أَلَمHas it not يَأنِcome time أَنthat يَبكيweep الغَمامُthe clouds عَلىover مِثليone like me
أَلَم يَأنِ أَن يَبكي الغَمامُ عَلى مِثلي
وَيَطلُبَand seek ثَأريvengeance for me البَرقُthe lightning مُنصَلَتَunsheathed النَصلِin blade
وَيَطلُبَ ثَأري البَرقُ مُنصَلَتَ النَصلِ
Is it not time for the clouds to weep for one like me,
and lightning, its blade unsheathed, to seek vengeance for me?
وَهَلّاand why not أَقامَتhold أَنجُمُthe stars of اللَيلِnight مَأتَماًa mourning assembly
وَهَلّا أَقامَت أَنجُمُ اللَيلِ مَأتَماً
لِتَندُبَto lament فيin الآفاقِthe horizons ماضاعَwhat was lost مِنof نَثليmy armor
لِتَندُبَ في الآفاقِ ماضاعَ مِن نَثلي
Why have the stars of night not held a mourning assembly
to lament across the horizons what has been lost of my armor?
وَلوand if أَنصَفَتنيthey treated me justly وَهيَwhile they are أَشكالُthe peers of هِمَّتيmy aspiration
وَلو أَنصَفَتني وَهيَ أَشكالُ هِمَّتي
لَأَلقَتthey would cast down بِأَيديthe hands of الذُلِّabasement لَمّاwhen رَأَتthey saw ذُلّيmy abasement
لَأَلقَت بِأَيدي الذُلِّ لَمّا رَأَت ذُلّي
Had they treated me justly, being peers of my aspiration,
they would have cast down their hands in abasement on seeing mine.
وَلاnor افتَرَقَتwould part سَبعُthe seven of الثُرَيّاthe Pleiades وَغاضَهاand would dim them
وَلا افتَرَقَت سَبعُ الثُرَيّا وَغاضَها
بِمَطلَعِهاat their rising مافَرَّقَwhat was scattered الدَهرُTime مِنof شَمليmy fellowship
بِمَطلَعِها مافَرَّقَ الدَهرُ مِن شَملي
Nor would the Pleiades' seven have parted; they would have been dimmed
at their rising by the fellowship Time had scattered.
لَعَمرُBy the life of اللَياليthe nights إِنif يَكُنhas طالَgrown long نَزعُهاtheir bow-drawing
لَعَمرُ اللَيالي إِن يَكُن طالَ نَزعُها
لَقَدindeed قَرطَسَتthey hit the bullseye بِالنَبلِwith arrows فيin مَوضِعِthe seat of النَبلِnobility
لَقَد قَرطَسَت بِالنَبلِ في مَوضِعِ النَبلِ
By the life of the nights! Though long their bow was drawn,
their arrows surely struck the very seat of nobility.
تَحَلَّتthey adorned themselves بِآدابيwith my literary arts وَإِنَّyet indeed مَآرِبيmy aims
تَحَلَّت بِآدابي وَإِنَّ مَآرِبي
لَسانِحَةٌsurely coming into view فيwithin عَرضِthe compass of أُمنِيَةٍa wish عُطلِunadorned
لَسانِحَةٌ في عَرضِ أُمنِيَةٍ عُطلِ
They adorned themselves with my literary arts, yet my aims
come into view within the compass of an unadorned wish.
أُخَصُّI am singled out لِفَهميfor my understanding بِالقِلىfor hatred وَكَأَنَّماand as though
أُخَصُّ لِفَهمي بِالقِلى وَكَأَنَّما
يَبيتُspends the night لِذيagainst one with الفَهمِunderstanding الزَمانُTime عَلىupon ذَحلِa blood feud
يَبيتُ لِذي الفَهمِ الزَمانُ عَلى ذَحلِ
I am singled out for hatred for my understanding, as though
Time nursed a blood feud against those with understanding.
وَأَجفىand I am shunned عَلىfor نَظميmy stringing لِكُلِّof every قِلادَةٍnecklace
وَأَجفى عَلى نَظمي لِكُلِّ قِلادَةٍ
مُفَصَّلَةِstudded with gems السِمطَينِin its twin strands بِالمَنطِقِwith speech الفَصلِdecisive
مُفَصَّلَةِ السِمطَينِ بِالمَنطِقِ الفَصلِ
I am shunned for stringing every necklace,
its twin strands studded with gems of decisive speech.
