ربmany a أمرٍmatter تركتهI left it طوعsubject to أمريmy command
رب أمرٍ تركته طوع أمري
ومخوفٍand a feared thing ألقيتI cast نفسيmyself فيهinto it
ومخوفٍ ألقيت نفسي فيه
Many a matter at my command I left aside,
My Lord, I left an affair to my own will
And many a feared thing I cast myself into.
And into a fearful one I cast myself
فعلthe conduct مثليone like me فعلthe conduct الجهولthe ignorant one بحاليهof his two states
فعل مثلي فعل الجهول بحاليه
الغوىthe wayward الجانيthe wrongdoer الظلومthe deeply unjust السفيهthe fool
الغوى الجاني الظلوم السفيه
The conduct of one like me is that of one ignorant of his two states—
One like me did as the ignorant with himself
The wayward wrongdoer, the deeply unjust fool—
Deluded, unjust, ignorant transgressor
أنthat أرىI be seen مادحاًpraising لماfor what أناI قائلٍsaying
أن أرى مادحاً لما أنا قائلٍ
أوor أريI be seen هاجياًsatirizing لمنof the one whom أصطفيهI choose him
أو أري هاجياً لمن أصطفيه
That I should be seen praising what I say,
That I see one praising what I am saying
Or seen satirizing the one I choose.
Or that I see a critic of whom I chose