قالواthey said اسألask الناسthe people بالمديحthrough praise فماfor there is no
قالوا اسأل الناس بالمديح فما
لذّةpleasure عيشlife لمنfor one who طوىharbored كمداgrief
لذّة عيش لمن طوى كمدا
They said, “Ask people through praise, for there is no
They said, ask people with praise, yet
pleasure in life for one who harbors grief.
No delight in living for one folded like a curled up lizard.
نراكwe see you منfrom فاقةpoverty علىon the brink of تلفruin
نراك من فاقة على تلف
تضمرyou conceal ضراsuffering وتظهرand you display الجلداfortitude
تضمر ضرا وتظهر الجلدا
We see you, through poverty, on the brink of ruin,
We see you because of poverty constantly turning
concealing suffering and displaying fortitude.
Concealing harm and showing perseverance.
أماdo you not ترىsee الناسthe people كثرةin abundance كزكاlike the abundance of
أما ترى الناس كثرة كزكا
الرملthe sand كثيراmany وقدand indeed زكواthey have increased عدداin number
الرمل كثيرا وقد زكوا عددا
Do you not see the people, as plentiful as
Do you not see people are many like grains of sand
the sand—so many, and they have grown in number?”
Plentiful in number yet purified in count.
قمتI rose دعونيleave me أمتlet me die علىin كمديmy grief
قمت دعوني أمت على كمدي
أرىI see كثيراmany ولاbut I do not أرىsee أحداanyone
أرى كثيرا ولا أرى أحدا
I rose: “Leave me to die in my grief;
Leave me be, let me die on my lizard bed
I see many, but I see no one.”
I see many yet I see no one.
Sol 6.1