رأيتI saw فتىa young man شكاhe complained ألماًpain قوياًsevere
رأيت فتى شكا ألماً قوياً
بمعصمهin his wrist إلىto آسٍa physician رشيدِwise
بمعصمه إلى آسٍ رشيدِ
I saw a young man who complained of severe pain
I saw a young man complaining of great pain
in his wrist to a wise physician.
In his wrist, leaning on a wise cane
فقلتso I said لهto him أداءis it an illness? أمor جراحwounds
فقلت له أداء أم جراح
وماand what أسبابcauses ذاthis الكربdistress الشديدِsevere
وما أسباب ذا الكرب الشديدِ
So I asked him, “Is it illness or wounds?
I said to him, is it debt or wounds
And what has caused this grievous distress?”
And what is the cause of this severe distress
فقالso he said لقيتI met ذاone with عهدa bond ودوداًaffectionate
فقال لقيت ذا عهد ودوداً
فصافحنيthen he shook my hand كجبارlike a tyrant عنيدobstinate
فصافحني كجبار عنيد
He said, “I met an affectionate old acquaintance,
He said I met a cordial friend
who then shook my hand like an obstinate tyrant.
Who shook my hand like a stubborn giant
وهزand he shook يديmy hand شديدintense الضغطthe pressure حتىuntil
وهز يدي شديد الضغط حتى
حسبتI thought بنانهhis fingers قِطَعَpieces الحديدof iron
حسبت بنانه قِطَعَ الحديد
And he shook my hand, squeezing so hard that
And squeezed my hand with such force
I thought his fingers were pieces of iron.
I thought his fingers were made of iron
مصافحةa handshake أراهاI regard it as شرthe worst ذكرىreminder
مصافحة أراها شر ذكرى
لملقاهof meeting him ولستand I am not بمستعيدone to seek a repeat
لملقاه ولست بمستعيد
A handshake I deem the worst reminder
A handshake I see as an ill memory
of meeting him; I would not ask for it again.
Of meeting him, I won't do it again
ولمand did not يقصدintend بهاby it غيظيto anger me ولكنbut
ولم يقصد بها غيظي ولكن
جرىhe proceeded فيهاin it علىaccording to النمطthe fashion الجديدnew
جرى فيها على النمط الجديد
He did not mean to anger me by it, but
He didn't intend to anger me but
followed the new fashion in doing so.”
He followed the newest custom and trend
Sol 6.1