أيهاO you الواعدwho promise المماطلwho keep delaying بالبِرْin giving the horse (word continues)
أيها الواعد المماطل بالبِرْ
ذَوْنِcompletion of 'horse' ماذاwhat أحالchanged وُدَّكَyour affection بعديin my absence
ذَوْنِ ماذا أحال وُدَّكَ بعدي
O you who promise a horse, yet delay giving it—
what has changed your affection in my absence?
إنindeed طولlength of المِطالdelay يُؤْذنgives warning بالخُلof promise-breaking (word continues)
إن طول المِطال يُؤْذن بالخُل
فcompletion of 'promise-breaking' ولستَyet you are not الظَّنينَone suspected بالخلفof promise-breaking عندِيin my judgment
ف ولستَ الظَّنينَ بالخلف عندِي
Long delay indeed foretells a broken promise,
yet I do not suspect you of breaking yours.
كيفhow أنسأتَyou deferred حاجتيmy request مُستجيزاًdeeming permissible
كيف أنسأتَ حاجتي مُستجيزاً
ذاكthat فيهاregarding it وقدthough already تسلَّفتَyou took in advance حمدِيmy praise
ذاك فيها وقد تسلَّفتَ حمدِي
How could you defer my request, deeming it permissible
to do so, when you have taken my praise in advance?
جُرْتَyou acted unjustly فيin الحكمjudgment ياO أخيmy brother كُلَّutter جوْرٍinjustice
جُرْتَ في الحكم يا أخي كُلَّ جوْرٍ
حينwhen قابلتَyou matched بالنَّسيئةwith deferred payment نقدِيmy ready cash
حين قابلتَ بالنَّسيئة نقدِي
You have judged most unjustly, my brother,
when you met my ready cash with deferred payment.
دونin less than ماthe time that قدalready مَطَلْتَyou have delayed يُنتَجُis born فيهin it
دون ما قد مَطَلْتَ يُنتَجُ فيه
مثلthe like of بِرْذَوْنِكَyour horse الذيwhich أنتyou مُهْديgiving as a gift
مثل بِرْذَوْنِكَ الذي أنت مُهْدي
In less time than you have stalled, there could be born
a horse like yours, the one you are to give.
فأَرِحْنيso relieve me منof المِطالdelay بإنجاby fulfillment (word continues)
فأَرِحْني من المِطال بإنجا
زٍcompletion of 'fulfillment' وشيكٍprompt مُحَلِّلٍdispelling عنكfrom you حقديmy resentment
زٍ وشيكٍ مُحَلِّلٍ عنك حقدي
So spare me further delay by fulfilling your promise—
promptly, thus freeing yourself from my resentment.