لاno دِمنَةٌcamp-trace بِلِوىat the sand-bend of خَبتٍKhabt وَلاnor طَلَلُruined dwelling
لا دِمنَةٌ بِلِوى خَبتٍ وَلا طَلَلُ
يَرُدُّanswers قَولاًwords عَلىto ذيone with لَوعَةٍanguish يَسَلُwho asks
يَرُدُّ قَولاً عَلى ذي لَوعَةٍ يَسَلُ
No camp-trace at Khabt's sand-bend, nor any ruin,
answers the words of a grief-stricken man who asks.
إِنif عَزَّcomes hard دَمعُكَyour tears فيat آيِthe marks of الرُسومِruined dwellings فَلَمand did not
إِن عَزَّ دَمعُكَ في آيِ الرُسومِ فَلَم
يَصُبpour عَلَيهاupon them فَعِنديthen I have أَدمُعٌtears ذُلُلُreadily flowing
يَصُب عَلَيها فَعِندي أَدمُعٌ ذُلُلُ
If your tears come hard at the marks of ruined dwellings, and do not
pour upon them, I have tears that readily obey.
هَلwill أَنتَyou يَوماًone day مُعيريlend me نَظرَةًa glance فَتَرىso you see
هَل أَنتَ يَوماً مُعيري نَظرَةً فَتَرى
فيamong رَملِthe sands of يَبرينَYabrin عيراًa caravan سَيرُهاits pace رَمَلُa trot
في رَملِ يَبرينَ عيراً سَيرُها رَمَلُ
Will you one day lend me a glance, so you may see
among Yabrin's sands a caravan whose pace is a trot?
حَثّواthey hastened النَوىdeparture بِحَداةٍwith camel-drivers ماnot لَهاthey have وَطَنٌa homeland
حَثّوا النَوى بِحَداةٍ ما لَها وَطَنٌ
إِلّاexcept النَوىfar wandering وَجِمالٍand camels ماnot لَهاthey have عُقُلُhobbles
إِلّا النَوى وَجِمالٍ ما لَها عُقُلُ
They hastened their departure with camel-drivers who have no homeland
but far wandering, and with camels that have no hobbles.
بَنيsons of زُرارَةَZurara نُصحاًcounsel مالَهُit has no ثَمَنٌpayment
بَني زُرارَةَ نُصحاً مالَهُ ثَمَنٌ
يُرجىis hoped for لَدَيكُمfrom you وَقَولاًand speech كُلُّهُall of it عَذَلُrebuke
يُرجى لَدَيكُم وَقَولاً كُلُّهُ عَذَلُ
Sons of Zurara, here is counsel for which no payment
is hoped for from you, and speech wholly of rebuke.
وَإِنَّماand only هَلَكَتperished مِنfrom قَبلِكُمbefore you إِرَمٌIram
وَإِنَّما هَلَكَت مِن قَبلِكُم إِرَمٌ
لِأَنَّهُمbecause they نُصِحواwere counseled دَهراًfor an age فَماbut did not قَبِلواaccept
لِأَنَّهُم نُصِحوا دَهراً فَما قَبِلوا
Iram perished before you only
because they were counseled for an age and would not accept.
مُستَعصِمينَseeking refuge مَعَamong الأَروىmountain goats كَأَنَّكُمُas though you
مُستَعصِمينَ مَعَ الأَروى كَأَنَّكُمُ
لاnot تَعلَمونَyou know بِأَنَّthat العُصمَwhite-footed ibex لاnot تَئِلُescape
لا تَعلَمونَ بِأَنَّ العُصمَ لا تَئِلُ
Seeking refuge among the mountain goats, as though you
do not know that the white-footed ibex find no escape.
أَنذَرتُكُمI warned you of عارِضاًa raincloud تَدمىbleed مَخايِلُهُits portents
أَنذَرتُكُم عارِضاً تَدمى مَخايِلُهُ
القَطرَةُthe drop الفَذُّsingle مِنهُfrom it عارِضٌa raincloud هَطِلُpouring
القَطرَةُ الفَذُّ مِنهُ عارِضٌ هَطِلُ
I warned you of a raincloud whose portents bleed;
one lone drop from it is itself a pouring raincloud.