وَلوand if أَنَّنيI أَسطيعُcould كَيin order to أُرضِيَplease العِداthe enemies
وَلو أَنَّني أَسطيعُ كَي أُرضِيَ العِدا
شَرَيتُI would buy بِبَعضِwith some الحُلمِforbearance حَظّاًa share مِنَof الجَهلِignorance
شَرَيتُ بِبَعضِ الحُلمِ حَظّاً مِنَ الجَهلِ
And if I could, to please my enemies,
I would buy a share of ignorance with some of my forbearance.
أَمَقتولَةَO you with languid الأَجفانِeyelids مالَكِwhat ails you والِهاًdistraught
أَمَقتولَةَ الأَجفانِ مالَكِ والِهاً
أَلَمHave not تُرِكِshown you الأَيّامُthe days نَجماًa star هَوىthat fell قَبليbefore me
أَلَم تُرِكِ الأَيّامُ نَجماً هَوى قَبلي
O languid-lidded woman, why are you distraught?
Have the days not shown you a star that fell before me?
أَقِلّيLessen بُكاءًweeping لَستِyou are not أَوَّلَthe first حُرَّةٍnoblewoman
أَقِلّي بُكاءً لَستِ أَوَّلَ حُرَّةٍ
طَوَتfolded بِالأَسىin grief كَشحاًher flank عَلىover مَضَضِthe anguish of الثَكلِbereavement
طَوَت بِالأَسى كَشحاً عَلى مَضَضِ الثَكلِ
Weep less; you are not the first noble woman
to fold her flank in grief over bereavement's sting.
وَفيand in أُمِّthe mother of موسىMoses عِبرَةٌa lesson أَنthat رَمَتshe cast بِهِhim
وَفي أُمِّ موسى عِبرَةٌ أَن رَمَت بِهِ
إِلىinto اليَمِّthe sea فيin التابوتِthe chest فَاِعتَبِريso take heed وَاِسليand be consoled
إِلى اليَمِّ في التابوتِ فَاِعتَبِري وَاِسلي
In Moses' mother is a lesson, when she cast him
into the sea in the chest; take heed and be consoled.
لَعَلَّPerhaps المَليكَthe Sovereign المُجمِلَgracious in الصُنعِdeeds قادِراًable
لَعَلَّ المَليكَ المُجمِلَ الصُنعِ قادِراً
لَهُfor it بَعدَafter يَأسٍdespair سَوفَwill يُجمِلُdeal graciously صُنعاًin deed ليfor me
لَهُ بَعدَ يَأسٍ سَوفَ يُجمِلُ صُنعاً لي
Perhaps the Sovereign, gracious in his deeds, with power
to do so, will deal graciously with me after despair.
وَلِلَّهِand to God belongs فيناconcerning us عِلمُknowledge of غَيبٍthe unseen وَحَسبُناand sufficient for us
وَلِلَّهِ فينا عِلمُ غَيبٍ وَحَسبُنا
بِهِin Him عِندَat جورِthe oppression of الدَهرِTime مِنas حَكَمٍa judge عَدلِjust
بِهِ عِندَ جورِ الدَهرِ مِن حَكَمٍ عَدلِ
God holds knowledge of the unseen concerning us; sufficient for us
is He, when Time oppresses, as a just judge.
هُمامٌa great-souled man عَريقٌdeep-rooted فيamong الكِرامِthe noble وَقَلَّماand seldom
هُمامٌ عَريقٌ في الكِرامِ وَقَلَّما
تَرىyou see الفَرعَthe branch إِلّاexcept مُستَمَدّاًdrawing sustenance مِنَfrom الأَصلِthe root
تَرى الفَرعَ إِلّا مُستَمَدّاً مِنَ الأَصلِ
A great-souled man, rooted among the noble—and rarely
do you see a branch not drawing sustenance from its root.
نَهوضٌever shouldering بِأَعباءِthe burdens of المُروءَةِhonor وَالتُقىand piety
نَهوضٌ بِأَعباءِ المُروءَةِ وَالتُقى
سَحوبٌtrailing لِأَذيالِthe hems of السِيادَةِlordship وَالفَضلِand excellence
سَحوبٌ لِأَذيالِ السِيادَةِ وَالفَضلِ
Ever shouldering the burdens of honor and piety,
trailing the hems of lordship and excellence.
