هَبِsuppose الزَّمانَTime رَمانيhas struck me
هَبِ الزَّمانَ رَماني
الشَّأنُthe trouble فيlies with الخُلّانclose friends
الشَّأنُ في الخُلّان
Suppose Time has struck me;
the trouble lies with close friends—
فيمَنwith one who رَمانِيَstruck me لمّاwhen
فيمَن رَمانِيَ لمّا
رَأىhe saw الزَّمانَTime رَمانيhad struck me
رَأى الزَّمانَ رَماني
with one who struck me when
he saw that Time had struck me,
وَمنand one whom ذخرتُI held in reserve لِنَفسيfor myself
وَمن ذخرتُ لِنَفسي
فَعادَthen he became ذُخرَa reserve الزَّمانTime
فَعادَ ذُخرَ الزَّمان
and one I had held in reserve for myself,
who became Time's reserve instead.
لَوif قيلَit were said ليto me خُذaccept أَماناprotection
لَو قيلَ لي خُذ أَمانا
منagainst أَعظَمِthe greatest of الحَدَثانcalamities
من أَعظَمِ الحَدَثان
If I were told, 'Accept protection
against the greatest calamities,'
لماthen ... not أَخذتُI would accept أَماناprotection
لما أَخذتُ أَمانا
إِلّاexcept منagainst الإِخوانfriends
إِلّا من الإِخوان
I would accept no protection
except against friends.
Sol 6.1