أقيليpardon (addressing a woman) عثرةَstumble الحرِّthe free man النزيهِthe upright
أقيلي عثرةَ الحرِّ النزيهِ
فماfor what ألقاهُI encounter it غيريsomeone other than me يَتَّقيهِavoids it
فما ألقاهُ غيري يَتَّقيهِ
Pardon the upright free man's stumble.
Turn from me the stumbling of the noble soul
For others avoid what I encounter.
None but I avoid what others cast in his way
لقدindeed عمَّspread everywhere الفسادُcorruption فكمand many a نبيهٍdiscerning man
لقد عمَّ الفسادُ فكم نبيهٍ
يذمُّcondemns زمانَهُhis age كابنِlike Ibn (son of) النبيهِal-Nabih (the distinguished)
يذمُّ زمانَهُ كابنِ النبيهِ
Corruption has indeed spread everywhere; many a discerning man
Corruption spreads, how many a noble one
Condemns his age, like Ibn al-Nabih.
Blames his time like the son of Al-Nabih
علىwith الحرمانِdeprivation والنكرانِand ingratitude صَبريmy patience
على الحرمانِ والنكرانِ صَبري
كماjust as صَبرَbore patiently الحليمُthe forbearing man علىwith السفيهthe fool
كما صَبرَ الحليمُ على السفيه
I bear deprivation and ingratitude patiently,
I am patient with deprivation and ingratitude
As the forbearing man bore with the fool.
As the forbearing with the foolish was patient
فعنso, for بغدادَBaghdad ضاقَwas too narrow الكونُthe universe لكنyet
فعن بغدادَ ضاقَ الكونُ لكن
خلاwas devoid مِنهاof it كتابُthe book ابنِIbn (son of) الفقيهal-Faqih (the jurist)
خلا مِنها كتابُ ابنِ الفقيه
So the universe was too narrow for Baghdad, yet
Though the world was too narrow for Baghdad
Ibn al-Faqih's book was devoid of it.
The book of Ibn Al-Faqih was empty of it
Sol 6.1