ياO مفرداًone unrivaled فيin الظّرفwit والإِيناسand affability
يا مفرداً في الظّرف والإِيناس
مَنْwho لمnot يكنwas للعهدof the pledge بالمتناسيwillfully forgetful
مَنْ لم يكن للعهد بالمتناسي
O you unrivaled in wit and affability,
who has never chosen to forget the pledge:
مَاwhat اسْمٌname غداbecame ثُلُثَاهُits two thirds ليmine مَعْtogether with ثُلْثِهِits third
مَا اسْمٌ غدا ثُلُثَاهُ لي مَعْ ثُلْثِهِ
ولَمِand did not انْفَرِدْbe alone يوماًever بهwith it فيamong النّاسpeople
ولَمِ انْفَرِدْ يوماً به في النّاس
What is a name whose two thirds became mine, together with its third,
yet I never had it to myself among people?
فيin قلبهits heart مَيْلٌan inclination ولاand no قلبٌheart لهfor it
في قلبه مَيْلٌ ولا قلبٌ له
حتّىso that يميلَit might incline ولمand did not يَمِلْincline كالنّاسlike people
حتّى يميلَ ولم يَمِلْ كالنّاس
In its heart is an inclination, yet it has no heart
that it might incline; nor has it inclined as people do.
ولطالماand how often سارتjourneyed بهwith it الرّكبانُthe riders تاweary (first part)
ولطالما سارت به الرّكبانُ تا
عبةًweary (continuation) فمِنْso, some on إِبِلٍcamels ومَنْand some on أفْراسِhorses
عبةً فمِنْ إِبِلٍ ومَنْ أفْراسِ
And often the riders have journeyed with it,
weary, some on camels and some on horses.
فأَجِبْso answer إذاif ماemphatic particle سرتَyou traveled فيهthrough it أوor فَقِفْthen stop
فأَجِبْ إذا ما سرتَ فيه أو فَقِفْ
ماthere is no فيin وقوفكyour stopping ساعةًfor a while منany باسharm
ما في وقوفك ساعةً من باس
So answer if you have traveled through it, or else stop;
there is no harm in your stopping for a while.
ولقدand indeed ذكرتهI mentioned it فالسّؤالُso the question جوابُهits answer
ولقد ذكرته فالسّؤالُ جوابُه
ماthere is no فيهin it منany خلطٍconfusion ولاand no إلْباسِambiguity
ما فيه من خلطٍ ولا إلْباسِ
Indeed, I have mentioned it: the question is its answer;
there is no confusion or ambiguity in it.
Sol 6.1