فكأننيso it is as though I ظمآنa thirsty man ضلَّlost his way بقَفْزةٍwith a leap
فكأنني ظمآن ضلَّ بقَفْزةٍ
حتىuntil انتهىhe reached يأساdespair فصَابَthen came upon النِّيلاthe Nile
حتى انتهى يأسا فصَابَ النِّيلا
So it is as though I were a thirsty man who lost his way with a leap,
As if I were a thirsty man who strayed
until he reached despair, then came upon the Nile,
Until in despair he reached the Nile.
منfrom بعدafter مطْلٍdelay حتىuntil كادalmost أنto
من بعد مطْلٍ حتى كاد أن
يَضْحىbecome بهthrough it رَبْعُthe abode الرجاءhope بخيلاmiserly
يَضْحى به رَبْعُ الرجاء بخيلا
after such delay that it almost came to pass
After longing that had almost
that the abode of hope grew miserly through it.
Made a quarter of hope grow stingy,
وكأنّand as though مولاىَmy lord اقتدىfollowed بمقالِby the saying of مَنone who
وكأنّ مولاىَ اقتدى بمقالِ مَن
نَظمcomposed القَريضَpoetry وأَغْرَبَand was unusual in التأويلاthe interpretation
نَظم القَريضَ وأَغْرَبَ التأويلا
And it is as though my lord followed the saying of one
As if my Master followed the words of him
who composed verse and offered an unusual interpretation:
Who composed al-Qarid and gave strange interpretations—
لولاwere it not for طِرادُthe chase الخيلthe horses لمnot تكُbe لذةٌpleasure
لولا طِرادُ الخيل لم تكُ لذةٌ
فتَطارَدِىso play chase ليfor me بالوصالin union قليلاًa little
فتَطارَدِى لي بالوصال قليلاً
Without the chase of horses, there would be no pleasure;
Had the horses not pursued me, no delight would have
so play chase with me in union for a little while.
Chased me to join me for a little while.
Sol 6.1