ياO سارِقَrobber of الشُّعَراءِthe poets ماwhat نَظَمُوهُthey strung it منfrom
يا سارِقَ الشُّعَراءِ ما نَظَمُوهُ من
دُرٍّpearls كَزَاهِرَةِlike the radiant ones of النُّجومِthe stars مُفَصَّلِarrayed
دُرٍّ كَزَاهِرَةِ النُّجومِ مُفَصَّلِ
O you who rob poets of what they have strung from
O you who steal what poets have composed
pearls, arrayed like the radiant stars.
Of pearls like constellations adorned
إنif كانَwas شِعْريmy verse فيin إسارِكَyour captivity مُوثَقاًsecurely bound
إن كانَ شِعْري في إسارِكَ مُوثَقاً
ماemphatic particle بينَbetween مَغلولٍshackled وبينَand between مُكَبَّلِfettered
ما بينَ مَغلولٍ وبينَ مُكَبَّلِ
If my verse is bound fast in your captivity,
If my poetry is bound in your captivity
between shackles and fetters,
Whether handcuffed or shackled
لوif كُنتَyou were لاnot تُعطيyou grant الأمانَsafety مَدائحيmy praise-poems
لو كُنتَ لا تُعطي الأمانَ مَدائحي
منfrom وَثْبةٍa sudden assault أوor غارَةٍa raid لاnot تَنْجَليsubsides
من وَثْبةٍ أو غارَةٍ لا تَنْجَلي
if you will not grant my praise-poems safety
If you would not grant my praises safety
from a sudden assault or a raid that never abates,
From an assault or raid that does not cease
فخَفِso fear الإلَهَGod وماand not أظُنُّكَI think you خَائِفاًafraid
فخَفِ الإلَهَ وما أظُنُّكَ خَائِفاً
أنto تَدَّعيyou claim as your own سُوَرَchapters الكِتابِthe Book المُنزَلِrevealed
أن تَدَّعي سُوَرَ الكِتابِ المُنزَلِ
then fear God—though I do not think you afraid
Then fear God, though I think not you are afraid
to claim as your own the chapters of the revealed Book.
To claim the verses of the Book revealed
فالناسُso the people مِنْكَbecause of you مُحَيَّرونَbewildered تَخوُّفاًin fear
فالناسُ مِنْكَ مُحَيَّرونَ تَخوُّفاً
أنthat تَمْتَحِيyou efface سُنَنَtraditions النَّبيِّthe Prophet المُرسَلِsent as a messenger
أن تَمْتَحِي سُنَنَ النَّبيِّ المُرسَلِ
So people are bewildered by you, fearing
For people are confused about you in fear
that you might efface the traditions of the Prophet sent forth.
That you may transgress the ways of the Prophet sent
ياO خالديُّKhalidi وكلُّand all خِزْيِكَyour disgrace خالدٌeverlasting
يا خالديُّ وكلُّ خِزْيِكَ خالدٌ
لاnot يَنْقَضيends للناظرِfor the observer المُتأمِّلِthoughtful
لا يَنْقَضي للناظرِ المُتأمِّلِ
O Khalidi, all your disgrace is everlasting,
O Khaled, all your disgrace is lasting
never ending for the thoughtful observer.
It does not end for the beholder reflecting
ماnot زِلْتَyou ceased إنْif عُدَّwere counted الفَضائِلُthe virtues خامِلاًobscure
ما زِلْتَ إنْ عُدَّ الفَضائِلُ خامِلاً
لكنَّbut نَقصَكَyour shortcomings ظاهِرٌconspicuous لمdid not يَخمُلِbecome obscure
لكنَّ نَقصَكَ ظاهِرٌ لم يَخمُلِ
You have always been obscure when virtues are counted,
You have always been, if virtues are counted, deficient
but your shortcomings are conspicuous, never obscure.
But your faults are evident, they do not sleep
Sol 6.1