ياAh! رُبَّmany a لهفانَanguished; regretful علىover صنيعَهْa favor; a kindness
يا رُبَّ لهفانَ على صنيعَهْ
قصَّرhe neglected فيهاin it بيدwith a hand مُضيعَهْwasteful
قصَّر فيها بيد مُضيعَهْ
Ah, many a man regrets a favor
O Lord, yearning for His creation
Which he neglected with a wasteful hand,
He fell short in it with neglectful hands
وقدand already أتتit came سامعةًlistening; heedful مطيعهobedient
وقد أتت سامعةً مطيعه
ثمthen ابتغاهاhe sought it صعبةdifficult منيعهunassailable
ثم ابتغاها صعبة منيعه
Though it had come listening and obedient;
And she came obedient, listening
Then he sought it, difficult and unassailable.
Then he sought her, difficult and aloof
فلمso did not يجدهاfind it المشتريthe buyer مبيعهfor sale
فلم يجدها المشتري مبيعه
وعظمتand grew great فيin فوتهاmissing it الوضيعهthe loss
وعظمت في فوتها الوضيعه
So the buyer did not find it for sale,
So the buyer did not find her for sale
And great was the loss in missing it.
And in losing her the ignominy was great
حتىuntil إذاwhen أعيتit proved too difficult علىfor الذريعهthe means of approach
حتى إذا أعيت على الذريعه
عضَّhe bit البنانthe fingertips عضةa bite وجيعهpainful
عضَّ البنان عضة وجيعه
Until, when it defied the means of approach,
Until, exhausted by scheming
He bit his fingertips with a painful bite,
He bit his fingers in painful grief
منfrom حرburning heat ماwhat لاقىhe suffered منof الفجيعهthe calamity
من حر ما لاقى من الفجيعه
ياO ابنson of فراسFiras إنهاindeed, it is وديعهa trust
يا ابن فراس إنها وديعه
From the burning anguish of the calamity he had suffered.
From the heat of what terrible loss he faced
O Ibn Firas, it is a trust;
O Ibn Faras, she is gentle
أودعتنيهاyou entrusted it to me فدعso abandon الخديعهdeceit
أودعتنيها فدع الخديعه
ثمthen السلامfarewell; peace وهيand it is القطيعهthe severance of ties
ثم السلام وهي القطيعه
You entrusted it to me, so abandon deceit.
Entrusted to me, so leave off deceit
Then farewell—and this is the severing of ties.
Then farewell, it is separation
لاnot زلتyou cease to be ذاpossessed of أحدوثةa tale شنيعهdisgraceful
لا زلت ذا أحدوثة شنيعه
مقذوفةflung; cast فيinto أذنan ear سميعهkeenly listening
مقذوفة في أذن سميعه
May you always be the subject of a disgraceful tale,
Still I have shameful youth
Flung into a keenly listening ear,
Thrown into attentive ears
تدعوit summons إليكupon you نقمةًvengeance سريعهswift
تدعو إليك نقمةً سريعه
Calling swift vengeance upon you.
Calling on you swift vengeance
Sol 6.1