وَجَليسٍand a companion لَيسَthere is not فيهِin him
وَجَليسٍ لَيسَ فيهِ
قَطُّat all مِثلَlike الناسِpeople حِسُّfeeling
قَطُّ مِثلَ الناسِ حِسُّ
And a companion in whom there is
A companion with whom there is
no human feeling whatsoever:
Never a human feeling--
لِيَfor me مِنهُfrom him أَينَماwherever كُنwas (first part of 'I was')
لِيَ مِنهُ أَينَما كُن
تُI (completes 'I was') عَلىagainst رُغميmy will حَبسُconfinement
تُ عَلى رُغمي حَبسُ
wherever I am, he keeps me
How I wish that wherever I am
confined against my will.
He were chained and under ward!
مالَهُhe has no نَفسٌsoul فَتَنهاso it might restrain
مالَهُ نَفسٌ فَتَنها
هُhim وَهَلand does لِلصَخرِstone have نَفسُa soul
هُ وَهَل لِلصَخرِ نَفسُ
He has no soul to restrain
He has a mind that allures him
him—and does stone have a soul?
To evil--is the rock possessed of mind?
إِنَّindeed يَوماًa day فيهِduring it أَلقاI meet
إِنَّ يَوماً فيهِ أَلقا
هُhim لَيَومٌsurely a day هُوَit is نَحسُill-fated
هُ لَيَومٌ هُوَ نَحسُ
Indeed, a day on which I meet
Truly the day on which I meet him
him is surely an ill-fated day.
Will be to me an unlucky day!
Sol 6.1