قصدتُكَI sought you أركَبُI ride across البِيدَthe deserts القِفارthe barren wastes
قصدتُكَ أركَبُ البِيدَ القِفار
فماyet not أطعَمْتَنيyou fed me خُبزاًbread قَفاراplain, without accompaniment
فما أطعَمْتَني خُبزاً قَفارا
I sought you, riding across the barren deserts.
I sought you out, riding my camel through the barren desert,
Yet you did not feed me even plain bread.
Yet you did not feed me barren bread,
ولمand did not تمنَحْyou give لِنَقْعِto quench صَدايَmy thirst ماءًwater
ولم تمنَحْ لِنَقْعِ صَدايَ ماءً
ولمand did not تقدَحْyou strike a spark لِوَسْمِto mark قِرايَmy welcome as a guest ناراa fire
ولم تقدَحْ لِوَسْمِ قِرايَ نارا
Nor did you give water to quench my thirst,
Nor did you give water to quench my thirst,
Nor kindle a fire to mark my welcome as a guest.
Nor did you kindle a fire to warm my chilled body.
ولكنِّيbut I أُولِّيI turn upon اليَومَtoday نَفسيmyself
ولكنِّي أُولِّي اليَومَ نَفسي
ولستُand I am not بقابِلٍaccepting منِهاfrom it اعتِذاراan excuse
ولستُ بقابِلٍ منِها اعتِذارا
But today I turn my reproach upon myself,
But today I blame only myself,
And I accept no excuse from it.
And offer no excuses.
لِماذاwhy يمَّمَتْit made for دارَthe house of امرِئٍa man لاnot
لِماذا يمَّمَتْ دارَ امرِئٍ لا
يخُطُّhe marks out لنَفسهِfor himself فيin المَجدِglory داراa dwelling
يخُطُّ لنَفسهِ في المَجدِ دارا
Why did it seek the house of a man who does not
Why did I head to the house of a man
mark out for himself a dwelling in glory?
Who builds no glory for himself?
فياso, O قَدَميmy foot قدِمْتِyou advanced علىupon خَسارٍloss
فيا قَدَمي قدِمْتِ على خَسارٍ
وتَسقينيand you give me to drink المَذَلَّةhumiliation والصَّغاراand abasement
وتَسقيني المَذَلَّة والصَّغارا
So, O my foot, you have stepped into loss,
Oh my feet, you have led me to loss
And you make me drink humiliation and abasement.
And given me only disgrace and insignificance.
وياand, O قَدَميmy foot جَنَيْتِyou inflicted عليَّupon me كسراًa fracture
ويا قَدَمي جَنَيْتِ عليَّ كسراً
فظيعاًdreadful لاnot أرىI see مِنهfrom it انجباراmending
فظيعاً لا أرى مِنه انجبارا
And, O my foot, you have inflicted upon me a fracture,
Oh my feet, you have betrayed me
A dreadful one, from which I see no recovery.
And caused me grave injury beyond repair.
فَمنْso whoever يقتلْهُkills him ذوone possessed of بَغْيٍoppression فإنِّيthen indeed I
فَمنْ يقتلْهُ ذو بَغْيٍ فإنِّي
أرىI see قَدَميmy foot أراقَshed دميmy blood جِهاراopenly
أرى قَدَمي أراقَ دمي جِهارا
So, if others are killed by an oppressor, I
For he who is killed by an aggressor -
see that my foot has openly shed my blood.
I see that my own feet have spilled my blood openly.
Sol 6.1