ماwhat لِعُذّاليfor my reproachers وَماليand my wealth
ما لِعُذّالي وَمالي
أَمَرونيthey commanded me بِالصَلالِtoward error (apparently الضلال)
أَمَروني بِالصَلالِ
What have my reproachers to do with my wealth?
They urged me toward error.
عَذَلونيthey reproached me فيfor اغتِفاريmy forgiving
عَذَلوني في اغتِفاري
لِابنِfor the son of مَعنٍMaʿn وَاحتِماليand my forbearance
لِابنِ مَعنٍ وَاحتِمالي
They reproached me for forgiving
Ibn Maʿn, and for my forbearance.
إِنif يَكُنthere should be ماwhat كانَhappened مِنهُfrom him
إِن يَكُن ما كانَ مِنهُ
فَبِجُرميthen because of my wrongdoing وَفِعاليand my deeds
فَبِجُرمي وَفِعالي
If he did what he did,
it was because of my wrongdoing and my deeds.
أَناI مِنهُcompared with him كُنتُwas أَكبيless ready to spark
أَنا مِنهُ كُنتُ أَكبي
زَندَةًa firestick فيin كُلِّevery حالِcircumstance
زَندَةً في كُلِّ حالِ
Compared with him, I had the less responsive
firestick, in every circumstance.
كُلُّall ماthat قَدindeed كانَhappened مِنهُfrom him
كُلُّ ما قَد كانَ مِنهُ
فَلِقُبحٍthen because of ugliness مِنamong خِلاليmy character traits
فَلِقُبحٍ مِن خِلالي
All that came from him
was due to an ugly trait of mine.
إِنَّماonly كانَتwas يَمينيmy right hand
إِنَّما كانَت يَميني
صَرَمَتsevered جَهلاًin ignorance شِماليmy left hand
صَرَمَت جَهلاً شِمالي
It was only my right hand
that ignorantly severed my left.
ماwhat لَهُhe possesses بَلrather نَفسُهُhis very self ليis mine
ما لَهُ بَل نَفسُهُ لي
وَلَهُand his are نَفسيmy self وَماليand my wealth
وَلَهُ نَفسي وَمالي
What he owns—nay, his very self—is mine,
and his are my self and my wealth.
قُلsay لِمَنto whoever يَعجَبُmarvels مِنat حُسbeauty (beginning of حُسن)
قُل لِمَن يَعجَبُ مِن حُس
نِcompletion of حُسن (beauty) رُجوعيmy return وَانتِقاليand my change
نِ رُجوعي وَانتِقالي
Tell whoever marvels at the beauty
of my return and my change of heart:
قَدindeed رَأَيناwe have seen ذاthis كَثيراًoften
قَد رَأَينا ذا كَثيراً
جارِياًhappening بَينَamong الرِجالِmen
جارِياً بَينَ الرِجالِ
We have often seen this
happening among men:
رُبَّmany a وَصلٍreunion بَعدَafter صَدٍّrejection
رُبَّ وَصلٍ بَعدَ صَدٍّ
وَقِلاًand hatred بَعدَafter وِصالِunion
وَقِلاً بَعدَ وِصالِ
many a reunion after rejection,
and hatred after union.
Sol 6.1