أَعِرlend شِعرَكَyour poetry الأَطلالَthe ruins وَالدِمَّنَand the campsite remains القَفراdesolate
أَعِر شِعرَكَ الأَطلالَ وَالدِمَّنَ القَفرا
فَقَدfor indeed طالَhas lasted long ماthat أَزرىbrought discredit بِهِupon it نَعتُكَyour description of الخَمراwine
فَقَد طالَ ما أَزرى بِهِ نَعتُكَ الخَمرا
Lend your poetry to the ruins and desolate campsite remains;
Show your hair to the ruins and the deserted wilderness,
Lend your verse to the ruins and the desolate encampments,
For your description of wine has long debased it.
For too long has your wine description burdened me,
For your praise of wine has long brought poetry to shame.
دَعانيcalled me إِلىto نَعتِdescribing الطُلولِthe ruins مُسَلَّطٌone in authority
دَعاني إِلى نَعتِ الطُلولِ مُسَلَّطٌ
تَضيقُis straitened ذِراعيmy arm أَنto أَجوزَoverstep لَهُof his أَمراًa command
تَضيقُ ذِراعي أَن أَجوزَ لَهُ أَمراً
One in authority called me to describe the ruins;
A tyrant calls me to describe curls,
A powerful ruler has summoned me to describe the remains,
My arm is too weak to defy a command of his.
My arms too narrow to allow him anything,
And I am powerless to transgress his command.
فَسَمعٌso, hearing أَميرَCommander of المُؤمِنينَthe Faithful وَطاعَةٌand obedience
فَسَمعٌ أَميرَ المُؤمِنينَ وَطاعَةٌ
وَإِنand although كُنتَyou have قَدindeed جَشَّمتَنيmade me undertake مَركَباًa ride وَعراrugged
وَإِن كُنتَ قَد جَشَّمتَني مَركَباً وَعرا
So I hear and obey, Commander of the Faithful,
Obedience to the Commander of the Faithful I hear and obey,
So I hear and obey, O Commander of the Faithful,
Though you have made me undertake a rugged ride.
Even if you have made me ride a difficult and bumpy conveyance.
Though you have saddled me with a rough and rugged mount.
Sol 6.1