أَعاذِلَO reproaching woman كَمhow many مِنof نارِfire حَربٍwar غَشيتُهاI entered it
أَعاذِلَ كَم مِن نارِ حَربٍ غَشيتُها
وَكَمand how many لِيَfor me مِنof يَومٍday أَغَرَّwhite-blazed مُحَجَّلِwhite-footed
وَكَم لِيَ مِن يَومٍ أَغَرَّ مُحَجَّلِ
O you who reproach me, how many a fire of war I have entered!
And how many a day, white-blazed and white-footed, has been mine!
وَإِنand if تَسأَليyou ask الأَقوامَthe people عَنّيabout me فَإِنَّنيthen indeed I
وَإِن تَسأَلي الأَقوامَ عَنّي فَإِنَّني
لَمُشتَرِكٌsurely sharing ماليmy wealth فَدونَكِso go ahead فَاِسأَليthen ask
لَمُشتَرِكٌ مالي فَدونَكِ فَاِسأَلي
And if you ask the people about me, indeed I
Share my wealth—go ahead, then, and ask.
وَإِنّيand indeed I لَعَفٌّsurely abstinent عَنfrom مَطاعِمَfoods تُتَّقىare to be shunned
وَإِنّي لَعَفٌّ عَن مَطاعِمَ تُتَّقى
وَمُكرِمُand honoring نَفسيmyself عَنabove دَنِيّاتِbase kinds of مَأكَلِsustenance
وَمُكرِمُ نَفسي عَن دَنِيّاتِ مَأكَلِ
And I surely abstain from foods one ought to shun,
And hold myself above ignoble fare.
وَماand not إِنreinforces the negation كَسَبتُI earned المالَwealth إِلّاexcept لِبَذلِهِto give it away
وَما إِن كَسَبتُ المالَ إِلّا لِبَذلِهِ
لِطارِقِfor a visitor لَيلٍnight أَوor لِعانٍfor a captive مُكَبَّلِshackled
لِطارِقِ لَيلٍ أَو لِعانٍ مُكَبَّلِ
And I have earned wealth only to give it away,
To a visitor by night or a captive in fetters.
Sol 6.1