هَذاthis اِبنُson of يوسُفُYusuf فيin سَرعانِthe vanguard of ذيone possessing لَجَبٍclamor
هَذا اِبنُ يوسُفُ في سَرعانِ ذي لَجَبٍ
فيهِwithin it الظُباsword-edges وَالقَناand spears وَالكَيدُand stratagems وَالحِيَلُand ruses
فيهِ الظُبا وَالقَنا وَالكَيدُ وَالحِيَلُ
Here is Ibn Yusuf in the vanguard of a clamorous host,
with sword-edges, spears, stratagems and ruses within it.
غَزاكُمُhe assailed you بِقُلوبٍwith hearts ماnot لَهاthey have خَلَلٌa breach
غَزاكُمُ بِقُلوبٍ ما لَها خَلَلٌ
مِنfrom خَلفِهاbehind them وَسُيوفٍand swords ماnot لَهاthey have خَلَلُa flaw
مِن خَلفِها وَسُيوفٍ ما لَها خَلَلُ
He assailed you with hearts that leave no breach
behind them, and with swords that have no flaw.
قَدalready كانَhe was ناراًfire وَعُظمُwhile the bulk of الجَيشِthe army مُفتَرِقٌwas scattered
قَد كانَ ناراً وَعُظمُ الجَيشِ مُفتَرِقٌ
بِالثَغرِalong the frontier إِلّاexcept أُصَيحابٌa few companions لَهُwith him قُلُلُscant
بِالثَغرِ إِلّا أُصَيحابٌ لَهُ قُلُلُ
He was already fire while the greater part of the army was scattered
along the frontier, save a scant few companions with him.
فَكَيفَhow then وَهوَwhile he يَسوقُdrives اللَيلَthe night فيamid زَجَلٍa clamor
فَكَيفَ وَهوَ يَسوقُ اللَيلَ في زَجَلٍ
مِنfrom عَسكَرٍan army ماnot لِشَيءٍfor anything غَيرِهِother than it زَجَلُa clamor
مِن عَسكَرٍ ما لِشَيءٍ غَيرِهِ زَجَلُ
How will it be, then, as he drives the night amid the roar
of an army beside whose clamor all else falls silent?
وَلّاكُمُhe left you to البَغيَrebellion ثُمَّthen اِنسابَswept نَحوَكُمُtoward you
وَلّاكُمُ البَغيَ ثُمَّ اِنسابَ نَحوَكُمُ
بِالمَشرَفِيَّةِwith Mashrafi swords فيهاwithin them الثُكلُbereavement وَالهَبَلُand loss of children
بِالمَشرَفِيَّةِ فيها الثُكلُ وَالهَبَلُ
He left you to your rebellion, then swept toward you
with Mashrafi swords, bearing bereavement and loss of children.
وَاِنحازَand shifted مِثلَlike اِنحِيازِthe shifting of الطَودِa mountain يَتبَعُهُfollowing him
وَاِنحازَ مِثلَ اِنحِيازِ الطَودِ يَتبَعُهُ
رَأيٌjudgment يُصَغَّرُis made small فيهِby it الحادِثُthe calamity الجَلَلُgrave
رَأيٌ يُصَغَّرُ فيهِ الحادِثُ الجَلَلُ
He shifted like a mountain shifting, followed
by judgment that makes the gravest calamity seem small.
جَرَّhe drew الرِماحَthe spears إِلىto دَربِthe pass of الرِماحِthe spears فَهَلso is there
جَرَّ الرِماحَ إِلى دَربِ الرِماحِ فَهَل
لَكُمfor you عَلَيهِagainst him بَقاءٌsurvival أَوor بِهِagainst him قِبَلُstrength to withstand
لَكُم عَلَيهِ بَقاءٌ أَو بِهِ قِبَلُ
He drew his spears to Darb al-Rimah; have you then
any chance of surviving him, or strength to withstand him?
فَإِنthen if تَكُنthere is دَولَةٌa dominion دامَتthat endured فَماthen not اِنقَطَعَتhave ceased
فَإِن تَكُن دَولَةٌ دامَت فَما اِنقَطَعَت
عَنto have مِثلِthe like of صَولَتِهِhis onslaught الأَيّامُthe days وَالدُوَلُand changing fortunes
عَن مِثلِ صَولَتِهِ الأَيّامُ وَالدُوَلُ
If a dominion has endured, never have
the days and changing fortunes lacked an onslaught like his.
