أَعاذِلَO reproaching woman كَمhow many مِنof نارِfire حَربٍwar غَشيتُهاI entered it
أَعاذِلَ كَم مِن نارِ حَربٍ غَشيتُها
وَكَمand how many لِيَmine مِنof يَومٍa day أَغَرَّwhite-blazed; radiant مُحَجَّلِwhite-footed
وَكَم لِيَ مِن يَومٍ أَغَرَّ مُحَجَّلِ
O reproacher, how many a fire of war have I entered!
And how many a day is mine, white-blazed and white-footed!
وَإِنand if تَسأَليyou ask الأَقوامَthe people عَنّيabout me فَإِنَّنيthen indeed I
وَإِن تَسأَلي الأَقوامَ عَنّي فَإِنَّني
لَمُشتَرِكٌsurely shared ماليmy wealth فَدونَكِso go ahead فَاِسأَليthen ask
لَمُشتَرِكٌ مالي فَدونَكِ فَاِسأَلي
And if you ask the people about me, I am indeed
one whose wealth is shared—go ahead, then, and ask.
وَإِنّيand indeed I لَعَفٌّsurely abstinent عَنfrom مَطاعِمَfoods تُتَّقىto be shunned
وَإِنّي لَعَفٌّ عَن مَطاعِمَ تُتَّقى
وَمُكرِمُand honoring نَفسيmyself عَنabove دَنِيّاتِbase kinds مَأكَلِof sustenance
وَمُكرِمُ نَفسي عَن دَنِيّاتِ مَأكَلِ
And I surely abstain from food that should be shunned,
And hold myself above base sources of sustenance.
وَماand not إِنemphatic particle كَسَبتُI earned المالَwealth إِلّاexcept لِبَذلِهِto give it away
وَما إِن كَسَبتُ المالَ إِلّا لِبَذلِهِ
لِطارِقِfor a visitor لَيلٍby night أَوor لِعانٍfor a captive مُكَبَّلِshackled
لِطارِقِ لَيلٍ أَو لِعانٍ مُكَبَّلِ
And I have earned wealth only to give it away,
For a visitor by night or a captive in shackles.
Sol 6.1