عصيتمونيyou disobeyed me حينwhen طاوعتكمI obeyed you
عصيتموني حين طاوعتكم
والذنبُand the fault فيin عصيانكمyour disobedience ذنبيmy fault
والذنبُ في عصيانكم ذنبي
You disobeyed me when I yielded to you;
You disobeyed me when I obeyed you.
The fault behind your disobedience is mine.
And the fault in your disobedience is mine.
داويتكُمI tended you حيناًfor a time فأبطرتكمand so I made you insolent
داويتكُم حيناً فأبطرتكم
وليسand there is not للعيرfor the ass سوىother than الضربِbeating
وليس للعير سوى الضربِ
I treated you for a while, and made you insolent;
I tended you for a time, and so made you insolent.
For a donkey, there is nothing but a beating.
And for the ass there is nothing but blows.
أقسمI swear لاnot داريتكمI humored you بعدهاafter this
أقسم لا داريتكم بعدها
لكنbut أداريI soothe دونكُمinstead of you قلبيmy heart
لكن أداري دونكُم قلبي
I swear I shall not humor you after this;
I swear I shall not humor you after this,
Instead of you, I shall humor my heart.
but shall soothe my heart instead of you.
Sol 6.1