ادعُنيinvite me ياO أخاbrother of العلاhigh rank وادعand invite عوّاʿAwwā- (name fragment)
ادعُني يا أخا العلا وادع عوّا
ساً-s (completes ʿAwwās) ولوand even if كانit were قبلbefore موتيmy death بساعَهْby an hour
ساً ولو كان قبل موتي بساعَهْ
Invite me, O brother of high rank, and invite ʿAwwās,
Call me, O brother of nobility, and call again
even if it be an hour before my death.
Even if it is an hour before my death
ولكand for you اللهGod والنبيand the Prophet وأهلوand household members
ولك الله والنبي وأهلو
هhis (attached suffix) شهوداًas witnesses والمسلمونand the Muslims جماعهall together
ه شهوداً والمسلمون جماعه
And you have God, the Prophet, and his household
By Allah, the Prophet, his family
as witnesses, and all the Muslims together,
As witnesses, and the Muslims as a group
أننيthat I لاnot أروعI frighten قلبكyour heart بالأكby eating (first part)
أنني لا أروع قلبك بالأك
لcompletion of 'eating' لماbecause of what فيهin it عندكمin your eyes منof بشاعهugliness
ل لما فيه عندكم من بشاعه
that I shall not alarm your heart by eating,
That I do not upset your heart with eating
so abhorrent is it in your eyes.
What you consider disgusting
فإذاso when جاءنيcame to me رسولُكyour messenger أحكمset in order (verb stem)
فإذا جاءني رسولُك أحكم
تI (verb ending) أموريmy affairs بالأكلby eating قبلbefore المجاعهhunger
ت أموري بالأكل قبل المجاعه
When your messenger comes to me, I shall set
So when your messenger comes to me
my affairs in order by eating before hunger,
I will settle my eating affairs before hunger
وتزوَّدتand I provisioned myself عندat ذاكthat time منwith الماthe water (first part)
وتزوَّدت عند ذاك من الما
ءcompletion of 'water' بحسبaccording to الإمكانwhat is possible والاستطاعهand ability
ء بحسب الإمكان والاستطاعه
and then provision myself with water,
And provision myself with water
as far as possible and within my power.
As much as I can and am able
فإذاso if البولurine لطَّنيpressed me لمnot (past negation) يكنbe قصintention (first part)
فإذا البول لطَّني لم يكن قص
ديcompletion of 'intention' with 'my' إلىto المستراحthe privy والبلاعهand the drain
دي إلى المستراح والبلاعه
If the urge to urinate presses me, my aim shall not be
So when the urine saturates me
to seek the privy and the drain;
My intention is not for the toilet or urinal
وتوجهتand I headed فيin الخفاءsecrecy إلىto الشطremoteness (first part)
وتوجهت في الخفاء إلى الشط
طcompletion of 'remoteness' ففيso in مثلهits like لمثليfor someone like me قناعهcontentment
ط ففي مثله لمثلي قناعه
I shall quietly head somewhere far away,
And I head secretly to the shore
for such a place suffices for someone like me.
For the likes of me, that is enough
وفرشتand I spread المنديلthe napkin تحتيbeneath me وصيرand made (verb stem)
وفرشت المنديل تحتي وصير
تI (verb ending) تُكايَىmy cushion خفِّيmy leather boot معwith الدُّرَّاعهthe tunic
ت تُكايَى خفِّي مع الدُّرَّاعه
I shall spread the napkin beneath me and turn
And I spread a handkerchief beneath me
my leather boot and the tunic into my cushion.
And make shifts covertly with the gown
فارضso accept منيfrom me بذاwith this اليمينِoath وإنand even if كاit were (first part)
فارض مني بذا اليمينِ وإن كا
نcompletion of 'it were' يميناًan oath عليكupon you فيهاin it شناعهdisgrace
ن يميناً عليك فيها شناعه
So accept this oath from me, even if
So be satisfied with me on this oath
it be an oath that brings disgrace upon you.
Even if it is distasteful to you
Sol 6.1