منيليَyou who granted me الودَّaffection علىdespite كِبرِكاyour advanced age
منيليَ الودَّ على كِبرِكا
حتىuntil دناdrew near قدريَmy standing منto قدركاyour standing
حتى دنا قدريَ من قدركا
O you who granted me affection despite your advanced age,
I yearned for your affection in your old age
until my standing drew close to yours.
Until my fate drew near to your fate
تحولَّتturned عينايmy eyes عنaway from قصركاyour palace
تحولَّت عيناي عن قصركا
بعدكafter your passing منout of زهدindifference إلىtoward قبركاyour grave
بعدك من زهد إلى قبركا
My eyes turned away from your palace,
My eyes turned away from your palace
after your passing, out of indifference, toward your grave.
After you, out of asceticism towards your grave
كمhow often ثارتraged الآلامpains فيin صدركاyour breast
كم ثارت الآلام في صدركا
فلمyet did not تَبُحْyou speak openly حرصاًout of concern علىfor سركاyour secret
فلم تَبُحْ حرصاً على سركا
How often pains raged within your breast,
How much pain stirred in your chest
yet you kept silent, intent on guarding your secret
Yet you did not divulge it, keen on keeping your secret
منfrom شامتone who gloats يفرحrejoices فيin ضرِّكاyour suffering
من شامت يفرح في ضرِّكا
أثابكmay He reward you اللّهGod علىfor صبركاyour patience
أثابك اللّه على صبركا
from one who gloats, rejoicing in your suffering.
Whoever gloats rejoices in your harm
May God reward you for your patience.
May God reward you for your patience
كمhow often ردّتrepelled الهيبةُawe فيin أمركاyour affairs
كم ردّت الهيبةُ في أمركا
محاولاًone attempting يرغبdesires فيto قهركاoverpower you
محاولاً يرغب في قهركا
How often, in your affairs, awe repelled
How much dignity returned in your matter
a challenger eager to overpower you.
Trying, desiring to subdue you
فظنso he supposed ماwhat أوجسhe feared inwardly فيin فكركاyour mind
فظن ما أوجس في فكركا
فانتظرso he awaited العاجلwhat was imminent منof شركاyour evil
فانتظر العاجل من شركا
So he imagined what he feared was in your mind,
So he thought what he suspected in your mind
and awaited swift harm from you,
Then await the imminent evil from you
وماyet never عرفتyou knew الشرevil فيin عمركاyour lifetime
وما عرفت الشر في عمركا
though you had never known evil in your life.
And you have not known evil in your life
Sol 6.1