بَكَتwept عَينيmy eye عَلىover جِسميmy body
بَكَت عَيني عَلى جِسمي
وَعَينيand my eye آفَةُbane الجِسمِthe body
وَعَيني آفَةُ الجِسمِ
My eye wept over my body,
yet my eye is the body's bane.
وَعَينيand my eye لَمnot تَزَلcease تَجنيreaps
وَعَيني لَم تَزَل تَجني
بَلاياcalamities كُلُّهاall of them تَنميgrow
بَلايا كُلُّها تَنمي
And my eye keeps reaping
calamities, all of them growing.
وَقادَتنيand it led me لِإِنسانٍto a person
وَقادَتني لِإِنسانٍ
يَرىregards قَتليkilling me مِنَas الغُنمِgain
يَرى قَتلي مِنَ الغُنمِ
And it led me to someone
who regards killing me as gain.
فَياso, O مَنone who لاnot يُؤاتينيobliges me
فَيا مَن لا يُؤاتيني
عَلىin الإِنصافِfairness فيin الحُكمِjudgment
عَلى الإِنصافِ في الحُكمِ
So, O one who will not grant me
fairness in judgment,
وَيَدعونيand he calls me إِلىto الحَربِwar
وَيَدعوني إِلى الحَربِ
فَأَدعوهُso I call him إِلىto السِلمِpeace
فَأَدعوهُ إِلى السِلمِ
and calls me to war,
while I call him to peace;
وَمَنand one who مَوعِدُهُhis promised time دانٍnear
وَمَن مَوعِدُهُ دانٍ
وَجَدواهُand his bounty مَعَwith النَجمِthe stars
وَجَدواهُ مَعَ النَجمِ
and whose promised time is near,
yet whose bounty is with the stars:
أَزورُكُمُI visit you عَلىwith حَذَرٍcaution
أَزورُكُمُ عَلى حَذَرٍ
وَأَهجُرُكُمand I forsake you عَلىwith رُغَمِreluctance
وَأَهجُرُكُم عَلى رُغَمِ
I visit you with caution,
and forsake you against my will.
وَقَدand indeed أَسرَفتَyou have gone too far فيin ظُلميwronging me
وَقَد أَسرَفتَ في ظُلمي
فَوَاso, oh غَوثاhelp! مِنَfrom الظُلمِinjustice
فَوَا غَوثا مِنَ الظُلمِ
And you have gone too far in wronging me—
so, oh, save me from injustice!
Sol 6.1