أغضبَنيangered me بالأمسyesterday ماwhat سُمتَنيyou subjected me to
أغضبَني بالأمس ما سُمتَني
فأرضنيso appease me منهُfor it ولاand do not تَغْضَبِbe angry
فأرضني منهُ ولا تَغْضَبِ
What you subjected me to yesterday angered me.
You angered me yesterday by what you called me
So make amends to me for it, and do not be angry.
So please me now and do not get angry
وكنand be إذاwhen استُعْتِبتَyou are asked to make amends منfor جَفوةٍa slight
وكن إذا استُعْتِبتَ من جَفوةٍ
ياO ابنson عليAli خيرَthe best مستعتَبِone asked to make amends
يا ابن علي خيرَ مستعتَبِ
And when asked to make amends for a slight, be,
And if you are excused for an aloofness
O son of Ali, the best at making amends.
O son of Ali, best of those excused
أظهرَrevealed ماwhat تُضمِرُyou harbor ليtoward me كلَّهُall of it
أظهرَ ما تُضمِرُ لي كلَّهُ
حَملُكَyour putting إيّايَme علىon الأجربِthe mangy horse
حَملُكَ إيّايَ على الأجربِ
All that you harbor toward me was revealed
Reveal to me everything you harbor
By your making me ride the mangy horse,
Your burdening me with the lame one
وأننيand that I عاتبتُI reproached فيماover what جرىbefell
وأنني عاتبتُ فيما جرى
عليَّupon me منfrom ذاكthat فلمyet not أُعتبِI was given redress
عليَّ من ذاك فلم أُعتبِ
And by my reproaching you for what befell
And I reproached you for what happened
Me through that, yet receiving no redress.
To me from that, but I did not reproach
بلrather قلتَyou said فيabout شِبْدازShibdaz ماwhat قُلتَهُyou said it
بل قلتَ في شِبْداز ما قُلتَهُ
واضِعَlowering قدريmy worth رافِعَexalting المركَبِthe mount
واضِعَ قدري رافِعَ المركَبِ
Rather, you said of Shibdaz what you said,
Rather you said in Shibdaz what you said
Lowering my worth while exalting the mount.
Degrading my worth, exalting the ship
وبينand between شِبْدازَShibdaz وبرْذَوْنِكُمْand your hack
وبين شِبْدازَ وبرْذَوْنِكُمْ
ليfor me مَركبٌa mount منِّيpart of me لمhas not يُنكَبِsuffered a mishap
لي مَركبٌ منِّي لم يُنكَبِ
And between Shibdaz and your hack,
And between Shibdaz and your Bardawan
I have a mount, part of me, that has suffered no mishap.
I have a ship from me that did not capsize
رِجلَيmy two feet أولَىmore fitting بيَfor me إنِّيindeed I امرؤٌa man
رِجلَي أولَى بيَ إنِّي امرؤٌ
إذاwhen عَدِمتُI lack الطِّرفthe noble steed لمdo not أركَبِI ride
إذا عَدِمتُ الطِّرف لم أركَبِ
My feet suit me better; indeed, I am a man
My legs are more worthy of me, I am a man
Who will not ride without a noble steed.
If I lack sustenance I do not ride
ماnot أناI بالراضيcontent ببعضwith part of الذيwhat
ما أنا بالراضي ببعض الذي
أصبحتyou have become ترضَىyou deem acceptable ليfor me فلاso do not تُكذبِdeny it
أصبحت ترضَى لي فلا تُكذبِ
I am not content with even part of what
I am not satisfied with some of what
You have come to deem fit for me, so do not deny it.
You have become satisfied with for me, so do not lie
Sol 6.1