عِشتُI lived مِنon أَيسَرَthe simplest حَلِّlawful sustenance
عِشتُ مِن أَيسَرَ حَلِّ
وَتَشَبَّهتُand I likened myself بِظِلِّto a shadow
وَتَشَبَّهتُ بِظِلِّ
I lived on the simplest lawful sustenance,
and made myself like a shadow.
لَستُI am not بِالخِلِّa close friend أُصاI sincerely befriend (verb fragment)
لَستُ بِالخِلِّ أُصا
فيكَyou (verb continuation) وَماand not أَنتَyou بِخِلِّa close friend
فيكَ وَما أَنتَ بِخِلِّ
I am no friend who would be sincere
with you; nor are you a friend.
رُبَّماsometimes يَعتَمِدُrelies المَرthe person (word fragment)
رُبَّما يَعتَمِدُ المَر
ءُcompletion of 'person' عَلىon العُضوِthe limb الأَشَلِّparalyzed
ءُ عَلى العُضوِ الأَشَلِّ
Sometimes a person relies
on a paralyzed limb.
أَيُّهاO الدُنياworld لَحاكِmay He curse you اللَهُGod
أَيُّها الدُنيا لَحاكِ اللَهُ
مِنas a (exclamatory) رَبَّةِmistress of دَلِّcoquetry
مِن رَبَّةِ دَلِّ
O world, may God curse you—
you mistress of coquetry!
ماnot تَسَلّىhas moved on خَلَديmy mind عَنfrom
ما تَسَلّى خَلَدي عَن
كِyou (completes 'from you') وَإِنand even if ظَنَّit thought التَسَلّيhaving moved on
كِ وَإِن ظَنَّ التَسَلّي
My mind has not moved on from
you, even if it thought it had.
إِنَّماonly أَبقَيتِyou have left مِنّيof me
إِنَّما أَبقَيتِ مِنّي
لِلأَخِلّاءِfor close friends أَقَلّيthe smallest part of me
لِلأَخِلّاءِ أَقَلّي
You have left of me only
the smallest part for close friends.
أَمسِyesterday أَودَيتِyou did away بِبَعضيwith part of me
أَمسِ أَودَيتِ بِبَعضي
وَغَداًand tomorrow يَذهَبُwill pass away كُلّيall of me
وَغَداً يَذهَبُ كُلّي
Yesterday you did away with part of me,
and tomorrow all of me will pass away.
لَكِyours أَوقاتيmy hours فَخَلّيso leave (verb fragment)
لَكِ أَوقاتي فَخَلّي
نيme (verb continuation) إِذاwhen قُمتُI rise أُصَلّيI pray
ني إِذا قُمتُ أُصَلّي
My hours are yours, so leave
me alone when I rise to pray.
وَدَعينيand leave me ساعَةًan hour فيin
وَدَعيني ساعَةً في
كِyou (completes 'in you') لِمَولايَfor my Lord الأَجَلِّthe most exalted
كِ لِمَولايَ الأَجَلِّ
And leave me an hour within
you, for my most exalted Lord.
وَالصِباand youth مُلكٌa kingdom وَقَدand perhaps يُبis wept (verb fragment)
وَالصِبا مُلكٌ وَقَد يُب
كىcompletion of 'is wept' عَلىover المُلكِthe kingdom المُوَلّيpassing away
كى عَلى المُلكِ المُوَلّي
And youth is a kingdom; one may
weep over the kingdom that passes away.
Sol 6.1