صرتَyou have become ياO عامِلَofficial البريدthe post مَقِيتاًloathsome
صرتَ يا عامِلَ البريد مَقِيتاً
وقديماًand formerly إليّto me كُنْتَyou were حبيبَاbeloved
وقديماً إليّ كُنْتَ حبيبَا
You have become loathsome, O postal official,
You have become, O postman, detestable,
though once you were dear to me.
Though once you were a dear friend.
كنتَyou used to تستثقِلُyou find burdensome الرقيبَthe watcher فقدْso indeed صِرْbecame (verb fragment)
كنتَ تستثقِلُ الرقيبَ فقدْ صِرْ
تَyou (verb ending) عليناover us بماthrough what وَلِيتَyou assumed charge of رَقيباa watcher
تَ علينا بما وَلِيتَ رَقيبا
You used to find the watcher irksome; now you have become
You used to dislike the censor; yet you have become
a watcher over us through the office you have assumed.
Our censor in the authority you hold.
شَنِئَتْكَloathed you النفوسُthe souls وانحرفَتْand turned away عنfrom
شَنِئَتْكَ النفوسُ وانحرفَتْ عن
كَyou قلوبٌhearts وكنتَand you were تَسْبيyou captivate القُلوباthe hearts
كَ قلوبٌ وكنتَ تَسْبي القُلوبا
Souls have loathed you, and hearts have turned away from
Souls have come to hate you and hearts
you, though once you captivated hearts.
Have turned away from you, you who once captivated hearts.
أفلاdo ... not, then? يعجَبُmarvels الأَنامُhumankind لشَخْصٍat a person
أفلا يعجَبُ الأَنامُ لشَخْصٍ
صارbecame قِرْداًa monkey وكانand was ظِبْياًa gazelle رَبِيبَاreared as a pet
صار قِرْداً وكان ظِبْياً رَبِيبَا
Do people not marvel at a man
Shouldn't people be amazed by one
who has become a monkey, though once he was a pet gazelle?
Who was once a young gazelle and is now an ape?
Sol 6.1