يَمُنُّhe vaunts his favors عَليَّover me بلاwithout طائلٍanything of worth
يَمُنُّ عَليَّ بلا طائلٍ
وذاكَand that لعَمْريby my life بِئْسَhow wretched الخُلُقْthe character trait
وذاكَ لعَمْري بِئْسَ الخُلُقْ
He holds favors of no worth over me;
And that, by my life, is a wretched trait.
كأنَّكَas though you أوجَدتَنيyou brought me into being ناطِقاًable to speak
كأنَّكَ أوجَدتَني ناطِقاً
وألزَمْتَنيand you fastened to me طائريmy fate (literally, my bird) فيaround العُنُقْthe neck
وألزَمْتَني طائري في العُنُقْ
As though you had brought me into being, able to speak,
And fastened my bird of fate around my neck.
Sol 6.1