لَقَدindeed أَخطَأتُI erred فيin حُبِّيmy love
لَقَد أَخطَأتُ في حُبِّي
وَفيand in تَكرمَةِhonoring الكَلبِthe dog
وَفي تَكرمَةِ الكَلبِ
I have indeed erred in my love,
and in honoring the dog.
وَقَدand indeed أَصبَحتُI have become فيماfor what جِئْdid (word continues)
وَقَد أَصبَحتُ فيما جِئْ
تُI (verb ending) مُحتاجاin need إِلىof ضَربِa beating
تُ مُحتاجا إِلى ضَربِ
And for what I have done, I have become
in need of a beating.
وَلَولاand were it not for أَنَّنيthat I أَذنَبsinned (word continues)
وَلَولا أَنَّني أَذنَب
تُI (verb ending) ماnot عاقَبَنيpunished me رَبِّيmy Lord
تُ ما عاقَبَني رَبِّي
And had I not sinned,
my Lord would not have punished me.
وَماand what أَعجَبُmore astonishing مِنthan فِعليmy deed
وَما أَعجَبُ مِن فِعلي
وَماand what أَعظَمُgraver مِنthan ذَنبيmy sin
وَما أَعظَمُ مِن ذَنبي
And what is stranger than my deed,
and what is graver than my sin?
دَعانيprompted me الجَهلُignorance أَنto أَقرَرavowed (word continues)
دَعاني الجَهلُ أَن أَقرَر
تُI (verb ending) لِلخنزيرِto the pig بِالحُبِّof love
تُ لِلخنزيرِ بِالحُبِّ
Ignorance led me to avow
my love to the pig.
وَلَوand if كُنتُI had تَثَبَّتُّI acted cautiously
وَلَو كُنتُ تَثَبَّتُّ
لَعوفيتُI would have been spared مِنَfrom السَبِّabuse
لَعوفيتُ مِنَ السَبِّ
And had I acted cautiously,
I would have been spared abuse.
وَلكِنand yet كانَit was ذَنبُthe fault الthe (word continues)
وَلكِن كانَ ذَنبُ ال
قَلبِheart لاmay it not أَفلَحَprosper مِنas a قَلبِheart
قَلبِ لا أَفلَحَ مِن قَلبِ
But it was the fault of the
heart—may such a heart never prosper!
فَإِنso if عُدتُI return فَإِنّيthen indeed I أَحmost in need (word begins)
فَإِن عُدتُ فَإِنّي أَح
وَجُcompletion of 'most in need' النَّاسِall people إِلىof صلبِcrucifixion
وَجُ النَّاسِ إِلى صلبِ
So if I do it again, then I shall be
more in need of crucifixion than anyone.
Sol 6.1