ماليwhat is it to me? وَمالَكَand what is it to you? قَدindeed كَلَّفتنيyou have burdened me شَطَطاًbeyond reason
مالي وَمالَكَ قَد كَلَّفتني شَطَطاً
حَملَbearing السِلاحِarms وَقَولَand the cry الدارِعينَof the armored warriors قِفِhalt!
حَملَ السِلاحِ وَقَولَ الدارِعينَ قِفِ
What have I to do with you? You have burdened me beyond reason:
bearing arms, and the armored warriors’ cry of ‘Halt!’
أَمِنfrom among …? رِجالِthe men of المَناdeath (first part of المنايا) ياcompletion of المنايا (‘death’) خِلتَنيyou thought me رَجُلاًa man
أَمِن رِجالِ المَنا يا خِلتَني رَجُلاً
أُمسىI pass the evening وَأُصبِحand I enter the morning مُشتاقاًlonging إِلىfor التَلَفِdestruction
أُمسى وَأُصبِح مُشتاقاً إِلى التَلَفِ
Did you take me for one of death’s men,
spending evening and morning longing for destruction?
أَرىI see المَناياdeaths عَلىupon غَيريothers than me فَأَكرَهُهاand so I loathe them
أَرى المَنايا عَلى غَيري فَأَكرَهُها
فَكَيفَso how أَمشيI walk إِلَيهاtoward them بارِزَbare الكَتِفِthe shoulder
فَكَيفَ أَمشي إِلَيها بارِزَ الكَتِفِ
I see death befall others, and I loathe it;
so how could I walk toward it, bare-shouldered?
أَللَّهGod أَعطىhas given مِنَof الأَرزاقِsustenance أَكثَرَهاmost of it
أَللَّه أَعطى مِنَ الأَرزاقِ أَكثَرَها
عَلىthrough يَدَيكَyour two hands فَشُكراًso thanks ياO أَباAbu (father of) دُلَفِDulaf
عَلى يَدَيكَ فَشُكراً يا أَبا دُلَفِ
God has bestowed most of His bounty
through your hands—so thanks, O Abu Dulaf!
أَعطىgave أَبوAbu (father of) دُلَفٍDulaf وَالريحُwhile the wind عاصِفَةٌraging
أَعطى أَبو دُلَفٍ وَالريحُ عاصِفَةٌ
حَتّىeven إِذاwhen وَقَفَتit stopped أَعطىhe gave وَلَمand did not يَقِفِstop
حَتّى إِذا وَقَفَت أَعطى وَلَم يَقِفِ
Abu Dulaf gave while the wind was raging;
even when it stopped, he gave and did not stop.
ماnot خَطَّwrote لا‘No’ كاتِباهُhis two scribes فيin صَحيفَتِهِhis record
ما خَطَّ لا كاتِباهُ في صَحيفَتِهِ
يَوماًon any day كَماas خُطَّwas written لا‘No’ فيin سائِرِall the other الصُحفِrecords
يَوماً كَما خُطَّ لا في سائِرِ الصُحفِ
His two scribes did not write ‘No’ in his record
on any day, as ‘No’ is written in all other records.
Sol 6.1