تَخَطّىpass over اللَياليthe nights مَعشَراًa company لاnot تُعِلُّهُمafflict them with illness
تَخَطّى اللَيالي مَعشَراً لا تُعِلُّهُم
بِشَكوٍwith illness وَيَعتَلُّand falls ill الأَميرُthe emir وَكاتِبُهand his scribe
بِشَكوٍ وَيَعتَلُّ الأَميرُ وَكاتِبُه
The nights pass over a company, not afflicting them
With illness, while the emir and his scribe fall ill.
وَلِلبُرءِand for recovery عُقبىan outcome سَوفَwill يُحمَدُbe praised غِبُّهاits aftermath
وَلِلبُرءِ عُقبى سَوفَ يُحمَدُ غِبُّها
وَخَيرُand the best of الأُمورِaffairs ماthat which تَسُرُّbring joy عَواقِبُهits consequences
وَخَيرُ الأُمورِ ما تَسُرُّ عَواقِبُه
And recovery has an outcome whose aftermath will be praised;
And the best of affairs are those whose consequences bring joy.
فَقُلso say لِأَبيto Abu نوحٍNuh وَإِنand although ذَهَبَتhave gone بِهِwith him
فَقُل لِأَبي نوحٍ وَإِن ذَهَبَت بِهِ
مَذاهِبُهُhis paths عَنّاaway from us وَأَعيَتand have proved wearisome مَطالِبُهhis pursuits
مَذاهِبُهُ عَنّا وَأَعيَت مَطالِبُه
So tell Abu Nuh, though he has been carried
Away from us by his paths, and his pursuits have proved wearisome,
وَكابَدَand he endured مِنfrom شَكوِthe illness of الأَميرِthe emir وَوَعكِهِand his fever
وَكابَدَ مِن شَكوِ الأَميرِ وَوَعكِهِ
تَباريحَtorments هَمٍّworry يَشغَلُoccupies القَلبَthe heart ناصِبُهits exhausting strain
تَباريحَ هَمٍّ يَشغَلُ القَلبَ ناصِبُه
And has endured, from the emir's illness and fever,
The torments of worry, whose strain preoccupies the heart:
بِوُدِّكَit is your wish لَوif only مُلِّكتَyou were granted power تَحويلَtransferring شَكوِهِhis illness
بِوُدِّكَ لَو مُلِّكتَ تَحويلَ شَكوِهِ
إِلَيكَto you مَعَalong with الشَكوِthe illness المُعَنّيكَtormenting you واصِبُهits persistent pain
إِلَيكَ مَعَ الشَكوِ المُعَنّيكَ واصِبُه
You wish you were granted the power to transfer his illness
To yourself, alongside the illness whose lasting pain torments you.
فَنَغدوso we would rise نُقاسيwe endure عِلَّتَينِtwo illnesses وَيَغتَديand he would rise
فَنَغدو نُقاسي عِلَّتَينِ وَيَغتَدي
صَحيحاًhealthy كَنَصلِlike the blade of السَيفِthe sword صَحَّتare sound مَضارِبُهits cutting edges
صَحيحاً كَنَصلِ السَيفِ صَحَّت مَضارِبُه
Then we would rise suffering two illnesses, while he would rise
Healthy as a sword-blade whose cutting edges are sound.
وَيَكفيand suffices الفَتىa man مِنof نُصحِهِhis sincerity وَوَفائِهِand his loyalty
وَيَكفي الفَتى مِن نُصحِهِ وَوَفائِهِ
تَمَنّيهِhis wish أَنthat يَردىhe perish وَيَسلَمَand remain safe صاحِبُهhis companion
تَمَنّيهِ أَن يَردى وَيَسلَمَ صاحِبُه
And a man's sincerity and loyalty are sufficiently shown by
His wish to perish while his companion survives.
فَلاso do not تَحسِبَنever think تَركيmy foregoing العِيادَةَvisiting the sick جَفوَةًcoldness
فَلا تَحسِبَن تَركي العِيادَةَ جَفوَةً
وَلاnor سوءَpoor keeping of عَهدٍa pledge جاذَبَتنيhave tugged at me جَواذِبُهits lures
وَلا سوءَ عَهدٍ جاذَبَتني جَواذِبُه
So do not take my failure to visit the sick as coldness,
Nor as broken faith whose lures have drawn me away.
وَمَنand who ليfor me بِإِذنٍwith permission حينَwhen أَغدوI come in the morning إِلَيكُماto you both
وَمَن لي بِإِذنٍ حينَ أَغدو إِلَيكُما
وَدونَكُماand before you both البَرجُthe tower المُطِلُّoverlooking from above وَحاجِبُهand its gatekeeper
وَدونَكُما البَرجُ المُطِلُّ وَحاجِبُه
And who can secure me permission when I come to you both in the morning,
With the lofty tower and its gatekeeper barring the way?
Sol 6.1