أَتَيتُI came مَعَwith الخازينَthe overseers لَيلىLayla فَلَمbut did not أَقُلsay
أَتَيتُ مَعَ الخازينَ لَيلى فَلَم أَقُل
فَأَخلَيتُthen I was alone فَاِستَعجَمتُand I became tongue-tied عِندَin خَلاءِsolitude
فَأَخلَيتُ فَاِستَعجَمتُ عِندَ خَلاءِ
I came to Layla with the overseers, but said nothing.
Then I was alone, and became tongue-tied in solitude.
خَرَجتُI went out فَلَمbut did not أَظفُرsucceed وَعُدتُand I returned فَلَمbut did not أَفُزwin
خَرَجتُ فَلَم أَظفُر وَعُدتُ فَلَم أَفُز
بِنَيلٍwith a gain كِلاeach of the two اليَومَينِthe two days يَومُa day بَلاءِaffliction
بِنَيلٍ كِلا اليَومَينِ يَومُ بَلاءِ
I went out without success; I returned but did not achieve
any gain; each of the two days was a day of affliction.
فَياso, O حَسرَتيmy sorrow مَنwho أَشبَهَlikened اليَأسِdespair بِالغِنىto wealth
فَيا حَسرَتي مَن أَشبَهَ اليَأسِ بِالغِنى
وَإِنand although لَمnot يَكوناthe two are عِندَناto us بِسَواءِequal
وَإِن لَم يَكونا عِندَنا بِسَواءِ
Alas, my sorrow! Who likened despair to wealth,
though, to us, the two are not equal?
Sol 6.1