جَفَاtreated coldly ابْنُIbn (son of) أَبِيAbi (father of) رُمَّانَةٍRummana وَجْهَthe face of مَقدَمِيmy arrival
جَفَا ابْنُ أَبِي رُمَّانَةٍ وَجْهَ مَقدَمِي
وَنَكَّبَand turned aside عَنِّيfrom me مُعْرِضاًturning away وَتَحَامَانِيand avoided me
وَنَكَّبَ عَنِّي مُعْرِضاً وَتَحَامَانِي
Ibn Abi Rummana greeted my arrival with coldness;
He turned aside from me, averting his face, and avoided me.
وَحَجَّبَand veiled عَنِّيfrom me حُبَّهُhis affection غَيْرَnot جَاهِلٍunaware
وَحَجَّبَ عَنِّي حُبَّهُ غَيْرَ جَاهِلٍ
بِأَنِّيthat I ضَيْفٌa guest وَالْمَبَرَّةُand kindness مِنْof شَانِيmy way
بِأَنِّي ضَيْفٌ وَالْمَبَرَّةُ مِنْ شَانِي
And he veiled his affection from me, though not unaware
That I was a guest, and kindness was my way.
وَلَكِنْbut دَرَانِيhe knew me مَغْربيّاًa Maghribi مُحَقِّقاًbeing certain
وَلَكِنْ دَرَانِي مَغْربيّاً مُحَقِّقاً
وَأَنَّand that طَعَامِيmy food لَمْnot يَكُنْwas حبَّseeds of رُمَّانِpomegranates
وَأَنَّ طَعَامِي لَمْ يَكُنْ حبَّ رُمَّانِ
But he knew for certain I was a Maghribi,
And that my fare was not pomegranate seeds.
Sol 6.1