مَروانُMarwan إِنَّindeed مَطِيَّتيmy mount مَعكوسَةٌtethered
مَروانُ إِنَّ مَطِيَّتي مَعكوسَةٌ
تَرجوhopes for الحِباءَthe gift وَرَبُّهاand its master لَمhas not يَيأَسِdespaired
تَرجو الحِباءَ وَرَبُّها لَم يَيأَسِ
Marwān, indeed my mount has been turned back,
Marwan, my mount is tethered,
hoping for largesse—and her master has not despaired.
hoping for a gift, and its master has not despaired.
وَأَتَيتَنيand you came to me بِصَحيفَةٍwith a letter مَختومَةٍsealed
وَأَتَيتَني بِصَحيفَةٍ مَختومَةٍ
يُخشىis feared عَلَيَّfor me بِهاthrough it حِباءُthe gift النِقرِسِof the shrewd man
يُخشى عَلَيَّ بِها حِباءُ النِقرِسِ
And you came to me with a sealed letter,
And you came to me with a sealed letter,
through which, I fear, gout will be my gift.
through which, it is feared, the shrewd man's gift may reach me.
أَلقِcast away الصَحيفَةُthe letter ياO فَرَزدَقُFarazdaq إِنَّهاindeed it
أَلقِ الصَحيفَةُ يا فَرَزدَقُ إِنَّها
نَكراءُsinister مِثلُlike صَحيفَةِthe letter of المُتَلَمِّسِal-Mutalammis
نَكراءُ مِثلُ صَحيفَةِ المُتَلَمِّسِ
Cast the letter away, Farazdaq—for it is
Cast away the letter, Farazdaq, for it is
ominous as the letter of al-Mutalammis.
sinister, like the letter of al-Mutalammis.
