قدindeed أتيناwe came للوعدِfor the appointment صدرَthe beginning of النَهارِthe day
قد أتينا للوعدِ صدرَ النَهارِ
فدُفعناso we were turned away منfrom دونoutside بابthe door of الدارthe house
فدُفعنا من دون باب الدار
We came for the appointment at the beginning of the day,
but were turned away outside the house’s door.
وسمعناand we heard منwith غيرno قصدintention لأنto نسwe hear (word beginning)
وسمعنا من غير قصد لأن نس
معَwe hear (word ending) صوتَthe sound of الغناءthe singing والأوتارand the strings
معَ صوتَ الغناء والأوتار
And, without intending to listen, we heard
the sound of singing and the strings.
فأحطناso we gained full knowledge لكلof all ماthat which غابwas hidden منof شأaffairs (word beginning)
فأحطنا لكل ما غاب من شأ
نكَyour affairs (word ending) عنَّاfrom us خُبْراًknowledge بلاwithout استخبارinquiry
نكَ عنَّا خُبْراً بلا استخبار
So we learned all that had been hidden
from us about your affairs, without asking.
فإذاand behold أنتyou قدalready وصلتَyou joined صَبوحاًa morning draught
فإذا أنت قد وصلتَ صَبوحاً
بغبوقٍto an evening draught ودُلجةًand night travel بابتكارto an early start
بغبوقٍ ودُلجةً بابتكار
And behold, you had joined a morning draught
to an evening draught, and night travel to an early start.
وإذاand behold نحنwe لاnot تخاطبناaddress us الغلthe servant boys (word beginning)
وإذا نحن لا تخاطبنا الغل
مانُservant boys (word ending) إلاّexcept بالجحدِwith denial والإنكارand rejection
مانُ إلاّ بالجحدِ والإنكار
And as for us, the servant boys addressed us
with nothing but denial and rejection.
فانصرفناso we left وطالماand how often قدalready تلقوthey welcomed (word continues)
فانصرفنا وطالما قد تلقو
ناus (completes preceding verb) بأُنسwith friendliness منهمfrom them وباستبشارand with delight
نا بأُنس منهم وباستبشار
So we left, though so often they had welcomed
us with friendliness and delight.
ذاكthat إذwhen كانthere was مرَّةًonce لكfor you فيناin us
ذاك إذ كان مرَّةً لك فينا
وطرٌa need فانقضىso it ended منamong الأوطارthe needs
وطرٌ فانقضى من الأوطار
That was when you once had
a need for us—one among your needs, now ended.
حينwhen كُناwe were المقدَّمينgiven precedence علىover الناthe people (word beginning)
حين كُنا المقدَّمين على النا
سpeople (word ending) وكنَّاand we were الشِّعارthe inner garment دونrather than الدثارthe outer garment
س وكنَّا الشِّعار دون الدثار
When we were given precedence over
others, and were the inner garment rather than the outer cloak.
كمhow long تأنيتُI was patient وانتظرتُand I waited فأفنيso I exhausted (word continues)
كم تأنيتُ وانتظرتُ فأفني
تُI (verb ending) تأنَّىmy patience كلَّهall of it وانتظاريand my waiting
تُ تأنَّى كلَّه وانتظاري
How long I was patient and waited, until I exhausted
all my patience and my waiting.
فعليكso upon you السلامpeace كناwe were منamong الأهthe household (word beginning)
فعليك السلام كنا من الأه
لhousehold (word ending) فصرناso we became كسائرlike the rest of الزُّوّارthe visitors
ل فصرنا كسائر الزُّوّار
So peace be upon you: we were once of the household,
but now we are like all the other visitors.
Sol 6.1