiance الطَّويلَهthe enduring
رَةِ والمُوالاة الطَّويلَه
We call upon you for a short-lived need
We call you to a short companionship and a long loyalty
and for enduring friendship—
Who are you whose tricks save you
مَنthose who أَنتَyou حيلَتَهhis recourse أَباO Abu
مَن أَنتَ حيلَتَه أَبا
سَهلٍSahl إِذاwhen لَمnot تَبقَremain حيلَهa recourse
سَهلٍ إِذا لَم تَبقَ حيلَه
we whose recourse you are, Abu
Like Sahl when no trick remains
Sahl, when no recourse remains.
And misfortunes when they called you their captive, released you
ونَوائِبٍand calamities لمَّاwhen دَعاcalled
ونَوائِبٍ لمَّا دَعا
كَyou (completing 'called upon you') أَسيرُهاtheir captive خلَّتreleased سَبيلَهhis way
كَ أَسيرُها خلَّت سَبيلَه
And calamities, when their captive called
And I have long carried it where I carried it, heavy
upon you, set him free.
وَلَطالَماand how often وَطيتهُthey trampled him (apparently) حَيwhere (continued)
وَلَطالَما وَطيتهُ حَي
ثُcompletion of 'where' ووَطيتُهاand their tread (apparently) ثَقيلَهheavy
ثُ ووَطيتُها ثَقيلَه
And how often they had trampled him where
their tread was heavy.
Partial English translation: 5 of 8 Arabic lines translated.
Sol 6.1