يَلومونَنيthey blame me فيfor اِشتِراءِbuying النَخيـthe date palms (word continues)
يَلومونَني في اِشتِراءِ النَخيـ
ـلِcompletes 'the date palms' قَوميmy people فَكُلُّهُمُso every one of them يَعذِلُreproaches
ـلِ قَومي فَكُلُّهُمُ يَعذِلُ
They blame me for buying date palms—
They blame me for buying date palms—
my own people: every one of them rebukes me.
my people—and every one of them reproaches me.
وَأَهلُand the family الَّذيthe one who باعَsold يَلحَونَهُthey rebuke him
وَأَهلُ الَّذي باعَ يَلحَونَهُ
كَماjust as عُذِلَwas reproached البائِعُthe seller الأَولُthe first
كَما عُذِلَ البائِعُ الأَولُ
And the family of the man who sold them reproach him,
And the family of the man who sold them rebuke him,
just as the first seller was reproached.
just as the first seller was reproached.
هِيَthey (the palms) الظِلُّthe shade فيin الحَرِّthe heat حَقُّtrue الظَليـdeep shade (word continues)
هِيَ الظِلُّ في الحَرِّ حَقُّ الظَليـ
ـلِcompletes 'deep shade' وَالمَنظَرُand the sight الأَحسَنُthe finest الأَجمَلُthe most beautiful
ـلِ وَالمَنظَرُ الأَحسَنُ الأَجمَلُ
They are shade in the heat—shade in the truest sense—
They are shade in the heat—true, deep shade—
and the fairest, loveliest sight.
and the finest, most beautiful sight.
تَعَشّىtake supper أَسافِلُهاtheir lower parts بِالجَبوبِon the earth
تَعَشّى أَسافِلُها بِالجَبوبِ
وَتَأتيand comes حَلوبَتَهاtheir milk-yield مِنfrom عَلُon high
وَتَأتي حَلوبَتَها مِن عَلُ
Their lower parts feast deep in the earth,
Their lower parts sup on the earth,
while their milk-like yield comes from above.
and their milk comes from on high.
وَتُصبِحُand they are at dawn حَيثُwhere يَبيتُspend the night الرِعاءُthe herdsmen
وَتُصبِحُ حَيثُ يَبيتُ الرِعاءُ
وَإِنand even if ضَيَّعوهاthey neglect them وَإِنand even if أَهمَلواthey are negligent
وَإِن ضَيَّعوها وَإِن أَهمَلوا
At dawn they are still where the herdsmen spent the night,
And at dawn they stand where the herdsmen spend the night,
even if the men leave them untended, even if they neglect them.
even if they neglect them, even if they leave them untended.
وَلاand not يُصبِحونَthey rise in the morning يُبَغّونَهاthey search for them
وَلا يُصبِحونَ يُبَغّونَها
خِلالَthroughout المَلاthe open country كُلُّهُمُevery one of them يَسأَلُasks
خِلالَ المَلا كُلُّهُمُ يَسأَلُ
Nor do the herdsmen rise at dawn to seek them,
Nor do they rise to search for them
through the open country, every one of them asking after them.
across the open country, every one of them asking.
فَعَمٌّso an 'uncle' (a mature palm) لِعَمِّكُمُfor your uncle نافِعٌuseful
فَعَمٌّ لِعَمِّكُمُ نافِعٌ
وَطِفلٌand a 'child' (a young palm) لِطِفلِكُمُfor your child يُؤمَلُis hoped for
وَطِفلٌ لِطِفلِكُمُ يُؤمَلُ
My mature palm is useful to your paternal uncle,
So an 'uncle' is useful to your uncle,
and my young palm is a hope for your child.
and a 'child' holds promise for your child.
