بُليتُI have been afflicted بِأَحْسَنَwith the fairest of الثَّقَلَيْhumans and jinn (word continues)
بُليتُ بِأَحْسَنَ الثَّقَلَيْ
نِword-ending completing 'humans and jinn' إِقَبالاًin coming ومُنْصَرَفاand in going
نِ إِقَبالاً ومُنْصَرَفا
I am afflicted by the fairest of the two
I have been afflicted with the fairest of humans and jinn,
races—whether he comes or turns away:
in his coming and his going.
فَمِثْلُfor, like الخَشْفِthe fawn مُلْتَفَتاًturning to look
فَمِثْلُ الخَشْفِ مُلْتَفَتاً
ومِثْلُand like الغُصْنِthe branch مُنْعَطَفاbending
ومِثْلُ الغُصْنِ مُنْعَطَفا
like a fawn when he turns to look,
For he is like a fawn when he turns to look,
and like a bough when it bends.
and like a branch when he bends.
يُسَوِّفُنيhe puts me off بِنائِلِهِconcerning his favor
يُسَوِّفُني بِنائِلِهِ
وقَدْand already أَهدىhe bestowed ليon me الأَسَفاsorrow
وقَدْ أَهدى لي الأَسَفا
He keeps me waiting for his favor,
He delays granting me his favor,
though all he has bestowed on me is sorrow.
though he has already bestowed sorrow on me.
وآَخُذُand I receive وُصْلَهُunion with him عِدَةًa promise
وآَخُذُ وُصْلَهُ عِدَةً
ويَأْخُذُand he takes مهْجَتيmy lifeblood سَلَفاin advance
ويَأْخُذُ مهْجَتي سَلَفا
I take his union on promise,
And I receive union with him as a promise,
while he takes my soul in advance.
while he takes my lifeblood in advance.
Sol 6.1