فخلعso he bestowed عليهupon him
فخلع عليه
ماwhat كانwas عليهon him
ما كان عليه
So he bestowed upon him
what he had been wearing.
خلعتI bestowed عليكupon you أثوابيmy garments
خلعت عليك أثوابي
وكانand it was التَركrefraining أولىmore fitting بيfor me
وكان التَرك أولى بي
I bestowed my garments upon you,
though refraining would have better suited me,
لأنَّbecause القومَthe people ماnot قامواthey stood
لأنَّ القومَ ما قاموا
منfor أجلِthe sake of اللهGod بالبابِat the door
من أجلِ الله بالبابِ
for the people did not stand
at the door for God's sake.
ولكنbut قدindeed أبتْrefused نفسيmy soul
ولكن قد أبتْ نفسي
سوىanything but كرميmy generosity وأحسابيand my ancestral honors
سوى كرمي وأحسابي
Yet my soul refused
anything but my generosity and ancestral honors.
فماso ... not سيفيmy sword لهfor him نابيfailing to strike
فما سيفي له نابي
ولاطَرفيnor my steed لهfor him كابيstumbling
ولاطَرفي له كابي
So my sword does not fail him,
nor does my steed stumble for him.
سأركضهI shall spur it on وأنكصُهand I shall turn it back
سأركضه وأنكصُه
وأحميand I guard البابَthe door بالبابِwith the door
وأحمي البابَ بالبابِ
I shall spur it onward and turn it back,
and guard the door with the door.
سوىapart from هذاthis فلاso ... not أرجوI hope for
سوى هذا فلا أرجو
شفاءًa cure منهfrom him مماfrom what بيis in me
شفاءً منه مما بي
Beyond this, I hope for no
cure from him for what ails me.
علىupon هذاthis مضىpassed الأسلاthe forebears (continued next line)
على هذا مضى الأسلا
فcompletes 'forebears' منيof mine ثمthen أحبابيmy loved ones
ف مني ثم أحبابي
In this way passed the forebears—
—of mine, then my loved ones.
فدأبُfor the practice of القومِthe people إشراكٌassociating partners with God
فدأبُ القومِ إشراكٌ
كماjust as توحيدُهaffirming his oneness دابيmy practice
كما توحيدُه دابي
For the people's practice is polytheism,
just as affirming his oneness is mine.
فربٌّfor a Lord واحدٌone خيرٌbetter
فربٌّ واحدٌ خيرٌ
منthan أملاكٍkings وأربابِand lords
من أملاكٍ وأربابِ
For one Lord is better
than kings and lords.
جعلتُI made منزليmy home قبريmy grave
جعلتُ منزلي قبري
وأكفانيand my shrouds منfrom أثوابيmy garments
وأكفاني من أثوابي
I made my home my grave,
and my shrouds from my garments,
وأغلقتُand I closed منfor أجلthe sake of اللهGod
وأغلقتُ من أجل الله
دونَagainst القومِthe people أبوابيmy doors
دونَ القومِ أبوابي
and, for God's sake, I closed
my doors against the people.
فماfor ... not أناI منهمby them خربٌruined (sense uncertain here)
فما أنا منهم خربٌ
ولاnor القومُthe people منamong أحزابيmy factions
ولا القومُ من أحزابي
For I am not ruined by them,
nor are the people among my factions.
ولولاand were it not for صبيةٌyoung children يتمorphaned
ولولا صبيةٌ يتم
لماwould not فارقتُI have left محرابيmy prayer chamber
لما فارقتُ محرابي
And were it not for orphaned children,
I would not have left my prayer chamber.
Sol 6.1