مَوضِعُthe repository أَسرارِكَof your secrets المُريبُsuspect
مَوضِعُ أَسرارِكَ المُريبُ
وَحَشوُand the stuffing أَثوابِكَof your clothes العُيوبُfaults
وَحَشوُ أَثوابِكَ العُيوبُ
The repository of your secrets is suspect,
and your clothes are stuffed with faults.
وَتَمنَعُand you deny الضَيفَthe guest فَضلَthe surplus of زادٍprovisions
وَتَمنَعُ الضَيفَ فَضلَ زادٍ
وَرَحلُكَand your dwelling فيin الواسِعِthe wide land الخَصيبُfertile
وَرَحلُكَ في الواسِعِ الخَصيبُ
You deny the guest your surplus provisions,
though your dwelling stands in broad, fertile land.
ياO جامِعاًhoarder مانِعاًwithholder بَخيلاًmiser
يا جامِعاً مانِعاً بَخيلاً
لَيسَthere is not لَهُfor him فيin العُلاlofty honor نَصيبُa share
لَيسَ لَهُ في العُلا نَصيبُ
O hoarder, withholder, miser,
who has no share in lofty honor!
أَباO father of الرُشاbribes يُستَمالُis won over مِثليone like me
أَبا الرُشا يُستَمالُ مِثلي
كَلّاno indeed وَمَنby Him who عِندَهُwith Him الغُيوبُthe unseen
كَلّا وَمَن عِندَهُ الغُيوبُ
O father of bribes, can one like me be won over?
No indeed, by Him who holds the unseen!
لاnot أَرتَديI wear حُلَّةًa robe لِمُثنٍbelonging to one who praises
لا أَرتَدي حُلَّةً لِمُثنٍ
بِوَجهِهِon his face مِنfrom يَدَيَّmy two hands نُدوبُscars
بِوَجهِهِ مِن يَدَيَّ نُدوبُ
I will not wear a robe from one who praises me,
whose face bears scars from my hands,
وَبَينَand between جَنبَيهِhis two sides ليof mine كُلومٌwounds
وَبَينَ جَنبَيهِ لي كُلومٌ
دامِيَةٌbleeding ماnot لَهاfor them طَبيبُa physician
دامِيَةٌ ما لَها طَبيبُ
and between whose sides are wounds of my making,
bleeding, with no physician to heal them.
ماnot كُنتُI was فيin مَوضِعِa position for الهَداياgifts
ما كُنتُ في مَوضِعِ الهَدايا
مِنكَfrom you وَلاnor شَعبُناour kinship قَريبُclose
مِنكَ وَلا شَعبُنا قَريبُ
I was never in a position to receive gifts
from you, nor is our kinship close.
أَنّيhow could I وَقَدwhen already نَشَّتِhave hissed المَكاويthe branding irons
أَنّي وَقَد نَشَّتِ المَكاوي
عَنfrom سِمَةٍa brand شَأنُهاits nature عَجيبُastonishing
عَن سِمَةٍ شَأنُها عَجيبُ
How could I, when the branding irons have hissed,
leaving a brand whose nature is astounding,
وَسارَand spread بِالذَمِّbearing censure فيكَagainst you شِعريmy verse
وَسارَ بِالذَمِّ فيكَ شِعري
وَقيلَand it was said ليto me مُحسِنٌskillful مُصيبُright on the mark
وَقيلَ لي مُحسِنٌ مُصيبُ
and my verse has spread abroad reviling you,
and I have been called skillful and right on the mark?
مالُكَyour wealth مالُthe wealth of اليَتيمِthe orphan عِنديin my view
مالُكَ مالُ اليَتيمِ عِندي
وَلاand not أَرىI consider أَكلَهُconsuming it يَطيبُis lawful
وَلا أَرى أَكلَهُ يَطيبُ
Your wealth, to me, is an orphan's wealth,
and I do not deem it lawful to consume it.
حَسبُكَenough for you مِنof موجِزٍconcise بَليغٍeloquent
حَسبُكَ مِن موجِزٍ بَليغٍ
يَبلُغُit reaches ماwhat يَبلُغُreaches الخَطيبُthe orator
يَبلُغُ ما يَبلُغُ الخَطيبُ
Let this concise, eloquent word suffice you,
reaching as far as an orator reaches.
Sol 6.1