أتيتI came إلىto بابكyour door المرتجىlooked to with hope
أتيت إلى بابك المرتجى
فألفيتهand I found it مغلقاًclosed مرتجاbolted
فألفيته مغلقاً مرتجا
I came to your door, to which hopes turn,
I came to your door, hopeful
and found it shut and bolted.
Yet found it closed, unreceptive
فقلتso I said لبوابهto its gatekeeper سائلاًasking
فقلت لبوابه سائلاً
أيغلقis ... closed? بابdoor النهىreason والحجىand wisdom
أيغلق باب النهى والحجى
So I said to its gatekeeper, asking:
So I asked the doorman, pleading:
"Is the door of reason and wisdom closed?"
"Does he bar the door of wisdom?"
فقالthen he said أراكI see you كثيرmuch الكلامtalk
فقال أراك كثير الكلام
وعنديand in my view منof الرأيopinion أنthat تخرجاyou leave
وعندي من الرأي أن تخرجا
Then he said, "I see you talk a great deal,
He replied: "I see you talk too much
and my opinion is that you should leave.
My advice is that you leave
وإلاor else نتفتI will pluck out سبالmoustaches المديحpraise
وإلا نتفت سبال المديح
وألحقتهاand I will attach them بسبالto the moustaches of الهجاsatire
وألحقتها بسبال الهجا
Or else I will pluck out the moustaches of praise
Else streams of praise will be severed
and attach them to the moustaches of satire."
And join the rivers of satire"
Sol 6.1