أبَيتُمْyou declined دَعْوَتيmy invitation إمّاeither لبَأوٍout of pride
أبَيتُمْ دَعْوَتي إمّا لبَأوٍ
وتأبَىand rejects لوْمَهُblame for it مُثلىfinest الطّريقَهْthe way
وتأبَى لوْمَهُ مُثلى الطّريقَهْ
You declined my invitation, either out of pride—
though the noblest conduct shuns the blame it brings.
وبالمُخْتارِand in the Chosen One للنّاسِfor people اقْتِداءٌan example to follow
وبالمُخْتارِ للنّاسِ اقْتِداءٌ
وقدْand indeed حضَرَhe attended الوَليمَةَthe wedding feast والعَقيقَهْand the birth feast
وقدْ حضَرَ الوَليمَةَ والعَقيقَهْ
And in the Chosen One, people have an example;
he attended the wedding feast and the birth feast.
وغيْرُand not غَريبَةٍstrange أنْthat رقَّshowed compassion حُرٌّa noble man
وغيْرُ غَريبَةٍ أنْ رقَّ حُرٌّ
علىtoward مَنْsomeone حالُهُhis circumstances مِثْليlike me رَقيقَهْstraitened
على مَنْ حالُهُ مِثْلي رَقيقَهْ
Nor is it strange for a noble man to show compassion
toward someone whose circumstances, like mine, are straitened.
وإمّاor else زاجِرُthe restraint الوَرَعِof scrupulous piety اقْتَضاهاrequired it
وإمّا زاجِرُ الوَرَعِ اقْتَضاها
ويأبَىand belies ذاكَthat دُكّانُthe shop الوَثيقَهْof the legal deed
ويأبَى ذاكَ دُكّانُ الوَثيقَهْ
Or else the restraint of piety required it—
yet the notary’s shop belies that,
وغِشْيانُand visiting المَنازِلِthe homes لاخْتبارِfor an inspection
وغِشْيانُ المَنازِلِ لاخْتبارِ
يُطالِبُmakes demands بالجَليلةِfor weighty matters والدّقيقَهْand fine details
يُطالِبُ بالجَليلةِ والدّقيقَهْ
as does visiting homes for an inspection
that demands attention to matters great and small.
شكَرْتُI gave thanks for مَخيلةَa hopeful sign كانَتْwas مَجازاًfigurative
شكَرْتُ مَخيلةَ كانَتْ مَجازاً
لكمْfor you وحصلْتُand I came بعْدُafterward علَىupon الحَقيقَهْthe truth
لكمْ وحصلْتُ بعْدُ علَى الحَقيقَهْ
I gave thanks for a hopeful sign that was merely figurative
in your case; afterward I came upon the truth.
Sol 6.1