لستI am not أبكيweeping علىover نوالbounty صديقa friend
لست أبكي على نوال صديق
راعنيhe alarmed me بعدafter برهhis kindness بالعقوقِwith ingratitude
راعني بعد بره بالعقوقِ
I do not weep over a friend's bounty,
I do not weep for the loss of a friend
Who shocked me with ingratitude after his kindness.
Who failed me with ingratitude
إنماonly أشتكيI lament فسادcorruption ودادٍaffection
إنما أشتكي فساد ودادٍ
حالchanged مجناهits harvested fruit منbecause of جفافdrying up العروقthe roots
حال مجناه من جفاف العروق
I lament only the corruption of affection,
Rather, I complain of the corruption of affection
Whose fruit has changed as its roots dried up.
Whose streams have run dry
أحمدI praise الخالقthe Creator الذيwho لوhad رعانيHe cared for me
أحمد الخالق الذي لو رعاني
لمnot يَكِلentrust حاجتيmy need إلىto مخلوقa creature
لم يَكِل حاجتي إلى مخلوق
I praise the Creator, who, had He cared for me,
I thank the Creator, who, had He sustained me
Would not have entrusted my need to a creature.
Would not have left me dependent on any creature
صرتI became كلّاًa burden علىon الصديقthe friend مُضاعاًneglected
صرت كلّاً على الصديق مُضاعاً
طالباًasking منهfrom him غيرnot ماemphatic particle مرزوقprovided for
طالباً منه غير ما مرزوق
I have become a burden on my friend, neglected,
I have become overly demanding of my friend
Asking of him, yet receiving nothing.
Seeking from him what he does not possess
تلكthose عنديin my view مصيبتانtwo calamities ويكفيand suffices
تلك عندي مصيبتان ويكفي
بعضpart إحداهماone of the two شجاًa choking obstruction فيin الحلوقthe throats
بعض إحداهما شجاً في الحلوق
These, to me, are two calamities; enough
These two troubles are enough for me
Is part of either—a choking lump in the throat.
One of them causes intense agony
ياO أباfather of سهلSahl الذيwho اعتدreckoned حقيmy right
يا أبا سهل الذي اعتد حقي
ظالماًunjustly منamong محقَّراتthings held insignificant الحقوقrights
ظالماً من محقَّرات الحقوق
O Abū Sahl, who reckoned my right,
O Abu Sahl, who has made my due a wrong
Unjustly, among rights held of little account.
Among the most disregarded rights
أناI باللهin God عائذseeking refuge منfrom عُنوقٍyoung she-goats
أنا بالله عائذ من عُنوقٍ
سُمتَنيyou required me أخذهنَّto take them منfrom بعدafter نوقshe-camels
سُمتَني أخذهنَّ من بعد نوق
I seek refuge in God from young she-goats
I seek refuge in God from estrangement
That you made me accept after she-camels.
You blamed me and took away my camels after having milked them
سمتنيyou imposed on me الخسفhumiliation والجفاءand coldness وغَرَّبْand set (verb begins)
سمتني الخسف والجفاء وغَرَّبْ
تyou (preceding verb's ending) بذاكwith that الجفاءcoldness بعدafter الشروقrising
ت بذاك الجفاء بعد الشروق
You imposed humiliation and coldness on me, and set
Estrangement and indifference befell me
With that coldness, after rising.
I was confounded by that indifference after daybreak
وتلونتand you changed colors ليtoward me وأخلفنيand it failed me نَوrain-star (word begins)
وتلونت لي وأخلفني نَو
ؤكyour (completes 'your rain-star') إلاexcept تملُّقاًflattery ببروقwith lightning flashes
ؤك إلا تملُّقاً ببروق
You changed colors toward me; your rain-star failed me,
You changed on me and broke your promise
Save for flattery with flashes of lightning.
Save with insincere lightning
إنindeed هذاthis لحادثsurely an event لمnot أخلهI imagined it
إن هذا لحادث لم أخله
فيamong طروقnighttime visitations الخطوبcalamities ذاتhaving الطروقnighttime visits
في طروق الخطوب ذات الطروق
Indeed, this is an event I never imagined
This misfortune I did not anticipate
Among the visitations of calamities that come by night.
In the well-trodden paths of familiar events
كمhow many عداتpromises نسختَهاyou annulled them بعداتwith promises
كم عدات نسختَها بعدات
حلَّsettled إنجازهاtheir fulfilment معbeside العيوقal-ʿAyyūq (Capella)
حلَّ إنجازها مع العيوق
How many promises you annulled with other promises,
How often you contravened and contravened
Whose fulfilment lay beside al-ʿAyyūq!
Until fulfilling them became difficult
لاdo not تصدِّقbelieve مقالةthe statement ابنson of خرخشاKharkhashā– (name begins)
لا تصدِّق مقالة ابن خرخشا
ذ–dh (name ending) فماfor no عائبdisparager لكمof you بصدوقtruthful (emphatic)
ذ فما عائب لكم بصدوق
Do not believe the words of Ibn Kharkhashādh,
Do not believe the account of Ibn Kharkhosh
For no one who disparages you is truthful.
For you have no flaws, you of honest scales
زعمclaimed الشيخthe old man أنthat مولدكyour birth الميthe auspicious (word begins)
زعم الشيخ أن مولدك المي
مونcompletion of 'auspicious' فيin الغدرtreachery غيرnot ماemphatic particle مسبوقpreceded
مون في الغدر غير ما مسبوق
The old man claimed that your auspicious birth
The Shaykh claimed that your birthplace
Was without precedent in treachery:
Was betrayal, something unheard of before
مولدa birth فيهin it كوكبa star لكof yours يُحذيbestows (verb continues)
مولد فيه كوكب لك يُحذي
كon you (preceding verb's suffix) ملالاًweariness لكلtoward every إلفclose companion علوقdeeply attached
ك ملالاً لكل إلف علوق
A birth in which a star of yours bestows
A planet was born for you that makes you
On you weariness of every devoted companion.
Abhor all thousand knotted intrigues
ولماand never ريعتِwere frightened القلوبhearts ولاnor ليwere tormented (verb begins)
ولما ريعتِ القلوب ولا لي
عتcompletion of 'were tormented' بشيءby anything كمبغضlike one who hates موموقbeloved
عت بشيء كمبغض موموق
And never have hearts been frightened or tormented
And when you captivated hearts, you bore
By anything like a beloved who hates.
No hatred, like one who is detested and distrusted
Sol 6.1