أشكوI complain اليكَto you علىdespite كُثرِthe multitude of الرِّجالِthe men شَجىًsorrow
أشكو اليكَ على كُثرِ الرِّجالِ شَجىً
مِنfrom وحدةٍloneliness ليسthere is not فيهاin it مَنanyone who يسلّينيconsoles me
مِن وحدةٍ ليس فيها مَن يسلّيني
I complain to you of sorrow, despite the multitude of men,
I complain to you of the multitude of men,
Born of loneliness, with no one in it to console me.
Of a loneliness in which there is none to console me.
ماnot فيهمُamong them مَنanyone who يجارينيkeeps pace with me علىin طَربٍrapture
ما فيهمُ مَن يجاريني على طَربٍ
حديثَtalk of نجدٍNajd فيُلهينيand so diverts me ويشجينيand saddens me
حديثَ نجدٍ فيُلهيني ويشجيني
None among them joins me in rapture,
Among them are none to share my happiness and sadness,
In talk of Najd, to divert me and sadden me.
To entertain me with talk of Nejd and so distract me.
همُthey الأقاربُthe relatives حقاًtruly غيرexcept أنَّهمُthat they
همُ الأقاربُ حقاً غير أنَّهمُ
همُthey الأباعّدُthe distant ones عمّاfrom what يقتضيrequires دينيmy faith
همُ الأباعّدُ عمّا يقتضي ديني
They are indeed my kin, and yet,
Truly my kinsmen are they; yet they have cast me off.
They are far removed from what my faith requires.
Far is their friendship from fulfilling my needs.
فأنتَso you أقربُnearer عنديin my eyes منهمُthan they رحِماًin kinship
فأنتَ أقربُ عندي منهمُ رحِماً
إلىto الحياةِthe life التيthat تَبقىendures فَتُبقينيand so preserves me
إلى الحياةِ التي تَبقى فَتُبقيني
So, in my eyes, you are nearer kin than they
So you are closer to me in affection
To the life that endures and so preserves me.
Than they are, and the life you send will endure and keep me.
Sol 6.1