أَحمَدُI thank اللَهَGod لَمdid not أَقُلI say قَطُّever ياO بدBadr (first part)
أَحمَدُ اللَهَ لَم أَقُل قَطُّ يا بد
رُBadr (completion) وَياand O مُنصِفاًMunsif وَياand O كافورُKafur
رُ وَيا مُنصِفاً وَيا كافورُ
I thank God: never have I said, “O Bad-
r, and O Munsif, and O Kafur!”
لاno وَلاnor قُلتُI said أَينَwhere أَينَwhere الشَواهيthe falcons (first part)
لا وَلا قُلتُ أَينَ أَينَ الشَواهي
نُfalcons (completion) وَوَزّانُناand our weigher وَأَينَand where البُذورُthe seeds
نُ وَوَزّانُنا وَأَينَ البُذورُ
No, nor have I said, “Where, where are the fal-
cons, and our weigher—and where are the seeds?”
لاno وَلاnor قيلَit was said قَدindeed أَتاكَhas come to you مِنَfrom الضَthe estate (first part)
لا وَلا قيلَ قَد أَتاكَ مِنَ الضَ
يعَةِestate (completion) بُرٌّwheat مُوَفَّرٌabundant وَشَعيرُand barley
يعَةِ بُرٌّ مُوَفَّرٌ وَشَعيرُ
No, nor was I told, “There has come to you from the es-
tate wheat in plenty, and barley;
وَأَتاكَand has come to you العَطاءُthe stipend بِالنَدِّin fragrant incense لَمّاwhen
وَأَتاكَ العَطاءُ بِالنَدِّ لَمّا
قيلَit was said ليto me ذاكَthat فيin الخَزينِthe storehouse بَخورُincense
قيلَ لي ذاكَ في الخَزينِ بَخورُ
and your stipend has come in fragrant incense,” when
I was told, “That in the storehouse is incense.”
أَناI خِلوٌfree مِنَof المَماليكِthe slaves وَالأَمand property (first part)
أَنا خِلوٌ مِنَ المَماليكِ وَالأَم
لاكِproperty (completion) جَلدٌhardy عَلىin the face of البَلاadversity وَصَبورُand patient
لاكِ جَلدٌ عَلى البَلا وَصَبورُ
I am free of slaves and prop-
erty, hardy in adversity and patient.
لَيسَthere is not إِلّاexcept كُسَيرَةٌa little crust وَقُدَيحٌand a little cup وَخُand a little worn garment (first part)
لَيسَ إِلّا كُسَيرَةٌ وَقُدَيحٌ وَخُ
لَيقٌlittle worn garment (completion) أَتَتhave passed عَلَيهِover it الدُهورُthe ages
لَيقٌ أَتَت عَلَيهِ الدُهورُ
There is only a little crust, a little cup, and a worn little gar-
ment over which the ages have passed.
Sol 6.1