ياابنO son of فراسFiras أيُّwhat شيءٍthing تنتظرْare you waiting for
ياابن فراس أيُّ شيءٍ تنتظرْ
لمdid not يبقَremain إلاexcept أنthat أراكI see you تعتذرyou apologize
لم يبقَ إلا أن أراك تعتذر
O son of Firas, what are you waiting for?
O son of insight, what do you await?
Nothing remains but for me to see you apologize,
Nothing remains but to see you make excuses
وأنand that أرانيI see myself عندat ذاكthat point أعتبرI take heed
وأن أراني عند ذاك أعتبر
فتسألso you ask الغفرانforgiveness إذwhen لاnot أغتفرI forgive
فتسأل الغفران إذ لا أغتفر
And to see myself take heed at that point,
And to see myself then show disdain
So you ask forgiveness when I will not forgive.
So you ask forgiveness, since I do not pardon
رُحcome in the afternoon ليto me بماwith what أمَّلْتI hoped for إذsince لمdid not تبتكرcome early
رُح لي بما أمَّلْت إذ لم تبتكر
وإنand if عجزتَyou are unable أنto تَسُنَّset a precedent فافتقرthen become poor
وإن عجزتَ أن تَسُنَّ فافتقر
Come to me in the afternoon with what I hoped for, since you did not come early.
Go easy on me for what you have hoped, since you did not innovate
And if you cannot set a precedent, then become poor.
And if you are unable to act properly, then admit poverty
أولاor else فقدfor already خابfailed رجائيmy hope وخسرand suffered loss
أولا فقد خاب رجائي وخسر
والقولand words يبقىendure والخطوبand calamities تنشمرpass away
والقول يبقى والخطوب تنشمر
Otherwise, my hope has already failed and suffered loss.
My hopes have already failed and loss incurred
And words endure, while calamities pass away.
And words remain while difficulties accumulate
Sol 6.1