شمتI watched برقthe lightning of الوزيرthe vizier فانهلand it poured down حتىuntil
شمت برق الوزير فانهل حتى
لمdid not أجدI find مهرباًan escape إلىto الإعدامdestitution
لم أجد مهرباً إلى الإعدام
I watched the vizier’s lightning, and it poured down until
The minister's lightning flashed, so it poured
I found no escape into destitution.
I found no escape to execution
وكأنيand as though I وقدand already تقاصرhad grown short باعيmy reach
وكأني وقد تقاصر باعي
خائضٌwading فيin عبابsurging depths أخضرgreen طاميoverflowing
خائضٌ في عباب أخضر طامي
And it was as though, my reach having grown short,
As if my outstretched arm
I were wading in the surging depths of a green, overflowing sea.
Was wading in deep, dense green
مستفيضoverflowing with الندىgenerosity كريمnoble in السجاياcharacter traits
مستفيض الندى كريم السجايا
عاجلswift in العفوpardon آجلdelayed in الإنتقامvengeance
عاجل العفو آجل الإنتقام
Overflowing with bounty, noble in character,
With overflowing dew, generous disposition
swift to pardon, slow to take revenge.
Quick to pardon, slow to avenge
كذبlied الزاعمونthose who claim أنthat المعاليlofty honors
كذب الزاعمون أن المعالي
فيin صدورthe tips of المثقفاتthe straightened spears الدواميbloodied
في صدور المثقفات الدوامي
They lie who claim that lofty honors
The claimants lied that grandeur
are found in the tips of bloodied, straightened spears.
Abides in the breasts of educated women
إنماonly المجدglory والندىand generosity والمساعيand noble endeavors
إنما المجد والندى والمساعي
والردىand death فيin أسنةِthe spearpoints of الأقلامthe pens
والردى في أسنةِ الأقلام
Glory, generosity, and noble endeavors,
Indeed glory, benevolence, efforts
and death, lie only in the spearpoints of pens.
And degradation are in the tongues of pens
Sol 6.1