قلتُI said للحاسدِto the envious man نمّاprobably 'when' (text uncertain)
قلتُ للحاسدِ نمّا
عَمِلَتْtook effect فيهin him البِشارَهْthe glad tidings
عَمِلَتْ فيه البِشارَهْ
I said to the envious man, when [text uncertain]
I said to the envious one, "Look,
the glad tidings had worked upon him:
good tidings have worked in it,
والوِلاياتُand the offices of authority جميعاًall
والوِلاياتُ جميعاً
عندin the possession of أَهليِهاtheir holders مُعارهon loan
عند أَهليِها مُعاره
And all offices of authority
and all the states
are on loan to their holders.
are on loan to their people.
ماnot عُبَيْدُUbayd اللّهِAllah مِمّنْamong those who
ما عُبَيْدُ اللّهِ مِمّنْ
نالَsuffered بالعَزْلِthrough dismissal خَسارهa loss
نالَ بالعَزْلِ خَساره
Ubayd Allah is not among those
The servants of God are not of those
who suffered loss through dismissal.
who incur loss through dismissal.
هوhe لمdid not يُعزَلْbe dismissed ولكنْbut rather
هو لم يُعزَلْ ولكنْ
عُزِلَتْwas dismissed عنهfrom him الوِزارهthe vizierate
عُزِلَتْ عنه الوِزاره
He was not dismissed; rather,
He was not dismissed, but
the vizierate was dismissed from him.
the ministry was dismissed from him.
وكأنّيand as though I باللّياليwith the nights
وكأنّي باللّيالي
ولقدand indeed تَكْفيsuffices الإشارهthe hint
ولقد تَكْفي الإشاره
And I seem to behold the nights—
And it is as if I see the nights—
and indeed, a hint suffices.
a hint suffices."
Sol 6.1