إنif كنتُI was خنتكمُI betrayed you المودةَaffection ساعةًfor an hour
إن كنتُ خنتكمُ المودةَ ساعةً
أوor مِلْتُI inclined بعدكمُin your absence لقولto the words of العُذَّلthe reproachers
أو مِلْتُ بعدكمُ لقول العُذَّل
If for an hour I have betrayed you in affection,
If I ever betrayed your friendship for an hour,
or, in your absence, inclined toward the reproachers' words,
Or grew tired of you due to the words of faultfinders,
أوor آنسَتْfound روحيmy soul بشيءin anything راحةًcomfort
أو آنسَتْ روحي بشيء راحةً
منfrom منظرٍa sight أوor مَشْربa drink أوor مأكلfood
من منظرٍ أو مَشْرب أو مأكل
or my soul has found comfort in anything,
Or if my soul found comfort in anything -
whether a sight, a drink, or food,
A scene, or drink, or food -
فزعمتُthen I claimed أنthat النيلthe Nile عندat كمالهits fullness
فزعمتُ أن النيل عند كماله
أوفىmore ample وأغزرand more abundant منthan نَوالthe bounty of الأَفْضَلal-Afdal
أوفى وأغزر من نَوال الأَفْضَل
then I have claimed that the Nile at its fullest
And I claimed that the Nile in its fullness
is more ample and abundant than al-Afdal's bounty;
Was more faithful and abundant than the best spring,
أوor قلتُI said إِنthat الشمسthe sun تُدرِكattains شأوهhis stature
أو قلتُ إِن الشمس تُدرِك شأوه
فيin النفعbenefit أوor فيin النورradiance أوor فيin المنزلrank
في النفع أو في النور أو في المنزل
or I have said that the sun can attain his stature
Or said that the sun in its glory
in benefit, or in radiance, or in rank.
Surpassed in benefit, light or position,
هيهاتَfar from it! جلَّis exalted عنbeyond الدلائلproofs فضلُهhis excellence
هيهاتَ جلَّ عن الدلائل فضلُه
قدراin grandeur وصارand became ضرورةًa self-evident truth لمdid not يُشْكِلbecome obscure
قدرا وصار ضرورةً لم يُشْكِل
Far from it! His excellence is exalted beyond proofs
Never! His excellence is far beyond proofs
in its grandeur, and has become a self-evident truth, beyond doubt.
In destiny, and has become an undoubted necessity.
Sol 6.1