فازprospered الذيthe one who شغلoccupied الأسىsorrow أوقاتهhis hours
فاز الذي شغل الأسى أوقاته
لوif كانhad أشبعهsated him الأسىsorrow أوقاتهhis hours
لو كان أشبعه الأسى أوقاته
He whose hours sorrow occupied would have prospered,
had sorrow sated him throughout his hours.
ياoh ليتwould that لوif كانwere المنامsleep معاشهhis livelihood
يا ليت لو كان المنام معاشه
طيفاًa dream-phantom ولاand not كانwere النهارdaylight سباتهhis slumber
طيفاً ولا كان النهار سباته
Oh, if only sleep were his livelihood,
as a dream-phantom, and daylight were not his slumber.
قيراطa carat وصلunion كنتI was أجعلهI place it علىupon
قيراط وصل كنت أجعله على
قنطارa quintal هجرانٍestrangement يُغيرchanges ذاتهits very nature
قنطار هجرانٍ يُغير ذاته
A carat of union I would place upon
a quintal of estrangement, changing its very nature.
ياO سيدَmaster of الأدباءِmen of letters لاno شكاًdoubt لقدindeed
يا سيدَ الأدباءِ لا شكاً لقد
جازاكrepaid you منone who لمdid not يدرِknow منكagainst you شكاتهhis grievance
جازاك من لم يدرِ منك شكاته
O master of men of letters, without doubt, indeed,
one who knew no grievance against you has repaid you.
أنظرlook لخليكto your two friends اللذينthe two who تحارباfought each other
أنظر لخليك اللذين تحاربا
أدباًin literature وهبand grant لكليهماto both of them ماwhat فاتهpassed him by
أدباً وهب لكليهما ما فاته
Look to your two friends, who have fought
in letters, and grant them both what each has missed.
منwhoever كانwas منof قشٍّstraw ترعرعflourished نبتهhis shoots
من كان من قشٍّ ترعرع نبته
أوor كانwas منof حجرٍstone ألنتَyou softened صفاتهhis hard rock
أو كان من حجرٍ ألنتَ صفاته
Whoever was of straw—his shoots flourished;
or was of stone—you softened his hard rock.
عذراًpardon لمنfor whoever هزتshook هباتكyour gifts طودَهُhis mountain
عذراً لمن هزت هباتك طودَهُ
ولمنand for whoever أطاشَmade unsteady ندىًdew-like bounty يديكyour two hands نباتهhis plants
ولمن أطاشَ ندىً يديك نباته
Pardon him whose mountain your gifts shook,
and him whose plants the dew of your hands sent reeling.
Sol 6.1