قالواthey said رَجَوتَyou hoped for النَدىbounty مِنهُfrom him بِلاwithout سَبَبٍa cause
قالوا رَجَوتَ النَدى مِنهُ بِلا سَبَبٍ
فَقُلتُso I said هَلis there سَبَبٌa cause أَقوىstronger مِنَthan الكَرَمِgenerosity
فَقُلتُ هَل سَبَبٌ أَقوى مِنَ الكَرَمِ
They said, “You hoped for bounty from him without cause.”
So I said, “Is any cause stronger than generosity?”
وَسيلَتيmy plea أَنَّهُthat he غَيثٌrain وَليand I have ظَمَأٌthirst
وَسيلَتي أَنَّهُ غَيثٌ وَلي ظَمَأٌ
وَإِنand if ظَمِئناwe thirst تَوَسَّلناwe seek recourse إِلىto الدِيَمِthe steady rains
وَإِن ظَمِئنا تَوَسَّلنا إِلى الدِيَمِ
My plea is that he is rain, and I am thirsty.
And if we thirst, we turn to the steady rains.
قَرَعتُI knocked at بابَكَyour door لاnot أَخشىI fear تَمَنُّعَهُits refusal
قَرَعتُ بابَكَ لا أَخشى تَمَنُّعَهُ
فَإِنso if تَمَنَّعَit refuses لَمnot أَعذُلI reproach وَلَمand not أَلُمَI blame
فَإِن تَمَنَّعَ لَم أَعذُل وَلَم أَلُمَ
I knocked at your door, not fearing its refusal.
So if it refuses, I shall neither reproach nor blame.
لَمnot أَرمِI aimed بِالظَنِّwith expectation إِلّاexcept مَنone who يُصَدِّقُهُfulfills it
لَم أَرمِ بِالظَنِّ إِلّا مَن يُصَدِّقُهُ
وَلاand not تَوَخَّيتُI sought out إِلّاexcept مَوضِعَthe source of النِعَمِblessings
وَلا تَوَخَّيتُ إِلّا مَوضِعَ النِعَمِ
I set my hopes only on one who would fulfill them.
Nor did I seek any but the source of blessings.
ماnot الذَنبُthe blame لِلمُزنِwith the rainclouds جازَتنيpassed me by مَواطِرُهُtheir showers
ما الذَنبُ لِلمُزنِ جازَتني مَواطِرُهُ
وَإِنَّماand only الذَنبُthe blame لِلأَرزاقِwith provisions وَالقِسَمِand allotted shares
وَإِنَّما الذَنبُ لِلأَرزاقِ وَالقِسَمِ
It is no fault of the rainclouds that their showers passed me by.
The blame lies only with provisions and allotted shares.
Sol 6.1