إِذاwhen أَشكَلَbecomes obscure الخَطبُthe crisis المُلِمُّthat befalls فَإِنَّهُthen he
إِذا أَشكَلَ الخَطبُ المُلِمُّ فَإِنَّهُ
وَآراءَهُwith his counsels كَالخَطِّlike writing يوضَحُis clarified بِالشَكلِby vowel marks
وَآراءَهُ كَالخَطِّ يوضَحُ بِالشَكلِ
When the besetting crisis grows obscure, he
with his counsels is like script made clear by vowel marks.
وَذوand possessing تُدرَإٍforce لِلعَزمِof resolve تَحتَbeneath أَناتِهِhis deliberation
وَذو تُدرَإٍ لِلعَزمِ تَحتَ أَناتِهِ
كُمونُas the lurking of الرَدىdeath فيin فَترَةِthe languor of الأَعيُنِthe eyes النُجلِwide
كُمونُ الرَدى في فَترَةِ الأَعيُنِ النُجلِ
Beneath his deliberation lies the force of resolve,
as death lurks in the languor of wide eyes.
يَرِفُّglimmers عَلىover التَأميلِhope لَألاءُthe radiance of بِشرِهِhis cheer
يَرِفُّ عَلى التَأميلِ لَألاءُ بِشرِهِ
كَماas رَفَّglittered لَألاءُthe gleam of الحُسامِthe sharp sword عَلىupon الصَقلِpolishing
كَما رَفَّ لَألاءُ الحُسامِ عَلى الصَقلِ
The radiance of his cheer glimmers over hope,
as a sharp sword's radiance gleams upon polishing.
مَحاسِنُgraces مالِلحُسنِbeauty has no فيin البَدرِthe full moon عِلَّةٌcause
مَحاسِنُ مالِلحُسنِ في البَدرِ عِلَّةٌ
سِوىexcept أَنَّهاthat they باتَتspend the night تُمِلُّdictating فَيَستَمليand it takes dictation
سِوى أَنَّها باتَت تُمِلُّ فَيَستَملي
Such graces! The full moon's beauty has no cause
save that they dictate through the night, and it takes dictation.
تُغِصُّthey choke ثَنائيmy praise مِثلَماjust as غَصَّwas choked جاهِداًstraining
تُغِصُّ ثَنائي مِثلَما غَصَّ جاهِداً
سِوارُthe bracelet of الفَتاةِthe maiden الرادِtender بِالمِعصَمِby the wrist الخَدلِplump
سِوارُ الفَتاةِ الرادِ بِالمِعصَمِ الخَدلِ
They choke my praise, just as, straining, is choked
the tender maiden's bracelet by her plump wrist.
وَتَغنىand have no need عَنِof المَدحِpraise اكتِفاءًbeing content بِسَروِهاwith their nobility
وَتَغنى عَنِ المَدحِ اكتِفاءً بِسَروِها
غِنىlike the independence of المُقلَةِthe eye الكَحلاءِnaturally kohl-dark عَنof زينَةِthe adornment of الكُحلِkohl
غِنى المُقلَةِ الكَحلاءِ عَن زينَةِ الكُحلِ
Their nobility suffices them without praise,
as a naturally dark eye needs no adornment of kohl.
أَباAbu الحَزمِal-Hazm إِنّيindeed I فيin عِتابِكَreproaching you مائِلٌlean
أَبا الحَزمِ إِنّي في عِتابِكَ مائِلٌ
عَلىupon جانِبٍa refuge تَأويtakes shelter إِلَيهِin it العُلاgreatness سَهلِapproachable
عَلى جانِبٍ تَأوي إِلَيهِ العُلا سَهلِ
Abu al-Hazm, in reproaching you I lean
upon a welcoming refuge where greatness finds shelter.
حَمائِمُdoves of شَكوىcomplaint صَبَّحَتكَgreeted you at dawn هَوادِلاًcooing
حَمائِمُ شَكوى صَبَّحَتكَ هَوادِلاً
تُناديكَcalling you مِنfrom أَفنانِthe boughs of آدابِيَmy literary arts الهُدلِdrooping
تُناديكَ مِن أَفنانِ آدابِيَ الهُدلِ
Doves of complaint have greeted you at dawn, cooing,
calling to you from my literary arts' drooping boughs.
