أئِنIs it because غَضَّlessened دهرٌtime منof جِماحيَmy headstrong spirit أوor ثَنَىbent back
أئِن غَضَّ دهرٌ من جِماحيَ أو ثَنَى
عِنانيَmy reins أوor زَلَّتslipped بأَخْمَصِيَbeneath the arch of my foot النَّعْلُthe sandal
عِنانيَ أو زَلَّت بأَخْمَصِيَ النَّعْلُ
Is it because time has curbed my headstrong spirit or bent back
my reins, or the sandal has slipped beneath the arch of my foot,
تَظاهَرjoined together قومٌsome people بالشَّماتِin gloating جهالةًout of ignorance
تَظاهَر قومٌ بالشَّماتِ جهالةً
وكمand how many إحْنَةٍa grudge فيin الصَّدرِthe breast أبرزَهاbrought it to light الجهلُignorance
وكم إحْنَةٍ في الصَّدرِ أبرزَها الجهلُ
that some people have joined in gloating out of ignorance?
And how many a grudge in the breast has ignorance brought to light!
وهلand am...? أناI إلاّanything but السّيفُthe sword فلَّلَblunted حدَّهُits edge
وهل أنا إلاّ السّيفُ فلَّلَ حدَّهُ
قِراعُclashes with الأعاديthe foes ثمthen أرْهفَهsharpened it الصَّقلُpolishing
قِراعُ الأعادي ثم أرْهفَه الصَّقلُ
And am I anything but a sword whose edge was blunted
by clashes with foes, then sharpened by polishing?
Sol 6.1