كُنتُI was فيin رُكنa corner منof الأَرthe earth (first fragment)
كُنتُ في رُكن من الأَر
ضِearth (final fragment) علىaccording to مِقدارthe measure of فَهميmy understanding
ضِ على مِقدار فَهمي
I was in a corner of the ear—
I was in a corner of the ear—
I was in a corner of the earth,
—th, as far as my understanding reached.
—th, matched to the measure of my understanding,
suited to the measure of my understanding,
مُفرداًalone فيهin it مُخَلّىًleft to myself
مُفرداً فيه مُخَلّىً
فارغاًfree منof كلevery خَصمadversary
فارغاً من كل خَصم
Alone there, left to myself,
alone there, left to myself,
alone there, left to myself,
free of every adversary.
free of every adversary.
free of every adversary.
فدعَواso they called بيfor me ثمthen قالواthey said
فدعَوا بي ثم قالوا
علمٌa luminary فيin كلevery عِلمfield of learning
علمٌ في كل عِلم
Then they sent for me and said,
Then they sent for me, and said:
So they summoned me, then said:
“Teach in every field of knowledge.”
"A beacon in every branch of knowledge!"
"A luminary in every field of learning."
عَرَّضونيthey exposed me لِلبَلاياto afflictions
عَرَّضوني لِلبَلايا
أَتَلَقّىI receive كلَّevery سَهمarrow
أَتَلَقّى كلَّ سَهم
They exposed me to afflictions;
They exposed me to calamities,
They exposed me to afflictions;
I receive every arrow.
where I meet every arrow.
I receive every arrow.
ياO! لقوميfor my people أَتبعواthey pursued فيin
يا لقومي أَتبعوا في
قَصدهمtheir designs روحيmy soul وَجِسميand my body
قَصدهم روحي وَجِسمي
Alas for my people! They pursued, in
O my kinsmen, help! — they have driven, in
Alas for my people! They pursued, in
their designs, my soul and my body.
pursuit of their aim, my soul and my body.
their designs, my soul and my body.
Sol 6.1