قدindeed قلتI said للأعمشto al-Aʿmash الضنينthe miserly one ومنand one who
قد قلت للأعمش الضنين ومن
يقطعcuts off ظنّthe expectation of المؤملthe hopeful seeker الراجيthe expectant one
يقطع ظنّ المؤمل الراجي
I have said to al-Aʿmash the miser, and to him who
I said to Al-A'mash, the complaining one, and who
cuts short the hopes of the hopeful supplicant:
Would sever the hopes of the hopeful suitor
ارجعreturn إلىto الحرثtillage والفِدانand the yoke of oxen فقدfor indeed
ارجع إلى الحرث والفِدان فقد
كنتyou were إلىfor الحربwar غيرnot محتاجِin need
كنت إلى الحرب غير محتاجِ
Return to tillage and the yoke of oxen, for indeed
Return to the plowing and the farmlands, for you were
you had no need of war.
Never in need of going to war
ياO قائدleader of الضمرthe lean steeds الجذاعthe young ones غداtomorrow
يا قائد الضمر الجذاع غدا
ترyou mount (first fragment) كبyou mount (last fragment) أعلىthe top of جذعa trunk منof الساجِteak
تر كب أعلى جذع من الساجِ
O leader of lean young steeds, tomorrow
O leader of the proud soul, tomorrow
you will mount the top of a teak trunk,
You will ride atop the tallest trunks
فيat طرفthe end of الجسرthe bridge أوor علىon حائطthe wall of الرal- (first part of al-Raqqa)
في طرف الجسر أو على حائط الر
رقةRaqqa (name completed) أَوor عندby قرنةthe corner of التاجِal-Taj
رقة أَو عند قرنة التاجِ
at the end of the bridge, or on the wall of
At the end of the bridge, or on the wall of the palace
al-Raqqa, or by the corner of al-Taj.
Or near the crown of the summit
ويبصرand will behold الناسthe people كلevery معتبرcautionary lesson
ويبصر الناس كل معتبر
منfrom متحلٍّone adorning himself بالظلمwith injustice خلاجِa grasping plunderer
من متحلٍّ بالظلم خلاجِ
And people will behold every cautionary lesson
And people will see every pompous one
in one decked in injustice, a grasping plunderer,
Who is stained with injustice, vanquished
منfrom خارجيa rebel علىagainst الخلافةthe caliphate دخpersistent intruder (first fragment)
من خارجي على الخلافة دخ
خالٍpersistent intruder (last fragment) عليهاupon it بالإِفكِwith falsehood خرّاجِone repeatedly breaking away
خالٍ عليها بالإِفكِ خرّاجِ
in a rebel against the caliphate, ever
Those who rebelled against the caliphate entered it
intruding upon it with lies, ever breaking away.
With lies and left it with taxes
فياso, O لهاfor it كرةa return تعودyou return بهاwith it
فيا لها كرة تعود بها
وآبنوسand ebony الأقانthe boughs منof عاجِivory
وآبنوس الأقان من عاجِ
Ah, what a return you will make,
Oh what a ball that returns with it
and what ebony with boughs of ivory!
The ivory rods made of ivory
تنفقyou perish فيهاin it ولاand not ترىyou see نفقاa tunnel
تنفق فيها ولا ترى نفقا
وآيand which ناجٍsurvivor منfrom سيفthe sword of إيناجِInaj
وآي ناجٍ من سيف إيناجِ
You will perish there and see no tunnel;
You spend on it but do not see spending
and who can escape Inaj’s sword?
And which protected one escapes the sword of swords
Sol 6.1