إِذاif قيلَit is said لَكَto you اِخشَfear اللَGod (word continues)
إِذا قيلَ لَكَ اِخشَ اللَ
هَcompletion of “God” مَولاكَyour Lord فَقُلthen say آراyes
هَ مَولاكَ فَقُل آرا
If you are told, “Fear God,
your Lord,” then say, “Yes.”
كَأَنَّas though الأَنجُمَthe stars السَبthe seven (word continues)
كَأَنَّ الأَنجُمَ السَب
عَةَcompletion of “the seven” فيin لُعبَةٍa game بُقّاراbuqqārā (a game)
عَةَ في لُعبَةٍ بُقّارا
As though the seven stars
in a game of buqqārā were
خُزامىlavender وَأَقاحِيُّand daisies
خُزامى وَأَقاحِيُّ
وَصَفراءُand yellow flowers وَشُقّاراand red anemones
وَصَفراءُ وَشُقّارا
lavender and daisies,
yellow flowers and red anemones.
وَمَنand whoever فَوقَabove الثَرىthe soil يَصgrows small (word continues)
وَمَن فَوقَ الثَرى يَص
غُرُcompletion of “grows small” فيamid أَجزاءِfragments; remains مَنthose whom وارىburied; concealed
غُرُ في أَجزاءِ مَن وارى
And whoever is above the soil grows
small amid the remains of those he has buried.
وَأَصبَحتُand I have come to be مَعَwith الدُنِّياthe world
وَأَصبَحتُ مَعَ الدُنِّيا
أُداريهاI humor her كَمَنlike one who دارىhumored; placated
أُداريها كَمَن دارى
And now, with the world,
I humor her as others have.
إِذاif بارَأَهاparted from her قَومٌsome people
إِذا بارَأَها قَومٌ
فَقَلبيthen my heart حُبُّهاlove of her بارىparted from
فَقَلبي حُبُّها بارى
If some folk have parted from her,
then love of her has parted from my heart.
وَماand not يُرهِبُنيfrightens me جارِneighbor
وَما يُرهِبُني جارِ
يَmy (possessive suffix) إِنif ناضَلَcompeted at archery أَوor جارىcompeted in racing
يَ إِن ناضَلَ أَو جارى
And my neighbor does not frighten me,
if he competes at archery or racing.
وَماand not عِرسِيَmy wife حَوراءُa dark-eyed beauty
وَما عِرسِيَ حَوراءُ
وَلاnor خُبزِيَmy bread حَوّارىfine white flour
وَلا خُبزِيَ حَوّارى
And my wife is no dark-eyed beauty,
nor is my bread made from fine white flour.
Sol 6.1