خَبَّرُوناthey told us أنْthat قدhave (completed action) هجوتَyou lampooned ابنson of روميRumi (name continued)
خَبَّرُونا أنْ قد هجوتَ ابن رومي
يٍcompletion of ‘Rumi’ وماand not أنتyou منamong رجالmen جهادِهْcombat against him
يٍ وما أنت من رجال جهادِهْ
They told us that you have lampooned Ibn Rumi,
They told me you have lampooned Ibn Rumi
yet you are not among the men fit to contend with him.
Yet you are not of the men of his Jihad
ولهand he has حُرمةٌa claim to respect بخنساءthrough Khansa’ تُغْرِيimpels
وله حُرمةٌ بخنساء تُغْرِي
كلَّevery نفسٍsoul تودُّهاloves her بودادِهْto loving him
كلَّ نفسٍ تودُّها بودادِهْ
And he has a claim to respect through Khansa’ that impels
He has a sanctity with Khansa that excites
every soul that loves her to love him.
Every soul that loves him for his affection
لمnot يزلcease قَيِّماًa caretaker لهاfor her ذاpossessing اخْتِباطٍpounding
لم يزل قَيِّماً لها ذا اخْتِباطٍ
يتأتىcontrives لصدْعِهاfor her cleft بسدَادِهْwith his stopper
يتأتى لصدْعِها بسدَادِهْ
He has always been her caretaker, given to pounding,
He has never ceased to be devoted to her
contriving to fill her cleft with his stopper.
Achieving the mending of her hurt with his excellence
فاتقِso fear اللّهGod ياO ابنson of خنساءKhansa’ فيconcerning حُرْsanctity (word continued)
فاتقِ اللّه يا ابن خنساء في حُرْ
مةcompletion of ‘sanctity’ شيخٍan old man عساكyou may be منamong أولادهْhis children
مة شيخٍ عساك من أولادهْ
So fear God, son of Khansa’, regarding the sanctity
So fear Allah O son of Khansa in the sanctity
of an old man—you may be one of his children.
Of a sheikh - may his children spare you
Sol 6.1