وإِخوانٍand brothers بَذَلْتُI gave لهمto them وِداديmy affection
وإِخوانٍ بَذَلْتُ لهم وِدادي
وحُطتُand I guarded مكانهمtheir standing عنديwith me وصُنتُand I safeguarded
وحُطتُ مكانهم عندي وصُنتُ
And brothers to whom I gave my affection,
And whose standing with me I guarded and preserved—
فكمfor how many منof ليلa night مَهْلكةٍdeadly peril وبؤسٍand misery
فكم من ليل مَهْلكةٍ وبؤسٍ
وحَدٍّand a sharp edge مَنِيَّةٍdeath فيهمfor their sake ركبتُI braved
وحَدٍّ مَنِيَّةٍ فيهم ركبتُ
For how many a night of deadly peril and misery,
And death's sharp edge, I braved for their sake!
وكمand how many منof بحرِa sea مَعْطَبَةٍruin وموتٍand death
وكم من بحرِ مَعْطَبَةٍ وموتٍ
سبَحتI swam مُخاطراًtaking risks فيهمfor their sake وخُضتُand I waded through
سبَحت مُخاطراً فيهم وخُضتُ
And how many a sea of ruin and death
I swam and waded through, risking my life for their sake!
أَضاعونيthey abandoned me وماand not ذنبيmy offense إِليهمْagainst them
أَضاعوني وما ذنبي إِليهمْ
سوىexcept رُخْصيmy being held cheap لماsince أَنّيthat I رَخُصْتُI became cheap
سوى رُخْصي لما أَنّي رَخُصْتُ
They abandoned me, and my only offense against them
Was my being held cheap, since I had grown cheap.
Sol 6.1