أناI منbecause of طلعةappearance الثقيلthe bore لماfor what بيafflicts me
أنا من طلعة الثقيل لما بي
ماnot حديثtalk الثقيلthe bore إلاexcept عذابيmy torment
ما حديث الثقيل إلا عذابي
The sight of the bore has left me in this plight.
I am of heavy disposition when I am
The bore’s talk is nothing but my torment.
The talk of the heavy is but my torment
حركاتmovements الثقيلthe bore غيظٌrage فإنand if قاbeginning of ‘he speaks’
حركات الثقيل غيظٌ فإن قا
لending of ‘he speaks’ فقولthen the speech الثقيلthe bore وخزpiercing الحرابthe spears
ل فقول الثقيل وخز الحراب
The bore’s movements are infuriating; and if he
The movements of the heavy are vexation so if he
speaks, the bore’s words are spear-thrusts.
Speaks, the talk of the heavy wounds like war
كلماwhenever رمتI sought مهرباan escape منfrom ثقيلa bore
كلما رمت مهربا من ثقيل
كانhe was منيin relation to me كلبستيlike my clothing منin relation to إهابيmy skin
كان مني كلبستي من إهابي
Whenever I sought an escape from a bore,
Whenever I sought escape from the heavy
He was as close to me as my clothing to my skin.
He was to me like my cloak from its cloth
ماnot حديثtalk الثقيلthe bore إلاexcept عذابtorment
ما حديث الثقيل إلا عذاب
ومزاحand the joking الثقيلthe bore فقدloss الشبابyouth
ومزاح الثقيل فقد الشباب
The bore’s talk is nothing but torment.
The talk of the heavy is but torment
And the bore’s joking is the loss of youth.
And the jest of the heavy is loss of youth
Sol 6.1