قالتshe said لميكيto Mickey سِرwalk; go بناwith us
قالت لميكي سِر بنا
نمشيwe walk لحاجتناfor our errand الهُوَينَىunhurriedly
نمشي لحاجتنا الهُوَينَى
She said to Mickey, "Walk with us;
let us stroll unhurriedly on our errand."
فأطاعso he obeyed مسروراًdelighted كعاas was his custom (beginning)
فأطاع مسروراً كعا
دتهas was his custom (completion) ولمand did not يسأَلask لأَيناwhere to?
دته ولم يسأَل لأَينا
So he obeyed, delighted, as was
his custom, and did not ask, "Where to?"
فيمwhy السؤالthe question وكلand every شَيthing (beginning)
فيم السؤال وكل شَي
ءٍthing (completion) طيّبٌgood; pleasant منfor أجلهاher sake
ءٍ طيّبٌ من أجلها
Why ask, when every
thing is good for her sake?
وبنفسهand in his soul حبٌّlove قُصاراutmost aim (beginning)
وبنفسه حبٌّ قُصارا
هُits (possessive suffix) الحياةُlife بظلهاin her shade
هُ الحياةُ بظلها
And in his soul is love whose only aim
is life in her shade.
ماذاwhat تغيّرchanges عزّةdignity
ماذا تغيّر عزّة
أوor ذلّةhumiliation فيin حبهاlove for her
أو ذلّة في حبها
What difference can dignity make,
or humiliation, to his love for her?
سارتshe walked وكلُّand all متاعهhis pleasure
سارت وكلُّ متاعه
فيin أنthat يسيرhe walk بقربهاclose to her
في أن يسير بقربها
She walked, and all his pleasure
lay in walking beside her.
يستافhe sniffs نعلَيهَاher two sandals ويأand refuses (beginning)
يستاف نعلَيهَا ويأ
بىrefuses (completion) فيin الوجودexistence; the world مُنافساa rival
بى في الوجود مُنافسا
He sniffs her sandals and will
tolerate no rival in the world.
فإذاthen if تخيَّلhe imagines دانياًsomeone approaching
فإذا تخيَّل دانياً
منto تربِهاher dust أوor لامساtouching
من تربِها أو لامسا
Then, if he imagines someone drawing near
her dust, or touching it,
يختالhe struts مِلءَto the full measure of نُباحهhis barking
يختال مِلءَ نُباحه
زَهواًproudly ويخطرand he paces حارساas a guard
زَهواً ويخطر حارسا
he struts with the full measure of his bark,
proudly, and paces as a guard.
عجباًwhat a wonder! لهat him ولزهوهand at his pride
عجباً له ولزهوه
ماwhat يصنعcan he do الواهيthe frail one الصغيرlittle
ما يصنع الواهي الصغير
What a wonder he is—and his pride!
What can the frail little creature do?
ماwhat يصنعcan it do النابthe fang الضعيweak (beginning)
ما يصنع الناب الضعي
فweak (completion) وماand it does not يُخيفfrighten ولاnor does it يُجيرprotect; give refuge
ف وما يُخيف ولا يُجير
What can his weak fang do?
It neither frightens nor protects.
لكنbut ميكيMickey لاnot يباcare (beginning)
لكن ميكي لا يبا
ليcare (completion) أنto يموتdie فداءهاas a sacrifice for her
لي أن يموت فداءها
But Mickey does not mind
dying as a sacrifice for her.
فيin وثبهhis leap هيهاتfar from it; never يسask (beginning)
في وثبه هيهات يس
ألask (completion) ماwhat يكونmay be وراءهاafter it
أل ما يكون وراءها
As he leaps, never would he ask
what may come after it.
الأمرthe matter كلُّthe whole الأمرmatter أنthat
الأمر كلُّ الأمر أن
يغدوhe goes forth يدافعdefending دونهاin her defense
يغدو يدافع دونها
All that matters—all that matters—is
that he go forth defending her.
والنفسand the soul تُنكرdisowns فيin الضحيsacrifice (beginning)
والنفس تُنكر في الضحي
يَةsacrifice (completion) عقلهاits reason وجنونهاand its madness
يَة عقلها وجنونها
And in sacrifice the soul disowns
its reason and its madness.
منwho ذلكthat الظلُّthe shadow الملاever-present (beginning)
من ذلك الظلُّ الملا
زِمever-present (completion) فيin الحياةlife وفيand on الطريقthe road
زِم في الحياة وفي الطريق
Who is that shadow, ever
present in life and on the road,
المخلصُthe devoted one الوافيthe steadfast one إذاwhen
المخلصُ الوافي إذا
عَزَّis hard to find المنادمthe boon companion والرفيقand the friend
عَزَّ المنادم والرفيق
devoted and steadfast, when
boon companion and friend grow scarce?
منwho قلبُهhis heart صافٍpure وديand his habit (beginning)
من قلبُه صافٍ ودي
دنهُhis habit (completion) الولاءُloyalty المطلقabsolute
دنهُ الولاءُ المطلق
Whose heart is pure, whose constant
way is absolute loyalty?
فكأنماso it is as though فيهin him الولاloyalty (beginning)
فكأنما فيه الولا
ءloyalty (completion) سجيَّةٌan innate disposition تتدفقflows abundantly
ء سجيَّةٌ تتدفق
So it is as though loyalty within him
were an instinct pouring forth.
وإذاand if أُسِيءَhe is wronged فإنthen indeed أسloftiest (beginning)
وإذا أُسِيءَ فإن أس
مىloftiest (completion) الحبّlove أنto يُبديhe shows رضاءهhis contentment
مى الحبّ أن يُبدي رضاءه
And if he is wronged, the loftiest form
of love is to show his contentment.
