وَمُترَفٍand a pampered one عَقَدَtied النَعيمُluxury لِسانَهُhis tongue
وَمُترَفٍ عَقَدَ النَعيمُ لِسانَهُ
فَكَلامُهُso his speech وَحيٌhints وَإيماءِand gestures
فَكَلامُهُ وَحيٌ وَإيماءِ
And a pampered one whose tongue luxury has tied,
The blissful life has tied prosperity's tongue,
so his speech is hints and gestures.
So his words are revelation and gesture.
وَكَأَنَّماand as though نُهِكَتhad been exhausted قُوىthe strength أَجفانِهِof his eyelids
وَكَأَنَّما نُهِكَت قُوى أَجفانِهِ
بِالراحِby wine أَوor شيبَتhad been mingled بِاِغفاءِwith drowsiness
بِالراحِ أَو شيبَت بِاِغفاءِ
As though his eyelids’ strength had been drained
As if the strength of his eyelids was erased
by wine, or mingled with drowsiness.
By the wind or turned white with slumber.
لَوif صافَحَshook hands with الماءَthe water القَراحَpure بِكَفِّهِwith his palm
لَو صافَحَ الماءَ القَراحَ بِكَفِّهِ
لَجَرَتwould then flow أَنامِلُهُhis fingertips كَجَريِlike the flowing of الماءِwater
لَجَرَت أَنامِلُهُ كَجَريِ الماءِ
If he shook hands with pure water,
If he touched water to the ulcer with his palm,
his fingertips would flow as water flows.
His fingers would flow like the flow of water.
يَرنوhe gazes إِلىtoward نِعَمٍassent (“yes”) بِنِيَّةِwith the intention of مُسعِفٍone who obliges
يَرنو إِلى نِعَمٍ بِنِيَّةِ مُسعِفٍ
وَلِسانُهُand his tongue وَلَقٌquick عَلىwith لَألَأءِ“no, no”
وَلِسانُهُ وَلَقٌ عَلى لَألَأءِ
He gazes toward “yes,” intent on obliging,
He aspires to bounty with the intention of aid,
yet his tongue is quick with “no, no.”
While his tongue is soft clay upon babbling.
Sol 6.1