قالتshe said مفداةMufaddah لماwhen أنthat رأتshe saw أرقيmy sleeplessness
قالت مفداة لما أن رأت أرقي
والهمand sorrow يعتادنيrepeatedly visits me منfrom طيفهits specter لممpassing fits
والهم يعتادني من طيفه لمم
Mufaddah said, when she saw my sleeplessness,
Mefda said, when she saw my distress
while sorrow’s specter haunted me in passing fits:
And worries afflict me from his phantom still
نهبتyou squandered مالكyour wealth فيamong الأدنينthe closest kin آصرةa bond of kinship
نهبت مالك في الأدنين آصرة
وفيand among الأباعدthose more distant حتىuntil حفكsurrounded you العدمdestitution
وفي الأباعد حتى حفك العدم
“You squandered your wealth on your closest kin for kinship’s sake,
You ransacked Malik in the valleys, shackled
and on those more distant, until destitution surrounded you.
And in the distances, even your oblivion robbed
فاطلبso ask إليهمof them ترىyou will see ماwhat كنتyou used to منof حسنkindness
فاطلب إليهم ترى ما كنت من حسن
تسدىyou bestow إليهمupon them فقدfor indeed باتتhave come to be لهمfor them صرمherds of camels
تسدى إليهم فقد باتت لهم صرم
So ask them, and you will see the kindness you used to
So ask of them, you’ll see I wasn’t fair enough
bestow upon them, for they now have herds of camels.”
To hand over to them, for I'm now their adversary
فقلتso I said عذلكyour reproach قدindeed أكثرتyou have overdone it لائمتيmy reproacher
فقلت عذلك قد أكثرت لائمتي
ولمand did not يمتdie حاتمHatim هزلاof wasting ولاnor هرمold age
ولم يمت حاتم هزلا ولا هرم
So I said, “Enough of your reproach! You have overdone it, my reproacher;
So I said, you’ve blamed me excessively
and Hatim did not die of wasting or old age.”
And Hatim didn't die jesting or decrepit