لزمتI kept to بيتيmy house كلزومlike the adherence of البناindeclinability (fixed grammatical endings)
لزمت بيتي كلزوم البنا
فيin الحرفthe particle والفعلand the verb علىaccording to الأصلthe basic rule
في الحرف والفعل على الأصل
I kept to my house as indeclinability holds fast
I've clung to my home as builders cling
In particles and verbs, according to the basic rule.
To the foundation, grammar and root.
واستوحشتand grew estranged نفسيmy soul حتىso much that لقدindeed
واستوحشت نفسي حتى لقد
نفرتit fled لوif أمكنit were possible منfrom ظلىmy shadow
نفرت لو أمكن من ظلى
And my soul grew so estranged that indeed
My soul so lonesome that truly,
It would have fled from my shadow, had that been possible.
I'd flee my own shadow if I could.
Sol 6.1