مَاwhat لِمُوسَىwith Musa الشَّريفal-Sharif (the noble) أصبحَhe has come to يُبْديdisplay
مَا لِمُوسَى الشَّريف أصبحَ يُبْدي
بعدafter ذاكthat الإقْبالِthe warm welcome هَجْرِيshunning me وَصَدِّيand rebuffing me
بعد ذاك الإقْبالِ هَجْرِي وَصَدِّي
What ails Musa al-Sharif, that he now displays
after that warmth, abandonment of me and aversion to me?
ماnot كَفَىwas enough أنَّهthat he أرادَhe intended ليfor me الكَيْـscheming (beginning)
ما كَفَى أنَّه أرادَ لي الكَيْـ
ـدَscheming (completion) مِراراًrepeatedly ولمand did not يَنَلْobtain غيرَother than وَجْدِanguish
ـدَ مِراراً ولم يَنَلْ غيرَ وَجْدِ
Was it not enough that he sought to plot against me
time and again, and gained nothing but anguish?
زارَhe visited دارَthe house of النَّقيبِthe chief (naqib) ذِيpossessed of الفضْلِexcellence مَنwhose أوْqualities (beginning)
زارَ دارَ النَّقيبِ ذِي الفضْلِ مَن أوْ
صافُهُhis qualities (completion) الغُرُّthe radiant ليسnot تُحْصَىare counted بِعَدِّby counting
صافُهُ الغُرُّ ليس تُحْصَى بِعَدِّ
He visited the house of the virtuous chief, whose
radiant qualities are beyond counting,
ذيpossessed of المَعالِيhigh distinctions والمكرُماتِand noble deeds حِجازِيHijazi
ذي المَعالِي والمكرُماتِ حِجازِي
مَنwho غَدَاhas become فيamong الأنامِmankind منwith غَيْرِno نِدِّpeer
مَن غَدَا في الأنامِ من غَيْرِ نِدِّ
possessor of high distinction and noble deeds, Hijazi,
who has become peerless among mankind.
سيِّدٌa lord جودُهhis bounty لوif اقْتسمَتْهُthey shared it النَّاthe people (beginning)
سيِّدٌ جودُه لو اقْتسمَتْهُ النَّا
سُpeople (completion) طُرّاًall of them لمnot تَلْقَyou would find طالِبَa seeker of رِفْدِaid
سُ طُرّاً لم تَلْقَ طالِبَ رِفْدِ
A lord whose bounty, were it shared by the
people, all of them, would leave you no seeker of aid.
الجليلُthe illustrious الشَّهيرُthe renowned بابْنas Ibn (son of) قَضِيبِQadib (branch) الْـal- (the)
الجليلُ الشَّهيرُ بابْن قَضِيبِ الْـ
ـبانِBan (moringa tree) لازالmay he remain لِلْورَىfor mankind بَدْرَa full moon of سَعْدِgood fortune
ـبانِ لازال لِلْورَى بَدْرَ سَعْدِ
The illustrious man, renowned as Ibn Qadib al-
Ban—may he ever be mankind's full moon of good fortune.
واشتكىand he complained عندهbefore him وذمَّand disparaged ولكنْbut
واشتكى عنده وذمَّ ولكنْ
ذَمُّdisparagement of مِثْلِيone like me مِنby مثْلِهone like him ليسnot يُجْدِيavails
ذَمُّ مِثْلِي مِن مثْلِه ليس يُجْدِي
And he complained before him and disparaged me; but
disparagement of one like me by one like him is futile.
شاتِماًreviling مِلْءَthe fullness of فِيهِhis mouth فيin مَعْرِضِthe guise of الهَزْjesting (beginning)
شاتِماً مِلْءَ فِيهِ في مَعْرِضِ الهَزْ
لِjesting (completion) وَوَاللهِand by God لمnot يَرُمْhe intended غَيْرanything but جِدِّearnestness
لِ وَوَاللهِ لم يَرُمْ غَيْر جِدِّ
Reviling me with a mouthful of insults, in the guise of
jesting—yet, by God, he intended nothing but earnestness.