اللَهَGod اللَهَGod كُفّواdesist إِنَّindeed خَصمَكُمُyour adversary
اللَهَ اللَهَ كُفّوا إِنَّ خَصمَكُمُ
أَبوfather of سَعيدٍSa'id وَضَربُand striking الأَرؤُسِheads الجَدَلُthe argument
أَبو سَعيدٍ وَضَربُ الأَرؤُسِ الجَدَلُ
For God's sake, for God's sake, desist! Your adversary is
Abu Sa'id, and the argument is the striking of heads.
تَغَنَّمواseize السِلمَpeace إِنَّindeed الحَربَwar توعِدُكُمthreatens you
تَغَنَّموا السِلمَ إِنَّ الحَربَ توعِدُكُم
يَوماًwith a day يَعودُreturns بِهِon it صِفّونَSiffin وَالجَمَلُand the Camel
يَوماً يَعودُ بِهِ صِفّونَ وَالجَمَلُ
Seize peace while you can: war threatens you
with a day that brings back Siffin and the Camel.
وَالأَنَand now وَالعُذرُwhile an excuse مَبسوطٌis offered لِمُعتَذِرٍto one apologizing
وَالأَنَ وَالعُذرُ مَبسوطٌ لِمُعتَذِرٍ
وَالأَمنُand safety مُستَقبَلٌis forthcoming وَالعَفوُand pardon مُقتَبَلُis ready to receive
وَالأَمنُ مُستَقبَلٌ وَالعَفوُ مُقتَبَلُ
And now, while room for apology is offered to anyone who apologizes,
and safety is forthcoming and pardon ready to be received—
وَلاand do not يُغَرَّنَّكُمlet deceive you مِنهُfrom him تَبَذُّلُهُhis informality
وَلا يُغَرَّنَّكُم مِنهُ تَبَذُّلُهُ
بِالإِذنِin granting audience حَتّىuntil اِستَوىbecame equal الأَربابُmasters وَالخَوَلُand servants
بِالإِذنِ حَتّى اِستَوى الأَربابُ وَالخَوَلُ
do not let his lack of ceremony deceive you,
in granting audience until masters and servants stood equal.
فَإِنthen if يَكُنhe is ظاهِراًvisible فَالشَمسُthen the sun ظاهِرَةٌis visible
فَإِن يَكُن ظاهِراً فَالشَمسُ ظاهِرَةٌ
أَوor كانَhe is مُبتَذَلاًfreely accessible فَالرُكنُthen the sacred Corner مُبتَذَلُis freely accessible
أَو كانَ مُبتَذَلاً فَالرُكنُ مُبتَذَلُ
If he is visible, the sun too is visible;
or if he is freely accessible, so is the sacred Corner.
طالَhas grown long الرِواءُthe tether الَّذيwhich فيis on رَأسِthe head of فَحلِكُمُyour stud camel
طالَ الرِواءُ الَّذي في رَأسِ فَحلِكُمُ
لاnot يَسهُلُgrows tame الصَعبُthe unruly beast حَتّىuntil يَقصُرَis shortened الطِوَلُthe tether
لا يَسهُلُ الصَعبُ حَتّى يَقصُرَ الطِوَلُ
The tether on your stud camel's head has grown long;
the unruly beast will not be tamed until the tether is shortened.
قَدindeed جارَacted unjustly موسىMusa وَجارىand raced with حَتفَthe death of مُهجَتِهِhis life's blood
قَد جارَ موسى وَجارى حَتفَ مُهجَتِهِ
فَإِنthen if يَكُنhe is جائِراًcrooked فَالرُمحُthen the spear مُعتَدِلُis straight
فَإِن يَكُن جائِراً فَالرُمحُ مُعتَدِلُ
Musa has transgressed and raced with his own death;
if he is crooked, the spear is straight.
وَأَمَّلَand he hoped for الثَلجَsnow وَالجَوزاءَwhile al-Jawza مُلهِبَةٌwas ablaze
وَأَمَّلَ الثَلجَ وَالجَوزاءَ مُلهِبَةٌ
فيin ناجِرٍNajir ساءَwas wretched هَذاthis الظَنُّthought وَالأَمَلُand hope
في ناجِرٍ ساءَ هَذا الظَنُّ وَالأَمَلُ
He hoped for snow while al-Jawza was ablaze,
in Najir—wretched were this thought and hope!
