تقدمstep forward وقلand say حطّةpardon ياO جريرJarir
تقدم وقل حطّة يا جرير
فهذاfor this is الحطيئةal-Hutay'a لاno منany (emphatic) مجيرprotector
فهذا الحطيئة لا من مجير
Step forward and say, 'Pardon,' O Jarir.
Advance and say, stop, O Jarir!
For this is al-Hutay'a—there is no protector.
For this is Al-Hutay'ah, no protector.
تخيّلتyou imagined قرنكyour rival أعزلunarmed حتىso much so that
تخيّلت قرنك أعزل حتى
تراميتyou traded shots ويحكwoe to you رميthe throwing of الضريرthe blind man
تراميت ويحك رمي الضرير
You imagined your rival unarmed, so much so that
I imagined your horn as helpless,
You traded shots—woe to you—like a blind man.
Until you extended yourself, and woe to you, the shooting of the blind!
رميتyou cast عصاكyour staff ولستand you are not بموسىMoses (emphatic)
رميت عصاك ولست بموسى
ولستand you are not السميعthe All-Hearing ولستand you are not البصرsight
ولست السميع ولست البصر
You cast your staff, yet you are not Moses.
You threw your stick yet you are no Moses,
Nor are you the All-Hearing, nor sight itself.
You are not the All-Hearing, nor the All-Seeing.
وبحريand my sea عميقdeep وأنتand you الغريقthe drowning one
وبحري عميق وأنت الغريق
ولمand did not تنفلقsplit apart بعصاكwith your staff البحورthe seas
ولم تنفلق بعصاك البحور
And my sea is deep, and you are drowning.
My sea is deep, and you are the drowning one,
Nor did the seas part at your staff.
Your stick did not part the seas.
ولوand if كنتI was أدريI know عقوقكyour ingratitude قبلاbeforehand
ولو كنت أدري عقوقك قبلا
لماwould not كنتI was أغرسI plant فيكin you الشعورfeeling
لما كنت أغرس فيك الشعور
And had I known your ingratitude beforehand,
Had I known your disobedience before,
I would not have planted feeling in you.
I would not have planted feelings in you.
وهبand suppose عندكyou have الريشthe feathers كالطيرlike birds لكنbut
وهب عندك الريش كالطير لكن
كمثلjust like الدجاجةthe hen لستyou are not تطيرyou fly
كمثل الدجاجة لست تطير
And suppose you have feathers like a bird, yet
You have feathers like birds, but
Just like a hen, you do not fly.
You are no more than a chicken, you do not fly.
Sol 6.1