قلsay لعبدto ʿAbd العظيمal-ʿAẓīm عنيon my behalf مقالاa statement
قل لعبد العظيم عني مقالا
فيهin it عَتبٌreproach أضحىhas become طويلاlong عريضاbroad
فيه عَتبٌ أضحى طويلا عريضا
Tell ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm a message from me,
Tell ʿAbd al-ʿAẓīm these words on my behalf,
containing a reproach grown long and broad.
containing reproach grown long and broad:
أحرامٌis it forbidden? لوif زُرتَyou visited فيin طلبseeking الأجthe reward (apparently intended; word begins here)
أحرامٌ لو زُرتَ في طلب الأج
ربword-ending (extra ب makes the supplied word 'the mangy one'; 'reward' likely intended) حبيباًa beloved friend مصافياًsincere in affection أوor بَغيضاًsomeone disliked
رب حبيباً مصافياً أو بَغيضاً
Would it be forbidden if, while seeking the mangy man, you visited
Would it be forbidden, were you to visit, seeking reward,
a dear, loyal friend—or even someone despised?
a sincere, devoted friend or someone you dislike?
غيرexcept that أنيI رأيتُI saw عُذركyour excuse مبسوspread out (word begins here)
غير أني رأيتُ عُذرك مبسو
طاًcompletion of 'spread out' إذاwhen كنتyou were نائياًfar away مقبوضاconstrained; drawn in
طاً إذا كنت نائياً مقبوضا
Yet I found your excuse ample
Yet I found your excuse spread wide,
when you were far away and hard-pressed.
when you were far away and constrained.
أوضحتmade clear عُذرَكyour excuse المعيشةُlivelihood عنديto me
أوضحت عُذرَك المعيشةُ عندي
حينwhen أصبحتَyou came to be لاnot تعودُvisit the sick مريضَاa sick person
حين أصبحتَ لا تعودُ مريضَا
Your living circumstances made your excuse clear to me
Your livelihood made your excuse clear to me,
when you ceased to pay visits to the sick.
when you no longer visited the sick.
أثقلتweighed down ظهرَكyour back اللوالكُthe slippers حتىuntil
أثقلت ظهرَك اللوالكُ حتى
صِرتَyou became لاnot تستطيعable منهاbecause of them نهوضاrising
صِرتَ لا تستطيع منها نهوضا
The food you chew has weighed your back down so
The slippers weighed down your back until
that because of it you can no longer rise.
you could no longer rise because of them.
Sol 6.1