لاdo not تدنbring near منيto me الملحthe salt إنif شبتهyou have mixed it
لا تدن مني الملح إن شبته
منof الأبازيرthe spices بألوانwith colors
من الأبازير بألوان
Do not bring the salt near me if you have adulterated it
Do not bring the salt near me if you have mixed it
with spices of many colors.
With spices of various hues.
وجههits face أبرصleprous ذوbearing نمسةa dark blotch
وجهه أبرص ذو نمسة
بينamong تآليلwarts وخيلانand moles
بين تآليل وخيلان
Its face is leprous and freckled,
Its face is leprous, bearing a dark blotch
between warts and moles.
Amid warts and moles.
فاننيfor I أحسبI think أنيthat I متىwhenever
فانني أحسب أني متى
أدنيتهI bring it near منيto me اعدانيit infects me
أدنيته مني اعداني
For I believe that whenever
For I think that whenever I
I bring it near me, it will infect me.
Bring it near me, it will infect me.
وهاتهand bring it أبيضwhite ماnot انreinforces negation لهfor it
وهاته أبيض ما ان له
فيon عرصةthe expanse of الصفحةthe surface منany ثانيa second
في عرصة الصفحة من ثاني
Bring it pure white, with none
And bring it white, with no
in the broad arena of the platter beside it.
Companion on the platter’s broad surface.
فهوfor it متىwhenever أفردis left alone منapart from صاحبa companion
فهو متى أفرد من صاحب
أدامrelish زهادascetics ورهبانand monks
أدام زهاد ورهبان
For whenever it is parted from all company,
For whenever it is left without a companion,
it is the fare of ascetics and monks.
It is the relish of ascetics and monks.
داءan ailment قديمancient فيamong بنيthe children of آدمAdam
داء قديم في بني آدم
صبوةinfatuation انسانa person بانسانwith another person
صبوة انسان بانسان
An ancient malady among the children of Adam:
An ancient ailment among the children of Adam:
one person's infatuation with another.
One person’s infatuation with another.
