لَوif كانَwere يُعتِبُنيto grant me redress الحِماdeath (continued)
لَو كانَ يُعتِبُني الحِما
مُ(completes 'death') لَطالَwould last long بَعدَafter اليَومِtoday عَتبيmy reproach
مُ لَطالَ بَعدَ اليَومِ عَتبي
If death would grant me redress,
my reproach would last long beyond today.
إِنّيindeed I وَماand not عاتَبتُهُI reproached it
إِنّي وَما عاتَبتُهُ
إِلّاexcept وَأَعتَبَنيand it stilled my reproach بِذَنبيwith my own guilt
إِلّا وَأَعتَبَني بِذَنبي
Indeed, never have I reproached it
but it has stilled my reproach with my own guilt.
صَبراًpatience أُخَيَّmy dear brother فَإِنَّهاfor indeed it
صَبراً أُخَيَّ فَإِنَّها
تَمضيtakes its course وَلَوand even if وَقَعَتit struck بِهَضبِupon mountains
تَمضي وَلَو وَقَعَت بِهَضبِ
Patience, my dear brother, for it
takes its course, even if it strikes mountains.
هَوِّنmake it easier عَليكَon yourself فَقَدfor perhaps يَكوbe (continued)
هَوِّن عَليكَ فَقَد يَكو
نُ(completes 'be') الصَعبُwhat is hard عِندَكَto you غَيرَother than صَعبِhard
نُ الصَعبُ عِندَكَ غَيرَ صَعبِ
Make it easier on yourself, for it may
be that what is hard is no hardship to you.
وَاِنهَضand rise فَماfor not حُمِلَتit was laid عَلىupon
وَاِنهَض فَما حُمِلَت عَلى
قَصفِone frail الفَقارِof spine وَلاnor أَجَبِّa humpless camel
قَصفِ الفَقارِ وَلا أَجَبِّ
Rise, for it has not been laid upon
one frail of spine or a humpless camel.
كُنتَyou were الطَبيبَthe healer لِمِثلِهاfor the like of it
كُنتَ الطَبيبَ لِمِثلِها
لَوif يُتَّقىis warded off قَدَرٌfate بِطِبِّwith medicine
لَو يُتَّقى قَدَرٌ بِطِبِّ
You would have been the healer for such a sorrow,
if fate could be warded off with medicine.
وَلَئِنand even if رَمىshot راميthe archer of الرَدىdeath
وَلَئِن رَمى رامي الرَدى
غَرَضاًa target فَزَعزَعَand thus shook غَيرَother than سِربيmy flock
غَرَضاً فَزَعزَعَ غَيرَ سِربي
And though death's archer has shot
at a target and shaken a flock other than mine,
فَلَقَدyet indeed أَصابَhe struck بِسَهمِهِwith his arrow الthe
فَلَقَد أَصابَ بِسَهمِهِ ال
غَرَضَينِtwo targets مِنof عَينيmy eye وَقَلبيand my heart
غَرَضَينِ مِن عَيني وَقَلبي
yet he has indeed struck with his arrow the
two targets—my eye and my heart.
Sol 6.1