إنif يكbe ذنبيmy sin ياO قتيبةQutayba أننيthat I
إن يك ذنبي يا قتيبة أنني
بكيتI wept for امرءاa man فيin المجدglory قدindeed كانwas أوحداpeerless
بكيت امرءا في المجد قد كان أوحدا
If my sin, O Qutayba, is that I
If my sin, O Qutaiba, is that I
wept for a man who had been peerless in glory,
Wept for a man peerless in glory,
أباa father to كلevery مظلومwronged person ومنand whoever لاno أباfather لهfor him
أبا كل مظلوم ومن لا أبا له
وغيثand rain مغيثاتwomen seeking help أطلنthey prolonged التلدداbewildered looking about
وغيث مغيثات أطلن التلددا
a father to every wronged person and to anyone without a father,
The father of each oppressed one and orphan
and rain for women seeking help, who had long looked about in distress—
And a cloudburst of cloudbursts raining generosity,
فشأنكthen do as you will إنindeed اللَهGod أنif (contextual reading) سؤتyou do harm محسنkind
فشأنك إن اللَه أن سؤت محسن
إليto me إذاsince أبقىHe kept alive يزيداYazid ومخلداand Mukhallad
إلي إذا أبقى يزيدا ومخلدا
then do as you will: God, if you wrong me, is kind
Then it is your habit if you wrong a benefactor
to me, since He has left Yazid and Mukhallad alive.
To me, though Yazid lives on and his memory endures
Sol 6.1