لاnot أَقولُI say العدىthe foes يَشوthey slander (word continues)
لا أَقولُ العدى يَشو
نَending completing “they slander” إِذاwhen قُلتُI said أَنتَشيI become intoxicated
نَ إِذا قُلتُ أَنتَشي
I do not say the foes spread slander
I do not say the enemy marches
I do not tell the enemies they shall seethe
when I say, “I am intoxicated.”
When I say you march
Whenever I profess to be revived
رُزءُloss of عَبدِAbd (“servant of”) الغَنِيِّal-Ghani (“the Self-Sufficient”) قَدindeed
رُزءُ عَبدِ الغَنِيِّ قَد
عَلَّمَtaught العَينَthe eye أَنto تَشيbetray secrets
عَلَّمَ العَينَ أَن تَشي
The loss of Abd al-Ghani has indeed
The mockery of Abd al-Ghani has
The tragedy of Abd al-Ghani has
taught the eye to betray secrets.
Taught the eye how to march
Taught the eye to divulge its hidden tears
كَيفَhow أَفديكَI ransom you وَالرَدىand death
كَيفَ أَفديكَ وَالرَدى
حُكمٌa decree لَيسَdoes not يَرتَشيaccept bribes
حُكمٌ لَيسَ يَرتَشي
How can I ransom you, when death
How can I ransom you when fate
How can I ransom you, when Death
is a decree that accepts no bribe?
Is a decree that cannot be marched against
Is a judgment that accepts no bribe?
قُصَّwas cut off مِنّيfrom me الجَناحُthe wing ياO
قُصَّ مِنّي الجَناحُ يا
وَلَديmy son صلهُrejoin it يَرتَشِit will grow feathers
وَلَدي صلهُ يَرتَشِ
My wing was cut off, O
Cut me some slack, O
My wing has been severed from me, O
my son; rejoin it, and it will grow feathers.
My son, patch it up so it can march
My son, mend it that it may fly again
Sol 6.1