أقولI say والهمand grief يأسونيsoothes me ويمرضنيand makes me ill
أقول والهم يأسوني ويمرضني
والعجزand helplessness يقعدنيholds me back عنfrom سطوةthe force الجلدfortitude
والعجز يقعدني عن سطوة الجلد
I say, while grief soothes me and makes me ill,
I say while worries make me despair and sicken me
And helplessness keeps me from fortitude's strength:
And powerlessness makes me unable to be steadfast
ياO معشرcompany of الناسpeople صبريmy patience قدindeed أضرّhas harmed بهit
يا معشر الناس صبري قد أضرّ به
يأسيmy despair منof الخيرgoodness فيin أهليmy family وفيand in ولديmy children
يأسي من الخير في أهلي وفي ولدي
O people, my patience has been harmed
O people, my patience has been worn down
By my despair of goodness in my family and my children.
I have despaired of good from my family and children
فماso there is no دليلsign علىof حرّa noble man يصاحبنيwho befriends me
فما دليل على حرّ يصاحبني
بالعدلwith fairness أثنيI bend عليهfor him خنصرthe little finger العددthe counting
بالعدل أثني عليه خنصر العدد
So there is no sign of a noble man who would befriend me
So what proof is there of free men who accompany me
With fairness—one I could count by bending my little finger.
With justice I praise him, a rare number
طلبتI sought فيamong الناسpeople ماwhat لاnot ينهضونthey rise بهto it
طلبت في الناس ما لا ينهضون به
حرّاa noble man وفيّاloyal أبيّاself-respecting غيرnot منتقدreproachable
حرّا وفيّا أبيّا غير منتقد
I sought among people what they cannot live up to:
I sought in people what they are unable to undertake
A noble, loyal, self-respecting man, beyond reproach.
Being free, faithful, principled, flawless
منfrom أينwhere ذاكsuch a man وأهلand the people of الوقتthe age قدindeed طبعواthey were predisposed
من أين ذاك وأهل الوقت قد طبعوا
علىto الخلافdiscord ونقضand breaking العهدthe pledge والحسدand envy
على الخلاف ونقض العهد والحسد
Where could such a man come from, when the people of this age are by nature given
Whence is this while the people of the time are stamped
To discord, breaking pledges, and envy?
With conflict, violating covenants and envy
طالبتI demanded نفسيmy soul بماfor what طالبتهمI demanded of them فأبتbut it refused
طالبت نفسي بما طالبتهم فأبت
فكيفhow, then أطلبcan I ask ماwhat ضيّعتI neglected منfrom أحدanyone
فكيف أطلب ما ضيّعت من أحد
I demanded of my soul what I demanded of them, but it refused;
I ordered myself with what I ordered them but it refused
How, then, can I ask of anyone what I myself have neglected?
So how can I seek what I wasted from anyone
Sol 6.1