سَجاياtraits كُلُّهاall of them غَدرٌtreachery وَخُبثٌand malice
سَجايا كُلُّها غَدرٌ وَخُبثٌ
تَوارَثَهاinherited them in succession أُناسٌpeople عَنfrom أُناسِpeople
تَوارَثَها أُناسٌ عَن أُناسِ
Traits, all of them treachery and malice,
All traits are treachery and deceit
inherited by one people from another.
Inherited by people from people
يُهاجِرُleaves غابَهُhis forest الضُرغامُthe lion كَيماso that
يُهاجِرُ غابَهُ الضُرغامُ كَيما
يُنازِعُcontends with ظَبيَّa gazelle of رَملٍsand فيin كِناسِa gazelle's shelter
يُنازِعُ ظَبيَّ رَملٍ في كِناسِ
The lion leaves his forest so that
The lost one wanders the darkness to
he may contend with a sand gazelle in its shelter.
Compete with a gazelle on the dunes
وَتَقبُحُand grow ugly بَعدَafter أَهليهاtheir inhabitants المَغانيthe dwellings
وَتَقبُحُ بَعدَ أَهليها المَغاني
كَقُبحِlike the ugliness of غُيوبِهِمtheir absences بَعدَafter الإِناسِcompanionship
كَقُبحِ غُيوبِهِم بَعدَ الإِناسِ
And dwellings grow ugly after their people have gone,
And songs become ugly after their people
as their absence is ugly after companionship.
Like their ugly secrets after intimacy
يُرادُis intended بِكَfor you الجَميلُgoodness عَلىunder اِقتِسارٍcompulsion
يُرادُ بِكَ الجَميلُ عَلى اِقتِسارٍ
وَتُذكَرُand you are mentioned بِالوَفاءِfor faithfulness وَأَنتَwhile you are ناسيforgetful
وَتُذكَرُ بِالوَفاءِ وَأَنتَ ناسي
Good is intended for you under compulsion,
You're expected to be kind out of stinginess
and you are called faithful, though you are forgetful.
And remembered for loyalty though forgetful
وَحَمِّلتَand you were burdened الذُنوبَthe sins قَراthe back of ضَعيفٍa weak one
وَحَمِّلتَ الذُنوبَ قَرا ضَعيفٍ
وَسِرتَand you walked بِهِنَّwith them فيin طُرُقِthe paths of التَناسيfeigned forgetfulness
وَسِرتَ بِهِنَّ في طُرُقِ التَناسي
And you were laden with sins upon a frail back,
You blamed the sins on a weak slave
and walked with them along the paths of feigned forgetfulness.
And slipped away on paths of denial
يُفارِقُparts from شَهلَةًa mature woman كَهلٌa middle-aged man وَشَرخٌand a youth
يُفارِقُ شَهلَةً كَهلٌ وَشَرخٌ
فَواسيso console yourself بِالتَشابُهِwith resemblance وَالجِناسِand sameness of kind
فَواسي بِالتَشابُهِ وَالجِناسِ
A middle-aged man and a youth part from a mature woman;
An old man parts from a withered branch
so console yourself with resemblance and shared nature.
Consoled by the rhyme and wordplay
وَماand not أَرضاكَsatisfied you رَأيٌan opinion مِنfrom دُرَيدٍDurayd
وَما أَرضاكَ رَأيٌ مِن دُرَيدٍ
غَداةَon the morning يَرومُhe seeks قُرباًcloseness مِنto خُناسِKhunas
غَداةَ يَرومُ قُرباً مِن خُناسِ
And Durayd's opinion did not satisfy you
No opinion of Duraid satisfied you
on the morning he sought closeness to Khunas.
When he sought closeness to the reticent
Sol 6.1