عناءanguish القلبthe heart منbecause of سلمىSalma عناءanguish
عناء القلب من سلمى عناء
وماand not أبداًever لهfor it منهاfrom her عزاءsolace
وما أبداً له منها عزاء
The heart's anguish over Salma is anguish indeed.
The heart's toil for Salma is toilsome indeed,
And never does it have solace from her.
And from her it shall receive no solace.
تكلفنيburdens me هواهاlove for her النفسthe soul جهلاignorantly
تكلفني هواها النفس جهلا
وخيرand the best نصيبهاits share منهاfrom her الرجاءhope
وخير نصيبها منها الرجاء
My soul ignorantly burdens me with love for her.
My soul compelled me to love her foolishly,
And the best it gains from her is hope.
Though hope is the best it can expect from her.
رقيقةdelicate مرشفlips المسواكthe tooth-stick فيهاin her
رقيقة مرشف المسواك فيها
معwith الدلcoquettish charm الملاحةbeauty والبهاءand splendor
مع الدل الملاحة والبهاء
Her lips are delicate where the tooth-stick touches; in her
Delicate, yet austere like a toothstick,
Are beauty and splendor, together with coquettish charm.
With a wit as sharp as her radiance.
غذاهاnourished her عيشa life مرغدةa pampered woman وشيبand gray-haired folk
غذاها عيش مرغدة وشيب
تمدحهاpraise her وتعسفهاand treat her harshly النساءthe women
تمدحها وتعسفها النساء
A life of pampered ease and gray-haired folk nourished her.
Her food is a lavish life and gray hairs,
The women praise her and treat her harshly.
Women praise and coerce her excessively.
نطببهاwe treat her لهfor him بصدودwith rejection عمروAmr
نطببها له بصدود عمرو
فأعياناso it left us helpless التطببmedical treatment والدواءand medicine
فأعيانا التطبب والدواء
We try to heal her for him with Amr's rejection.
We mend her ties with the clans of Amr,
So treatment and medicine left us helpless.
Yet mending and cures have failed us.
وشرand the worst جزاءrepayment ذيone possessing نعمىbounty نجرناstruck us
وشر جزاء ذي نعمى نجرنا
بنوsons of عمروAmr إذاwhen احتملwas borne الجزاءthe repayment
بنو عمرو إذا احتمل الجزاء
And with the worst repayment to a benefactor, we were struck
Evil is the reward of one we obliged,
By the sons of Amr, when repayment was borne.
The clan of Amr, when bearing that reward.
منعناهمwe shielded them بنيsons of سعدSa'd وعمروand Amr
منعناهم بني سعد وعمرو
عبيدslaves عصاًa rod لسعدto Sa'd أوor إماءbondwomen
عبيد عصاً لسعد أو إماء
We shielded them from the sons of Sa'd, while Amr
We denied them, the clan of Sa’d and Amr,
Are Sa'd's slaves of the rod—or bondwomen.
Mere slaves, a cane for Sa’d or handmaids.
Sol 6.1