أَشمِمناwe were made to smell لِبُنىLubnā فَقُلناso we said لُبَينىLubaynā (little Lubnā)
أَشمِمنا لِبُنى فَقُلنا لُبَينى
بَعدَماafter أَزمَعَتshe resolved صُدوداًshunning وَبَيناand separation
بَعدَما أَزمَعَت صُدوداً وَبَينا
We were given a whiff of Lubnā, so we called her Lubaynā,
after she resolved to shun us and depart.
عارَضَتناshe met us بِوُدِّهاwith her affection فَكَرِهناso we disliked
عارَضَتنا بِوُدِّها فَكَرِهنا
هُit وَآبَتand she returned لِزَورَةٍfor a visit فَأَبيناso we refused
هُ وَآبَت لِزَورَةٍ فَأَبينا
She met us with her affection, but we disliked
it; she returned for a visit, but we refused.
قَدindeed تَرَكناwe have left لِأَهلِهاto her people أُمَّMother دَفرٍStench
قَد تَرَكنا لِأَهلِها أُمَّ دَفرٍ
وَقَعَدناand we sat back عَنfrom شُغلِهاher affairs فَاِحتَبَيناso we sat clasping our knees
وَقَعَدنا عَن شُغلِها فَاِحتَبَينا
We have left Umm Dafr—Mother Stench—to her people,
and sat apart from her affairs, clasping our knees.
وَصُروفُand the vicissitudes الأَيّامِof the days فَرَّقنَthey scattered ماwhat يَجfirst fragment of 'gathers'
وَصُروفُ الأَيّامِ فَرَّقنَ ما يَج
بيcompletion of 'gathers' الفَتىthe young man فيin حِياضِهِhis pools وَجَبيناand we gathered
بي الفَتى في حِياضِهِ وَجَبينا
And the vicissitudes of the days scattered what is gathered
by a young man in his pools—and what we gathered.
نَسأَلُwe ask اللَهَGod أَنthat يُخَلَّصَbe delivered مِنهُنَّfrom them
نَسأَلُ اللَهَ أَن يُخَلَّصَ مِنهُنَّ
وَكَمand how many شُقنَthey made yearn زاهِداًan ascetic وَاِطَّبيناand we were lured
وَكَم شُقنَ زاهِداً وَاِطَّبينا
We ask God that we be delivered from them;
and many an ascetic have they made yearn; we too were lured.
لَمnot نَكُنwe were مِنamong ذَويthose possessing الخُمورِwine سَبَأَناwe bought
لَم نَكُن مِن ذَوي الخُمورِ سَبَأَنا
هاit وَلاnor مِنamong ذَويthose possessing الأُمورِauthority سَبَيناwe took captives
ها وَلا مِن ذَوي الأُمورِ سَبَينا
We were not wine-drinkers who bought
it, nor men of power who took captives.
لاdo not تَعِشlive مُجبِراًa determinist وَلاnor قَدَرِيّاًa Qadarite (free-will advocate)
لا تَعِش مُجبِراً وَلا قَدَرِيّاً
وَاِجتَهِدand strive فيfor تَوَسُّطٍmoderation بَينَbetween بَيناbetween (completing 'in between')
وَاِجتَهِد في تَوَسُّطٍ بَينَ بَينا
Do not live as a determinist or a Qadarite,
and strive for a middle course between the two.
Sol 6.1