حَتّامَuntil when يَلْحَىhe reproaches عَلَيْكَover you مَنْone who خَلتِhave become free الthe
حَتّامَ يَلْحَى عَلَيْكَ مَنْ خَلتِ ال
أَحْشاءُinward parts مِنْهُof him مِنْfrom لاعِجِsearing pain الحُزْنِsorrow
أَحْشاءُ مِنْهُ مِنْ لاعِجِ الحُزْنِ
How long will he who chides me over you—he whose
How long will he reproach me over you, he whose
heart is free of sorrow’s searing fire?
Inward parts are free of sorrow’s searing pain?
هَبْهgrant that he أَطالhas prolonged الملامَthe reproach فِيكَconcerning you فهلْso does
هَبْه أَطال الملامَ فِيكَ فهلْ
يَدْخُلُenter ماwhat قالَhe said قطُّever فيinto أُذْنيmy ear
يَدْخُلُ ما قالَ قطُّ في أُذْني
Suppose he prolongs his reproaches over you—has
Grant that he has prolonged his reproach over you—yet does
anything he ever said entered my ear?
Anything he has said ever enter my ear?
كَمْhow much جَهْدَeffort مَاwhat تَفْعَلُdo المَواشِطُthe hairdressers فِيon
كَمْ جَهْدَ مَا تَفْعَلُ المَواشِطُ فِي
وَجْهٍa face قَبيحٍugly مِنْof آلةِtools الحُسْنِbeauty
وَجْهٍ قَبيحٍ مِنْ آلةِ الحُسْنِ
How much labor the beauticians expend upon
For all their effort, how much can the hairdressers do
an ugly face with the instruments of beauty!
For an ugly face with the tools of beauty?
Sol 6.1