سُكُوتِيmy silence إِذَاwhen دَامَcontinues الْحَدِيثُthe conversation كَلامُspeech
سُكُوتِي إِذَا دَامَ الْحَدِيثُ كَلامُ
وَتَقْلِيبُand the turning of عَيْنِيmy eye فِيamong الْوُجُوهِthe faces مَلامُreproach
وَتَقْلِيبُ عَيْنِي فِي الْوُجُوهِ مَلامُ
My silence, when conversation continues, is speech.
My silence when talk goes on is my speech,
And my gaze moving from face to face is reproach.
And my glancing around at faces is blame.
وَصَبْرِيand my patience عَلَىin the face of الأَيَّامِthe days لاnot مِنْfrom مَذَلَّةٍabasement
وَصَبْرِي عَلَى الأَيَّامِ لا مِنْ مَذَلَّةٍ
وَلَكِنْbut يَدٌa hand مَغْلُولَةٌfettered وَحُسَامُand a keen sword
وَلَكِنْ يَدٌ مَغْلُولَةٌ وَحُسَامُ
And my endurance of the days is not born of abasement,
And my patience with days is not from humiliation,
But rather of a fettered hand and a keen sword.
But a bound hand and a sword.
أُلامُI am blamed عَلَىfor أَنِّيthat I صَبَرْتُwas patient وَهَلْand is...? فَتَىًa young man
أُلامُ عَلَى أَنِّي صَبَرْتُ وَهَلْ فَتَىً
عَلَىfor الصَّبْرِpatience إِنْif قَلَّis scarce الْمُعِينُthe helper يُلامُis blamed
عَلَى الصَّبْرِ إِنْ قَلَّ الْمُعِينُ يُلامُ
I am blamed for being patient; yet is a young man
I'm blamed for being patient - but does any young man
Blamed for patience if help is scarce?
Get blamed for patience when helpers are few?
Sol 6.1