كُماشِيُّكُمْyour Kumāshī منْon أجْلِهِhis account انْكَمَشَshrank السّعْدُgood fortune
كُماشِيُّكُمْ منْ أجْلِهِ انْكَمَشَ السّعْدُ
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle اطّرَحْتُمْyou cast off شُؤْمَهُhis ill luck أُنْجِزَwill be fulfilled الوعْدُthe promise
إذا ما اطّرَحْتُمْ شُؤْمَهُ أُنْجِزَ الوعْدُ
Your Kumāshī—because of him, good fortune has shrunk away.
Once you cast off his ill luck, the promise will be fulfilled.
ومَنْand whoever لمْnot (past negation) تكُنْbe منْfrom قبْلُbefore للسّعْدِfor good fortune عنْدَهُwith him
ومَنْ لمْ تكُنْ منْ قبْلُ للسّعْدِ عنْدَهُ
مَخيلَةُa sign نُجْحٍof success كيْفَhow تُرْجىbe hoped for لهُfor him بعْدُhereafter
مَخيلَةُ نُجْحٍ كيْفَ تُرْجى لهُ بعْدُ
And one to whom good fortune never before gave
a sign of success—how can he hope for one hereafter?
وتَصْريفُهُand his management المَشْؤومُill-omened فَلْتَتَذكّرواso do remember
وتَصْريفُهُ المَشْؤومُ فَلْتَتَذكّروا
وماand not قُلْتُI said إلاexcept بالذيof what علِمَتْknew سعْدُSaʿd
وما قُلْتُ إلا بالذي علِمَتْ سعْدُ
And his ill-omened management—do remember it.
And I have spoken only of what Saʿd knew.
Sol 6.1