وسخيّةٍand a generous one تُعطيكَgives you أقصىthe utmost جهدهاher effort
وسخيّةٍ تُعطيكَ أقصى جهدها
ويفعلِand acts خادِمهاher servant الخؤونِthe treacherous تلومُهاyou blame her
ويفعلِ خادِمها الخؤونِ تلومُها
Generous, she gives you the utmost of her strength;
And a generous one who gives you her utmost effort;
her treacherous servant commits the fault, yet you blame her.
Her treacherous servant acts, yet you blame her.
قدindeed أُهملتshe was let loose فيin حلبَةٍa racecourse منof خلقِهاher making
قد أُهملت في حلبَةٍ من خلقِها
فإذاand when جَرتshe runs رفعَraises العجاجَthe dust هشيمهاher broken fragments
فإذا جَرت رفعَ العجاجَ هشيمها
She has been loosed upon a course born of her very form;
She has been let loose in a racecourse of her own making;
when she runs, her crushed debris sends up clouds of dust.
And when she runs, her broken fragments raise the dust.
وكأنّماand as though تُعنىshe takes pains ليُدركَso that it may catch بعضُهاa part of her
وكأنّما تُعنى ليُدركَ بعضُها
بعضاًanother part فليسso does not يخونهاfail her تدويمُهاher whirling
بعضاً فليس يخونها تدويمُها
She seems intent that one part of her should overtake
And she seems intent on one part of her catching
another—yet her ceaseless circling never fails her.
another; so her whirling never fails her.
Sol 6.1