جَوادٌa noble steed إِذاwhen استَنَّrace الجِيادُthe steeds إِلىtoward مَدىًa goal
جَوادٌ إِذا استَنَّ الجِيادُ إِلى مَدىً
تَمَطَّرَgallops like rain فَاستَولىand seizes عَلىupon أَمَدِthe goal of الخَصلِvictory
تَمَطَّرَ فَاستَولى عَلى أَمَدِ الخَصلِ
A noble steed that, when steeds race toward a goal,
gallops like rain and seizes the prize-winning finish,
ثَوىremained صافِناًpoised on three legs فيin مَربِطِthe tethering-place of الهونِhumiliation يَشتَكيcomplaining
ثَوى صافِناً في مَربِطِ الهونِ يَشتَكي
بِتَصهالِهِthrough its neighing مانالَهُwhat befell it مِنfrom أَذىthe harm of الشَكلِfetters
بِتَصهالِهِ مانالَهُ مِن أَذى الشَكلِ
stands, one hoof raised, in humiliation's stall, complaining
through its neighing of the hurt its fetters have inflicted.
أَفيIs it in العَدلِjustice أَنthat وافَتكَreached you تَترىin succession رَسائِليmy letters
أَفي العَدلِ أَن وافَتكَ تَترى رَسائِلي
فَلَمyet not تَترُكَنdid you cease وَضعاًplacing لَهاthem فيin يَديthe hands of عَدلِʿAdl (ruin)
فَلَم تَترُكَن وَضعاً لَها في يَدي عَدلِ
Is it just that my letters reached you one after another,
yet you kept consigning them to ʿAdl's hands—to ruin?
أُعِدُّكَI reserve you لِلجُلّىfor the gravest crisis وَآمُلُand hope أَنthat أُرىI be seen
أُعِدُّكَ لِلجُلّى وَآمُلُ أَن أُرى
بِنُعماكَwith your favor مَوسوماًmarked وَماand not أَناI بِالغُفلِunmarked
بِنُعماكَ مَوسوماً وَما أَنا بِالغُفلِ
I reserve you for the gravest crisis and hope to be seen
marked by your favors, for I am not without distinction.
وَمازالَand never ceases وَعدُthe promise of النَفسِmy soul ليto me مِنكَfrom you بِالمُنىof wishes
وَمازالَ وَعدُ النَفسِ لي مِنكَ بِالمُنى
كَأَنّيas though I بِهِthrough it قَدalready شِمتُglimpsed بارِقَةَa lightning flash of المَحلِdrought
كَأَنّي بِهِ قَد شِمتُ بارِقَةَ المَحلِ
My soul has kept promising me hopes from you,
as though in its promise I had glimpsed rainless lightning.
أَأَنIs it because زَعَمَclaimed الواشونَthe slanderers مالَيسَwhat is not مَزعَماًa credible claim
أَأَن زَعَمَ الواشونَ مالَيسَ مَزعَماً
تُعَذِّرُyou are remiss فيin نَصريhelping me وَتُعذِرُand exert yourself فيin خَذليforsaking me
تُعَذِّرُ في نَصري وَتُعذِرُ في خَذلي
Is it because the slanderers claimed what deserves no credence
that you stint in helping me and spare no effort in forsaking me?
وَأَصدىand I thirst إِلىfor إِسعافِكَyour aid السائِغِpalatable الجَنىin fruit
وَأَصدى إِلى إِسعافِكَ السائِغِ الجَنى
وَأَضحىand I suffer the sun إِلىseeking إِنصافِكَyour justice السابِغِample الظِلِّin shade
وَأَضحى إِلى إِنصافِكَ السابِغِ الظِلِّ
I thirst for your aid, so sweet in its fruit,
and suffer the sun, longing for your justice's ample shade.
وَلوand even if أَنَّنيI وَقَعتُcommitted عَمداًdeliberately خَطيئَةًa sin
وَلو أَنَّني وَقَعتُ عَمداً خَطيئَةً
لَماit would not كانَbe بِدعاًa novelty مِنamong سَجاياكَyour qualities أَنthat تُمليyou grant respite
لَما كانَ بِدعاً مِن سَجاياكَ أَن تُملي
Even had I deliberately committed a sin,
it would be nothing new in your character to grant respite.
