وَصاحِبٍand a companion كانَwas ماnot حاوَلتُI pursued ليfor myself غَرَضاa goal
وَصاحِبٍ كانَ ما حاوَلتُ لي غَرَضا
إِلّاexcept وَحالَand he obstructed وَأَضحىand he became دونَهُbefore it عَرَضاan obstacle
إِلّا وَحالَ وَأَضحى دونَهُ عَرَضا
I had a companion: no goal did I pursue for myself
but he barred the way and became an obstacle before it.
وَكُلَّماand whenever لُمتُهُI reproached him فيfor ذاكَthat لَجَّhe persisted stubbornly بِهِin it
وَكُلَّما لُمتُهُ في ذاكَ لَجَّ بِهِ
فَكِدتُso I nearly أَهلِكُI perish مِنهُbecause of him أَوor أَرىI find myself حَرَضاwasted away
فَكِدتُ أَهلِكُ مِنهُ أَو أَرى حَرَضا
And whenever I reproached him for that, he persisted in it,
so I nearly perished because of him, or found myself wasting away.
أَهمَلتُهُI left him alone حينَwhen لَمdid not أَملِكI control مَقادَتَهُhis reins
أَهمَلتُهُ حينَ لَم أَملِك مَقادَتَهُ
ثُمَّthen اِنقَبَضتُI withdrew بِوِدّيwith my affection عَنهُfrom him وَاِنقَبَضاand he withdrew
ثُمَّ اِنقَبَضتُ بِوِدّي عَنهُ وَاِنقَبَضا
I left him alone when I could not hold his reins.
Then I withdrew my affection from him, and he withdrew.
وَقُلتُand I said لِلنَفسِto the soul عُدَيهِreckon him فَتىًa young man نَزَحَتcarried far away
وَقُلتُ لِلنَفسِ عُدَيهِ فَتىً نَزَحَت
بِهِwith him النَوىseparation أَوor مِنَof القَرنِthe generation الَّذيthat اِنقَرَضاpassed away
بِهِ النَوى أَو مِنَ القَرنِ الَّذي اِنقَرَضا
And I said to my soul, 'Count him a young man carried far away
by separation, or one of a generation that has passed away.'
فَماso not بَكَيتُI wept عَلَيهِfor him حينَwhen فارَقَنيhe parted from me
فَما بَكَيتُ عَلَيهِ حينَ فارَقَني
وَلاnor وَجَدتُI felt لَهُfor him بَينَwithin الحَشاthe inward parts مَضَضاa painful pang
وَلا وَجَدتُ لَهُ بَينَ الحَشا مَضَضا
So I did not weep for him when he parted from me,
nor did I feel a pang for him within my breast.
Sol 6.1