ياO مُبدعاًone who works wonders فيwith حسناءa fair woman واصِلkeep company with أخاa brother
يا مُبدعاً في حسناء واصِل أخا
هَمّsorrow لَهُfor him عامٌa year وَماand not واصَلتاyou kept company
هَمّ لَهُ عامٌ وَما واصَلتا
O you who work wonders with a fair woman, keep company with a brother
O creator of a beauty, brother keep creating,
in sorrow: a year has passed for him, yet you have not kept him company.
A year has passed, yet you didn't keep creating,
فَقالَthen he said هَلdid صَيَّفَhe spent the summer فيin مساءَةٍmisery
فَقالَ هَل صَيَّفَ في مساءَةٍ
قُلتُI said نَعَمyes وَفيand amid هُمومٍcares شَتّىhe wintered
قُلتُ نَعَم وَفي هُمومٍ شَتّى
Then he said, “Did he spend the summer in misery?”
He asked: Did you spend it being unkind?
I said, “Yes—and he wintered amid manifold cares.”
I said: Yes, and in worries of many kinds.
Sol 6.1