وَعِندَand with بِقراطَBiqrat داءٌan ailment لَوif تَصَفَّحَهُhe examined it
وَعِندَ بِقراطَ داءٌ لَو تَصَفَّحَهُ
بِقراطُHippocrates قالَwould say الدَواءُthe cure البيضُbright swords وَالأَسَلُand spears
بِقراطُ قالَ الدَواءُ البيضُ وَالأَسَلُ
And Biqrat has an ailment which, were it examined
by Hippocrates, he would say: 'The cure is bright swords and spears.'
وَماand not صَليبُthe cross of بنِthe son of آشوطٍAshot بِأَمنَعَmore secure مِنthan
وَما صَليبُ بنِ آشوطٍ بِأَمنَعَ مِن
صَليبِthe cross of بُرجانَBurjan إِذwhen خَلّوهُthey abandoned it وَاِنجَفَلواand fled
صَليبِ بُرجانَ إِذ خَلّوهُ وَاِنجَفَلوا
The cross of Ibn Ashot is no more secure than
the cross of Burjan, when they abandoned it and fled.
تَحمِلُهُcarry it البُردُthe couriers مِنfrom أَقصىthe farthest الثُغورِfrontiers إِلىto
تَحمِلُهُ البُردُ مِن أَقصى الثُغورِ إِلى
أَدنىthe nearest part of العِراقِIraq سِراعاًswiftly رَيثُهاtheir slowness عَجَلُhaste
أَدنى العِراقِ سِراعاً رَيثُها عَجَلُ
The couriers carry it from the farthest frontiers to
the near edge of Iraq, swiftly—their very slowness is haste.
بِسُرِّat Surr مَنMan راءَRa'a مَنكوساًupside down تُجاذِبُهُtug at it
بِسُرِّ مَن راءَ مَنكوساً تُجاذِبُهُ
أَيديthe hands of الشَمالِthe north wind فُضولاًloose ends كُلُّهاall of them فُضُلُtatters
أَيدي الشَمالِ فُضولاً كُلُّها فُضُلُ
At Surr Man Ra'a, upside down, it is tugged at
by the north wind's hands, its loose ends all in tatters.
تَهفوflutters بِهِfrom it رايَةٌa banner صَفراءُyellow تَحسِبُهاyou would take it
تَهفو بِهِ رايَةٌ صَفراءُ تَحسِبُها
أَزدِيَّةًfor an Azdi one صَبَغَتهاdyed it الهونُhumiliation وَالشِلَلُand rout
أَزدِيَّةً صَبَغَتها الهونُ وَالشِلَلُ
A yellow banner flutters from it; you would take it
for an Azdi one, dyed by humiliation and rout.
أَمسىhas come to يَرُدُّward off حَريقَthe scorching fire of الشَمسِthe sun جانِبُهُits side
أَمسى يَرُدُّ حَريقَ الشَمسِ جانِبُهُ
عَنfrom بابَكٍBabak وَهيَwhile it فيupon الباقينَthe others تَشتَعِلُblazes
عَن بابَكٍ وَهيَ في الباقينَ تَشتَعِلُ
Its side now wards off the sun's scorching fire
from Babak, while she blazes upon the others.
كَأَنَّهُمas though they رَكِبواmounted لِلحَربِfor battle وَهوَwhile it is لَهُمfor them
كَأَنَّهُم رَكِبوا لِلحَربِ وَهوَ لَهُم
بَندٌa standard فَماso not لُفَّwas furled مُذsince أَوفىit rose aloft وَلاnor نَزَلواdid they dismount
بَندٌ فَما لُفَّ مُذ أَوفى وَلا نَزَلوا
As though they had mounted for battle, with it serving them
as a standard: since it rose aloft it has not been furled, nor have they dismounted.
تَفاوَتواthey differed بَينَbetween مَرفوعٍone raised وَمُنخَفِضٍand one lowered
تَفاوَتوا بَينَ مَرفوعٍ وَمُنخَفِضٍ
عَلىaccording to مَراتِبِthe degrees of ماwhat قالواthey said وَماand what فَعَلواthey did
عَلى مَراتِبِ ما قالوا وَما فَعَلوا
They stand at varying levels, some raised and some lowered,
according to the measure of what they said and did.
رَدَّturned الهَجيرُthe midday heat لِحاهُمtheir beards بَعدَafter شُعلَتِهاtheir gray streaks
رَدَّ الهَجيرُ لِحاهُم بَعدَ شُعلَتِها
سوداًblack فَعادواso they became شَباباًyoung بَعدَماafter اِكتَهَلواthey reached middle age
سوداً فَعادوا شَباباً بَعدَما اِكتَهَلوا
The midday heat has changed their beards, once blazing gray,
to black, so they became young again after growing middle-aged.
