إنّيindeed I أتيتُI came إلىto البستانthe garden مختاراby choice
إنّي أتيتُ إلى البستان مختارا
ولمand not أكنI was فيin انصرافيmy departure عنهfrom it مختاراby choice
ولم أكن في انصرافي عنه مختارا
Indeed, I came to the garden by choice,
I came to the garden willingly,
But in departing from it, I had no choice.
Yet I did not leave willingly.
وكيفand how أختارI choose بُعْداًdistance عنfrom محلّa place عُلاًglory
وكيف أختار بُعْداً عن محلّ عُلاً
يظلُّendures فخريmy pride بهin it فيamong الناسthe people قدalready ساراspread
يظلُّ فخري به في الناس قد سارا
And how could I choose distance from a place of glory,
How could I choose distance from a place of greatness,
When my pride in it endures, having spread among the people?
That I take pride in when people pass by?
لكنbut تصرَّمpassed يومٌa day كنتُI was آمُلُهI hope for it
لكن تصرَّم يومٌ كنتُ آمُلُه
نوراًa light لعينيfor my eye فأجدىso it brought قلبيّmy two hearts الناراthe fire
نوراً لعيني فأجدى قلبيّ النارا
But a day passed that I had hoped would be
But a day came that I had hoped
A light for my eye; instead, it brought my two hearts fire.
Would bring light to my eyes, yet lit a fire in my heart.
ولمand not يكنthere was لِيَfor me بَيْتa lodging ثَمَّthere يمكِننيavailable to me
ولم يكن لِيَ بَيْت ثَمَّ يمكِنني
فقمتُso I rose مكتئباًdejected لمnot أقضِI fulfilled أوطاراdesires
فقمتُ مكتئباً لم أقضِ أوطارا
And I had no lodging there available to me,
I had no home there to stay,
So I rose dejected, my desires unfulfilled.
So I left, depressed, without lingering.
ومثلَand just like ماwhat قلتُI said قالsaid القومthe company كلّهمُall of them
ومثلَ ما قلتُ قال القوم كلّهمُ
نقولwe say ذلكthat إعلاناًopenly وإسراراand secretly
نقول ذلك إعلاناً وإسرارا
And the whole company said just what I had said:
And just as I said, so did all the others say,
We say that openly and in secret.
We say this openly and in secret.
وسوفand will تُغرمyou be fined عَشْراًten كيso that تكونyou may be بهاthrough it
وسوف تُغرم عَشْراً كي تكون بها
بالذنبfor the fault منof عذرناour excuse بالغُرْمin the fine مِعشاراone tenth
بالذنب من عذرنا بالغُرْم مِعشارا
And you will be fined ten, so that through it you may count as
You will be fined ten times over,
A tenth of our excuse for the fault, in the fine.
To share the blame for our excuse with payment.
فمهِّداًso prepare, you two عُذْرناour excuse قُدِّمتُmay I be taken first قبلكماbefore you both
فمهِّداً عُذْرنا قُدِّمتُ قبلكما
فلمso not نُصِرّwe persist علىin الهجْرانstaying away إصراراinsistence
فلم نُصِرّ على الهجْران إصرارا
So make ready our excuse, you two—may I go before you both.
So I offered our excuse before you both,
For we have not stubbornly persisted in staying away.
Yet we did not insist on parting.
ونحنand we عندكماwith you both قبلbefore الضّحَاءmidmorning منof الthe
ونحن عندكما قبل الضّحَاء من ال
إثنينMonday أوor قبلهbefore it فيin الصبحthe dawn إسفاراbrightening
إثنين أو قبله في الصبح إسفارا
And we shall be with you both before midmorning on
We were with you before the morning light,
Monday—or earlier, in the brightening dawn.
On Monday or earlier at dawn leaving.
Sol 6.1