أَتانيcame to me بِماwith what لاقىhe encountered رَسوليmy messenger وَلَمand did not يَكَدcome close to
أَتاني بِما لاقى رَسولي وَلَم يَكَد
يُبَيِّنُهُexplain it مِنbecause of عَبرَةٍtears وَنَحيبِand sobbing
يُبَيِّنُهُ مِن عَبرَةٍ وَنَحيبِ
My messenger came to me with what he had encountered, and could scarcely
My messenger came with tidings that made
Explain it because of his tears and sobbing.
My beloved weep with grief and sorrow;
فَأَبكَيتُso I made weep وَاِستَبكَيتُand I elicited weeping مَنthose who كانَwere حاضِريpresent with me
فَأَبكَيتُ وَاِستَبكَيتُ مَن كانَ حاضِري
وَباءَand received أَخيmy brother مِنof حَسرَةٍanguish بِنَصيبِa share
وَباءَ أَخي مِن حَسرَةٍ بِنَصيبِ
So I made those present with me weep and called forth their tears,
I wept with those around me,
And my brother received a share of anguish.
My brother shared in my agony.
أَماHave ... not? اِشتَفَتِsated their desire for revenge الأَيّامُthe days مِنّيon me وَقَدwhile already رَأَتthey had seen
أَما اِشتَفَتِ الأَيّامُ مِنّي وَقَد رَأَت
تَظاهُرَthe joining forces of أَعدائيmy enemies وَصَدِّand the turning away of حَبيبيmy beloved
تَظاهُرَ أَعدائي وَصَدِّ حَبيبي
Have the days not had their fill of vengeance on me, having seen
Have not the days gorged themselves on me,
My enemies joining forces and my beloved turning away?
And seen my enemies gather and block my love?
عَسىmay الدَهرَtime أَنto يُرضيكَplease you بَعدَafter إِساءَةٍill treatment
عَسى الدَهرَ أَن يُرضيكَ بَعدَ إِساءَةٍ
بِقُربِwith the nearness of حَبيبٍa beloved وَاِغتِرابِand the remoteness of رَقيبِa watcher
بِقُربِ حَبيبٍ وَاِغتِرابِ رَقيبِ
May time please you after doing you wrong,
Perhaps time will appease you after injury
With a beloved close by and a watcher far away.
With a dear one near and a spy far away.
Sol 6.1