ذاكَthat بنُson of عَمروٍAmr أَميرُCommander of المُؤمِنينَthe Faithful كَماas
ذاكَ بنُ عَمروٍ أَميرُ المُؤمِنينَ كَما
قالَsaid الخَوارِجُthe Kharijites إِذwhen ضَلّواthey strayed وَإِذand when جَهِلواthey were ignorant
قالَ الخَوارِجُ إِذ ضَلّوا وَإِذ جَهِلوا
That is Ibn Amr, 'Commander of the Faithful,' as
the Kharijites said, in their error and ignorance.
سَماrose against لَهُhim حابِلُthe snarer of الآسادِlions فيamid لُمَةٍa throng
سَما لَهُ حابِلُ الآسادِ في لُمَةٍ
مِنَof المَناياdeaths فَأَمسىso he became وَهوَwhile he was مُحتَبَلُensnared
مِنَ المَنايا فَأَمسى وَهوَ مُحتَبَلُ
The snarer of lions rose against him amid a throng
of deaths, and he ended up ensnared.
حاليadorned on الذِراعَينِboth arms وَالساقَينِand both legs لَوif صَدَقَتcame true
حالي الذِراعَينِ وَالساقَينِ لَو صَدَقَت
لَهُfor him المُنىwishes لَتَمَنّىhe would surely wish أَنَّهُthat he were عُطُلُunadorned
لَهُ المُنى لَتَمَنّى أَنَّهُ عُطُلُ
Adorned on both arms and legs—if wishes came true
for him, he would wish himself unadorned.
مِنfrom تَحتِbeneath مُطبَقِthe sealed dungeon of بابِthe Gate of الشامِal-Sham فيamong نَفَرَa band
مِن تَحتِ مُطبَقِ بابِ الشامِ في نَفَرَ
أَسرىcaptives يَوَدّونَthey wish وَدّاًfervently أَنَّهُمthat they قُتِلواhad been killed
أَسرى يَوَدّونَ وَدّاً أَنَّهُم قُتِلوا
Beneath the dungeon at Bab al-Sham, among a band
of captives who fervently wish they had been killed.
غابواthey vanished عَنِfrom الأَرضِthe earth أَنأىthe farthest غَيبَةٍabsence وَهُمُalthough they are
غابوا عَنِ الأَرضِ أَنأى غَيبَةٍ وَهُمُ
فيهاwithin it فَلاso there is no وَصلَcontact إِلّاexcept الكُتبُletters وَالرُسُلُand messengers
فيها فَلا وَصلَ إِلّا الكُتبُ وَالرُسُلُ
They have vanished to the farthest remove from the earth, though they
are still within it; no contact remains but letters and messengers.
تَغدوcomes at morning السَماءُthe sky فَتَلقاهُمand meets them مُرَبَّعَةًfour-sided
تَغدو السَماءُ فَتَلقاهُم مُرَبَّعَةً
وَتُقطَعُand is cut off الشَمسُthe sun عَنهُمfrom them حينَwhen تَتَّصِلُit reaches them
وَتُقطَعُ الشَمسُ عَنهُم حينَ تَتَّصِلُ
The sky comes at morning and meets them as a square,
and the sun is cut off from them the moment it reaches them.
ذَمّواthey reviled مُحَمَّداًMuhammad المَحمودَthe praised one إِذwhen نَشِبواthey were trapped
ذَمّوا مُحَمَّداً المَحمودَ إِذ نَشِبوا
فيin مُصمَتٍa solid enclosure لَيسَthere is not فيwithin أَرجائِهِits confines خَلَلُa breach
في مُصمَتٍ لَيسَ في أَرجائِهِ خَلَلُ
They reviled Muhammad, the praised one, when they were trapped
in a solid enclosure with no breach in its bounds.
لَوif سِرتُمُyou traveled فيthrough نَواحيthe regions of الأَرضِthe earth عَدَّwould count لَكُمfor you
لَو سِرتُمُ في نَواحي الأَرضِ عَدَّ لَكُم
آثارَهُhis traces الباقِياتِenduring السَهلُthe plain وَالجَبَلُand the mountain
آثارَهُ الباقِياتِ السَهلُ وَالجَبَلُ
If you traveled through the earth's regions, they would count for you
his enduring traces—the plain and the mountain.