فَلَمfor not أَستَتِرdid I hide حَربَduring the war of الفِجارِal-Fijar وَلَمnor أُطِعdid I obey
فَلَم أَستَتِر حَربَ الفِجارِ وَلَم أُطِع
مُسَيلَمَةًMusaylima إِذwhen قالَhe said إِنّيindeed I مِنَam among الرُسلِthe messengers
مُسَيلَمَةً إِذ قالَ إِنّي مِنَ الرُسلِ
For I did not hide during the War of al-Fijar, nor obey
Musaylima when he said, 'I am one of the messengers.'
وَمِثلِيَand one like me قَدmay تَهفوcarry astray بِهِwith him نَشوَةُthe intoxication of الصِباyouth
وَمِثلِيَ قَد تَهفو بِهِ نَشوَةُ الصِبا
وَمِثلُكَand one like you قَدmay يَعفوpardon وَمالَكَand you have no مِنany مِثلِequal
وَمِثلُكَ قَد يَعفو وَمالَكَ مِن مِثلِ
One like me may be swept astray by youth's intoxication;
one like you may pardon—and you have no equal.
وَإِنّيand indeed I لَتَنهانيsurely forbids me نُهايَmy understanding عَنِfrom الَّتيthat which
وَإِنّي لَتَنهاني نُهايَ عَنِ الَّتي
أَشادَproclaimed بِهاabout it الواشيthe slanderer وَيَعقِلُنيand restrains me عَقليmy reason
أَشادَ بِها الواشي وَيَعقِلُني عَقلي
My understanding surely forbids me that which
the slanderer proclaimed; my reason reins me in.
أَأَنكُثُWould I unravel فيكَof you المَدحَthe praise مِنfrom بَعدِafter قُوَّةٍstrength
أَأَنكُثُ فيكَ المَدحَ مِن بَعدِ قُوَّةٍ
وَلاand not أَقتَديfollow إِلّاexcept بِناقِضَةِthe woman undoing الغَزلِthe spun thread
وَلا أَقتَدي إِلّا بِناقِضَةِ الغَزلِ
Would I unravel my praise of you after making it strong,
and follow none but the woman who undoes her spinning?
ذَمَمتُI would condemn إِذاًthen عَهدَthe covenant of الحَياةِlife وَلَمand not يَزَلhas ceased
ذَمَمتُ إِذاً عَهدَ الحَياةِ وَلَم يَزَل
مُمِرّاًembittering عَلىthrough الأَيّامِthe days طَعمُهُماthe taste of both المَحلِdrought
مُمِرّاً عَلى الأَيّامِ طَعمُهُما المَحلِ
Then I would condemn life's covenant, while
drought has always embittered the taste of both through the days.
وَماand not كُنتُwas I بِالمُهديone offering إِلىto السَودَدِnobility الخَناobscenity
وَما كُنتُ بِالمُهدي إِلى السَودَدِ الخَنا
وَلاnor بِالمُسيءِone speaking ill القَولِwords فيof الحَسَنِone good in الفِعلِdeeds
وَلا بِالمُسيءِ القَولِ في الحَسَنِ الفِعلِ
I was never one to offer obscenity to nobility,
nor speak ill of one whose deeds are good.
وَمالِيَand why should I لاnot أُثنيpraise بِآلاءِthe favors of مُنعِمٍa benefactor
وَمالِيَ لا أُثني بِآلاءِ مُنعِمٍ
إِذاwhen الرَوضُthe garden أَثنىpraises بِالنَسيمِwith its fragrance عَلىupon الطَلِّthe dew
إِذا الرَوضُ أَثنى بِالنَسيمِ عَلى الطَلِّ
Why should I not praise a benefactor's favors,
when the garden praises the dew with its fragrance?
هِيَit is النَعلُthe sandal زَلَّتthat slipped بيwith me فَهَلso will أَنتَyou مُكذِبٌgive the lie
هِيَ النَعلُ زَلَّت بي فَهَل أَنتَ مُكذِبٌ
لِقيلِto the saying of الأَعاديthe enemies إِنَّهاthat it is زَلَّةُthe slip of الحِسلِthe young lizard
لِقيلِ الأَعادي إِنَّها زَلَّةُ الحِسلِ
It was the sandal that slipped beneath me; will you give the lie
to my foes' saying, 'It is the young lizard's fatal slip'?
