قلsay لمنto whoever كلّماwhenever سبقتُI raced ahead إلىtoward العلthe heights (word beginning)
قل لمن كلّما سبقتُ إلى العل
ياءِcompletion of 'the heights' يغتابنيhe backbites me ويَطْعَمُand he eats نَحْضِيmy flesh
ياءِ يغتابني ويَطْعَمُ نَحْضِي
Say to the one who, whenever I race ahead toward the heights,
Tell whoever surpassed me in knowledge
backbites me and feeds on my flesh:
And backbites me, poisoning my reputation
أنتَyou تَجنِيyou do harm فيin كلّevery يومday علىagainst عِرْhonor (word beginning)
أنتَ تَجنِي في كلّ يوم على عِرْ
ضِكِyour honor (word ending) عمداًdeliberately فكيفso how يسلمremains unharmed عِرضِيmy honor
ضِكِ عمداً فكيف يسلم عِرضِي
You harm your own honor every day,
You deliberately sin every day in your lifetime
deliberately—so how can my honor remain safe?
So how can my honor remain safe?
لعَنmay curse اللّهُGod مدَّةًa period of time كنتَyou were فيهاin it
لعَن اللّهُ مدَّةً كنتَ فيها
كلّall همّيmy concern وأنتand you مِنِّيof me كبعضيlike a part of myself
كلّ همّي وأنت مِنِّي كبعضي
May God curse the time when you were
Cursed by God be the time when you were
all I cared about, and like a part of myself.
My greatest concern, like a part of me
ليسnot أدعوI pray عليكagainst you بالقتلfor being killed عِلماًknowing
ليس أدعو عليك بالقتل عِلماً
أنّكthat you اليومَtoday قاتلٌkilling لكto you بُغضِيhatred of me
أنّك اليومَ قاتلٌ لك بُغضِي
I do not pray for your death, knowing
I do not wish death upon you, knowing
that today your hatred of me is killing you.
That today you kill yourself with my hatred
Sol 6.1