بِنَفسيwith my life جيرةneighbors شَطواthey went far away
بِنَفسي جيرة شَطوا
فَأَقفرso it became deserted مِنهُمُof them السَقطُthe sandy verge
فَأَقفر مِنهُمُ السَقطُ
I would give my life for neighbors who have gone far away;
so the sandy verge has become deserted without them.
يَشوبmingles with رُضاهُمُtheir favor سَخطٌdispleasure
يَشوب رُضاهُمُ سَخطٌ
فَعَينso the very essence of دُنوَهُمtheir nearness شَحطُremoteness
فَعَين دُنوَهُم شَحطُ
Displeasure mingles with their favor;
so their very nearness is remoteness.
قَضواthey decreed أَنthat لاnot يُصاحبaccompany مَنwhoever
قَضوا أَن لا يُصاحب مَن
يَحالفallies himself with حُبَهُمtheir love بَسطُease
يَحالف حُبَهُم بَسطُ
They decreed that whoever
is bound to their love should have no ease.
لَقَدindeed شَطواthey went too far بِماin what حَكَمواthey decreed
لَقَد شَطوا بِما حَكَموا
وَأَفديهُمand I would ransom them وَإِنand even if شَطواthey went too far
وَأَفديهُم وَإِن شَطوا
They have indeed gone too far in what they decreed;
yet I would ransom them, even if they go too far.
بِروحيwith my soul جائرa tyrant مِنهُمamong them
بِروحي جائر مِنهُم
وَعِنديand in my view جورُهُhis tyranny قَسطُjustice
وَعِندي جورُهُ قَسطُ
My soul be ransom for a tyrant among them;
and to me, his tyranny is justice.
عَلىagainst عُشاقِهِhis lovers أَبَداًalways
عَلى عُشاقِهِ أَبَداً
بِسَيفwith the sword of صُدودهِhis rejection يَسطوhe attacks
بِسَيف صُدودهِ يَسطو
Against his lovers, always,
he strikes with the sword of his rejection.
بِفيهِin his mouth سَمطa string درّpearls دوbeneath (word fragment)
بِفيهِ سَمط درّ دو
نَهُit (word completion) شَهدhoney وَاسفنطُand wine
نَهُ شَهد وَاسفنطُ
In his mouth is a string of pearls; beneath
it lie honey and wine.
نَسيتُI have forgotten الأُنسcompanionship مُنذُsince نَأىhe went far away
نَسيتُ الأُنس مُنذُ نَأى
كَأَنas though لَمnot أَلقَهُI met him قَطُّever
كَأَن لَم أَلقَهُ قَطُّ
I have forgotten companionship since he went away,
as though I had never met him.
Sol 6.1