وكمand many a قائلٍperson saying قدindeed قالَsaid ليto me فيكabout you مرةًonce
وكم قائلٍ قد قالَ لي فيك مرةً
أتصحبُdo you keep company with? ذاone possessing بخلٍmiserliness ولستَand you are not بذيone possessing بخلِmiserliness
أتصحبُ ذا بخلٍ ولستَ بذي بخلِ
And many a man has said to me of you, at one time or another:
And many a person once said to me about you:
“Do you keep a miser’s company, though no miser yourself?”
"Do you keep company with a miser, though you are no miser?"
فقلتso I replied أناI المفتاحُthe key والقُفْلُand the lock صاحبيmy companion
فقلت أنا المفتاحُ والقُفْلُ صاحبي
وهلand (question particle) يوجدُis found المفتاحthe key إلاexcept معwith القفلِthe lock
وهل يوجدُ المفتاح إلا مع القفلِ
So I replied: “I am the key, and the lock is my companion;
I replied, "I am the key, and the lock is my companion;
And is a key ever found except with a lock?”
and is the key ever found except with the lock?"
Sol 6.1