وَلَقَدand indeed أَشهَدُI attend المُحَدِّثَthe speaker عِندَby الthe
وَلَقَد أَشهَدُ المُحَدِّثَ عِندَ ال
قَصرِpalace فيهِin him تَعَفُّفٌself-restraint وَبَيانُand eloquence
قَصرِ فيهِ تَعَفُّفٌ وَبَيانُ
And indeed, I used to attend the speaker by the
I bear witness to the storyteller's eloquence at the palace
palace—he had self-restraint and eloquence—
Wherein is modesty and clear expression
فيin زَمانٍa time مِنَof المَعيشَةِliving لَخٍّeasy
في زَمانٍ مِنَ المَعيشَةِ لَخٍّ
قَدalready مَضىhas passed عَصرُهُits age وَهَذاand this زَمانُan age
قَد مَضى عَصرُهُ وَهَذا زَمانُ
in a time of easy living.
In an age of living meanly now passed
Its age has passed, and this is a time
Its time has gone and this is the age
نَجعَلُwe make اللَيلَthe night مَوعِداًa meeting time حينَwhen نُمسيwe enter the evening
نَجعَلُ اللَيلَ مَوعِداً حينَ نُمسي
ثُمَّthen يُخفيconceals حَديثَناour conversation الكِتمانُsecrecy
ثُمَّ يُخفي حَديثَنا الكِتمانُ
when we make the night our rendezvous as evening falls,
We arrange the night as a tryst when dusk falls
and then secrecy conceals our conversation.
Then our talk is hidden by silence
أَيُّهاO الكاشِحُthe spiteful one المُعَرِّضُthe one hinting بِالصَرat severance (word beginning)
أَيُّها الكاشِحُ المُعَرِّضُ بِالصَر
مِcompletion of 'severance' تَزَحزَحmove aside فَماfor there is no لَهاfor her الهِجرانُestrangement
مِ تَزَحزَح فَما لَها الهِجرانُ
O spiteful one, hinting at severance,
O you who turn away harshly when blamed
stand aside, for estrangement is not for her.
Won't you go easy, why this estrangement
لاnot مُطاعٌobeyed فيin آلِthe household of زَينَبَZaynab فَاِرجِعso turn back
لا مُطاعٌ في آلِ زَينَبَ فَاِرجِع
أَوor تَكَلَّمspeak حَتّىuntil يَمَلَّgrows weary اللِسانُthe tongue
أَو تَكَلَّم حَتّى يَمَلَّ اللِسانُ
You are not obeyed in Zaynab's household, so turn back,
In Zainab's family none will obey, so turn back
or speak until your tongue grows weary.
Or speak until your tongue grows weary
لاnot صَديقاًas a friend كُنتَyou were اِتُّخِذتَyou were taken وَلاand not نُصcounsel (word beginning)
لا صَديقاً كُنتَ اِتُّخِذتَ وَلا نُص
حُكَcompletion of 'your counsel' عِنديwith me زَجرٌa rebuke لَهُit has ميزانُweight; a balance
حُكَ عِندي زَجرٌ لَهُ ميزانُ
You were never taken as a friend, nor is your counsel
You were no true friend I kept
a rebuke that carries weight with me.
Your censure with me has no weight
فَاِنطَلِقso depart صاغِراًhumbled فَليسَfor there is no لَهاfor her الصَرthe severance (word beginning)
فَاِنطَلِق صاغِراً فَليسَ لَها الصَر
مُcompletion of 'severance' لَديناwith us وَلاand no إِلَيهاtoward her الهَوانُcontempt
مُ لَدينا وَلا إِلَيها الهَوانُ
So depart, humbled: there is no severing of ties with her
So begone humbled, she wants no blame
among us, nor any contempt toward her.
From us, nor does she feel disdain
كَيفَhow صَبريmy endurance عَنapart from بَعضِpart of نَفسيmyself وَهَلand can يَصendures (word beginning)
كَيفَ صَبري عَن بَعضِ نَفسي وَهَل يَص
بِرُcompletion of 'endures' عَنapart from بَعضِpart of نَفسِهِhimself الإِنسانُa human being
بِرُ عَن بَعضِ نَفسِهِ الإِنسانُ
How can I endure separation from part of myself? And can
How can I be patient with part of myself, can
a person endure separation from part of himself?
A person be patient with part of himself?
Sol 6.1