زَجَرَتنيrestrained me عَنِfrom التَشَفُّعِseeking intercession نَفسٌa soul
زَجَرَتني عَنِ التَشَفُّعِ نَفسٌ
مِنَنُfavors الناسِpeople عِندَهاin its eyes كَالمَنونِlike death
مِنَنُ الناسِ عِندَها كَالمَنونِ
My soul restrained me from seeking intercession;
In its eyes, people's favors are like death.
لَمnot أَكُنI was جاعِلاًmaking شَفيعِيَmy intercessor إِلّاexcept
لَم أَكُن جاعِلاً شَفيعِيَ إِلّا
عَفوَكَyour pardon المُرتَجىhoped-for وَحُسنَand the goodness of ظُنونيmy expectations
عَفوَكَ المُرتَجى وَحُسنَ ظُنوني
I have taken as my intercessor only
Your hoped-for pardon and my hopeful trust.
كَيفَhow أَستَنجِدُI seek aid الشَفاعَةَintercession مِنfrom قَوpeople (word begins)
كَيفَ أَستَنجِدُ الشَفاعَةَ مِن قَو
مٍpeople (word ends) هُمُthey فيin المَقامِstanding عِندَكَwith you دونيbelow me
مٍ هُمُ في المَقامِ عِندَكَ دوني
How can I seek intercession from people
Whose standing with you is below mine?
لَيسَnot تُغنيavails عَنّيfor me شَفاعَتُهُمtheir intercession شَيanything (word begins)
لَيسَ تُغني عَنّي شَفاعَتُهُم شَي
ئاًanything (word ends) وَلاnor هُمthey مِنfrom بَأسِكُمyour might يُنقِذونيthey rescue me
ئاً وَلا هُم مِن بَأسِكُم يُنقِذوني
Their intercession avails me nothing,
Nor can they save me from your might.
Sol 6.1