ياO كاتباًscribe لوif أطعتI were heeded فيهِconcerning him
يا كاتباً لو أطعت فيهِ
سوّدتُI blackened كفّيهhis two palms بالمدادِwith ink
سوّدتُ كفّيه بالمدادِ
O scribe, had I been heeded concerning him,
O writer, if I obeyed you
I would have blackened his two palms with ink.
I would blacken my palms with ink
فوجههُso his face قدalready كفيتI was spared the task فيهِconcerning it
فوجههُ قد كفيت فيهِ
بماby what علاهُcovered it منof السوادblackness
بما علاهُ من السواد
As for his face, I have already been spared that task
For your face, I have already in it
by the blackness that covered it.
What exceeds it in blackness
أعطاكgave you ربّLord العبادthe servants ماwhat لاnot
أعطاك ربّ العباد ما لا
يعطاهُis given it خلقٌa creature منamong العبادthe servants
يعطاهُ خلقٌ من العباد
The Lord of His servants gave you what no
The Lord of mankind has given you what
creature among His servants is given:
He does not give any of mankind
فصاحةٌeloquence فيin الحناhenna (unclear as written) أعيرتwas lent
فصاحةٌ في الحنا أعيرت
بلاغةًrhetorical skill منكَfrom you فيin الفسادcorruption
بلاغةً منكَ في الفساد
eloquence in henna (unclear as written) was lent
Eloquence in beauty was lent to you
rhetorical skill from you in corruption.
As eloquence from you in corruption
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