لا تدن مني الملح إن شبته
من الأبازير بألوان
Do not bring the salt near me if you have adulterated it
Do not bring the salt near me if you have mixed it
with spices of many colors.
With spices of various hues.
وجهه أبرص ذو نمسة
بين تآليل وخيلان
Its face is leprous and freckled,
Its face is leprous, bearing a dark blotch
between warts and moles.
Amid warts and moles.
فانني أحسب أني متى
أدنيته مني اعداني
For I believe that whenever
For I think that whenever I
I bring it near me, it will infect me.
Bring it near me, it will infect me.
وهاته أبيض ما ان له
في عرصة الصفحة من ثاني
Bring it pure white, with none
And bring it white, with no
in the broad arena of the platter beside it.
Companion on the platter’s broad surface.
فهو متى أفرد من صاحب
أدام زهاد ورهبان
For whenever it is parted from all company,
For whenever it is left without a companion,
it is the fare of ascetics and monks.
It is the relish of ascetics and monks.
داء قديم في بني آدم
صبوة انسان بانسان
An ancient malady among the children of Adam:
An ancient ailment among the children of Adam:
one person's infatuation with another.
One person’s infatuation with another.
Sol 6.1