مَنْwho عَذيرِيmy defender منagainst سُوءِbadness حَظٍّfortune رَمَانِيstruck me
مَنْ عَذيرِي من سُوءِ حَظٍّ رَمَانِي
منwith خُطُوبٍcalamities أَوْهَتْsapped قُوَايَmy strength جِسَامِgrievous
من خُطُوبٍ أَوْهَتْ قُوَايَ جِسَامِ
Who will defend me against ill fortune that has struck me
with grievous calamities that have sapped my strength?
أَصْحَبُI befriend الماجِدَthe noble الكَريمthe generous منamong النَّاthe people (first part)
أَصْحَبُ الماجِدَ الكَريم من النَّا
سِpeople (word ending) فَيُثْنِيهِthen it turns him فيin ثِيَابِgarments اللِّئَامِthe base
سِ فَيُثْنِيهِ في ثِيَابِ اللِّئَامِ
I befriend the noble, generous man among the people,
yet it recasts him in the garb of the base.
وإذَاand whenever ماemphatic particle نَضَتْunsheathed يَمينيmy right hand حُسَاماًa sword
وإذَا ما نَضَتْ يَميني حُسَاماً
لِجِلاَدٍfor combat أَغَابَit buried فِيَّin me حُسَامِيmy sword
لِجِلاَدٍ أَغَابَ فِيَّ حُسَامِي
And whenever my right hand draws a sword
for combat, it buries my sword in me.
وإذَاand whenever ماemphatic particle أَطَرْتُI sent flying سَهْمَan arrow مُرَامَاarchery (first part)
وإذَا ما أَطَرْتُ سَهْمَ مُرَامَا
ةٍarchery (word ending) لِصَيدٍfor hunting ثَنَىit turned back عَليَّupon me سِهَاميmy arrows
ةٍ لِصَيدٍ ثَنَى عَليَّ سِهَامي
And whenever I send an arrow flying
to shoot game, it turns my arrows back upon me.
فَلَوso if انِّيthat I أَوليتُI bestowed نَاشِئةَnewly forming المُزْthe rain clouds (first part)
فَلَو انِّي أَوليتُ نَاشِئةَ المُزْ
نِrain clouds (word ending) إخَائِيmy brotherly friendship أَحَلْتI altered طَبْعَthe nature الغَمَامِthe clouds
نِ إخَائِي أَحَلْت طَبْعَ الغَمَامِ
So were I to grant the newly forming rain clouds
my brotherly friendship, I would alter the nature of the clouds.
أوor طَلَبْتُI sought الضِّيَاءَthe light لَمْnot تَطْلعrise الشَّمْthe sun (first part)
أو طَلَبْتُ الضِّيَاءَ لَمْ تَطْلع الشَّمْ
سُsun (word ending) ولَمْand not تَبْرحcease to be الوَرَىhumankind فيin ظَلاَمِdarkness
سُ ولَمْ تَبْرح الوَرَى في ظَلاَمِ
Or were I to seek light, the sun would not rise,
and humankind would remain in darkness.
أوor مَنحْتُI granted الحِمَامَDeath صَفْوَthe purity مَوَدَّاaffections (first part)
أو مَنحْتُ الحِمَامَ صَفْوَ مَوَدَّا
تيmy (ending of 'my affections') لَمَاthen not مَاتَdied وَاحِدٌa single one بالحِمَامِby Death
تي لَمَا مَاتَ وَاحِدٌ بالحِمَامِ
Or were I to grant Death the purity of my affections,
not a single person would die by Death.
Sol 6.1