مُسْبِلاًletting flow دَمْعَهُhis tears كأنَّas though حبِيباًa beloved
مُسْبِلاً دَمْعَهُ كأنَّ حبِيباً
بعدafter قُرْبٍcloseness رَماهُcast him منهfrom him ببُعْدِinto estrangement
بعد قُرْبٍ رَماهُ منه ببُعْدِ
Letting his tears flow, as though a beloved
after closeness, had cast him into estrangement.
مُبدِياًshowing منof حَرارةِthe heat of القَهْرِvexation ماthat which لَوْif
مُبدِياً من حَرارةِ القَهْرِ ما لَوْ
حَلَّتsettled in الكوْنَthe universe لمnot يكُنْwould be كُنْهَthe essence of بَرْدِcoolness
حَلَّت الكوْنَ لم يكُنْ كُنْهَ بَرْدِ
Showing such heat of vexation that, if it
settled in the universe, no true coolness would remain.
وبداand he appeared مُغْرَماًobsessed كأنas though بِشَتْمِيby reviling me
وبدا مُغْرَماً كأن بِشَتْمِي
آدَمِياًa human being غَداhad become بُصُورةِin the form of قِرْدِa monkey
آدَمِياً غَدا بُصُورةِ قِرْدِ
And he seemed obsessed, as though, by reviling me,
a human being had taken on a monkey's form.
والَّذيand what أوْجَبَcaused التَّخاصُمَthe quarrel أنِّيthat I
والَّذي أوْجَبَ التَّخاصُمَ أنِّي
كنتُI had قِدْماًlong ago مَنَحْتُهgiven him صَفْوَthe purity of وُدِّيmy affection
كنتُ قِدْماً مَنَحْتُه صَفْوَ وُدِّي
And what caused the quarrel was that I
had long ago bestowed on him my pure affection.
ثُمَّthen كَلَّتْgrew weary فريحتيmy poetic gift (apparently قريحتي) عنof مَدِيحٍpraise
ثُمَّ كَلَّتْ فريحتي عن مَدِيحٍ
فاسْتعارَتْso it borrowed لهfor him حَدِيقةَa garden of حَمْدِpraise
فاسْتعارَتْ له حَدِيقةَ حَمْدِ
Then my poetic gift grew weary of praise,
so it borrowed for him a garden of praise.
ورآهَاand he saw it مِنfrom بَعْدِafter حَوْلٍa year وشَهْرَيْand two months (beginning)
ورآهَا مِن بَعْدِ حَوْلٍ وشَهْرَيْ
نtwo months (completion) بدَرْجٍin a scroll قدalready كانhad been مِنfrom قبلُbefore عنديwith me
ن بدَرْجٍ قد كان مِن قبلُ عندي
And he saw it after a year and two
months, in a scroll that had once been with me.
فبَداso there appeared منهfrom him ماwhat بَداappeared وسَقانِيand he made me drink
فبَدا منه ما بَدا وسَقانِي
وتَحَسَّيand he sipped منfrom أكْؤْسِthe cups of الذَّمِّdisparagement وِرْدِيmy draught
وتَحَسَّي من أكْؤْسِ الذَّمِّ وِرْدِي
So he showed what he showed, and made me drink,
and sipped my draught from the cups of disparagement.
وعَلَىand in كلِّevery حالةٍcircumstance سيِّدُthe master of الأحْـjudgments (beginning)
وعَلَى كلِّ حالةٍ سيِّدُ الأحْـ
ـكامِjudgments (completion) أرْجُوI hope in وماand whatever سِواهُother than him تَعدِّoverstepping
ـكامِ أرْجُو وما سِواهُ تَعدِّ
And in every circumstance, the master of
judgments is my hope; anything beyond him is overstepping.
Sol 6.1