فداؤكyour ransom نفسيmy soul منfrom الحادثاتcalamities
فداؤك نفسي من الحادثات
وريبand the treachery of الردىdeath وحلولand the coming of الحذرwhat is dreaded
وريب الردى وحلول الحذر
May my soul be your ransom against calamities,
You are my soul's ransom from misfortunes
death’s treachery, and the coming of dreaded harm.
And the evils of fate and the coming of caution
فعالكyour deeds تكبرare too great عنfor موعدa promise
فعالك تكبر عن موعد
ووعدكand your promise يسبقcomes before أنthat ينتظرit be awaited
ووعدك يسبق أن ينتظر
Your deeds rise above a mere promise,
Your actions exceed the appointed time
and your promise is fulfilled before it can be awaited.
And your promise comes before it can be awaited
وكفكand your palm تهميpours down علىupon المعتفينthose seeking bounty
وكفك تهمي على المعتفين
بفيضwith a flood عفاhas swelled وصفاand become clear منof كدرmurk
بفيض عفا وصفا من كدر
Your palm pours down upon those seeking your bounty
And your palm rains down upon the hopeful
a flood that swells, clear of murk.
With abundant pardon and pureness from bitterness
إذاwhen عاقكkeeps you back الشغلbusiness عنيfrom me ولمand do not
إذا عاقك الشغل عني ولم
أذكركremind you نفسيof myself خوفfor fear of الضجرannoyance
أذكرك نفسي خوف الضجر
When business keeps you from me, and I do not
If preoccupation keeps you from me and I
remind you of myself for fear of wearying you,
Do not remember you, fearing tedium
تسكعتI wander aimlessly فيin حيرةbewilderment إلاexcept (probably لا, ‘not’) أجوI pass (أجوز, continued)
تسكعت في حيرة إلا أجو
زمنهاfrom it (ز completes أجوز) إلىtoward عضدa supporting arm أوor وزرزa refuge (apparently وزر)
زمنها إلى عضد أو وزرز
I wander in bewilderment, [unable] to pass
I wander in confusion unless I find
from it to a supporting arm or refuge.
Its time leading to a helper or an intimate friend
رهنتI pawned ثيابيmy clothes وحالand intervened القضاfate (القضاء, continued)
رهنت ثيابي وحال القضا
ءcompletion of القضاء دونin the way of القضاءrepayment وصدand barred the way القدرdestiny
ء دون القضاء وصد القدر
I pawned my clothes, but fate stood
I pawned my clothes and the case of fate
in the way of repayment, and destiny barred the way.
Prevented fate and blocked destiny
وهذاand this الشتاءwinter عسوفis harsh عليtoward me
وهذا الشتاء عسوف علي
كماas قدmay تراهyou see it قبيحgrievous الأثرin its effects
كما قد تراه قبيح الأثر
And this winter is harsh toward me;
And this winter is harsh upon you
as you may see, its effects are grim.
As you can see, ugly in effect
يغاديcomes each morning بصرwith bitter cold منfrom العاصفاthe storm winds (العاصفات, continued)
يغادي بصر من العاصفا
تcompletion of العاصفات أوor دمقdriving snow مثلlike وخزthe pricking of الإبرneedles
ت أو دمق مثل وخز الإبر
Each morning it comes with bitter cold from storm winds,
It roams with windswept sights or a gaze like
or driving snow like the prick of needles.
The sting of needles
وسكانand the inhabitants of داركyour house ممنamong those whom أعوI support (أعول, continued)
وسكان دارك ممن أعو
لcompletion of أعول يلقينthey suffer منfrom بردهits cold كلevery شرharm
ل يلقين من برده كل شر
And the women in your house whom I
And your house's dwellers, whom I think highly of
support suffer every misery from its cold.
Meet every evil from its coldness
فهذيso this one تحنmoans وهذيand this one تئنgroans
فهذي تحن وهذي تئن
وأدمعand the tears of هاتيكthat woman تجريflow دررpearls
وأدمع هاتيك تجري درر
So this one moans, and this one groans,
This one sighs, and this one moans
and that one’s tears flow as pearls.
And the tears of that one flow as pearls
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle تململنthey toss restlessly تحتbeneath الظلامthe darkness
إذا ما تململن تحت الظلام
يعللنare consoled with hope منكfrom you بحسنwith kindly النظرregard
يعللن منك بحسن النظر
When they toss restlessly beneath the darkness,
When they toss and turn in the darkness
they are consoled with hope of your kindly regard,
They complain of you with a good view
ولاand they watched (ولاحظن, continued) حظنcompletion of ولاحظن ريعكyour bounty كالمحليlike drought-stricken people (المحلين, continued)
ولا حظن ريعك كالمحلي
نcompletion of المحلين شامواthey watched for البروقlightning flashes رجاءin hope of المطرrain
ن شاموا البروق رجاء المطر
and watch your bounty like drought-stricken folk
And they have no share of your meadows like the filled clouds
who scan the lightning in hope of rain.
Who tasted lightning hoping for rain
يؤملنthey hope for عودىmy return بماwith what ينتظرنthey await
يؤملن عودى بما ينتظرن
كماas يرتجىis longed for آئبone returning منfrom سفرa journey
كما يرتجى آئب من سفر
They hope I will return with what they await,
They hope for my return with what they await
as one returning from a journey is longed for.
As a loved one is hoped for from a journey
فأنعمso be gracious بانجازby fulfilling ماwhat قدalready وعدتyou promised
فأنعم بانجاز ما قد وعدت
فماfor there is none غيركother than you اليومtoday منwho ينتظرis awaited
فما غيرك اليوم من ينتظر
So graciously fulfill what you have promised;
So favor with fulfilling what you have promised
for today none but you is awaited.
For today there is none other waiting but me
وعشand live ليfor me وبعديand after me فأنتfor you are الحياlife (الحياة, continued)
وعش لي وبعدي فأنت الحيا
ةcompletion of الحياة والسمعand the hearing منof جسديmy body والبصرand the sight
ة والسمع من جسدي والبصر
Live for me, and outlive me, for you are life
And live for me and after me, for you are the life
and the hearing and sight of my body.
And hearing from my body and its sight
Sol 6.1