وَأَحبَبتُand I loved مِنout of حُبِّهاlove for her الباخِليthe misers (continued)
وَأَحبَبتُ مِن حُبِّها الباخِلي
نَending completing “the misers” حَتّىuntil وَمِقتُI grew fond of اِبنَson of سَلمٍSalm سَعيداSaʿīd
نَ حَتّى وَمِقتُ اِبنَ سَلمٍ سَعيدا
And out of love for her, I loved the misers,
until I grew fond of Saʿīd ibn Salm.
إِذاwhen سيلَhe is asked عُرفاًa favor كَساhe clothes وَجهَهُhis face
إِذا سيلَ عُرفاً كَسا وَجهَهُ
ثِياباًgarments مِنَof المَنعِrefusal صُفراًyellow وَسوداand black
ثِياباً مِنَ المَنعِ صُفراً وَسودا
When asked for a favor, he clothes his face
in garments of refusal, yellow and black.
يُغيرُhe charges عَلىupon المالِwealth فِعلَin the manner of الجَوادِthe steed; also, the generous man
يُغيرُ عَلى المالِ فِعلَ الجَوادِ
وَتَأبىand refuse خَلائِقُهُhis traits أَنto تَجوداgive generously
وَتَأبى خَلائِقُهُ أَن تَجودا
He charges upon wealth like a steed,
yet his traits refuse to give generously.
Sol 6.1