أُثنيI praise عَلَيكَupon you وَليand I have حَالٌa condition تُكَذِّبُنيbelies me
أُثني عَلَيكَ وَلي حَالٌ تُكَذِّبُني
فيماin what أَقولُI say فَأَستَحييso I feel ashamed مِنَbefore الناسِpeople
فيما أَقولُ فَأَستَحيي مِنَ الناسِ
I praise you, though my condition belies me
I praise you though my state belies me,
in what I say, so I feel ashamed before people.
In what I say I'm shamed before all people.
قَدindeed قُلتُI said إِنَّthat أَباAbu حَفصٍHafs لأَكرَمُsurely the most generous مَنthose who
قَد قُلتُ إِنَّ أَبا حَفصٍ لأَكرَمُ مَن
يَمشيwalks فَخالَفَنيyet contradicted me فيin ذاكَthat إِفلاسيmy pennilessness
يَمشي فَخالَفَني في ذاكَ إِفلاسي
I have said that Abu Hafs is indeed the most generous of those
I said Abu Hafs is the noblest man who walks—
who walk, yet my pennilessness contradicted me in that—
My friend denied me in this and shamed me.
حَتّىuntil إِذاwhen قيلَit was said ماwhat أَعطاكَhe gave you مِنof صَفَدٍa gift
حَتّى إِذا قيلَ ما أَعطاكَ مِن صَفَدٍ
طَأطَأتُI bowed مِنbecause of سوءِwretchedness حالٍa condition عِندَهاthen راسيmy head
طَأطَأتُ مِن سوءِ حالٍ عِندَها راسي
until, when I was asked, “What gift has he given you?”
When asked what gifts he gave me from Safad,
I bowed my head then, because of my wretched condition.
I bowed my head in sorrow, for he’d given me none.
Sol 6.1