والصفحand forgiveness عندamong ذويthose possessing القلوhearts (beginning)
والصفح عند ذوي القلو
بِhearts (completion) البيضwhite منfrom قبلbefore الإِساءهthe offense
بِ البيض من قبل الإِساءه
And forgiveness, for those whose hearts
are white, precedes the offense.
مهماwhenever نظرتI looked لهat him نظرlooked (beginning)
مهما نظرت له نظر
تُI (verb suffix) إلىtoward مَعِينٍa wellspring منof حنانtenderness
تُ إلى مَعِينٍ من حنان
Whenever I look at him, I look
upon a wellspring of tenderness.
يُفضيconfides إليكto you بسرّهwith his secret الذthe tail (beginning)
يُفضي إليك بسرّه الذ
ذَنبُtail الصغيرlittle ومقلتانand two eyes
ذَنبُ الصغير ومقلتان
His secret is confided to you by the
little tail and two eyes.
لاno بأسharm; worry إنif هندHind جفتshe was aloof
لا بأس إن هند جفت
وقستand she was harsh أليستis she not ربَّتَهhis mistress
وقست أليست ربَّتَه
No matter if Hind is aloof
and harsh—is she not his mistress?
أقصَتهُshe sent him away ثمthen تلفَّتتshe looked back
أقصَتهُ ثم تلفَّتت
ترجوhoping for إلَيهاto her أوبتهhis return
ترجو إلَيها أوبته
She sent him away, then looked back,
hoping for his return to her.
زجَرتهshe scolded him أوor نهرتهshe rebuked him أوor
زجَرته أو نهرته أو
كفَّتshe restrained علىfor جُرمٍa misdeed يدهhis paw
كفَّت على جُرمٍ يده
She scolded him, or rebuked him, or
restrained his paw for some misdeed.
فهيfor she التيthe one who لمdid not تَنسَهُforget him
فهي التي لم تَنسَهُ
والأكلand the food ملءُfilling المائدهthe table
والأكل ملءُ المائده
For she was the one who did not forget him
when food filled the table.
وهوand he الذيthe one who فيin بعدهاher absence
وهو الذي في بعدها
لمdid not يَألُهَاfail her طولَthe length of ارتقابwaiting
لم يَألُهَا طولَ ارتقاب
And he was the one who, in her absence,
never failed her in his long vigil.
يقظانwakeful ينتظرhe awaits المآبthe return
يقظان ينتظر المآب
وَثَوَىand he remained يُرَاقبkeeping watch خَلفَbehind بابa door
وَثَوَى يُرَاقب خَلفَ باب
Wakeful, he awaited her return,
and stayed, keeping watch behind a door.
هندHind التيwho اتَّخذتهshe took him منfrom
هند التي اتَّخذته من
دونexcluding الخلائقall creatures إلفَهاher companion
دون الخلائق إلفَها
Hind, who had chosen him
above all other creatures as her companion,
بحثتshe searched عنfor الإِلفthe companion الصغيlittle (beginning)
بحثت عن الإِلف الصغي
رlittle (completion) فلمso she did not تجدهfind him خلفهاbehind her
ر فلم تجده خلفها
searched for her little companion,
but did not find him behind her.
ميكيMickey وماand what is ميكيMickey ومصand his death (beginning)
ميكي وما ميكي ومص
رعُهhis death (completion) علىupon الدنياthe world جديدnew; recent
رعُه على الدنيا جديد
Mickey—and what is Mickey? His death
has just come upon the world.
نفسٌa soul تذوبmelts away وصرخةٌand a cry
نفسٌ تذوب وصرخةٌ
تدويresounds هنالكthere منfrom بعيدafar
تدوي هنالك من بعيد
A soul melts away, and a cry
resounds there from afar.
وتلفَّتَتand she turned هندٌHind لموtoward his place (beginning)
وتلفَّتَت هندٌ لمو
ضعهhis place (completion) تغالبstruggling against وَجدهَاher grief
ضعه تغالب وَجدهَا
And Hind turned toward his
place, struggling against her grief.
لاno شيءَthing قدalready سارتshe had gone برفin his company (beginning)
لا شيءَ قد سارت برف
قتهhis company (completion) وترجعُand she returns وحدهاby herself
قته وترجعُ وحدها
Nothing—she had set out in his
company, and returns alone.
خرجتshe went out بهwith him جذلانَjoyful يضlaughs (beginning)
خرجت به جذلانَ يض
حكlaughs (completion) مثلماjust as ضحكlaughed الصباحthe morning
حك مثلما ضحك الصباح
She took him out, and he laughed in joy,
just as the morning laughed.
فكأنماso it is as though خرجتshe went out بهwith him
فكأنما خرجت به
ليُلاقيَso he might meet القَدَرfate المُتاحmade available
ليُلاقيَ القَدَر المُتاح
As though she had taken him out
to meet the fate set before him.
سارتshe walked بهwith him صبحاًin the morning وعاand she returned (beginning)
سارت به صبحاً وعا
دتshe returned (completion) بالمواجعwith anguish والدموعand tears
دت بالمواجع والدموع
She went out with him in the morning, and came
back with anguish and tears.
يغدوhe sets out الحزينُthe grieving one علىin الأسىsorrow
يغدو الحزينُ على الأسى
وأشقُّand the harder شَطرَيهof its two halves الرجوعthe return
وأشقُّ شَطرَيه الرجوع
The grieving one sets out in sorrow,
and the harder of his journey's two halves is the return.
Sol 6.1