ودَارِand a house خَرابٍruined قَدalready تَرَلتُI lodged (likely نزلت)
ودَارِ خَرابٍ قَد تَرَلتُ
ولكنbut ترلتُI descended (likely نزلت) إلىto السَّابِعَهthe seventh
ولكن ترلتُ إلى السَّابِعَه
And in a ruined house I lodged,
I passed by a ruined house,
but I descended to the seventh level.
But I passed on to the seventh,
طريقٌa road منamong الطرقthe roads مَسلُوكَةٌwell-trodden
طريقٌ من الطرق مَسلُوكَةٌ
محجَّتُهاits thoroughfare للورىfor humankind شاسِعَهwide
محجَّتُها للورى شاسِعَه
A well-trodden road among roads,
A road among roads well-trodden,
its thoroughfare wide for all mankind.
With ample justification for existence.
فلاso no فَرّقَdifference (likely فَرْقَ) ماthat which بينbetween أنيthat I أكوI am (continued)
فلا فَرّقَ ما بين أني أكو
نُcompletes the preceding verb بهاin it أوor أكونI am علىon القارِعَهthe thoroughfare
نُ بها أو أكون على القارِعَه
So it makes no difference whether I am
So it makes no difference whether
in it or am on the thoroughfare.
I am in it or on the bare ground.
تُساوِرُهاassail it هَفواتstray puffs النَّسيمِthe breeze
تُساوِرُها هَفوات النَّسيمِ
فتُصغىso it is made to incline بلاwithout أذُنan ear سَامِعَهhearing
فتُصغى بلا أذُن سَامِعَه
The breeze’s stray puffs assail it,
It is caressed by the breezes of the zephyr,
so it inclines, without an ear to hear.
Listening without a hearing ear.
إذاwhenever ماemphatic particle قرأتI recited إذاwhen زلزلتit is shaken
إذا ما قرأت إذا زلزلت
حَشيتُI feared (likely خشيت) بأنthat تقراit would recite الواقِعهThe Event
حَشيتُ بأن تقرا الواقِعه
Whenever I recited “When it is shaken,”
When I recite, when I slip,
I feared it would recite “The Event.”
I fear that reality will read.
Sol 6.1