أَقولُI say إِذاwhen ماemphatic particle بَداhe appeared طالِعاًapproaching
أَقولُ إِذا ما بَدا طالِعاً
وَقَدand already كانَit was إِذwhen هَمَّhe intended أَوor قَدalready وَلَجْhe entered
وَقَد كانَ إِذ هَمَّ أَو قَد وَلَجْ
I say, whenever he appears, approaching—
and have said it when he meant to come or had already entered:
مِنَamong النَّاسِpeople مَنone who لَيسَthere is no حَتّىuntil المَماdeath (word continues)
مِنَ النَّاسِ مَن لَيسَ حَتّى المَما
تِ(completes “death”) مِنهُfrom him وَلاnor منfrom أَذاهُhis harm فَرَجْrelief
تِ مِنهُ وَلا من أَذاهُ فَرَجْ
Among people is one from whom, until death,
there is no relief, nor from his harm.
يَبيتُhe spends the night فَلَوso even if كُنتَyou were ساهَرتَهُyou stayed up with him
يَبيتُ فَلَو كُنتَ ساهَرتَهُ
إِلىuntil الصُّبحِdawn لَمdid not يَرضَbe content أَوuntil يَدَّلِجْhe sets out before dawn
إِلى الصُّبحِ لَم يَرضَ أَو يَدَّلِجْ
He stays the night; even if you sat up with him
till dawn, he would not be content until he set out before daybreak.
وَلَوand even if كانَhe were ذاthis man مِنamong أَحَبِّthe dearest العِباthe people (word continues)
وَلَو كانَ ذا مِن أَحَبِّ العِبا
دِ(completes “the people”) إِلَيكَto you لَكانَhe would surely be بَغيضاًhateful سَمِجْrepellent
دِ إِلَيكَ لَكانَ بَغيضاً سَمِجْ
Even if this man were among the dearest of people
to you, he would be hateful and repellent.
فَكَيفَthen how إِذاif كانَhe were مِمَّنamong those who يَكاalmost (word continues)
فَكَيفَ إِذا كانَ مِمَّن يَكا
دُ(completes “almost”) صَدرُكَyour breast مِنfrom بُغضِهِhatred of him يَنفَرِجْsplits apart
دُ صَدرُكَ مِن بُغضِهِ يَنفَرِجْ
Then what if he is one of those
you hate so much your breast almost splits apart?
Sol 6.1