قلتI said فيin تيهيmy bewilderment للسماءto the sky وقدادand it had darkened (word continues)
قلت في تيهي للسماء وقداد
جتcompletion of 'darkened' ارينيshow me نوراًa light يكونwill be دليلاa guide
جت اريني نوراً يكون دليلا
In my bewilderment I said to the sky, which had
I said in my confusion to the sky and the stars
grown dark: “Show me a light to serve as a guide.”
Show me some light that can be my guide
فأجابتso it answered لوif استطعتI could لماwould not ألbeginning of 'found'
فأجابت لو استطعت لما أل
فيتنيcompletion of 'you found me' بالذيwith what سألتyou asked for بخيلاstingy
فيتني بالذي سألت بخيلا
It answered, “If I could, you would not have
It answered, if only I could, I wouldn't be
found me stingy with what you asked for.
So stingy with what you asked me for
غيرbut انيindeed I مربوطةbound باواخيby tethers
غير اني مربوطة باواخي
سننlaws لاnot ألقىI find لهاfor them تبديلاchange
سنن لا ألقى لها تبديلا
But I am bound by the tethers
But I'm tied to my sisters, the laws
of laws for which I find no change.”
I cannot change or alter at all
قلتI said للريحto the wind خففيlessen البردthe cold انيindeed I
قلت للريح خففي البرد اني
واجدfinding وطأهits tread عليّupon me ثقيلاheavy
واجد وطأه عليّ ثقيلا
I said to the wind, “Ease the cold, for I
I said to the wind, ease the cold for I
find its tread heavy upon me.”
Find its weight on me too much to bear
فاجابتso it answered لاnot استطيعI can لانفاfor breaths (word continues)
فاجابت لا استطيع لانفا
سيcompletion of 'my breaths' حراًheat وعنand away from عصوفيmy raging عدولاa turning aside
سي حراً وعن عصوفي عدولا
It answered, “I cannot give my
It replied, I cannot for I must blow
breaths warmth, nor turn aside from my raging.
Hot and cannot deviate from my course
اننيindeed I فيin دنيايmy world مثلكlike you مدفوعdriven
انني في دنياي مثلك مدفوع
فماso what ذنبيmy fault انif هببتI blew عجولاhastily
فما ذنبي ان هببت عجولا
I am driven in my world, just like you;
I'm like you in my world, driven
so what fault is mine if I blow in haste?”
So why blame me if I blow wild?
قلتI said بعدafter العياءexhaustion للمرضto sickness
قلت بعد العياء للمرض
ارحمنيhave mercy on me ولاand do not تتخذtake اليّtoward me سبيلاa path
ارحمني ولا تتخذ اليّ سبيلا
After growing weary, I said to sickness:
After such futility, I said to illness
“Have mercy on me, and take no path toward me.”
Have mercy and do not take me
قالit said اللهGod لاno ضغينةrancor عنديwith me
قال الله لا ضغينة عندي
لكtoward you قبلاpreviously ولمand did not اكنّI harbor ذحولاgrudges
لك قبلا ولم اكنّ ذحولا
It said, “By God, I have borne no rancor
God said, I bear no grudge against you
toward you before, nor have I harbored grudges.
I wasn't miserly before nor cruel
غيرbut انيindeed I بانto اغولكI destroy you مأمورcommanded فماso what
غير اني بان اغولك مأمور فما
حيلتيmy recourse سوىexcept انto اغولاI destroy
حيلتي سوى ان اغولا
But I am commanded to destroy you; so what
Except that I'm ordered to make you suffer so
recourse have I but to destroy?”
I have no choice but to make you suffer
Sol 6.1