وَمَشَيتُand I walked بِاليَدِwith the hand قَبلَbefore رِجليmy foot خطوُهاits step
وَمَشَيتُ بِاليَدِ قَبلَ رِجلي خطوُها
رَسفُshuffling المُقَيَّدِthe shackled man تَحتَbeneath صُلبِspine أَحدَبِhunched
رَسفُ المُقَيَّدِ تَحتَ صُلبِ أَحدَبِ
And I walked hand-first, before my leg could take its step—
And I walked with my hand ahead of my foot; its step
the shuffle of one in fetters beneath a hunchbacked spine.
was the shuffle of a shackled man beneath a hunched spine.
فَإِذاso when رَأَيتُI saw الشَخصَthe figure قُلتُI said ثَلاثَةٌthree
فَإِذا رَأَيتُ الشَخصَ قُلتُ ثَلاثَةٌ
أَوor واحِدٌone وَأَخالُهُand I imagine him لَمdid not يَقرَبِdraw near
أَو واحِدٌ وَأَخالُهُ لَم يَقرَبِ
Whenever I saw a figure, I would say, “Three—
So when I see a figure, I say, “Three,”
or one?”—and think him still far away.
or “One,” and I think he has not drawn near.
وَقَضىand settled بَنِيَّmy sons الأَمرَthe matter لَمdid not أَشعُرbecome aware بِهِof it
وَقَضى بَنِيَّ الأَمرَ لَم أَشعُر بِهِ
وَإِذاand when شَهِدتُI was present أَكونُI am كَالمتَغَيِّبِlike the absent one
وَإِذا شَهِدتُ أَكونُ كَالمتَغَيِّبِ
My sons settled the matter without my knowing it;
And my sons settled the matter; I was unaware of it.
and when I was present, I was like one absent.
And when I am present, I am like one who is absent.
Sol 6.1