أمنIs it because of قلوصٍa young she-camel عدتshe ran off لمdid not يؤذهاharm her أحدanyone
أمن قلوصٍ عدت لم يؤذها أحد
إلاexcept تذكرهاher remembering بالرحلwith the saddle on her أوطاناhomelands
إلا تذكرها بالرحل أوطانا
Is it because a young she-camel ran off, though no one had harmed her
save that, beneath the saddle, she remembered her homelands—
كانwas العذارthe halter بهاon her فأنبتand it snapped إذwhen نفرتshe bolted
كان العذار بها فأنبت إذ نفرت
وإنماand only الذنبthe blame فيهاconcerning her للذيto the one who خأناproved faithless
وإنما الذنب فيها للذي خأنا
the halter was on her, but snapped when she bolted,
and the blame for her lies only with the one who proved faithless—
منحتناyou granted us منكfrom you هجراناًestrangement ومقليةًand hatred
منحتنا منك هجراناً ومقليةً
ولمand did not ترزناvisit us (apparently intended: تزرنا) كماas قدalready كنتyou used to تغشاناyou call on us
ولم ترزنا كما قد كنت تغشانا
that you have given us estrangement and hatred from you,
and have not visited us as you once used to call on us?
خفضtake it easy عليكon yourself فماfor there is no فيamong الناسpeople ذوan owner of إبلٍcamels
خفض عليك فما في الناس ذو إبلٍ
إلاexcept وأينقهand his she-camels يشردنthey stray أحياناsometimes
إلا وأينقه يشردن أحيانا
Take it easy on yourself: no one among people owns camels
without his she-camels straying from time to time.
Sol 6.1