أَفْرَطbecame excessive نسيانُforgetfulness أبيAbu عامرٍAmir
أَفْرَط نسيانُ أبي عامرٍ
وزادand increased حتىuntil جاوزsurpassed الأَبْلَهاthe fool
وزاد حتى جاوز الأَبْلَها
Abu Amir's forgetfulness has gone to extremes,
and grown until it surpasses even a fool's.
حتىso much so that إذاif حدثتُهI speak to him لفظةًa word
حتى إذا حدثتُه لفظةً
ينساكhe forgets you فيin ساعِتهhis hour قبلَهاbefore it
ينساك في ساعِته قبلَها
So much so that, if I speak one word to him,
he forgets you at once, before forgetting it.
حَدِّثْهtell him بالأسرارِabout the secrets مُسترسِلاwithout reserve
حَدِّثْه بالأسرارِ مُسترسِلا
وابثُثْهand divulge to him محظوراتِهاtheir guarded details كلَّهاall of them
وابثُثْه محظوراتِها كلَّها
Tell him secrets without reserve,
and divulge all their guarded details to him.
ولاand do not تخفْfear نَقْلاdisclosure فنسيانُهfor his forgetfulness
ولا تخفْ نَقْلا فنسيانُه
فيat وقتِهاtheir time يَمنعُهprevents him نقلهاfrom repeating them
في وقتِها يَمنعُه نقلها
And do not fear disclosure, for his forgetfulness
at that very moment keeps him from repeating them.
لوif غابَhe were absent عنfrom منزلهhis home ساعةًan hour
لو غابَ عن منزله ساعةً
ماnot عرفrecognize الدارthe house ولاnor أهلهاits people
ما عرف الدار ولا أهلها
If he were away from his home for an hour,
he would not recognize the house or its people,
ولاnor بَنيهhis sons لاno ولاnor عِرْسَهhis wife
ولا بَنيه لا ولا عِرْسَه
ولاnor متىwhen كانhe was بهاin it بَعْلَهاher husband
ولا متى كان بها بَعْلَها
nor his sons—no, nor his wife,
nor when he had been her husband there.
Sol 6.1