نَزَلتَyou dismounted عَنِfrom الكُمَيتِthe bay steed إِلىto كُمَيتٍdark-red wine
نَزَلتَ عَنِ الكُمَيتِ إِلى كُمَيتٍ
أَلاAh! بِئسَwretched is الخَليفَةُthe successor وَالبَديلُand the substitute
أَلا بِئسَ الخَليفَةُ وَالبَديلُ
You dismounted from the bay steed for dark-red wine.
You descended from a heap to a heap
Ah, what a wretched successor and substitute!
Alas, what an awful successor and substitute!
ظَلَمتَyou wronged بِهاwith it حِجاكَyour reason بِغَيرِwithout ذَنبٍfault
ظَلَمتَ بِها حِجاكَ بِغَيرِ ذَنبٍ
فَخَفso beware إِنَّindeed العُقولَminds لَهاthey have سَديلُa veil
فَخَف إِنَّ العُقولَ لَها سَديلُ
With it you wronged your reason, though it was blameless.
You wronged its pilgrims without any guilt
So beware, for minds have a veil.
So beware, minds do have consequences
Sol 6.1