كَيْفَhow خَلاصِيmy escape مِنَfrom الَّذيwhat أَجِدُI experience
كَيْفَ خَلاصِي مِنَ الَّذي أَجِدُ
قَدْindeed أَعْوزَhas proved lacking الصَّبْرُpatience عَنْهُin facing it والجَلَدُand fortitude
قَدْ أَعْوزَ الصَّبْرُ عَنْهُ والجَلَدُ
How can I escape what I suffer?
Patience and fortitude have proved unequal to it.
ماnever قُلْتُI said يَوْماًone day قَدْalready انْقَضَىcame to an end عَدَدٌa number
ما قُلْتُ يَوْماً قَدْ انْقَضَى عَدَدٌ
مِنَof الأَعاديthe enemies إِلاexcept that أَتَىarrived عَدَدُa number
مِنَ الأَعادي إِلا أَتَى عَدَدُ
Never did I say one day, 'Gone is a band
Of enemies,' without another band arriving.
قَدْindeed عَرَفُواthey have recognized مَنْwho أَناI وَعَاقهُمُand held them back
قَدْ عَرَفُوا مَنْ أَنا وَعَاقهُمُ
عَنِfrom اعْتِرافٍacknowledgment بِفَضْلِيof my merit الحَسَدُenvy
عَنِ اعْتِرافٍ بِفَضْلِي الحَسَدُ
They have recognized who I am, yet have been kept
From acknowledging my merit by envy.
ماnot بَلغُواthey attained ماwhat حَويْتُI have acquired مِنْof أَدبٍliterary learning
ما بَلغُوا ما حَويْتُ مِنْ أَدبٍ
فَبالغُواso they went to extremes فيin أذايَharming me وَاجْتَهدُواand strove hard
فَبالغُوا في أذايَ وَاجْتَهدُوا
They have not attained the literary learning I possess,
So they went to extremes in harming me, and strove hard.
Sol 6.1