وَقَدand indeed دَلَّتِhas pointed الدُنياthe world عَلىto عَيبِthe flaw of نَفسِهاherself
وَقَد دَلَّتِ الدُنيا عَلى عَيبِ نَفسِها
إِذِwhen اِلتَفَتَتshe turned لِلُّؤمِto baseness بَعدَafter التَكَرُّمِgenerosity
إِذِ اِلتَفَتَت لِلُّؤمِ بَعدَ التَكَرُّمِ
And the world has indeed revealed her own flaw,
When she turned to baseness after generosity.
فَماfor no sooner نَوَّلتَyou bestowed حَتّىthan اِستَرَدَّتshe reclaimed نَوالَهاher bounty
فَما نَوَّلتَ حَتّى اِستَرَدَّت نَوالَها
وَشَنَّتand unleashed عَلَيناupon us أَبؤُساًhardships بَعدَafter أَنعُمِblessings
وَشَنَّت عَلَينا أَبؤُساً بَعدَ أَنعُمِ
For no sooner had you given than she reclaimed her bounty,
And unleashed hardships upon us after blessings.
وَلَكِنbut سَيُعدينيhe will aid me عَلَيهاagainst her اِبنُthe son of أَحمَدٍAhmad
وَلَكِن سَيُعديني عَلَيها اِبنُ أَحمَدٍ
نَبِيَّthe prophet of الهُدىguidance وَاِبنُand the son of الوَصِيِّthe appointed successor المُكرَمِthe honored
نَبِيَّ الهُدى وَاِبنُ الوَصِيِّ المُكرَمِ
But I shall be aided against her by the son of Ahmad—
The Prophet of guidance—and son of the honored successor.
وَإِنّيand indeed I مَتىwhenever أَعلُقُI cling بِسالِفِto the long-standing وُدِّهِhis affection
وَإِنّي مَتى أَعلُقُ بِسالِفِ وُدِّهِ
تَبَدَّلتُI exchanged مِنin أَمريmy affairs سَناماًa hump بِمَنسَمِfor a camel’s footpad
تَبَدَّلتُ مِن أَمري سَناماً بِمَنسَمِ
And indeed, whenever I cling to his long-standing affection,
In my affairs, I trade a camel’s footpad for its hump.
Sol 6.1