ياO منyou who إذاwhen نظرgazed الهلاthe crescent moon (first part)
يا من إذا نظر الهلا
لcompletion of 'the crescent moon' إلىupon محاسنهhis beauties سجدprostrated itself
ل إلى محاسنه سجد
O you, when the crescent moon gazes
O you whose beauty when seen
upon your beauty, it prostrates itself.
Makes even the moon bow down,
وإذاand when رأتهsaw him الشمسthe sun كاnearly (first part)
وإذا رأته الشمس كا
دتcompletion of 'nearly' أنto تموتdie منfrom الحسدenvy
دت أن تموت من الحسد
And when the sun sees you, it nearly
The sun itself turns green with envy
dies of envy.
At the sight of you, astounding.
يومon the day of الخميسThursday بعثتنيyou sent me
يوم الخميس بعثتني
وصرفتنيand you dismissed me يومon the day of الأحدSunday
وصرفتني يوم الأحد
On Thursday you sent me out,
On Thursday you sent me away,
and on Sunday you dismissed me.
On Sunday you turned me around,
والناسand the people قدhad غنمواprofited عليat my expense
والناس قد غنموا علي
كماas رجعتI returned إلىto البلدthe town
كما رجعت إلى البلد
And the people had profited at my expense
While others profited from me
as I returned to the town.
As I returned back to town.
ماnot قامstood عمروAmr فيin الولاoffice (first part)
ما قام عمرو في الولا
يةcompletion of 'office' ساعةًan hour حتىuntil قعدsat down
ية ساعةً حتى قعد
Amr had not stood in office
No sooner had Amr assumed
even an hour before he sat down.
Command than he sat back down.
Sol 6.1