مُشَيَّعٌdauntless مَعَهُwith him رَأيٌjudgment يُبَلِّغُهُbrings him to
مُشَيَّعٌ مَعَهُ رَأيٌ يُبَلِّغُهُ
تِلكَthose الأُمورَdeeds الَّتيwhich ماnever رامَهاsought them رَجُلُa man
تِلكَ الأُمورَ الَّتي ما رامَها رَجُلُ
Dauntless, with judgment at his side that brings him
to those deeds no man has ever attempted.
لايَجذِبُdoes not draw الوَطَنُthe homeland المَألوفُfamiliar عَزمَتَهُhis resolve
لايَجذِبُ الوَطَنُ المَألوفُ عَزمَتَهُ
وَلاnor الغَزالُthe gazelle الَّذيwhich فيin طَرفِهِits eyes كَحَلُkohl-darkness
وَلا الغَزالُ الَّذي في طَرفِهِ كَحَلُ
His familiar homeland does not draw away his resolve,
nor the gazelle whose eyes are dark with kohl.
مُسافِرٌa traveler وَمَطاياهُand his mounts مُحَلَّلَةٌloosened
مُسافِرٌ وَمَطاياهُ مُحَلَّلَةٌ
غُروضُهاtheir girths وَمُقيمٌand a resident وَهوَwhile he is مُرتَحَلُdeparting
غُروضُها وَمُقيمٌ وَهوَ مُرتَحَلُ
A traveler, though his mounts stand with loosened
girths; a resident, though he is on the move.
يَهَشُّrejoices لِلغَزوِin campaigning حَتّىuntil شَكَّdoubted عَسكَرُهُhis army
يَهَشُّ لِلغَزوِ حَتّى شَكَّ عَسكَرُهُ
فيهِabout him وَقالواand they said أَغَزوٌis it a campaign ذاكَthat أَمor قَفَلُa homeward return
فيهِ وَقالوا أَغَزوٌ ذاكَ أَم قَفَلُ
He so rejoices in campaigning that his army has doubts
about him and says: 'Is this a campaign or a homeward return?'
تَجريproceeds عَلىaccording to سورَةِthe sura of الأَنفالِal-Anfal قِسمَتُهُhis apportionment
تَجري عَلى سورَةِ الأَنفالِ قِسمَتُهُ
إِذاwhen تَوافىcomes together إِلَيهِto him الغُنمُbooty وَالنَفَلُand additional spoils
إِذا تَوافى إِلَيهِ الغُنمُ وَالنَفَلُ
His division of spoils follows the sura al-Anfal
whenever booty and additional spoils come together to him.
أَناI اِبنُa child of نِعمَتِكَyour bounty الأولىfirst الَّتيwhich شَكَرَتthanked
أَنا اِبنُ نِعمَتِكَ الأولى الَّتي شَكَرَت
نَبهانَNabhan عَنهاfor it وَعَنand for آلائِهاits blessings ثُعَلُThu'al
نَبهانَ عَنها وَعَن آلائِها ثُعَلُ
I am the child of your first bounty, for which
Thu'al thanked Nabhan, and for its blessings.
أَقولُI speak فيكَof you بِوُدٍّwith affection ظَلَّkept يَجذِبُنيdrawing me
أَقولُ فيكَ بِوُدٍّ ظَلَّ يَجذِبُني
إِلىtoward المَديحِpraise فَماso not يَحظىwins favor بِيَwith me الغَزَلُlove poetry
إِلى المَديحِ فَما يَحظى بِيَ الغَزَلُ
I speak of you with a love that keeps drawing me
toward praise, so love poetry wins no share of me.
هَذاthis وَلَوand even if قُلتُI voiced نَفسيmy soul فيكَin your praise لَمnot أَرَنيdeem myself
هَذا وَلَو قُلتُ نَفسي فيكَ لَم أَرَني
قَضَيتُI had discharged حَقّاًwhat is due وَلَوand even if أُعطيتَyou were granted ماwhat أَسَلُI ask
قَضَيتُ حَقّاً وَلَو أُعطيتَ ما أَسَلُ
This—and even if I voiced my very soul in your praise, I would not deem myself
to have paid what is due, even if you were granted all I ask.
Sol 6.1