سَيِّدِيmy lord أَنْتَyou مِمَّfrom what شَكْوَاكَyour complaint قُلْtell لِيme
سَيِّدِي أَنْتَ مِمَّ شَكْوَاكَ قُلْ لِي
أَمِنَis it from الدَّلِّcoquetry أَمْor مِنْfrom التَّتْرِيْفِpampering
أَمِنَ الدَّلِّ أَمْ مِنْ التَّتْرِيْفِ
My lord, what do you complain of? Tell me:
My master, you complain yet tell me
Is it from coquetry, or from pampering?
Is it out of love or mere flattery?
لاَdo not يَهُولَنْكَalarm you ذَاthis فَإِنَّfor indeed أَخَاكَyour brother الthe
لاَ يَهُولَنْكَ ذَا فَإِنَّ أَخَاكَ ال
بَدْرَfull moon مَاnot زَالَceased مُولَعَاًenamored بِالْكُسُوفِof eclipses
بَدْرَ مَا زَالَ مُولَعَاً بِالْكُسُوفِ
Do not let this alarm you, for your brother, the
Do not let this frighten you, for your brother
full moon, has always been enamored of eclipses.
The full moon is still enamored with eclipses.
اِنْفِremove ثِقْلَthe weight السُّيُوفِthe swords عَنْكَfrom you فَمَاfor ... not شَكْstart of 'your complaint'
اِنْفِ ثِقْلَ السُّيُوفِ عَنْكَ فَمَا شَكْ
وَاكَend of 'your complaint' إِلاَّexcept مِنْfrom ثِقْلِthe weight حَمْلِbearing السُّيُوفِthe swords
وَاكَ إِلاَّ مِنْ ثِقْلِ حَمْلِ السُّيُوفِ
Cast off the weight of swords, for your com-
Rid yourself of the burdens of swords, for your plaints
plaint comes only from the weight of bearing swords.
Come only from the weight of bearing swords.
وَاكْفِنَاand spare us عَقْدَكَyour tying المَنَاطِقَthe belts إِنَّاindeed we
وَاكْفِنَا عَقْدَكَ المَنَاطِقَ إِنَّا
قَدْalready رَثَيْنَاwe have pitied لِخَصْرِكَfor your waist المَخْطُوفِslender
قَدْ رَثَيْنَا لِخَصْرِكَ المَخْطُوفِ
And spare us your tying of belts, for we
Spare us your belted waist, for we are wearied
have already pitied your slender waist.
By your cinched and constrained waist.
كَمْhow often عَذَلْنَاwe reproached فِيconcerning السُّيُوفِthe swords وَقُلْنَاand we said
كَمْ عَذَلْنَا فِي السُّيُوفِ وَقُلْنَا
لَكto you مَاwhat لِلْمَهَاfor the oryx وَحَمْلِand bearing السُّيُوفِthe swords
لَك مَا لِلْمَهَا وَحَمْلِ السُّيُوفِ
How often we reproached you about swords and said
How we have suffered from swords, and said to you
to you: what have oryx to do with bearing swords?
You are no warrior, just a sword bearer.
إِنَّماonly تَصْلُحُare suited المَهَاthe oryx لِخُدُورٍfor secluded chambers
إِنَّما تَصْلُحُ المَهَا لِخُدُورٍ
وَنَعِيْمٍand luxury وَلَذَّةٍand pleasure وَعَزِيْفِand instrumental music
وَنَعِيْمٍ وَلَذَّةٍ وَعَزِيْفِ
Oryx are suited only to secluded chambers,
Indeed, swords only suit tents, comfort, pleasure and music,
and luxury, pleasure, and music.
Not real combat and the bearing of swords.
Sol 6.1