صبرتI endured وماand not الصبرpatience فيهin it الشفاءhealing
صبرت وما الصبر فيه الشفاء
فحتىso until مwhen? ياربO Lord صبرpatience السماءheaven
فحتى م يارب صبر السماء
I have endured, but patience offers no healing.
I have been patient, yet patience brings no relief,
How long, then, O Lord, will heaven's patience last?
How long, my Lord, must the heavens' patience be?
لقدindeed طالhas lasted long منيon my part احتمالendurance الأذىharm
لقد طال مني احتمال الأذى
وطالand has lasted long منfrom الناسpeople هذاthis الجفاءcoldness
وطال من الناس هذا الجفاء
Long have I borne harm,
I've endured harm far too long.
And long has this coldness from people lasted.
People's disdain of me has gone on far too long.
وماand nothing عابنيcounted against me غيرexcept أنيthat I am فتىa young man
وما عابني غير أني فتى
قليلlittle الكلامspeech كثيرmuch الحياءmodesty
قليل الكلام كثير الحياء
And my only fault is that I am a young man,
My only fault is that I am a youth,
Of few words and great modesty.
Few in words, abundant in modesty,
بريءfree منof اللؤمbaseness ليI have مقلةan eye
بريء من اللؤم لي مقلة
تغضlowers its gaze وقلبand a heart بلطفwith the gentleness of الهواءthe air
تغض وقلب بلطف الهواء
Free of baseness, I have an eye
Innocent of villainy, though I am accused,
That lowers its gaze, and a heart as gentle as air.
My heart turns away and is gentle like the breeze.
وديعgentle صريحfrank أمجI spurn الرياءhypocrisy
وديع صريح أمج الرياء
وأعجلand I hasten بالصفحwith forgiveness عنfor منwhoever أساءdid wrong
وأعجل بالصفح عن من أساء
Gentle and frank, I spurn hypocrisy,
I am frank and honest, loathing hypocrisy,
And hasten to pardon whoever has done wrong.
Quick to forgive those who have done wrong.
وماand not غرنيdeceived me مظهرan appearance كاذبfalse
وما غرني مظهر كاذب
ولاnor كانwas منpart of طبعيَmy nature الاعتداءaggression
ولا كان من طبعيَ الاعتداء
And no false appearance has deceived me,
No false facade has fooled me,
Nor has aggression been in my nature.
Nor is it in my nature to be aggressive.
ويعجبنيand it pleases me أنthat يقومtake الولاloyalty (continued)
ويعجبني أن يقوم الولا
ءُcompletes 'loyalty' بينamong العبادpeople مقامthe place of العداءenmity
ءُ بين العباد مقام العداء
And I delight in loyalty taking
Yet it pleases me when loyalty rises
The place of enmity among people.
Among the people, replacing enmity.
ولكنbut أرىI see الناسpeople ماnot همهمtheir concern
ولكن أرى الناس ما همهم
كمالperfection ولاnor طيبةkindness أوor صفاءpurity
كمال ولا طيبة أو صفاء
Yet I see that people care nothing
But I see people care not
For perfection, kindness, or purity.
For perfection, goodness or clarity.
وهبنيand suppose me نبياa prophet لهمto them مرسلاsent
وهبني نبيا لهم مرسلا
فهلthen would ...? يسمعhear الصمthe deaf منيfrom me الدعاءthe call
فهل يسمع الصم مني الدعاء
And suppose I were a prophet sent to them—
Make me a prophet sent to them -
Would the deaf, then, hear my call?
Will the deaf hear my call?
وهلand is ...? يوجدfound الخيرgoodness فيin عالمa world
وهل يوجد الخير في عالم
الىagainst اللهGod قدماlong ago أبوهمtheir father أساءdid wrong
الى الله قدما أبوهم أساء
And can goodness be found in a world
Can goodness be found in a world
Whose inhabitants' father wronged God long ago?
Whose forefathers set out to do evil?
سأنزلI shall step down عنfrom منصبa post يقتضيrequires احتكاكيmy dealings
سأنزل عن منصب يقتضي احتكاكي
بشرwith the worst of الورىhumankind الأغبياءthe fools
بشر الورى الأغبياء
I shall step down from a post that requires me to deal
I will step down from a post
With the worst of humankind—the fools.
That brings me into contact with the witless throngs,
يكلفنيcosts me ثمناas a price صحتيmy health
يكلفني ثمنا صحتي
وخلقيand my character وحريتيand my freedom والهناءand happiness
وخلقي وحريتي والهناء
It costs me my health as its price,
Costing me my health,
And my character, my freedom, and happiness.
Character, freedom and joy.
وهذيand these إذاif فقدتare lost لمnot تكنbe
وهذي إذا فقدت لم تكن
لتعرضto be offered للبيعfor sale أوor للشراءfor purchase
لتعرض للبيع أو للشراء
And these, if lost, cannot
If these are lost, they cannot be
Be offered for sale or purchase.
Put up for sale or purchase.
Sol 6.1