نَزيحfar away دِيارhomes لاno أَنيسcompanion وَلاand no صَحبfriends
نَزيح دِيار لا أَنيس وَلا صَحب
وَعاتبand reproaching دَهرfate لَيسَdoes not يَعتبهُappease it العَتَبُreproach
وَعاتب دَهر لَيسَ يَعتبهُ العَتَبُ
Far from home, with neither companion nor friends,
And reproaching fate, which reproach cannot appease.
مَنازِلَهُhis dwellings بِالشامin al-Sham أَضحَتhave become خَليةdeserted
مَنازِلَهُ بِالشام أَضحَت خَلية
حَكَتresembled جِسمَهُhis body إِذwhen سارَdeparted عَنfrom جِسمِهِhis body القَلبthe heart
حَكَت جِسمَهُ إِذ سارَ عَن جِسمِهِ القَلب
His dwellings in al-Sham have become deserted,
Resembling his body when the heart departed from it.
لَهُhe has صِبيةchildren عِندَin the custody of العداةthe enemies رَهينةheld hostage
لَهُ صِبية عِندَ العداة رَهينة
وَمَدمعهمand their tears مِنfrom فَرطexcess لَهفِهمtheir anguish صَبُّstreaming
وَمَدمعهم مِن فَرط لَهفِهم صَبُّ
His children are held hostage among enemies,
And their tears stream from their overwhelming anguish.
عُداةenemies إِذاwhen نامواthey sleep تَيقَظawakens شَرهمtheir malice
عُداة إِذا ناموا تَيقَظ شَرهم
فَأَمنهمso their security خَوفfear وَسَلمهمand their peace حَربwar
فَأَمنهم خَوف وَسَلمهم حَرب
Enemies whose malice awakens when they sleep,
So their security is fear, and their peace is war.
جَنيتI committed a wrong عَلىagainst نَفسيmyself لِيَmine الذَنبthe blame كُلَهُall of it
جَنيت عَلى نَفسي لِيَ الذَنب كُلَهُ
بِسيريby my departure وَماand no لِلدَهرfor fate فيin فِعلِهِits deed ذَنبblame
بِسيري وَما لِلدَهر في فِعلِهِ ذَنب
I wronged myself; all the blame is mine,
By setting out; fate bears no blame for what it did.
غَررتI was deceived بِأَقوامby people وَعودَهُمtheir promises هباdust
غَررت بِأَقوام وَعودَهُم هبا
تَمرّthey pass جهاماًas rainless clouds وَاسمَهاand their name عِندَهُمto them سُحبclouds
تَمرّ جهاماً وَاسمَها عِندَهُم سُحب
I was deceived by people whose promises are dust,
Passing like rainless clouds, though they call them clouds.
يُلَبونthey respond بِالدَعوىwith claims لِطالبto the seeker of سَيبهمtheir bounty
يُلَبون بِالدَعوى لِطالب سَيبهم
وَلَوand if شاهَدواthey saw فلساًa copper coin عَلىon الأَرضthe ground لانكبواthey would surely stoop
وَلَو شاهَدوا فلساً عَلى الأَرض لانكبوا
They answer seekers of their bounty with mere claims,
And if they saw a copper coin on the ground, they would fall upon it.
وَلَمand did not أَرَI see مِنfrom قَبليbefore me عَليلاًa patient طَبيبَهُhis physician
وَلَم أَرَ مِن قَبلي عَليلاً طَبيبَهُ
سَقيمunsound اِختبارexperience لَيسَdoes not يُعرفknow ماwhat الطبُّmedicine
سَقيم اِختبار لَيسَ يُعرف ما الطبُّ
And never before have I seen a patient whose physician
Is deficient in experience and does not know what medicine is.
يَمدُّhe stretches out لِصَيدto catch المَدحpraise مِنيfrom me حِبالَهُhis ropes
يَمدُّ لِصَيد المَدح مِني حِبالَهُ
عَلىupon الغَدرtreachery مَعقودknotted بِأَطرافِهِat its ends الكذبfalsehood
عَلى الغَدر مَعقود بِأَطرافِهِ الكذب
He stretches out his ropes to catch praise from me,
Upon treachery, with falsehood knotted at its ends.
وَماand not الناسpeople إِلّاexcept حَيثwhere يَلتَمسseeks النَداbounty
وَما الناس إِلّا حَيث يَلتَمس النَدا
وَماand not الطَيرbirds إِلّاexcept حَيثwhere يَلتَقطpicks up الحُبُّgrain
وَما الطَير إِلّا حَيث يَلتَقط الحُبُّ
And people are found only where they seek bounty,
And birds are found only where they pick up grain.
رَجعتI returned وَعَونand the aid of اللَهِGod لِلمَرءِfor a man حارسa guardian
رَجعت وَعَون اللَهِ لِلمَرءِ حارس
وَطِرفيَand my steed لاdoes not يَكبوstumble وَنارِيَand my fire لاdoes not تَخبوdie down
وَطِرفيَ لا يَكبو وَنارِيَ لا تَخبو
I returned, and God's aid is a man's guardian,
And my steed does not stumble, nor does my fire die down.
Sol 6.1