وَمُبخّلٍand a miser بِالمالِwith money قُلتُI said لَعَلَّهُperhaps he
وَمُبخّلٍ بِالمالِ قُلتُ لَعَلَّهُ
يَنْدَىwould be generous وَظَنّيand my expectation فيهِof him ظَنٌan expectation مُخْلِفُproving false
يَنْدَى وَظَنّي فيهِ ظَنٌ مُخْلِفُ
And to a miser with money I said, hoping he
I chided one hoarding wealth, perhaps
would be generous—but my expectation of him proved false:
He would regret it—but my hopes in him were false.
جَمْعُgathering; plural الدَّراهِمِthe dirhams لَيسَis not جَمْعَa gathering; a plural سَلامَةٍsafety; soundness
جَمْعُ الدَّراهِمِ لَيسَ جَمْعَ سَلامَةٍ
فأَجَابنيso he answered me لكنَّهُbut it لاnot يُصْرَفُis spent; is fully declined
فأَجَابني لكنَّهُ لا يُصْرَفُ
“Gathering dirhams is no safe gathering (no sound plural).”
Amassing dirhams is no surety of safety;
So he answered me, “But it is not spent (not fully declined).”
He answered me: But it cannot be spent.
Sol 6.1