أكرمتI honored سنّوريmy cat وأحببتهand loved him
أكرمت سنّوري وأحببته
مخافةfor fear of الفأرthe mice المقاذيرfilthy
مخافة الفأر المقاذير
I honored my cat and loved him,
I honored my cat and loved him,
For fear of the filthy mice.
Fearing the filthy mouse,
فعابنيthen reproached me قومقpeople (apparent typo) علىfor حبّهloving him
فعابني قومق على حبّه
كحبّlike loving ربّاتthe ladies of المقاصيرthe secluded chambers
كحبّ ربّات المقاصير
Then some people reproached me for loving him
So people blamed me for loving him,
As one loves the ladies of secluded chambers.
Like ladies loving their kittens.
فقلتso I said للعائبto the critic فيabout حبّهloving him
فقلت للعائب في حبّه
قولthe words of عليمone well versed بالمعاذيرin justifications
قول عليم بالمعاذير
So I said to the critic of my love for him
So I said to those blaming my love,
The words of one well versed in justifications:
Speak wisely with excuses.
قلّةscarcity of إنصافfairness بنيthe children of آدمAdam
قلّة إنصاف بني آدم
علمنيtaught me حبّlove of السنانيرcats
علمني حبّ السنانير
The scant fairness shown by Adam’s children
The lack of fairness of Adam's sons,
Taught me to love cats.
Taught me to love cats.
Sol 6.1