Sol 6.1

  1. نُبِّئتُ أَنَّ زياداً ظَلَّ يَشتُمَني

    والقَولُ يُكتَبُ عِندَ اللَهِ والعَمَلُ

    I was told that Ziyad kept insulting me;

    And speech is recorded with God, and deeds as well.

  2. وَقَد لَقِيتُ زياداً ثُمَّ قُلتُ لَهُ

    وَقبلَ ذَلِكَ ما خَبَّت بِهِ الرُسُلُ

    And I had met Ziyad and then said to him—

    Before that, no messengers had hurried with it—

  3. حَتّى ما تَسرقُني في كُلِّ مجمَعَةٍ

    عَرضي وَأَنتَ إِذا ما شِئتَ مُنتَقِلُ

    How long will you rob me, at every gathering,

    Of my honor, while you can change whenever you wish,

  4. وَمُكفِلُ اللَهَ بِالعُتبى وَمُعتَرِفٌ

    أَن قَد ظُلِمتُ وَمُستَعِفٍ وَمُعتَذِلُ

    Making God your guarantor for amends and acknowledging

    That I was wronged, seeking pardon and reproaching yourself?

  5. ثُمَّ اِنثَنيتَ وَنَفسي ما تواثِقُني

    وَالغَدرُ بِالمَوثِقِ النِسيانُ وَالعَجَلُ

    Then you turned back, while my soul gave me no assurance;

    And a solemn pledge is betrayed by forgetfulness and haste.

  6. كُلُّ امرىءٍ صائِرٌ يَوماً لِشِيمَتِهِ

    في كُلِّ مَنزِلَةٍ يُبلى بِها الرَجُلُ

    Every man returns one day to his own nature,

    In every circumstance in which a man is tried.

  7. وَلَو تَلَبَّثَ عَنها غَيرَ تارِكِها

    إِلّا إِلَيها قَريباً ثُمَّ يَنتَقِلُ

    Even if he lingers away from it, without forsaking it,

    Then, before long, he returns to it alone.

  8. إِذا أَرادَ لَها تَركاً تَقَعَّدَهُ

    كَما تَقَعَّدَ ساقَ الموثَقِ الطِوَلُ

    When he wishes to abandon it, it holds him back,

    As a long tether holds back a bound beast’s leg.