وَلَقَدand indeed عجبتُI marveled لضاربٍat one who strikes عوداًa lute بلاwithout
وَلَقَد عجبتُ لضاربٍ عوداً بلا
ذَنبٍfault وَقارصِand one who pinches أُذنهِits ear مجّاناfor nothing
ذَنبٍ وَقارصِ أُذنهِ مجّانا
And indeed, I marveled at one who strikes a lute for no
I was amazed by one striking a lute undeservedly,
fault of its own, and pinches its ear for nothing.
And deafening his ear for nothing.
فكانماso, as though يَبغيhe seeks بذلكby that حثَّهُto spur it
فكانما يَبغي بذلك حثَّهُ
لإِجادَةٍfor excellence منfrom قبلbefore أَنthat يَتوانىit grows slack
لإِجادَةٍ من قبل أَن يَتوانى
As though he seeks thereby to spur it
It was as if he meant by that to urge it
to excel before it grows slack;
To compose well before it fell slack,
وكانماand as though يَبغيhe seeks بذاby this إِفهامهُmaking it understand
وكانما يَبغي بذا إِفهامهُ
بالرمزby a sign أَنَّكthat you تُطرِبyou delight الآذانthe ears
بالرمز أَنَّك تُطرِب الآذان
and as though by this he seeks to make it understand
And as if he meant by that to inform it
by a sign: 'You delight the ears.'
By symbol that you ravish ears.
Sol 6.1