لوif كانhe were أبخلَmore miserly فيamong الورىmankind منthan مادرٍMādir
لو كان أبخلَ في الورى من مادرٍ
صارَhe would become الكريمَthe generous one الأريحِىَّopenhanded الواهِبَاthe giver
صارَ الكريمَ الأريحِىَّ الواهِبَا
If he were more miserly among mankind than Mādir,
Were the stingiest man on earth to covet my generosity,
he would become a generous, openhanded giver.
He would become the gracious, open-handed giver.
أوor كانhe were أعيىmore tongue-tied فيamong الورىmankind منthan باقلٍBāqil
أو كان أعيى في الورى من باقلٍ
صارَhe would become الفصيحَthe eloquent one اللَّوْذَعِيَّquick-witted الكاتبَاthe writer
صارَ الفصيحَ اللَّوْذَعِيَّ الكاتبَا
Or if he were more tongue-tied among mankind than Bāqil,
Were the blindest man on earth to envy my eloquence,
he would become an eloquent, quick-witted writer.
He would become the articulate, fluent scribe.
أوor كانhe were أجبنmore cowardly فيin الوَغَىbattle منthan أرنبٍa hare
أو كان أجبن في الوَغَى من أرنبٍ
كانhe would be الشجاعthe brave one السمهريَّfirm as a lance الضاربَاthe striker
كان الشجاع السمهريَّ الضاربَا
Or if he were more cowardly in battle than a hare,
Were the greatest coward on earth to covet my courage in battle
he would be brave, firm as a lance, striking blows.
He would become the valiant, mighty warrior.
ويلىwoe is me علىat لُقياكmeeting you منas شخصa person فلمand I did not
ويلى على لُقياك من شخص فلم
أجحدI deny نوالكyour bounty حاضراًpresent أوor غائبَاabsent
أجحد نوالك حاضراً أو غائبَا
Woe is me at meeting you—what a person! And I have not
Woe to me for meeting you, for I cannot
denied your bounty, whether present or absent.
Deny your gift whether present or absent.
ويلٌwoe لمنto whoever فارَقْتَهyou left him وجفَوْتَهand you shunned him
ويلٌ لمن فارَقْتَه وجفَوْتَه
والفوزُand triumph للراحىfor the one who goes forth وصالكunion with you راغِبَاyearning
والفوزُ للراحى وصالك راغِبَا
Woe to the one you have left and shunned;
Woe to him you left and spurned,
and triumph belongs to the one who goes forth, yearning for union with you.
While good fortune belongs to one who longs for your companionship.
Sol 6.1