لَمّاwhen سَأَلتُكَI asked you شَيئاًsomething
لَمّا سَأَلتُكَ شَيئاً
أَبدَلَتshe exchanged رشداًsound judgment بِغَيِّfor folly
أَبدَلَت رشداً بِغَيِّ
When I asked you for something,
When I asked you for a thing,
she exchanged sound judgment for folly.
You swapped right guidance for error's way,
مِمَّنfrom whom تَعَلَّمتُI learned هَذاthis
مِمَّن تَعَلَّمتُ هَذا
أَنthat لاnot تَجودَyou give generously بِشَيِّwith anything
أَن لا تَجودَ بِشَيِّ
From whom did I learn this—
From whom did you learn such a habit,
that you give nothing?
To never give a thing away?
أَماdid … not? مَرَرتَyou passed بِعَبدٍby a slave
أَما مَرَرتَ بِعَبدٍ
لَعِبدِbelonging to a slave حاتِمٍHatim طَيِّTayy
لَعِبدِ حاتِمٍ طَيِّ
Have you not passed by a slave
Did you not pass by a servant,
of a slave of Hatim of Tayy?
Belonging to Hatim of Tayy?
Sol 6.1