أَشمِمناwe were given a scent لِبُنىLubna فَقُلناso we said لُبَينىLubayna (little Lubna)
أَشمِمنا لِبُنى فَقُلنا لُبَينى
بَعدَماafter أَزمَعَتshe resolved upon صُدوداًestrangement وَبَيناand departure
بَعدَما أَزمَعَت صُدوداً وَبَينا
We were given Lubna's scent and said, 'Lubayna,'
after she had resolved on estrangement and departure.
عارَضَتناshe approached us بِوُدِّهاwith her affection فَكَرِهناbut we detested
عارَضَتنا بِوُدِّها فَكَرِهنا
هُit وَآبَتand she returned لِزَورَةٍfor a visit فَأَبيناbut we refused
هُ وَآبَت لِزَورَةٍ فَأَبينا
She offered us her love, but we detested
it; she returned for a visit, but we refused.
قَدindeed تَرَكناwe have left لِأَهلِهاto her people أُمَّMother دَفرٍStench (in an epithet for the world)
قَد تَرَكنا لِأَهلِها أُمَّ دَفرٍ
وَقَعَدناand we sat back عَنaway from شُغلِهاher business فَاِحتَبَيناso we clasped our raised knees
وَقَعَدنا عَن شُغلِها فَاِحتَبَينا
We have left Mother Stench to her people,
And sat aloof from her business, clasping our knees.
وَصُروفُand the vicissitudes الأَيّامِof the days فَرَّقنَthey scattered ماwhat يَجgathers (continued next line)
وَصُروفُ الأَيّامِ فَرَّقنَ ما يَج
بيcompletes يجبي: gathers الفَتىthe young man فيin حِياضِهِhis pools وَجَبيناand they gathered
بي الفَتى في حِياضِهِ وَجَبينا
And time's vicissitudes have scattered what
a young man gathers in his pools, and have gathered it.
نَسأَلُwe ask اللَهَGod أَنthat يُخَلَّصَbe delivered مِنهُنَّfrom them
نَسأَلُ اللَهَ أَن يُخَلَّصَ مِنهُنَّ
وَكَمand how many شُقنَthey stirred to longing زاهِداًan ascetic وَاِطَّبيناand they beguiled
وَكَم شُقنَ زاهِداً وَاِطَّبينا
We ask God for deliverance from them;
How many an ascetic have they stirred to longing and beguiled!
لَمnot (past negation) نَكُنwe were مِنamong ذَويpeople of الخُمورِwines سَبَأَناwe bought
لَم نَكُن مِن ذَوي الخُمورِ سَبَأَنا
هاit وَلاnor مِنamong ذَويpeople of الأُمورِaffairs سَبَيناwe took captives
ها وَلا مِن ذَوي الأُمورِ سَبَينا
We were not among wine-drinkers, buying
it, nor among men of affairs, taking captives.
لاdo not تَعِشlive مُجبِراًa determinist وَلاnor قَدَرِيّاًa Qadarite (free-will advocate)
لا تَعِش مُجبِراً وَلا قَدَرِيّاً
وَاِجتَهِدand strive فيfor تَوَسُّطٍmoderation بَينَbetween بَيناbetween (repeated: midway)
وَاِجتَهِد في تَوَسُّطٍ بَينَ بَينا
Do not live as a determinist or a Qadarite;
And strive for moderation, midway between the two.
Sol 6.1