أعرجٌa lame man عَرَّجturned aside عنfrom عِشْرَتيmy companionship
أعرجٌ عَرَّج عن عِشْرَتي
فكدتُso I nearly أنto أَتلفَperish منfor أَجْلِهِhis sake
فكدتُ أن أَتلفَ من أَجْلِهِ
A lame man veered away from my companionship,
A lame man turned away from my companionship,
and I nearly perished on his account.
so I nearly perished because of him.
فصَّرfell short (apparent typo for قَصَّر) عنin وصليkeeping ties with me كماjust as قَصَّرتْshortened
فصَّر عن وصلي كما قَصَّرتْ
حوادثُthe misfortunes الأيامthe days منfrom رِجْلهhis leg
حوادثُ الأيام من رِجْله
He turned away from union with me, just as
He fell short in keeping ties with me, just as
time’s vicissitudes had shortened his leg.
the misfortunes of time had shortened his leg.
Sol 6.1