قَرَنتَyou joined جَيشَينِtwo armies فَكَمso how much مِنof دَمٍblood
قَرَنتَ جَيشَينِ فَكَم مِن دَمٍ
أَرَقتَyou shed لاnot هَدياًa sacrificial offering عَنِon behalf of القارِنِthe pilgrim combining Hajj and Umrah
أَرَقتَ لا هَدياً عَنِ القارِنِ
You brought two armies together—how much blood
You shed, not as an offering for a pilgrim combining rites!
فَمارِنيso dispute with me إِنif شِئتَyou wish أَولاor not فَماfor nothing
فَمارِني إِن شِئتَ أَولا فَما
يُعرَفُis known إِلّاexcept ذِلَّةَthe abasement of مارِنيmy nose-tip
يُعرَفُ إِلّا ذِلَّةَ مارِني
So dispute with me, if you wish, or not; for nothing
Is known except the abasement of my nose-tip.
وارٍsparking زِنادُthe firesticks of الشَرِّevil فيin هَذِهِthis الدُنthe world (first part)
وارٍ زِنادُ الشَرِّ في هَذِهِ الدُن
ياcompletion of “world” فَقُلso say ياO جَدَثيmy grave وارِنيconceal me
يا فَقُل يا جَدَثي وارِني
Evil’s firesticks spark in this
World; so say, “O my grave, conceal me.”
وَياand O خَليليmy friend دَرَنيmy grime زائِدٌincreasing
وَيا خَليلي دَرَني زائِدٌ
فَأَقصِنيso banish me فيin الأَرضِthe earth أَوor دارِنيbear with me
فَأَقصِني في الأَرضِ أَو دارِني
And, my friend, my grime is growing;
So banish me across the earth, or bear with me.
عِندَكَyou have مالٌwealth فَأَعِنso help سائِلاًa beggar
عِندَكَ مالٌ فَأَعِن سائِلاً
وَلاand do not تَبِتspend the night كَالسابِقِlike the racehorse الحارِنِthat balks
وَلا تَبِت كَالسابِقِ الحارِنِ
You have wealth, so help a beggar,
And do not spend the night like a balking racehorse.
فَالرَجُلُfor the man لِلرَجلَةِfor the woman وَالكَفُّand the hand لِلfor the (continued next line)
فَالرَجُلُ لِلرَجلَةِ وَالكَفُّ لِل
كَفَّةِslap وَالعِرنينُand the nose لِلعارِنِfor the nose-striker
كَفَّةِ وَالعِرنينُ لِلعارِنِ
For a man is for a woman, and the hand for a
Slap, and the nose for its striker.
Sol 6.1