ياO صاحبpossessor of الوجهينthe two faces والand the
يا صاحب الوجهين وال
لونينtwo colors ياO شرworst of الصحابْthe companions
لونين يا شر الصحابْ
O you of two faces—and of two—
O you of two faces and
colors, you worst of companions!
two colors, O worst of companions!
ياO أيهاyou (vocative) الدينارthe dinar قدindeed
يا أيها الدينار قد
جشمتنيyou made me endure مرَّbitter العذابْtorment
جشمتني مرَّ العذابْ
O dinar, you have
O dinar, you have
made me endure bitter torment.
made me endure bitter torment.
كمhow often ليto me تلوحyou gleam فإنthen if سعيstrove (beginning of سعيت)
كم لي تلوح فإن سعي
تI (completion of سعيت) إليكtoward you واراكconcealed you الحجابْthe veil
ت إليك واراك الحجابْ
How often you gleam before me; yet if I set—
How often you gleam before me! Yet if I strive
out toward you, the veil hides you.
toward you, a veil conceals you.
يحمرreddens وجهيmy face تارةsometimes
يحمر وجهي تارة
خجلاًwith shame ويصفرand turns yellow اكتئابْdejection
خجلاً ويصفر اكتئابْ
At times my face turns red
My face sometimes reddens
with shame, then yellow with dejection.
with shame, and turns yellow with dejection.
ويزيدنيand increases my جزعاًanguish فراflight (beginning of فرارك)
ويزيدني جزعاً فرا
ركyour (completion of فرارك) بينamong أقوامpeople غضابْangry
رك بين أقوام غضابْ
And my distress is heightened by your
And your flight increases my anguish
flight among wrathful men.
among angry people.
فإذاthen when مددتI stretched out إليكtoward you كفhand (beginning of كفي)
فإذا مددت إليك كف
فيmy (completion of كفي) ردهاturned it back ظفرa claw ونابْand a fang
في ردها ظفر ونابْ
And if I stretch out my hand to you,
And when I stretch my hand toward you,
claw and fang beat it back.
a claw and a fang turn it back.
لوif يسمعhears الفولاذthe steel شعpoetry (beginning of شعري)
لو يسمع الفولاذ شع
ريmy (completion of شعري) حينwhen أشكوهمI complain of them لذابْit would melt
ري حين أشكوهم لذابْ
If steel could hear my verse
If steel could hear my poetry
as I complain of them, it would melt.
when I complain of them, it would melt.
Sol 6.1