هَجوتَyou reviled الكِرامَthe noble، وسُقْتَand you set forth الكلامَthe words
هَجوتَ الكِرامَ، وسُقْتَ الكلامَ
كَثيبًاa sand dune مَهيلًاloose and crumbling، فَهلْso, can...? يُحمَلُit be carried؟
كَثيبًا مَهيلًا، فَهلْ يُحمَلُ؟
You reviled the noble and set forth your words
You denounced the noble ones, and poured out speech
As a loose sand dune—can it then be carried?
In abundance confused, can it then be borne?
وأنَّىand how لكفيَّfor my two palms حَمْـلُcarrying رمالٍsand
وأنَّى لكفيَّ حَمْـلُ رمالٍ
بِعشرٍwith ten بهنَّupon them الهوىpassion يثـقُـلُweighs heavily
بِعشرٍ بهنَّ الهوى يثـقُـلُ
And how can my two palms carry sand
And how can my palms bear a load of sands
With ten fingers upon which passion weighs heavily?
With ten, which love's longing makes heavy?
وطبعُand the nature الكِرامِof the noble كصخرٍlike a rock مُقيمsteadfast
وطبعُ الكِرامِ كصخرٍ مُقيم
تمرُّpass by الرِّيـاحُthe winds... ولاand not يَرحَـلُit departs
تمرُّ الرِّيـاحُ... ولا يَرحَـلُ
And the nature of the noble is like a steadfast rock:
And the nature of the noble is like enduring rock
The winds pass by, but it does not depart.
The winds pass...and it does not depart.
Sol 6.1