يوماone day أكونI am معwith الملّاحthe sailor ممتطِياًriding
يوما أكون مع الملّاح ممتطِياً
ذاتbearing الدسارthe ship’s fastening nail علىupon قاموسa deep sea تيّارِsurging
ذات الدسار على قاموس تيّارِ
One day I am with the sailor, the two of us riding
One day I am with the sailor, riding
the nail-fastened vessel upon a surging ocean.
a nail-fastened vessel upon a surging sea.
وتارةًand at times فيin فسيحan open expanse لاnot يصاحبُنيaccompanies me
وتارةً في فسيح لا يصاحبُني
سوىexcept ابنson (part of ‘jackal’) آوىjackal (with ‘son’) وغيرand except الضيغَمِthe lion الضاريthe savage
سوى ابن آوى وغير الضيغَمِ الضاري
At another time, in a vast wilderness, no one accompanies me
And at times in an open expanse, none accompanies me
except the jackal and the fierce, ravening lion.
save the jackal and the savage lion.
وساعةًand for a while بينamong غوغاrabble لاno خلاقshare of goodness لهمfor them
وساعةً بين غوغا لا خلاق لهم
ومرّةًand another time بينamong بيطارa farrier وعطّارand a perfumer
ومرّةً بين بيطار وعطّار
At times I am among a rabble wholly devoid of virtue,
And for a while among rabble devoid of virtue,
my mount between a farrier and a perfumer.
and another time among a farrier and a perfumer.
وتارةًand at times بينamong أعلامeminent men أفاوضُهُمI exchange views with them
وتارةً بين أعلام أفاوضُهُم
فيماabout what يقرّبنيbrings me closer منto رحمةmercy الباريthe Creator
فيما يقرّبني من رحمة الباري
At another time, I sit among luminaries and confer with them
And at times among eminent men, I exchange views with them
about what may draw me nearer to the Creator’s mercy.
about what brings me nearer to the Creator’s mercy.
Sol 6.1