أَأَنIs it because أَرعَشَتtrembled كَفّاthe two palms of أَبيكَyour father وَأَصبَحَتand became
أَأَن أَرعَشَت كَفّا أَبيكَ وَأَصبَحَت
يَداكَyour two hands يَداthe two hands of لَيثٍa lion فَإِنَّكَthen indeed you جاذِبُهpulling him
يَداكَ يَدا لَيثٍ فَإِنَّكَ جاذِبُه
Is it because your father's two palms have grown shaky, and
your hands have become a lion's paws, that you pull at him?
إِذاwhen غَلَبَoverpowered اِبنٌa son بِالشَبابِthrough youth أَباًa father لَهُof his
إِذا غَلَبَ اِبنٌ بِالشَبابِ أَباً لَهُ
كَبيراًold فَإِنَّthen indeed اللَهَGod لاno بُدَّescape غالِبُهoverpowering him
كَبيراً فَإِنَّ اللَهَ لا بُدَّ غالِبُه
When a son, by virtue of youth, overpowers his father,
an old man, then God will surely overpower him.
رَأَيتُI saw تَباشيرَthe first signs of العُقوقِfilial disobedience هِيَthey الَّتيwhich
رَأَيتُ تَباشيرَ العُقوقِ هِيَ الَّتي
مِنِfrom اِبنِthe son of اِمرِئٍa man ماnot إِنemphatic particle يَزالُceases يُعاتِبُهhe reproaches him
مِنِ اِبنِ اِمرِئٍ ما إِن يَزالُ يُعاتِبُه
I saw the first signs of filial disobedience—those
from the son of a man who never ceases to reproach him.
وَلَمّاand when رَآنيhe saw me قَدalready كَبِرتُI grew old وَأَنَّنيand that I
وَلَمّا رَآني قَد كَبِرتُ وَأَنَّني
أَخوa brother of الحَيِّthe clan وَاِستَغنىand had no need عَنِof المَسحِwiping شارِبُهhis mustache
أَخو الحَيِّ وَاِستَغنى عَنِ المَسحِ شارِبُه
And when he saw that I had grown old, and that I
was a brother of the clan, and his mustache no longer needed wiping,
أَصاخَlistened intently لِغِربانِto the ravens of النَعِيِّdeath's announcement وَإِنَّهُand indeed he
أَصاخَ لِغِربانِ النَعِيِّ وَإِنَّهُ
لَأَزوَرُsurely turned away عَنfrom بَعضِsome of المَقالَةِthe speech جانِبُهhis side
لَأَزوَرُ عَن بَعضِ المَقالَةِ جانِبُه
he listened intently to the ravens of death's tidings, yet he
surely turns his side away from certain words.
Sol 6.1