قُلtell لِعَدِيٍّto ʿAdī جاءَhas come مَنthe one who كُنتَyou were تَبتَغيseeking
قُل لِعَدِيٍّ جاءَ مَن كُنتَ تَبتَغي
إِلَيكَto you فَلاso do not تَحفِلhoard بُدورَbags الدَراهِمِthe dirhams
إِلَيكَ فَلا تَحفِل بُدورَ الدَراهِمِ
Tell ʿAdī: the one you were seeking has come
to you; so do not hoard bags of dirhams.
أَتاكَhas come to you اِمرُؤٌa man لَمdid not تَخدُمِserve القَومَthe people أُمُّهُhis mother
أَتاكَ اِمرُؤٌ لَم تَخدُمِ القَومَ أُمُّهُ
طَويلَlong السُرىnight journeys أَلفَيتَهُyou found him غَيرَnot نائِمِasleep
طَويلَ السُرى أَلفَيتَهُ غَيرَ نائِمِ
A man has come to you whose mother never served the people;
long are his night journeys—you found him awake.
Sol 6.1