إليكto you أباO father of إسحاقIshaq عنتhas arisen حويجةa small request
إليك أبا إسحاق عنت حويجة
يؤملهاgives it hope صرفthe turning الزمانof time ويرتجىand is hoped for
يؤملها صرف الزمان ويرتجى
To you, Abu Ishaq, a small request has come;
To you, O Abu Ishaq, I complain of Huwija
Time’s turns give it hope and are themselves hoped for.
Whom the passage of time gives hope, and is hoped for,
بخلتI was sparing بهاwith it عنfrom غيرother than سمعكyour hearing طاوياًrolling up
بخلت بها عن غير سمعك طاوياً
مدارجpathways أسماعthe ears of الورىhumankind طيthe rolling of مدرجa scroll
مدارج أسماع الورى طي مدرج
I kept it from every ear but yours, rolling up
I was stingy with her towards any ear other than yours, twisting
The pathways to mortals’ ears as one rolls a scroll.
The steps of the hearing of the world and covering a rugged path,
وماand not الذهبgold الإبريزpure لوناًin color وقيمةand in value
وما الذهب الإبريز لوناً وقيمة
يقاسis compared إلىwith لونيthe two hues of رصاصlead وبهرجand counterfeit coin
يقاس إلى لوني رصاص وبهرج
And pure gold, in color and worth,
And the yellow gold is not equal in color and value
Cannot be compared with the two hues of lead and counterfeit coin.
To my lead-colored complexion and motley patches.
وماand not يممتI sought إلاexcept جواداًa generous man بنانهhis fingers
وما يممت إلا جواداً بنانه
ثباتfirm support لمرتجfor one who hopes ومفتاحand a key to مرتجwhat is locked
ثبات لمرتج ومفتاح مرتج
And I sought none but a generous man whose fingers
And I craved nothing but a young camel, sure-footed,
Are firm support for one who hopes, and a key to what is locked.
Firm for one who hopes, and key to one who hopes,
لوتit turned عنaway from لقاءmeeting الباخلينthe miserly عنانهاits reins
لوت عن لقاء الباخلين عنانها
إلىtoward ذيa possessor of سماحgenerosity يرتجيhopes for وجهthe face of مرتجيone who hopes
إلى ذي سماح يرتجي وجه مرتجي
It turned its reins away from meeting the miserly,
She released her bridle from meeting the stingy,
Toward a man of bounty who hopes to see a hopeful petitioner’s face.
To one generous whom an aspirant hopes will have an aspiring face,
وليستand there is no لهاfor it فيماin what تملكهyou possess it إرادةdesire
وليست لها فيما تملكه إرادة
فألجمso bridle لهاfor it فيماin what عداهis beyond it وأسرجand saddle up
فألجم لها فيما عداه وأسرج
And it has no desire for what you possess;
And she has no will in what she owns,
So bridle and saddle up for it in what lies beyond that.
So muzzle her away from what is other than Him and release her.
Sol 6.1