ماwhat هذهthis الكفthe palm التيthat قدhas كفتslapped
ما هذه الكف التي قد كفت
ونالهاand received it منwhoever نالreceived بالراحةwith the palm; also, with ease
ونالها من نال بالراحة
What is this palm that has dealt a slap,
and whose blow its recipient received from the palm?
كانتit was يداa hand بيضاءwhite; benevolent لكنهاbut it
كانت يدا بيضاء لكنها
قدhas افقدتdeprived مصفوعهاthe one it slapped الراحهrest
قد افقدت مصفوعها الراحه
It was a white hand, yet it
has robbed the one it slapped of rest.
سودتit blackened الدنياthe world عليهfor him فقدfor indeed
سودت الدنيا عليه فقد
أوشكhe came close أنto يحرقburning مصباحهhis lamp
أوشك أن يحرق مصباحه
It blackened the world for him, so that he
almost burned his lamp.
Sol 6.1