أَبلِغconvey أَباAbu (father of) الجارودِal-Jarud عَنّيfrom me رِسالَةًa message
أَبلِغ أَبا الجارودِ عَنّي رِسالَةً
يَروحُgoes in the evening بِهاwith it الماشيthe walker لِقاءَكَto meet you أَوor يَغدوgoes in the morning
يَروحُ بِها الماشي لِقاءَكَ أَو يَغدو
Convey a message from me to Abu al-Jarud,
which a walker bears to meet you, at evening or in the morning.
فَيُخبِرُناso he tells us ماwhat بالُthe matter with صَرمِكَyour severing of ties بَعدَafter ماthat
فَيُخبِرُنا ما بالُ صَرمِكَ بَعدَ ما
رَضيتَyou were content وَماand not غَيَّرتَyou changed مِنof خُلُقٍcharacter بَعدُsince then
رَضيتَ وَما غَيَّرتَ مِن خُلُقٍ بَعدُ
Let him tell us why you have severed ties, after
you were content and have changed no trait since.
أَإِنis it because نِلتَyou attained خَيراًgood fortune سَرَّنيit pleased me أَنthat تَنالَهُyou attain it
أَإِن نِلتَ خَيراً سَرَّني أَن تَنالَهُ
تَنَكَّرتَyou grew hostile حَتّىuntil قُلتُI said ذوone possessing لِبدَةٍa mane وَردُtawny
تَنَكَّرتَ حَتّى قُلتُ ذو لِبدَةٍ وَردُ
Is it because you gained good fortune I was glad for you to gain
that you grew so hostile I said, 'A tawny lion with a mane'?
فَعَيناكَfor your two eyes عَيناهُhis two eyes وَصَوتُكَand your voice صَوتُهُhis voice
فَعَيناكَ عَيناهُ وَصَوتُكَ صَوتُهُ
تَمَثَّلتَهُyou embodied him ليto me غَيرَexcept أَنَكَthat you لاnot تَعدوyou charge
تَمَثَّلتَهُ لي غَيرَ أَنَكَ لا تَعدو
For your eyes are his eyes, and your voice his voice;
you have taken his form before me, except that you do not charge.
فَإِنso if كُنتَyou were قَدalready أَزمَعتَyou resolved بِالصَرمِon severing ties بَينَناbetween us
فَإِن كُنتَ قَد أَزمَعتَ بِالصَرمِ بَينَنا
فَقَدthen already جَعَلَتhave begun أَشراطُsigns أَوَّلِهits beginning تَبدوto appear
فَقَد جَعَلَت أَشراطُ أَوَّلِه تَبدو
So if you have resolved to sever the ties between us,
the first signs of it have already begun to show.
وَكُنتُand I would إِذاwhenever ماemphatic particle صاحِبٌa friend رَثَّgrew threadbare وَصلُهُhis bond
وَكُنتُ إِذا ما صاحِبٌ رَثَّ وَصلُهُ
وَأَعرَضَand he turned away عَنّيfrom me قُلتُI said بِالمَطَرِfor the rain الفَقدُthe loss
وَأَعرَضَ عَنّي قُلتُ بِالمَطَرِ الفَقدُ
And whenever a friend's bond grew threadbare
and he turned away from me, I would say, 'It is rain whose loss is felt.'
Sol 6.1