همthey يعذلواthey reproach منwho يسمعhe listens
هم يعذلوا من يسمع
منfrom كلامwords منfrom عدّالهhis reproachers
من كلام من عدّاله
They reproach; who listens
They blame those who listen
to words from his reproachers?
To the words of one who reproved them.
أناI شيطانُthe devil of عِشقيmy passion
أنا شيطانُ عِشقي
فيin المحبةِlove مارِدْa rebel
في المحبةِ مارِدْ
I am the devil of my passion,
I am a devil of love,
a rebel in love.
Unruly in affection.
وعَذوليand my reproacher يضربُhe strikes
وعَذولي يضربُ
فيat حديدٍiron بارِدْcold
في حديدٍ بارِدْ
And my reproacher strikes
My reproof strikes
at cold iron.
With cold iron.
وليسand not يَرديhe casts down زاهِدْan ascetic
وليس يَردي زاهِدْ
وليسand not يُرْديhe brings down عائدْa visitor
وليس يُرْدي عائدْ
And no ascetic casts me down,
No ascetic turns me back,
and no visitor brings me down.
No penitent makes me retreat.
خلقَcreated اللهُGod الإنسانْthe human being
خلقَ اللهُ الإنسانْ
وخلقَand created أعمالَهْhis deeds
وخلقَ أعمالَهْ
God created man,
God created man
and created his deeds.
And created his actions.
منfrom عذولٍa reproacher ليسnot يسمعْhe hears
من عذولٍ ليس يسمعْ
منfrom عذولٍa reproacher ليسnot يعقِلْhe understands
من عذولٍ ليس يعقِلْ
He hears nothing from a reproacher;
From reproof that hears not,
he understands nothing from a reproacher.
From reproof that understands not.
وعَذوليand my reproacher المسكينْthe poor one
وعَذولي المسكينْ
فيin المحبّةِlove جاهِلْignorant
في المحبّةِ جاهِلْ
And my poor reproacher
My poor reproof
is ignorant of love.
Is ignorant in affection.
نامslept فيin بالِهhis mind
نام في بالِه
أنيthat I بكلامِهon his words أعمَلْI act
أني بكلامِه أعمَلْ
In his mind slept the thought
He thinks in his mind
that I would act on his words.
That I act on his words.
وإنيand indeed I ليسَnot أعمَلْI act
وإني ليسَ أعمَلْ
بماon what يقومُit arises فيin بالِهhis mind
بما يقومُ في بالِه
And I do not act
But I do not act
on what arises in his mind.
On what goes on in his mind.
إنيindeed I لأعْشَقُI surely love passionately أنthat منwhoever
إني لأعْشَقُ أن من
لاnot يَهوىhe desires ويَعشَقْand he loves passionately
لا يَهوى ويَعشَقْ
I do indeed love this: whoever
I do love that he who
neither desires nor loves
Loves not should love.
الجملُthe camel حُسينٌHusayn يَسكُتْhe falls silent
الجملُ حُسينٌ يَسكُتْ
والحِمارُand the donkey حُسَيْنٌHusayn ينطِقْhe speaks
والحِمارُ حُسَيْنٌ ينطِقْ
is the camel Husayn when silent,
The camel is beautiful in silence,
and the donkey Husayn when speaking.
The donkey is beautiful speaking.
واللهِby God إنيindeed I صادقٌtruthful
واللهِ إني صادقٌ
ولقدand indeed قلتُI said الحَقْthe truth
ولقد قلتُ الحَقْ
By God, I am truthful,
By God I speak truth.
and indeed I have spoken the truth.
Indeed I have spoken truth.
وكثيراًand many منfrom قَبليbefore me
وكثيراً من قَبلي
مثلُthe like of قوْليmy words قالواthey said
مثلُ قوْلي قالوا
And many before me
And many before me
have spoken words like mine.
Have spoken like my words.
Sol 6.1