ياO خيلَhorses كتَّابٍscribes مضواthey went لبيوتهمto their homes
يا خيلَ كتَّابٍ مضوا لبيوتهم
بأبيwith my father as ransom الشموسَthe suns الجانحاتِinclining غوارِباsetting
بأبي الشموسَ الجانحاتِ غوارِبا
O horses of scribes who have gone to their homes,
O horses of writers who have gone to their homes
May my father be ransom for the suns inclining to set.
By my father the setting suns traveling west
كمhow many منof حمارٍa donkey قدindeed تعبتُI grew weary بسوقهfrom driving it
كم من حمارٍ قد تعبتُ بسوقه
منfrom خلفهمbehind them فغدوتُso I became أمشيI walk راكِباriding
من خلفهم فغدوتُ أمشي راكِبا
How many a donkey I have wearied myself driving
How many a donkey have I wearied from driving it
Behind them, so I ended up walking while riding.
Walking behind them, so I walk riding
حالٌa plight متىwhen علمَlearns ابنُson of يحيىYahya شرحهاits account
حالٌ متى علمَ ابنُ يحيى شرحها
جاءwill come الزمانُTime إليَّto me منهاof it تائِباrepentant
جاء الزمانُ إليَّ منها تائِبا
A plight—when Ibn Yahya learns its account,
A condition - if only the son of Yahya knew how to explain it
Time will come to me, repenting of it.
Time has come to me repentant of it
Sol 6.1