ياO لائميmy reproacher عنّفتَyou dealt harshly بيwith me فترفَّقِso be gentle
يا لائمي عنّفتَ بي فترفَّقِ
ونطقتّand you spoke فيagainst عرضيmy honor فاصغِso listen attentively لمنطقيto my words
ونطقتّ في عرضي فاصغِ لمنطقي
O my reproacher, you have been harsh with me; so be gentle.
O you who blame me, be gentle
And you have spoken against my honor; so listen to my words.
And you spoke against me, so listen to my words
لاdo not تُغلقنَّshut (emphatic) السمعَthe hearing عنfrom عُذريmy excuse إذاwhen
لا تُغلقنَّ السمعَ عن عُذري إذا
نَهْنَهْتُI turned back سْؤّاليmy petitioners ببابٍwith a door مُغلقِclosed
نَهْنَهْتُ سْؤّالي ببابٍ مُغلقِ
Do not close your ears to my excuse when
Do not close your hearing to my excuse when
I turn my petitioners away with a closed door.
I murmur my request at a closed door
فمتىwhen, then أجودُI give generously ولستُand I am not أملكI possess بُلغَةًenough to live on
فمتى أجودُ ولستُ أملك بُلغَةً
والغصنُand the branch كيفَhow يُظِلُّit gives shade ماas long as لمhas not يُورِقِput forth leaves
والغصنُ كيفَ يُظِلُّ ما لم يُورِقِ
When, then, can I be generous, when I lack enough to live on?
For when can I be generous when I own no eloquence
And how can a branch give shade unless it puts forth leaves?
And how can the branch give shade when it bears no leaves?
Sol 6.1