إِنّيIndeed I رَضيتُwas content مِنَinstead of الرَحيقpure wine
إِنّي رَضيتُ مِنَ الرَحيق
بِشَرابِwith a drink of تَمرٍdates كَالعَقيقlike agate
بِشَرابِ تَمرٍ كَالعَقيق
Indeed, I was content, instead of pure wine,
with a date drink like agate.
وَرَضيتُAnd I was content مِنinstead of أَكلِeating السَميfine wheat flour (word continues)
وَرَضيتُ مِن أَكلِ السَمي
ذِword ending; no independent meaning بِأَكلِwith eating مُسوَدِّthe dark part of الدَقيقthe flour
ذِ بِأَكلِ مُسوَدِّ الدَقيق
And I was content, instead of eating fine wheat flour,
to eat dark flour.
وَرَضيتُAnd I was content مِنinstead of سَعَةِthe spaciousness of الصُحونِthe courtyards
وَرَضيتُ مِن سَعَةِ الصُحونِ
بِمَنزِلٍwith a dwelling ضَنكٍcramped وَضيقand narrow
بِمَنزِلٍ ضَنكٍ وَضيق
And I was content, instead of spacious courtyards,
with a cramped and narrow dwelling.
وَجَعَلتُAnd I made تَغريدَthe singing of الحَمامَةِthe dove
وَجَعَلتُ تَغريدَ الحَمامَةِ
مَنزِليmy dwelling عِندَat الشُروقsunrise
مَنزِلي عِندَ الشُروق
And I made the dove’s song
my dwelling at sunrise.
فَغَدَوتُThus I became كِسرىKhosrow صاحِبَmaster of الthe
فَغَدَوتُ كِسرى صاحِبَ ال
إِيوانِvaulted hall وَالعَيشِand the living الأَنيقrefined
إِيوانِ وَالعَيشِ الأَنيق
Thus I became Khosrow, master of the
vaulted hall and refined living.
وَحَجَبتُAnd I screened نَفسيmyself عَنfrom حِجابِthe curtain of
وَحَجَبتُ نَفسي عَن حِجابِ
الباخِلينَthe misers ذَويpossessors of الطَريقthe path
الباخِلينَ ذَوي الطَريق
And I screened myself from the curtain
of misers, men of that path,
القاطِعينَwho sever مَخافَةَfor fear of الإِنفاقِspending
القاطِعينَ مَخافَةَ الإِنفاقِ
أَسبابَthe ties of الصَديقthe friend
أَسبابَ الصَديق
who sever, for fear of spending,
their ties with a friend.
Sol 6.1