حَتّىuntil مَتىwhen لَيتَwould that شِعريmy knowledge ياO اِبنَson of يَقطينِYaqtin
حَتّى مَتى لَيتَ شِعري يا اِبنَ يَقطينِ
أُثنيI praise عَلَيكَupon you بِماfor what لاnot مِنكَfrom you تولينيyou bestow on me
أُثني عَلَيكَ بِما لا مِنكَ توليني
How long—if only I knew, O son of Yaqtin—
How long, I wonder, O son of Yaqtin,
must I praise you for what you do not bestow upon me?
shall I praise you for what you do not bestow on me?
إِنَّindeed السَلامَthe greeting وَإِنَّand indeed البِشرَthe cheerfulness مِنfrom رَجُلٍa man
إِنَّ السَلامَ وَإِنَّ البِشرَ مِن رَجُلٍ
فيin مِثلِthe like of ماwhat أَنتَyou فيهِin it لَيسَis not يَكفينيsuffices for me
في مِثلِ ما أَنتَ فيهِ لَيسَ يَكفيني
Indeed, a greeting and a cheerful face from a man
Indeed, a greeting and a cheerful face from a man
in a position such as yours are not enough for me.
in a position like yours are not enough for me.
هَذاthis زَمانٌan age أَلَحَّpersisted الناسُthe people فيهِin it عَلىon
هَذا زَمانٌ أَلَحَّ الناسُ فيهِ عَلى
تيهِthe arrogance of المُلوكِkings وَأَخلاقِand the manners of المَساكينِthe poor
تيهِ المُلوكِ وَأَخلاقِ المَساكينِ
This is an age in which people persist in
This is an age in which people persist in
the hauteur of kings and the ways of paupers.
the arrogance of kings and the manners of the poor.
أَماhave ... not? عَلِمتَyou learned جَزاكَmay He reward you اللَهُGod صالِحَةًa good reward
أَما عَلِمتَ جَزاكَ اللَهُ صالِحَةً
وَزادَكَand may He grant you more اللَهُGod فَضلاًbounty ياO اِبنَson of يَقطينِYaqtin
وَزادَكَ اللَهُ فَضلاً يا اِبنَ يَقطينِ
Have you not learned—may God reward you well
Do you not know—may God reward you well
and increase you in bounty, O son of Yaqtin—
and grant you more bounty, O son of Yaqtin—
أَنّيthat I أُريدُكَI seek you لِلدُنياfor this world وَعاجِلِهاand its immediate benefits
أَنّي أُريدُكَ لِلدُنيا وَعاجِلِها
وَلاand not أُريدُكَI seek you يَومَthe Day of الدينِJudgment لِلدينِfor religion
وَلا أُريدُكَ يَومَ الدينِ لِلدينِ
that I want you for this world and its immediate gains,
that I seek you for this world and its immediate benefits,
and do not want you on the Day of Recompense for religion?
and do not seek you on the Day of Judgment for religion?
Sol 6.1