فداؤكyour ransom نفسsoul عبدa servant أنتyou مولىa master
فداؤك نفس عبد أنت مولى
لهto him يرجوكhopes in you ياO خيرbest المواليthe masters
له يرجوك يا خير الموالي
May a servant's soul be your ransom—you are master
Your ransom is the soul of a servant, you are his Master
to him; he hopes in you, O best of masters.
He hopes in you, O best of Masters
حديثيmy tale منذsince عهدكyour last encounter بيwith me طويلٌlong
حديثي منذ عهدك بي طويلٌ
فهلso, would لكfor you فيin الأحاديثthe tales الطوالlengthy
فهل لك في الأحاديث الطوال
My tale since you last saw me is long;
My conversation with you has been long
so would you care for lengthy tales?
So do you have time for long conversations?
وجملةand the gist ماwhat يعبرهconveys it مقاليmy speech
وجملة ما يعبره مقالي
حصولending up استيmy arse علىupon حرheat المقاليthe frying pans
حصول استي على حر المقالي
And the gist of what my speech conveys
And all that my speech expresses
is that my arse has ended up on hot frying pans,
Is my desire for honest speech
وأنيand that I بينamong قومٍpeople ليسthere is not فيهمamong them
وأني بين قومٍ ليس فيهم
فتىa young man ينهىreports إلىto الملكthe king اختلاليmy destitution
فتى ينهى إلى الملك اختلالي
and that I am among people with no
And that I am among a people in whom
young man to report my destitution to the king.
There is no young man to correct my mistakes
فلحميfor my meat ليسnot تطبخهcook it قدوريmy pots
فلحمي ليس تطبخه قدوري
وحوتيand my fish ليسnot تقليهfry it المقاليthe frying pans
وحوتي ليس تقليه المقالي
For my pots do not cook my meat,
So my meat, no pots cook it
and the frying pans do not fry my fish,
And my whale, no pans fry it
ومائيand my water قدalready خلتhave become empty منهof it جبابيmy cisterns
ومائي قد خلت منه جبابي
وخبزيand my bread قدalready خلتhave become empty منهof it سلاليmy baskets
وخبزي قد خلت منه سلالي
and my cisterns are empty of my water,
And my water, my waterskins are empty of it
and my baskets are empty of my bread.
And my bread, my provisions are devoid of it
وكيسيand my purse الفارغُempty المطروحtossed aside خلفيbehind me
وكيسي الفارغُ المطروح خلفي
بعيدُfar removed العهدacquaintance بالقطعwith the coins الحلالlawful
بعيدُ العهد بالقطع الحلال
And my empty purse, tossed behind me,
And my empty discarded bag behind me
has long been a stranger to lawful coins.
Long estranged from lawful sustenance
أفكرI think فيabout مقاميmy staying وهوand it is صعبٌhard
أفكر في مقامي وهو صعبٌ
وأصعبand harder منهthan it عنfrom وطنيmy homeland ارتحاليmy departure
وأصعب منه عن وطني ارتحالي
I think of staying, though it is hard;
I think of my difficult situation
and leaving my homeland is harder still.
And more difficult than it, is leaving my homeland
فبيfor I have مرضانtwo ailments مختلفانconflicting حاليmy condition الthe (split article)
فبي مرضان مختلفان حالي ال
عليلةailing منهماfrom both of them تمسيends up بحالin a state
عليلة منهما تمسي بحال
For I have two conflicting ailments; my condition,
So I have two conflicting illnesses besetting me
ailing from both, ends up in a sorry state:
Sickened by both, I end the day
إذاif عالجتI treat هذاthis one جفdries up كبديmy liver
إذا عالجت هذا جف كبدي
وإنand if عالجتI treat ذاكthat one رباswells طحاليmy spleen
وإن عالجت ذاك ربا طحالي
if I treat this one, my liver dries up,
If I treat this, my liver dries up
and if I treat that one, my spleen swells.
And if I treat that, my intestines wither
Sol 6.1