رأونيthey saw me أبادرI hasten مستعجلاin a hurry
رأوني أبادر مستعجلا
أحاضرI race أوor بعضsome of سعيthe running of الحضارthe runners
أحاضر أو بعض سعي الحضار
They saw me rushing in haste,
They saw me hastening
racing, or running at something like the runners’ pace.
To attend, or pursue civilization's quest,
فقالواso they said تخطّيتَyou went beyond أفعالكمyour (plural) deeds
فقالوا تخطّيتَ أفعالكم
إلىto باعةِthe sellers of التمرdates والبريهارand barīhār (unidentified commodity)
إلى باعةِ التمر والبريهار
So they said, “You have gone beyond your deeds
So said, "You have surpassed your deeds
to the sellers of dates and barīhār.”
To the date and pepper sellers."
فقلتso I said أبوAbu (father of) حفصHafs المستشارthe adviser
فقلت أبو حفص المستشار
صحيحsound الأمانةtrustworthiness وافيfull العذارthe cheek-whiskers
صحيح الأمانة وافي العذار
I said, “Abu Hafs, the adviser,
So I said, "Abu Hafs the advisor
is trustworthy, with full cheek-whiskers;
Is honest and true in speech,
ولكنهbut he يعتنيtakes care بالحمامof the pigeons
ولكنه يعتني بالحمام
ويجلسand he sits للبيعto sell ربعa quarter of النهارthe daytime
ويجلس للبيع ربع النهار
but he tends the pigeons
Yet he tends to his pigeons
and sits to sell for a quarter of the day.”
And sits selling a quarter the day."
Sol 6.1