قُلتُI said للأسقفِto the bishop يَوماًone day
قُلتُ للأسقفِ يَوماً
والورىand the people تفهمunderstand قَصْديmy meaning
والورى تفهم قَصْدي
I once said to the bishop,
while everyone understood what I meant:
ماwhat الذيthat which أنكرتَyou refused منout of بخْلكyour stinginess
ما الذي أنكرتَ من بخْلك
إذwhen أُخلصُI offer sincerely ودِّيmy affection
إذ أُخلصُ ودِّي
“What did you refuse me out of your stinginess
when my affection is sincere?
خفْتَyou feared أنْthat يَسْلَمَit would be safe عنديwith me
خفْتَ أنْ يَسْلَمَ عندي
وَهْوَand it ماdoes not يَسْلَمُescape unharmed عنْديfrom me
وَهْوَ ما يَسْلَمُ عنْدي
Did you fear it would be safe with me,
when it is never safe from me?”
Sol 6