أَعَجرَدُO Ajrad إِنّيindeed I مِنof أَمانِيِّhopes باطِلٍfalsehood
أَعَجرَدُ إِنّي مِن أَمانِيِّ باطِلٍ
وَقولُand saying غَداtomorrow شَحٌstinginess لِذاكَof that سَؤومُweary
وَقولُ غَدا شَحٌ لِذاكَ سَؤومُ
O Ajrad, I am weary of vain hopes
and stingy talk of 'tomorrow.'
وَإِنand indeed اِختِلافيmy repeated visits نِصفَhalf حَولَa year مجرّمcompleted
وَإِن اِختِلافي نِصفَ حَولَ مجرّم
إِلَيكُمto you بَنيO sons of هِندٍHind عَلَيَّupon me عَظيمُburdensome
إِلَيكُم بَني هِندٍ عَلَيَّ عَظيمُ
And indeed, my repeated visits for half a full year
to you, sons of Hind, weigh heavily upon me.
فَلاso let … not اِعرَفَنّيfind myself بَعدَafter حَولٍa year مُجَرَّمٍfully elapsed
فَلا اِعرَفَنّي بَعدَ حَولٍ مُجَرَّمٍ
وَقولُand talk خَلاwas empty يَشكونَنيthey complain of me فَأَلومُand I reproach
وَقولُ خَلا يَشكونَني فَأَلومُ
So let me not find myself, after a full year
and empty talk, with them complaining of me while I reproach them,
وَيَلتِمِسواand seek وديmy affection وَعَطفيand my sympathy بَعدَماafter
وَيَلتِمِسوا ودي وَعَطفي بَعدَما
تَناشَدَrecited to one another قَوليmy verse وائِلُWa'il وَتَميمُand Tamim
تَناشَدَ قَولي وائِلُ وَتَميمُ
and seeking my affection and sympathy, after
Wa'il and Tamim have recited my verse to one another.
وَإِنand if لَمnot يَكُنthere be إِلّاexcept اِختِلافيmy repeated visits إِلَيكُمto you
وَإِن لَم يَكُن إِلّا اِختِلافي إِلَيكُم
فَإِنّيthen indeed I اِمرِؤٌa man عِرضيmy honor عَلَيَّto me كَريمُprecious
فَإِنّي اِمرِؤٌ عِرضي عَلَيَّ كَريمُ
And if there is nothing but my repeated visits to you,
then I am a man who holds his honor dear.
فَلاso do not تُفسِدواruin ماwhat كانَwas بَينيbetween me وَبَينَكُمand between you
فَلا تُفسِدوا ما كانَ بَيني وَبَينَكُم
بَنيO sons of قَطنٍQatan أَنthat المُليمَthe one at fault مَليمُblameworthy
بَني قَطنٍ أَن المُليمَ مَليمُ
So do not ruin what has been between me and you,
O sons of Qatan: the one at fault deserves blame.
Sol 6.1