متىwhen أَشْفيI quench غَليليmy burning thirst
متى أَشْفي غَليلي
بِنَيلٍwith a gift مِنْfrom بخيلِa miser
بِنَيلٍ مِنْ بخيلِ
When shall I quench my burning thirst
When will I find relief
with a gift from a miser?
From the sting of one so ungiving
غَزالٌa gazelle ليسَis not ليfor me منْهُfrom him
غَزالٌ ليسَ لي منْهُ
سوىexcept الحزنِsorrow الطَّويلِlong-lasting
سوى الحزنِ الطَّويلِ
A gazelle from whom I have
A gazelle who grants me
nothing but lasting sorrow.
Naught but protracted grieving
جميلُbeautiful الوجهِthe face أخْلانيhe deprived me
جميلُ الوجهِ أخْلاني
منَof الصَّبرِpatience الجميلِbeautiful
منَ الصَّبرِ الجميلِ
Beautiful of face, he has deprived me
That beautiful face has pained me
of beautiful patience.
Robbed me of virtue and calm
حملتُI bore الضَّيمَinjustice فيهِfor his sake منfrom
حملتُ الضَّيمَ فيهِ من
حسُودٍan envious man وَعَذولِand a reproacher
حسُودٍ وَعَذولِ
For his sake I have borne injustice from
I've borne the injustice within
an envious man and a reproacher.
Of envier and wrong-doer
وماand not ظهريmy back لباغيto one seeking الضَّيthe injustice (word begins here)
وما ظهري لباغي الضَّي
مِcompletes the preceding word 'injustice' بالظّهرa back (emphatic) الذَّلولِsubmissive
مِ بالظّهر الذَّلولِ
Nor is my back, to one who would wrong me,
Yet my back remains unbent
a submissive back.
By misfortune or bitter qualm
Sol 6.1