أَفاطِمُO Fatim رُبَّmany a مَرءٍman مُظهِرٍrevealing شَجَنَهhis sorrow
أَفاطِمُ رُبَّ مَرءٍ مُظهِرٍ شَجَنَه
لَمdid not يَفعَلِdo الدَّهرَthroughout life إِلاَّexcept فِعلَةًa deed حَسَنَهgood
لَم يَفعَلِ الدَّهرَ إِلاَّ فِعلَةً حَسَنَه
O Fatim, many a man who reveals his sorrow,
Who has done nothing all his life but good,
مُهَذَّبِrefined الطبعِcharacter فَيَاضٍlavish بِنَائِلهِwith his bounty
مُهَذَّبِ الطبعِ فَيَاضٍ بِنَائِلهِ
لاَnot تَعتَرِيهِovertakes him أوَانَat the time of المَكرُمَاتِnoble deeds سِنَهdrowsiness
لاَ تَعتَرِيهِ أوَانَ المَكرُمَاتِ سِنَه
Refined in character, lavish with his bounty,
Whom no drowsiness overtakes when noble deeds are due,
طَبِّskilled in المَعَالِىlofty pursuits خَطِيبٍa suitor رَامَsought خِطبَتَكَمyour hand in marriage
طَبِّ المَعَالِى خَطِيبٍ رَامَ خِطبَتَكَم
رَدَدتُمُوهُyou rejected him وقَدthough already ألقَىhe cast لَكُمto you رَسَنَهhis reins
رَدَدتُمُوهُ وقَد ألقَى لَكُم رَسَنَه
Skilled in lofty pursuits, a suitor who sought your hand,
You rejected, though he had yielded his reins to you.
واختَرتُمُوand you chose بَعدَهُafter him المُختَارَal-Mukhtar فَاعتَبِرُواso take a lesson
واختَرتُمُو بَعدَهُ المُختَارَ فَاعتَبِرُوا
مِنfrom مُفطِرٍone breaking his fast بالدبيon young locusts منfrom بَعدِafter صَومِfasting سَنَهa year
مِن مُفطِرٍ بالدبي من بَعدِ صَومِ سَنَه
And you chose al-Mukhtar after him; so take a lesson
From one who breaks his fast on young locusts after a year's fasting.
Sol 6.1