عاتبونيthey reproached me علىfor انفراديmy seclusion والوحand soli-
عاتبوني على انفرادي والوح
دة-tude بعدafter الإخوانthe brothers والأصحابand the companions
دة بعد الإخوان والأصحاب
They reproached me for my seclusion and soli-
They blame me for my solitude and loneliness
tude after my brothers and companions were gone.
After brothers and friends
قلتI said لاdo not تكثرواheap reproaches عليّupon me فإنّيfor I
قلت لا تكثروا عليّ فإنّي
لاnot أرىI see غيرother than باخلa miser مرتابdistrustful
لا أرى غير باخل مرتاب
I said, "Do not heap reproaches on me, for I
I said do not blame me, for I
see none but a distrustful miser."
See no one but a miserable doubter
غيبhid away الموتdeath منthose whom أحبI love وأهوىand I cherish
غيب الموت من أحب وأهوى
منamong ذويthose endowed with المكرماتnoble deeds تحتbeneath الترابthe dust
من ذوي المكرمات تحت التراب
Death has hidden those I love and cherish,
Death has taken those I loved and adored
those of noble deeds, beneath the dust.
Honorable people now under the soil
ونشاand arose بعدهمafter them أناسpeople ولكنand yet
ونشا بعدهم أناس ولكن
حصلتcame to dwell فيهمwithin them نفوسsouls الكلابthe dogs
حصلت فيهم نفوس الكلاب
And after them people arose, and yet
And people arose after them, but
within them dwelt the souls of dogs.
I found in them the souls of dogs