ليI have لسانٌa tongue ماnot زالceased يُطريكlavishes praise on you فيin النثـprose (beginning)
لي لسانٌ ما زال يُطريك في النثـ
ـروفيprose (completion), and in النظمverse غيرَnot ماemphatic particle مستريحِresting
ـروفي النظم غيرَ ما مستريحِ
I have a tongue that has never ceased praising you in prose
My tongue still praises you in poetry
And in verse, without ever resting.
In verse that gives no rest or peace to me
وارتكابُand the riding الديونthe debts إيايme فيin ظِلshadow (beginning)
وارتكابُ الديون إياي في ظِل
لِكyour (completing 'your shadow') يهجوكlampoons you باللسانwith the tongue الفصيحِeloquent
لِك يهجوك باللسان الفصيحِ
And the debts that ride upon me in your shadow
And my debts to you, under your shade
Lampoon you with an eloquent tongue.
Make my eloquent tongue rail against thee
والعقابُand the punishment الجميلgracious منكfrom you علىfor ذاthat (beginning)
والعقابُ الجميل منك على ذا
كthat (completion) حقيقٌfitting دونrather than العقابthe punishment القبيحِugly
ك حقيقٌ دون العقاب القبيحِ
And gracious punishment from you for that
Yet to chastise me kindly for this fault
Is fitting, rather than ugly punishment.
Would be better than harshness, I agree
وهوand it is ألاthat … not يرانيsee me الناسthe people إلاexcept
وهو ألا يراني الناس إلا
فيin محلٍّa place منof اليسارaffluence فسيحِspacious
في محلٍّ من اليسار فسيحِ
And it is that people should see me only
Let people see me only in a state
In a spacious realm of affluence.
Of joy and ease, not in misery
ليتwould that شعريmy knowledge إنif لمnot يزُحdispel علتيmy ailment جوgenerosity (beginning)
ليت شعري إن لم يزُح علتي جو
دكyour generosity (completion) والحظand fortune هلis there? لهاfor it منany مُزيحِa dispeller
دك والحظ هل لها من مُزيحِ
Would that I knew: if my ailment is not dispelled by your generosity
I wonder if my troubles will not fade
And fortune, is there anything that can dispel it?
Through your kindness - will fate set me free?
إنindeed منpart of جوركyour injustice المبرِّحsorely tormenting بالمُنـupon strength (beginning)
إن من جورك المبرِّح بالمُنـ
ـنةِstrength (completion) والصبرِand patience أيَّماthe utmost تبريحِtorment
ـنةِ والصبرِ أيَّما تبريحِ
Indeed, part of your injustice, which sorely torments strength
Surely your kindness that excuses me
And patience with the utmost torment,
And patience, grant no relief or glee
أنthat ترىyou deem العُرفَkindness عندtoward مثليَone like me نكراًa wrong
أن ترى العُرفَ عند مثليَ نكراً
وأرىand I regard المدحpraise فيكof you كالتسبيحِlike glorifying God
وأرى المدح فيك كالتسبيحِ
Is that you deem kindness to one like me a wrong,
That you see custom as naught to one like me
While I regard praise of you as akin to glorifying God.
Yet praise of you seems like glorifying Thee
Sol 6.1