لئنif indeed أصبحتI have become محروماًdeprived
لئن أصبحت محروماً
نوالكyour bounty غيرnot مرزوقِهْgranted it
نوالك غير مرزوقِهْ
If indeed I have become deprived
If I have become deprived
of your bounty, not granted it,
Of your affection, unfulfilled
علىdespite أنيthat I صريحsincere الودaffection (first part)
على أني صريح الود
دcompletion of 'affection' قدماًlong since غيرnot ممذوقِهْwith it adulterated
د قدماً غير ممذوقِهْ
though my affection is sincere,
Yet I am sincere in love
long-standing and unadulterated—
My footsteps uncherished
لكمindeed, how many منof وامقa lover فيamong الناthe people (first part)
لكم من وامق في النا
سcompletion of 'people' لاdoes not يحظىwin favor بموموقهwith his beloved
س لا يحظى بموموقه
how many a lover among the people
How many ardent lovers are there
fails to win the one he loves!
Whose love is not reciprocated
ولستand I am not بأولthe first العشاthe lovers (first part)
ولست بأول العشا
قcompletion of 'lovers' لمdid not يسعدfind happiness بمعشوقهwith his beloved
ق لم يسعد بمعشوقه
And I am not the first of lovers
I'm not the first who's passionate heart
to find no happiness with his beloved.
Remains unhappy with the beloved
أرىI regard الضيمoppression ذلاًhumiliation علىdespite أننيthat I
أرى الضيم ذلاً على أنني
أرىI regard النصرhelp منfrom صاحبone given to المنflaunting one's favors رقّاslavery
أرى النصر من صاحب المن رقّا
I regard oppression as humiliation, yet I
I see injustice as humiliation
regard help from one who flaunts his favors as slavery.
Yet I see victory comes from the oppressed
فلاso do not تسألask for النصرhelp إلاexcept امرأًa man
فلا تسأل النصر إلا امرأً
تراهyou see him بنصركby helping you يقضيكpays you حقاa rightful due
تراه بنصرك يقضيك حقا
So ask for help only from a man
So seek not victory except from one
you see as paying you your due by helping you.
Who you see will grant you justice
لساءbad indeed is اتقاؤكyour self-protection إمّاif اتقَيْguarded yourself (partial verb)
لساء اتقاؤك إمّا اتقَيْ
تyou (verb ending) أنthat تستضامyou be wronged بأنby the fact that تسترقاyou be enslaved
ت أن تستضام بأن تسترقا
Poor indeed is your precaution, if you guard
The best piety is that you piety
against being wronged by being enslaved.
Not exploit others for personal gain
فكنso be للمظالمof injustices حمّالةone who bears much
فكن للمظالم حمّالة
وعشand live عيشlife حرa free man ملقَّىًmade to face adversity موقّىprotected
وعش عيش حر ملقَّىً موقّى
So be a bearer of injustices,
Endure injustices with forbearance
and live a free man's life, exposed yet protected.
And live a life of dignified freedom
Sol 6.1