قالواthey said النَبيهُal-Nabih (the distinguished one) فَقُلتُso I said أَهwelcome (first fragment)
قالوا النَبيهُ فَقُلتُ أَه
لاًwelcome (final fragment) بِالنَبيهِto al-Nabih وَمَرحَباand welcome
لاً بِالنَبيهِ وَمَرحَبا
They said, "Al-Nabih!" I said, "Wel—
They said the prophet, so I said welcome
—come, al-Nabih, and welcome!"
To the prophet and greetings abound
قالواthey said صَديقُكَyour friend قُلتُI said أَعI know him (first fragment)
قالوا صَديقُكَ قُلتُ أَع
رِفُهُI know him (final fragment) الصَديقَthe friend المُجتَبىthe chosen one
رِفُهُ الصَديقَ المُجتَبى
They said, "Your friend." I said, "I know
They said your friend, I said I know
him—the chosen friend."
This noble, chosen friend
قالواthey said أَتىhe came لَكَto you زائِراًas a visitor
قالوا أَتى لَكَ زائِراً
مُتَوَدِّداًshowing affection مُتَحَبِّباseeking to endear himself
مُتَوَدِّداً مُتَحَبِّبا
They said, "He has come to visit you,
They said he came visiting you
showing affection and seeking to endear himself."
Seeking closeness and affection
قُلتُI said الكَريمُthe generous man وَمِثلُهُand one like him
قُلتُ الكَريمُ وَمِثلُهُ
مَولىًa lord تُحَلُّare loosened لَهُfor him الحُبىthe knee-bands used when sitting
مَولىً تُحَلُّ لَهُ الحُبى
I said, "A generous man—and one like him
I said the generous and his like
is a lord for whom the knee-bands are loosened."
Are masters whom love suits
فَنَهَضتُso I rose إِكراماًto honor لَهُhim
فَنَهَضتُ إِكراماً لَهُ
عَجِلاًhurriedly وَقُمتُand I stood up تَأَدُّباout of courtesy
عَجِلاً وَقُمتُ تَأَدُّبا
So I rose to honor him,
So I got up quickly to honor him
in haste, and stood out of courtesy.
Hastening and standing with manners
قالواthey said أَقامَhe stayed هُنَيهَةًa little while
قالوا أَقامَ هُنَيهَةً
ثُمَّthen اِنثَنىhe turned away مُتَغَضِّباangry
ثُمَّ اِنثَنى مُتَغَضِّبا
They said, "He stayed a little while,
They said he stayed a bit
then turned away in anger."
Then turned away angry
فَعَجِبتُso I was astonished مِمّاat what قَدalready سَمِعheard (verb fragment)
فَعَجِبتُ مِمّا قَد سَمِع
تُI (verb ending) وَحُقَّand it was fitting ليfor me أَنthat أَعجَباI should be astonished
تُ وَحُقَّ لي أَن أَعجَبا
So I was astonished at what I had heard,
I was surprised at what I heard
and I had every right to be astonished.
And rightfully astonished
وَلَعَلَّand perhaps أَمراًsomething ساءَهُdispleased him
وَلَعَلَّ أَمراً ساءَهُ
مِنfrom جانِبيmy side فَتَجَنَّباso he kept away
مِن جانِبي فَتَجَنَّبا
And perhaps something displeased him
Perhaps something I did
on my part, so he kept away.
Offended him, so he shunned
أَولاor else فَبَعضُthen some of الحاسِديthe envious people (first fragment)
أَولا فَبَعضُ الحاسِدي
نَthe envious people (final fragment) سَعىwent إِلَيهِto him فَأَلَّباand incited hostility
نَ سَعى إِلَيهِ فَأَلَّبا
Or else some of the envious
Or some envious slanderers
went to him and incited him against me.
Incited him against me
لاأُمَّno mother ليfor me إِنif كانَwas ماwhat
لاأُمَّ لي إِن كانَ ما
نَقَلَreported الحَسودُthe envious man وَلاand no أَباfather
نَقَلَ الحَسودُ وَلا أَبا
May I have no mother if what
No, mother, whatever the envious spread
the envious man reported was true—and no father either!
I don't believe or accept
Sol 6.1