وَليand I have صاحِبٌa companion كَهَواءِlike the air of الخَريفِautumn
وَلي صاحِبٌ كَهَواءِ الخَريفِ
يُضِرُّhe harms وَإِنand although كانَhe is يُستَعذَبُfound pleasing
يُضِرُّ وَإِن كانَ يُستَعذَبُ
And I have a companion like the autumn air:
And I have a companion like the autumn air:
he harms, though he is found pleasant.
He does harm, though he is found pleasing.
لَهُhe has مَنطِقٌspeech كَلَياليlike the nights of الشِتاءِwinter
لَهُ مَنطِقٌ كَلَيالي الشِتاءِ
طَويلٌlong عَلىdespite بَردِهِits chill مُسهَبُrambling
طَويلٌ عَلى بَردِهِ مُسهَبُ
His speech is like the nights of winter:
His speech is like winter nights:
long and, for all its coldness, prolix.
Long and rambling, despite its chill.
بَذَلتُI offered لَهُto him خُلُقاًa disposition كَالرَبيعِlike spring
بَذَلتُ لَهُ خُلُقاً كَالرَبيعِ
يَطيبُis pleasant وَمَخبَرُهُand its inner nature أَطيَبُmore pleasant
يَطيبُ وَمَخبَرُهُ أَطيَبُ
I have offered him a disposition like spring,
I offered him a disposition like spring:
pleasant—and sweeter still within.
Pleasant, and pleasanter still in its inner nature,
وَإِنand although كانَis قَلبيmy heart بِهِbecause of him كَالمَصيَفِlike summertime
وَإِن كانَ قَلبي بِهِ كَالمَصيَفِ
سُمومُthe poisons of الهُمومِsorrow بِهِwithin it تَلهَبُblaze
سُمومُ الهُمومِ بِهِ تَلهَبُ
Though because of him my heart is like summer:
Though my heart, because of him, is like summertime:
the scorching winds of sorrow blaze within it.
The poisons of sorrow blaze within it.
Sol 6.1