أَياO مَنyou who نَخافُwe fear عَلىfor قَدِّهِhis figure
أَيا مَن نَخافُ عَلى قَدِّهِ
إِذاwhen هَزَّhe sways عِطفَيهِhis two flanks أَنthat يَنقَصِفit may snap
إِذا هَزَّ عِطفَيهِ أَن يَنقَصِف
O you whose figure we fear for,
lest it snap when you sway your flanks.
مَرِضَتshe fell ill فَلَولاand were it not for طَبيبُthe physician الرَجاhope (continued)
مَرِضَت فَلَولا طَبيبُ الرَجا
ءِcompletion of “hope” ماتَwould have died فُؤاديmy heart بِداءِfrom the malady of الأَسَفsorrow
ءِ ماتَ فُؤادي بِداءِ الأَسَف
She fell ill; but for the physician of hope,
my heart would have died of sorrow's malady.
فَإِنand if يَجُرَّacts unjustly الضَعفُweakness فيin حُكمِهِits rule
فَإِن يَجُرَّ الضَعفُ في حُكمِهِ
فَلاthen no بُدَّescape مِنfrom صِحَّةٍrecovery تَنتَصِفthat claims redress
فَلا بُدَّ مِن صِحَّةٍ تَنتَصِف
If weakness is unjust in its rule,
then recovery must come to claim redress.
فَلاso do not تَجزَعَنَّever be distraught لَهاfor her عِلَّةًover an illness
فَلا تَجزَعَنَّ لَها عِلَّةً
فَلاfor no بُدَّescape لِلبَدرِfor the full moon أَنthat يَنكَسِفit be eclipsed
فَلا بُدَّ لِلبَدرِ أَن يَنكَسِف
So do not be distraught for her over an illness:
for the full moon must be eclipsed.
Sol 6.1