وَهَلand would لَكَfor you فيin أَنthat تَشفَعَaccept as intercessor الطَولَbounty شافِعاًinterceding
وَهَل لَكَ في أَن تَشفَعَ الطَولَ شافِعاً
فَتُنجِحَso grant its plea مَيمونَO fortunate النَقيبَةِin disposition أَوor تُتليadd another favor
فَتُنجِحَ مَيمونَ النَقيبَةِ أَو تُتلي
Will you let your bounty act as intercessor,
and grant its plea, fortunate in disposition, or add another favor?
أَجِرGrant refuge أَعدِgive redress آمِنgrant safety أَحسِنِdo good اِبدَأbegin عُدِrenew اِكفِsuffice حُطprotect
أَجِر أَعدِ آمِن أَحسِنِ اِبدَأ عُدِ اِكفِ حُط
تحَفّshow solicitude اِبسِطِextend generosity اِستَألِفwin affection صُنِpreserve اِحمِdefend اِصطَنِعtake under your patronage أَعلِexalt
تحَفّ اِبسِطِ اِستَألِف صُنِ اِحمِ اِصطَنِع أَعلِ
Grant refuge, give redress, grant safety, do good; begin, renew, suffice, protect;
show solicitude, extend generosity, win affection, preserve, defend, patronize, exalt.
مُنىًwishes لَوif تَسَنّىwere possible عَقدُهاtheir knotting بِيَدِby the hand of الرِضاfavor
مُنىً لَو تَسَنّى عَقدُها بِيَدِ الرِضا
تَيَسَّرَwould become easy مِنهاamong them كُلُّevery مُستَصعَبِthing difficult الحَلِّto untie
تَيَسَّرَ مِنها كُلُّ مُستَصعَبِ الحَلِّ
Wishes—if their knotting were possible by the hand of favor,
everything among them hard to untie would become easy.
أَلاBehold إِنَّindeed ظَنّيmy expectation بَينَbetween فِعلَيكَyour two deeds واقِفٌstands
أَلا إِنَّ ظَنّي بَينَ فِعلَيكَ واقِفٌ
وُقوفَas the standing of الهَوىlove بَينَbetween القَطيعَةِestrangement وَالوَصلِand union
وُقوفَ الهَوى بَينَ القَطيعَةِ وَالوَصلِ
Indeed my expectation stands between your two deeds,
as love stands between estrangement and union.
فَإِنso if تُمنَare granted ليto me مِنكَby you الأَمانيthe wishes فَشيمَةٌthen it is a trait
فَإِن تُمنَ لي مِنكَ الأَماني فَشيمَةٌ
لِذاكَof those الفَعالِdeeds القَصدِupright وَالخُلُقِand nature الرَسلِgentle
لِذاكَ الفَعالِ القَصدِ وَالخُلُقِ الرَسلِ
If my wishes are granted me by you, that is a trait
of those upright deeds and that gentle nature.
وَإِلّاand if not جَنَيتُI will gather الأُنسَcompanionship مِنfrom وَحشَةِthe loneliness of النَوىseparation
وَإِلّا جَنَيتُ الأُنسَ مِن وَحشَةِ النَوى
وَهَولِand the terror of السُرىnight travel بَينَbetween المَطِيَّةِthe riding-beast وَالرَحلِand the saddle
وَهَولِ السُرى بَينَ المَطِيَّةِ وَالرَحلِ
If not, I will gather companionship from separation's loneliness,
and the terror of night travel, between mount and saddle.
سَيُعنىwill attend بِماto what ضَيَّعتَyou neglected مِنِّيَof me حافِظٌa guardian
سَيُعنى بِما ضَيَّعتَ مِنِّيَ حافِظٌ
وَيُلفىand will be found لِماfor what أَرخَصتَyou cheapened مِنof خَطَريmy worth مُغليone who prizes highly
وَيُلفى لِما أَرخَصتَ مِن خَطَري مُغلي
A guardian will care for what of me you neglected,
and one will be found to prize the worth you cheapened.
وَأَينَand where is جَوابٌan answer عَنكَon your behalf تَرضىwill approve بِهِof it العُلاgreatness
وَأَينَ جَوابٌ عَنكَ تَرضى بِهِ العُلا
إِذاwhen سَأَلَتنيquestion me بَعدُlater أَلسِنَةُthe tongues of الحَفلِthe assembly
إِذا سَأَلَتني بَعدُ أَلسِنَةُ الحَفلِ
But where is an answer on your behalf that greatness will accept,
when the assembly's tongues later question me?
Sol 6.1