إِذاwhen المُشكِلاتُthe difficulties تَصَدَّينَstand in opposition ليto me
إِذا المُشكِلاتُ تَصَدَّينَ لي
كَشَفتُI lay bare حَقائِقَهاtheir true natures لِلنَظَرfor scrutiny
كَشَفتُ حَقائِقَها لِلنَظَر
When difficulties confront me,
I lay their true nature bare for scrutiny.
لِسانٌa tongue كَشَقشَقَةِlike the throat-pouch of الأَرحَبيthe Arhabi camel (continued)
لِسانٌ كَشَقشَقَةِ الأَرحَبي
يcontinuation of “Arhabi” وَكالحُسامِand like the sword اليَمانِيّYemeni الذَكَرhard-steeled
ي وَكالحُسامِ اليَمانِيّ الذَكَر
A tongue like an Arhabi camel’s throat-pouch,
and like a hard-steeled Yemeni sword.
وَلَستُand I am not بِإِمَّعَةٍa mindless follower فيamong الرِجاmen (continued)
وَلَستُ بِإِمَّعَةٍ في الرِجا
لِcontinuation of “men” أُسائِلُI keep asking هَذاthis man وَذاand that man ماwhat الخَبَرthe news
لِ أُسائِلُ هَذا وَذا ما الخَبَر
And I am no mindless follower among men,
asking this man and that, “What is the news?”
وَلَكِنَّنيbut I am مُدرَهُmaster of الأَصغَرَيthe two smaller organs (continued)
وَلَكِنَّني مُدرَهُ الأَصغَرَي
نِcontinuation of the dual ending جَلّابُa bringer of خَيرٍgood وَفَرّاجُand a dispeller of شَرّevil
نِ جَلّابُ خَيرٍ وَفَرّاجُ شَرّ
But I am master of the two smaller organs—heart and tongue—
a bringer of good and a dispeller of evil.
Sol 6.1