لوif لمnot أعاقبI am punished بالبغwith the odious man (word continues)
لو لم أعاقب بالبغ
ضcompletion of 'odious' وبالبليدand with the dullard وبالثقيلand with the bore
ض وبالبليد وبالثقيل
If I were not punished with the odious man,
If I did not get angry at injustice
and with the dullard and the bore,
And at the slow-witted and the rude
لمwhy صرتI have become يتّبعنيfollows me الجماthe crowd (word continues)
لم صرت يتّبعني الجما
عةcompletion of 'crowd' فيduring الرواحsetting out وفيand during المقيلnoonday rest
عة في الرواح وفي المقيل
why have I come to be followed by the crowd
I would not have people following me
when setting out and when resting at noon?
In the mornings and in the evenings
إنيindeed, I لأذهبI certainly go away منهمfrom them
إني لأذهب منهم
فيin كلevery مدخلentrance وجيلand group of people
في كل مدخل وجيل
Indeed, I go away from them,
I walk ahead of them
through every entrance and among every group;
At every entrance and generation
فإذاthen, when التقيتI met وجدتهمI found them
فإذا التقيت وجدتهم
منيin relation to me بمنزلةin the position of العديلthe fellow rider
مني بمنزلة العديل
then, whenever I meet them, I find them
When I meet them, I find them
beside me like a fellow rider.
Equal to me in rank
إنindeed الثقيلthe bore كلامهhis speech
إن الثقيل كلامه
مثلlike الدواءmedicine علىto العليلthe sick man
مثل الدواء على العليل
Indeed, the bore's speech is
A difficult person's words
like medicine to a sick man.
Are like medicine for the sick
Sol 6.1