قَدindeed رَأَيناكَwe saw you إِذwhen تَرَكتَyou left المُسَنّاthe embankment (continued)
قَد رَأَيناكَ إِذ تَرَكتَ المُسَنّا
ةَcompletion of “embankment” وَجانَفتَand you veered away عَنfrom يَسارِthe left side of الطَّريقthe road
ةَ وَجانَفتَ عَن يَسارِ الطَّريق
We saw you when you left the embankment
We saw you when you left the frail old woman
and veered away from the road’s left side.
And veered to the left side of the road.
وَلَعَمريand by my life ماnot كانَwas ذاكَthat وَقَدand already جَدbecame serious (continued)
وَلَعَمري ما كانَ ذاكَ وَقَد جَد
دَcompletion of “became serious” بِكَfor you الجِدُّseriousness مِنamong فعالِthe deeds of الشَّقيقa full brother
دَ بِكَ الجِدُّ مِن فعالِ الشَّقيق
And by my life, that was not—when matters had grown
By my life! It was not so when earnest toil
serious for you—the conduct of a true brother.
Brought you and your brother close together.
Sol 6.1