ياOh نَدَميmy regret عَلىover سَهمِSahm بنِson of عَوذٍʿAwdh
يا نَدَمي عَلى سَهمِ بنِ عَوذٍ
نَدامَةَregret ماthat سَفِهتُI acted foolishly وَضَلَّand went astray حِلميmy good sense
نَدامَةَ ما سَفِهتُ وَضَلَّ حِلمي
Oh, my regret over Sahm ibn ʿAwdh—
regret that I acted foolishly and my good sense went astray.
نَدِمتُI regretted نَدامَةَthe regret of الكُسَعِيِّal-Kusaʿi لَمّاwhen
نَدِمتُ نَدامَةَ الكُسَعِيِّ لَمّا
شَرَيتُI sold رِضىthe goodwill of بَنيthe sons of سَهمٍSahm بِرَغميagainst my will
شَرَيتُ رِضى بَني سَهمٍ بِرَغمي
I felt the regret of al-Kusaʿi when
I sold the goodwill of Sahm’s sons against my will.
نَدِمتُI regretted عَلىover لِسانٍa tongue فاتَescaped مِنّيfrom me
نَدِمتُ عَلى لِسانٍ فاتَ مِنّي
وَدِدتُI wished بِأَنَّهُthat it فيin جَوفِthe interior of عِكمِa tied bundle
وَدِدتُ بِأَنَّهُ في جَوفِ عِكمِ
I regretted a tongue that had escaped my control;
I wished it were inside a tied bundle.
هُنالِكُمthere (addressing you all) تَهَدَّمَتِcollapsed الرَكاياthe wells
هُنالِكُم تَهَدَّمَتِ الرَكايا
وَضُمِّنَتِand were made to contain الرَجاthe well-sides فَهَوَتthen they fell بِذَمِّamid reproach
وَضُمِّنَتِ الرَجا فَهَوَت بِذَمِّ
There the wells collapsed,
And were filled with their fallen sides, then fell amid reproach.
Sol 6.1