ألمdid you not? ترنيyou see me والمرءand a man يقليhates ابنson of أمهhis mother
ألم ترني والمرء يقلي ابن أمه
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle أتتoccurs عوجاءa crooked deed لاnot تتقومcan be set straight
إذا ما أتت عوجاء لا تتقوم
Did you not see me—and a man may hate his mother's son
Did you not see me, a man's son boiling
When a crooked deed occurs that cannot be set straight—
When the crooked one came, unfixable
ضممتI folded جناحيmy wing عنaway from أبيAbu (father of) النظرal-Nazar بعدماafter
ضممت جناحي عن أبي النظر بعدما
تلومتهI waited for him ماas long as كانthere was ليfor me متلومtime to wait
تلومته ما كان لي متلوم
Fold my wing away from Abu al-Nazar, after
I folded my wings away from my father’s gaze after
Waiting for him as long as I could wait?
I blamed him for what he was not to be blamed for
وقلتand I said لهto him لماwhen التقيناwe met وقالand he said ليto me
وقلت له لما التقينا وقال لي
مقالةan utterance مزرa scorner عائثa troublemaker يتجرمfinding fault
مقالة مزر عائث يتجرم
And I said to him, when we met and he spoke to me
And I said to him when we met, and he said to me
With the words of a scornful troublemaker finding fault:
Hurtful, scandalous words, acting unjustly
أتعذلنيdo you reproach me? فيfor أنthat أبيعكI sell you مثلlike ماthat which
أتعذلني في أن أبيعك مثل ما
بهwith it بعتنيyou sold me والبادىءand the initiator البيعthe sale أظلمmore unjust
به بعتني والبادىء البيع أظلم
Do you reproach me for selling you just as
Do you blame me for selling you just as
You sold me? The first to sell is more unjust.
You sold me? Yet the seller is more unjust
وليسand there is not علىover ودaffection آمرىa man ليسthere is not عندهin his possession
وليس على ود آمرى ليس عنده
وفاءloyalty ولاand no عهدcovenant إذاwhen غابhe is absent مندمregret
وفاء ولا عهد إذا غاب مندم
Nor, for affection toward a man who has no
There is no affection for one who has no
Loyalty or covenant, is there regret when he is gone.
Loyalty or pact once the reveler is gone
Sol 6.1