لمdid not يظلمdo wrong الدهرُTime فيin أنthat حافit acted unjustly مجتهداًstriving hard
لم يظلم الدهرُ في أن حاف مجتهداً
عليكمagainst you آلَhouse of عيسىIsa حيْفَthe injustice of مُضطغِنِone nursing a grudge
عليكم آلَ عيسى حيْفَ مُضطغِنِ
Time did no wrong in zealously oppressing
You, house of Isa, with a grudge-bearer's injustice.
كنتمyou were شَجاهُthe bone in its throat فلمso did not يصمدaim لغيركُمُat anyone other than you
كنتم شَجاهُ فلم يصمد لغيركُمُ
ولمand did not يَمْلِswerve سهمُهُits arrow عنكمaway from you إلىtoward سَننِa course
ولم يَمْلِ سهمُهُ عنكم إلى سَننِ
You were the bone in its throat, so it aimed at none but you;
Nor did its arrow veer from you toward another course.
كمhow many منof فعالٍdeeds لكمof yours ضدٌّcontrary لسيرتهto its ways
كم من فعالٍ لكم ضدٌّ لسيرته
عنهbecause of it انطوىit inwardly brooded لكُمُagainst you طرّاًall علىover الإحنِgrudges
عنه انطوى لكُمُ طرّاً على الإحنِ
Many a deed of yours ran counter to its ways,
For which it nursed grudges against you all.
كمhow many منof كسيرa broken man لهby it أنهضتموهyou raised him وقدalthough already
كم من كسير له أنهضتموه وقد
أرداهit felled him فهوso he was لَقىًa castoff ذوwith أعظُمٍbones وُهُنِfeeble
أرداه فهو لَقىً ذو أعظُمٍ وُهُنِ
Many a man it broke you raised, although
It had felled him—a castoff with feeble bones.
وكمand how often فللتمyou blunted شَباthe sharp tips of الأظفارthe claws منهof it بماwith what
وكم فللتم شَبا الأظفار منه بما
ظاهرتُمُyou layered دونin front of كفيهits two hands منof الجُننshields
ظاهرتُمُ دون كفيه من الجُنن
And often you blunted the sharp tips of its claws with
The shields you layered before its two hands.
لهفيmy anguish لأَعظمهمfor the greatest of them حلماًin forbearance وأكرمهمand the noblest of them
لهفي لأَعظمهم حلماً وأكرمهم
خِيماًin character وأَعصمهمand the most protective of them منagainst حادثthe calamity of الزمنtime
خِيماً وأَعصمهم من حادث الزمن
Alas for the most forbearing of them, the noblest
In character, and the staunchest protector against time's calamities!
Sol 6.1