فيin كلevery يومday ليfor me ببابكat your door وقفةٌa pause
في كل يوم لي ببابك وقفةٌ
أطويI pass by إليهاto reach it سائرall the other الأبوابdoors
أطوي إليها سائر الأبواب
Each day I take my stand at your door,
Every day I stand awhile at your door;
passing all other doors by on my way to it.
To reach it, I pass by all other doors.
فإذاso if حضرتI arrive وغبتُand I am absent عنكfrom you فإنهthen it is
فإذا حضرت وغبتُ عنك فإنه
ذنبٌan offense عقوبتُهُits punishment علىupon البوَّابِthe doorkeeper
ذنبٌ عقوبتُهُ على البوَّابِ
And if I am present yet absent from you, then it is
So if I arrive yet remain unseen by you, it is
my fault—but its punishment falls upon the doorkeeper.
An offense whose punishment falls on the doorkeeper.
Sol 6.1