ياO ذاyou الذيwho قدalready حالturned away عنfrom عهديmy covenant
يا ذا الذي قد حال عن عهدي
وحلَّand undid ماwhat أكَّدتُI made firm منof عَقْدِa bond
وحلَّ ما أكَّدتُ من عَقْدِ
O you who have forsaken your pact with me,
O you who have turned away from my covenant,
and undone the bond I made firm,
And dissolved what bonds I made firm,
أَفِضْتَyou poured forth فيْضَan outpouring البحرthe sea حتىuntil إذاwhen
أَفِضْتَ فيْضَ البحر حتى إذا
بَلَغْتَنيyou reached me أظمأتنيyou made me thirsty وحديme alone
بَلَغْتَني أظمأتني وحدي
you poured forth like the sea, until, when
You poured out the sea's abundance until when
you reached me, you left only me thirsty.
You reached me, you left me thirsty and alone,
ياAh ليتif only شِعريmy knowledge أتنكَّرتَhave you turned hostile? ليtoward me
يا ليت شِعري أتنكَّرتَ لي
فأرْفَعُso I submit الكتْبَthe letters وأستعديand seek redress
فأرْفَعُ الكتْبَ وأستعدي
Ah, if only I knew: have you turned against me,
Would that I knew, did you disown me
so I should submit letters and seek redress?
That I may submit petitions and entreat?
أمor صُنْتنيyou protected me عنfrom سَقْيbeing served drink دَسْتيجَةٍa wine flask
أم صُنْتني عن سَقْي دَسْتيجَةٍ
أمor لمnot يساعدنيhelp me بهاwith it جَدِّيmy luck
أم لم يساعدني بها جَدِّي
Or did you shield me from being served a flask of wine,
Or did you shield me from a draft of water,
or did my luck not favor me with one?
Or did my own luck not aid me?
أمor صنتَyou safeguarded مقدارَكyour dignity عنfrom أنthat تُرَىyou be seen
أم صنتَ مقدارَك عن أن تُرَى
تُهْديyou give حقيراًsomething paltry فيamong الذيwhat تُهْديyou give
تُهْدي حقيراً في الذي تُهْدي
Or did you safeguard your dignity, lest you be seen
Or did you hide your providence from being seen
giving something paltry among your gifts?
Bestowing on a wretch what you bestow?
إنif كانis هذاthis فاحبُنيthen grant me بَدْرَةًa bag of coins
إن كان هذا فاحبُني بَدْرَةً
أوْor لاnot فعجِّلthen hasten مُحْسناًkindly ردّيmy dismissal
أوْ لا فعجِّل مُحْسناً ردّي
If that is so, then grant me a bag of coins,
If this be so, then love me for an instant,
or else, kindly hasten my dismissal.
Or if not, then hasten a benefactor to refuse me.
إنif لمnot أكنI am أهلاًworthy لدستيجةٍof a wine flask
إن لم أكن أهلاً لدستيجةٍ
تَصْغُرis too small عنfor شكريmy thanks وعنand for حمديmy praise
تَصْغُر عن شكري وعن حمدي
If I am not worthy of a flask of wine
If I am not worthy of a draft,
too small beside my thanks and praise,
Too small for my thanks or praise,
ياO حسرتاmy sorrow! أصبحتُI have become منbecause of خِسَّتيmy lowliness
يا حسرتا أصبحتُ من خِسَّتي
يغرقُdrowns فيin دَسْتِيجَةٍa wine flask وُدِّيmy affection
يغرقُ في دَسْتِيجَةٍ وُدِّي
alas! So low have I become
Oh what sorrow that I am so despised
that my affection drowns in a flask of wine.
As to drown in the affection of my friend!
خَسَسْتُمُyou lowered القِيمَةَthe price ياO سادتيmy masters
خَسَسْتُمُ القِيمَةَ يا سادتي
كأنَّماas though قَوَّمْتُمُyou appraised عبْديmy slave
كأنَّما قَوَّمْتُمُ عبْدي
You have lowered the price, my masters,
You made my worth cheap, O lords,
as though you had appraised my slave.
As though you appraised your slave,
إنif كانis قدريmy worth هكذاthus عندكُمْin your estimation
إن كان قدري هكذا عندكُمْ
فليسthen is not قَدْريmy worth هكذاthus عنديin my estimation
فليس قَدْري هكذا عندي
If this is my worth in your eyes,
If this be my lot with you,
then that is not my worth in mine.
Then my lot is not so with me!
Sol 6.1