نفرٌa group منof الخلطاءِintimates والأصحابِand companions
نفرٌ من الخلطاءِ والأصحابِ
تجريflows مودَّتُهُمْtheir affection معَalongside الأنسابِkinship ties
تجري مودَّتُهُمْ معَ الأنسابِ
A group of intimates and companions,
A group of friends and companions
whose affection flows alongside ties of kinship.
Whose affection flows with kinship
مازلتُI always remained بينهُمُamong them كأنيas though I were نازلٌdwelling
مازلتُ بينهُمُ كأني نازلٌ
فيin منزلan abode منof صحّةٍhealth وشبابِand youth
في منزل من صحّةٍ وشبابِ
I always lived among them as though dwelling
I have remained among them as if a lodger
in an abode of health and youth.
In an abode of health and youth
أُكفَىI am provided for وأُعفىand I am spared غيرَnot ماemphatic particle مُتجشِّمٍbearing
أُكفَى وأُعفى غيرَ ما مُتجشِّمٍ
تعباًweariness ولاnor نصباًtoil منof الأنصابِhardships
تعباً ولا نصباً من الأنصابِ
I was provided for and spared, bearing neither
I am spared and excused without being sullen
weariness nor any kind of hardship.
From toil or fatigue from burdens
آثرتكُمْI preferred you بمودتيwith my affection وتركتهُمْand I left them
آثرتكُمْ بمودتي وتركتهُمْ
متغيِّظينَseething عليَّat me جِدَّutterly غِضابِangry
متغيِّظينَ عليَّ جِدَّ غِضابِ
I favored you with my affection and left them
I have chosen you with my affection and left them
seething at me, utterly enraged.
Fuming at me intensely angry
حتىuntil إذاwhen ماemphatic particle جاشsurged بحرُthe sea المُشتريJupiter
حتى إذا ما جاش بحرُ المُشتري
لكُمُfor you ففاضَthen overflowed وعبَّand swelled أيَّwhat a عُبابِflood
لكُمُ ففاضَ وعبَّ أيَّ عُبابِ
Until, when Jupiter's sea surged
Until when the sea of the buyer surged
for you, overflowing and swelling in a mighty flood,
For you, so it overflowed and foamed high
وكَّلْتُمُyou entrusted زُحَلاًSaturn بأمريwith my affairs وحدَهَhim alone
وكَّلْتُمُ زُحَلاً بأمري وحدَهَ
وكذاكand so حقُّthe due الجاهلthe ignorant man الخَيّابِhabitually unsuccessful
وكذاك حقُّ الجاهل الخَيّابِ
you entrusted my affairs to Saturn alone—
You deputized Saturn alone with my matter
and such is a foolish, luckless man's due.
Such is the right of the ignorant backbiter
أناI منْthe one whom أصابَتْهُstruck him الصواعقُthunderbolts بعدماafter
أنا منْ أصابَتْهُ الصواعقُ بعدما
رجَّىhe hoped for حياًrain فيهin it حياةُlife جنابِsurrounding land
رجَّى حياً فيه حياةُ جنابِ
I am the man whom thunderbolts struck after
I am one who was struck by lightning after
he hoped for rain to bring the land to life.
Hoping to live in it the life of vitality
لِيُبَكِّنيlet them lament me الأعداءُthe enemies إنيindeed I am رحمةٌan object of pity
لِيُبَكِّني الأعداءُ إني رحمةٌ
لهُمُto them فكيفso how تظنُّdo you think بالأحبابِof loved ones
لهُمُ فكيف تظنُّ بالأحبابِ
Let my enemies lament me: I am an object of pity
So enemies will weep for me, I am mercy
to them—so how do you think my loved ones feel?
For them so how can you think of loved ones
أَسخطتُI angered إخوانيmy brethren وأَخفقَand failed مطمعيmy hope
أَسخطتُ إخواني وأَخفقَ مطمعي
فبقيتُso I remained بينbetween الدُّورِthe houses والأبوابِand the doors
فبقيتُ بين الدُّورِ والأبوابِ
I angered my brethren, and my hope came to nothing;
I angered my brothers and my hopes failed
so I was left between houses and doorways.
So I remained between the houses and doors
ماذاwhat أقولshall I say لمنto those whom أُراجعُI return to بعدماafter
ماذا أقول لمن أُراجعُ بعدما
وحَّدتُكُمْI worshipped you alone وكفرتُand I disbelieved بالأربابِin the lords
وحَّدتُكُمْ وكفرتُ بالأربابِ
What shall I say to those I return to, after
What can I say to one I will plead to after
worshipping you alone and renouncing all other lords?
I isolated you and disbelieved in the idols
تاللّهby God آملُI hope for عدلَfairness شيءٍanything بعدَكُمْafter you
تاللّه آملُ عدلَ شيءٍ بعدَكُمْ
أوor أرتجيI hope for للظنfor judgment يومَa day صوابِcorrectness
أو أرتجي للظن يومَ صوابِ
By God, after you I expect nothing to be fair,
By Allah I no longer hope for justice of anything after you
nor hope my judgment will ever prove right.
Or expect the assumption to one day be right
فازgained الورىhumankind منfrom ريحكمyour wind بسحائبٍwith rainclouds
فاز الورى من ريحكم بسحائبٍ
هطلتpoured rain وفزتُand I gained بسافياتِwith sweeping winds ترابِdust
هطلت وفزتُ بسافياتِ ترابِ
All mankind gained rainclouds from your wind,
The heir won clouds from your wind which poured down
that poured down rain; I gained only winds scattering dust.
And I triumphed with the torrents of dust