قدindeed علمhave learned المظلthe one sheltering at noon والمبيتُand the one lodging at night
قد علم المظل والمبيتُ
انيthat I منfrom القعقاعal-Qaʿqaʿ فيماin whatever شيتُI wished
اني من القعقاع فيما شيتُ
Those sheltering at noon and lodging by night know
That from al-Qaʿqaʿ I receive whatever I wish.
اذاwhenever اتتarrives مائدةa laden table أتيتI am served
اذا اتت مائدة أتيت
ببدعwith novel dishes لستُI am not بهاon them غذيتُI was nourished
ببدع لستُ بها غذيتُ
Whenever a laden table arrives, I am served
Novel dishes I was not brought up on.
وليتَyou took office فاستشفعتُso I was asked to intercede واستُعديتُand I was appealed to for redress
وليتَ فاستشفعتُ واستُعديتُ
كأننيas though I كنتI was الذيthe one وليتI was appointed
كأنني كنت الذي وليت
You took office; I was sought for intercession and redress,
As though I were the one appointed.
ولوand even if تمنيتI wished الذيwhat اعطيتI was given
ولو تمنيت الذي اعطيت
ماnot ازددتI gained more شيئاًanything فوقbeyond ماwhat لقيتI received
ما ازددت شيئاً فوق ما لقيت
Even had I wished for what I was given,
I would have gained nothing beyond what I received.
اياO بنson of بيتa house دونهbeneath it البيوتthe houses
ايا بن بيت دونه البيوت
اقصرdesist فقدfor indeed فوقbeyond القرىhospitality قريتI was entertained as a guest
اقصر فقد فوق القرى قريت
O son of a house above all other houses,
Enough! I have been feasted beyond all hospitality.
ماnot منamong شرابيmy drinks عسلhoney منعوتpraised
ما من شرابي عسل منعوت
ولاnor فراتٌsweet water صَرِدٌcold بيوتleft overnight
ولا فراتٌ صَرِدٌ بيوت
No much-praised honey is among my drinks,
Nor sweet, cold water left overnight.
لكننيbut I فيin النومsleep قدindeed أريتI was shown
لكنني في النوم قد أريت
رطلa ratl (weight unit) نبيذnabidh (a steeped-fruit drink) مخفصmukhfaṣ (uncertain qualifier of the drink) سُقيتI was given to drink
رطل نبيذ مخفص سُقيت
Yet in sleep I was shown
A ratl of mukhfaṣ nabidh, given me to drink,
صلباstrong اذاwhen جاذبتهI grappled with it رَوِيتُI quenched my thirst
صلبا اذا جاذبته رَوِيتُ
Strong: when I grappled with it, I drank my fill.
Sol 6.1