أسَلُI ask الذيthe one who عطفَturned الأعنthe reins (first fragment)
أسَلُ الذي عطفَ الأعن
نَةcompletion of 'reins' والمواكبَand the processions نحوtoward بابِكْyour gate
نَة والمواكبَ نحو بابِكْ
I ask the one who turned the reins
I ask the one who turned aside the stubborn
and the processions toward your gate,
And processions towards your door
وأراكَand showed you نفسكyourself مالكاًpossessing
وأراكَ نفسك مالكاً
ماwhat لمnot يكنwas لكfor you فيin حسابِكْyour reckoning
ما لم يكن لك في حسابِكْ
and showed you yourself possessing
And I see you as owner
what you had never reckoned on,
Of what was not yours in your reckoning
وأذلَّand humbled موقفيmy standing العزيdear (first fragment)
وأذلَّ موقفي العزي
زcompletion of 'dear' عليَّto me فيin أقصىthe farthest part of رحابكyour courtyards
ز عليَّ في أقصى رحابك
and humbled my standing, dear
And humiliated my proud stance
to me, in your farthest courtyards,
Over me in the farthest of your courts
ألّاthat … not يُطيلَhe prolong تجرُّعيmy swallowing
ألّا يُطيلَ تجرُّعي
غُصَصَchoking pangs المنيَّةِdeath منbecause of حجابِكyour barring access
غُصَصَ المنيَّةِ من حجابِك
not to prolong my swallowing
Do not prolong my drinking
the choking pangs of death caused by your barring me.
The agonies of death from your veil
Sol 6.1