وثقيلand a burdensome man فيin القلبthe heart والعينand the eye والسَّمْand hearing (beginning)
وثقيل في القلب والعين والسَّمْ
عhearing (completion) فكلٌّso each منon أجلهhis account فيin عذابِtorment
ع فكلٌّ من أجله في عذابِ
And a man burdensome to the heart, the eye, and the sense of
The grief in my heart, eyes, and poison is heavy
hearing—each is in torment because of him.
For his sake each is suffering torment
قُرْبُهhis nearness مثلُlike فُرْقةِparting from النفسthe soul والأحand loved ones (beginning)
قُرْبُه مثلُ فُرْقةِ النفس والأح
بابloved ones (completion) والعِزّand honor والغنىand wealth والشبابand youth
باب والعِزّ والغنى والشباب
His nearness is like parting from one's soul and loved
His nearness is like the soul's separation from life
ones, honor, wealth, and youth.
His distance pains like loss of glory, wealth, and youth
لوif سألتَyou asked الأنامَhumankind عنabout كلall ماthat which تكyou hate (beginning)
لو سألتَ الأنامَ عن كل ما تك
رهyou hate (completion) لمnot تُلْفِyou would find غيرَهanyone other than him فيin الجوابthe answer
ره لم تُلْفِ غيرَه في الجواب
If you asked humankind about all that you
If you asked people about all they hold most dear
hate, you would find none but him in the answer.
You'd find none but him in their reply
وهْوand he دونَbelow الكلابِdogs قَدْراin rank ولوand if أنyou were fair (beginning)
وهْو دونَ الكلابِ قَدْرا ولو أن
صفتَyou were fair (completion) نَزّهتَyou would keep unsullied عنهfrom him ذِكْرthe mention of الكلابdogs
صفتَ نَزّهتَ عنه ذِكْر الكلاب
He ranks below dogs; and if you were
He's lower than dogs in worth, and if
fair, you would keep the mention of dogs unsullied by him.
You described him, you'd spare dogs the slander
Sol 6.1