عينٌan eye حواجبهاits eyebrows ترميshoot بأقواسٍwith bows
عينٌ حواجبها ترمي بأقواسٍ
منهاfrom it السهامthe arrows وقلبيand my heart منهfrom it قرطاسيmy target
منها السهام وقلبي منه قرطاسي
An eye whose brows shoot with bows;
Eyes, whose brows shoot arrows
from it come the arrows, and my heart supplies my target.
At my heart, their target,
وفوقَand atop رأسيَmy head منof شيبgray hair الأسىsorrow نطفٌdrops
وفوقَ رأسيَ من شيب الأسى نطفٌ
ماذاwhat جرىflowed فيin الأسىsorrow منهاfrom it علىupon راسيmy head
ماذا جرى في الأسى منها على راسي
And atop my head are drops of sorrow's gray hair—
And above my head, drops of gray grief
what has flowed from it, in sorrow, upon my head!
What has grief done to my head?
نعمyes وللعبدِand for the servant فيat بابِthe gate العَلاglory فِكَرٌthoughts
نعم وللعبدِ في بابِ العَلا فِكَرٌ
تقولthey say للعبدto the servant حاشاfar be it قلبهhis heart قاسيhard
تقول للعبد حاشا قلبه قاسي
Yes, and the servant has thoughts at the gate of glory,
Yes, though a slave can think
telling the servant, 'Far be it that his heart be hard!'
And tell his heart, do not be cruel,
منشone who nurtures علىon برّهhis kindness عظميmy bones ولحميand my flesh منfor
منش على برّه عظمي ولحمي من
دهرٍan age وبانيand one who builds الوَلاdevotion منfrom فوقabove آساسيmy foundation
دهرٍ وباني الوَلا من فوق آساسي
He has nurtured my bones and flesh on his kindness for
My bones and flesh are from
an age, and built devotion upon my foundation.
An epoch whose injustice is my foundation
فكمand how many بنيتI have built بيوتاًhouses of verse منof ولاًdevotion وثناًand praise
فكم بنيت بيوتاً من ولاً وثناً
درستI wore away فيهاwithin them ودامتand they endured غيرnot أدراسworn-out remnants
درست فيها ودامت غير أدراس
And how many houses of verse I have built of devotion and praise!
So I built many houses of idols and statues
I wore away within them, yet they endured unworn.
Lived in them though they were not homes
إنif ينْسِنيmakes me forget الهمّworry منهاof them ماwhat أجيدI do well فماthen not
إن ينْسِني الهمّ منها ما أجيد فما
قصَّرتyou have lessened برّيkindness to me ولاnor باعدتyou have put far away إيناسيmy solace
قصَّرت برّي ولا باعدت إيناسي
If worry makes me forget my skill in them, you have not
If worries make me forget what I know
lessened kindness to me, nor put my solace out of reach.
I never failed in kindness or shunned intimacy
الناسmankind أنتyou فحقٌّso it is right أنthat يقالَit be said كذاthus
الناس أنت فحقٌّ أن يقالَ كذا
فليصنعso let them act الناسpeople فيin الدنياthe world معwith الناسpeople
فليصنع الناس في الدنيا مع الناس
You are mankind itself; so it is right to say this:
Oh people, you are the truth, so it's right to say
So let people in this world treat people thus.
Let people in life, act with humanity
Sol 6.1