بأهلىwith my family ومالىand my wealth مَنthe one whom جَلَبتُI brought لَهُto him أذىharm
بأهلى ومالى مَن جَلَبتُ لَهُ أذى
وَمَنand the one whose حَمَلتharbored ضِغناًa grudge عَلَىَّagainst me أقَاربُهhis kinsmen
وَمَن حَمَلت ضِغناً عَلَىَّ أقَاربُه
With my family and wealth I would ransom the one to whom I have caused harm—
May my family and wealth ransom him to whom I brought harm,
the one whose kinsmen harbor rancor against me;
And him whose kinsmen have borne me a grudge;
وَمَنand the one هُوَhe أهوَىdearest كُلِّof all مَنwho وَطِىءَhave trodden الحَصىthe pebbles
وَمَن هُوَ أهوَى كُلِّ مَن وَطِىءَ الحَصى
إِلىَّto me وَيَجفونىand he shuns me ويَغلُظُand grows harsh جانبُهhis manner
إِلىَّ وَيَجفونى ويَغلُظُ جانبُه
the one dearest to me of all who tread the pebbled earth,
And him who, of all who have trodden the pebbles, is dearest
though she shuns me and treats me harshly;
To me—yet he shuns me and his manner grows harsh;
وَمَنand the one لَوif جَرىarose الشَّحناءُenmity بَينِيbetween me وَبَينَهُand between him
وَمَن لَو جَرى الشَّحناءُ بَينِي وَبَينَهُ
وَحارَبَنيand he fought me لَمnot أَدرِI know كَيفَhow أُحارِبُهI fight him
وَحارَبَني لَم أَدرِ كَيفَ أُحارِبُه
the one who, if enmity arose between us
And him who, if enmity arose between him and me,
and she fought me, I would not know how to fight her.
And he fought me, I would not know how to fight him.
وَإِنّىلَيَثنينىand indeed it restrains me الحَياءmodesty وَانثَنىand I turn away
وَإِنّىلَيَثنينى الحَياء وَانثَنى
عَلَىupon مِثلِthe like of حَدِّthe edge of السَّيفِthe sword وَجداًlonging أُغالبُهI struggle to master it
عَلَى مِثلِ حَدِّ السَّيفِ وَجداً أُغالبُه
Indeed, modesty holds me back, and I turn away,
And indeed modesty holds me back, and I turn away,
though I struggle with a passion keen as a sword’s edge,
With longing like a sword's edge, which I struggle to master,
مَخافَةَfor fear أنthat تَلقىshe might suffer أذىharm مِنfrom مَليكهاher master
مَخافَةَ أن تَلقى أذى مِن مَليكها
بأمرٍover a matter يَرَىbelieve الواشونَthe talebearers أنّىَthat I جَالبُهits instigator
بأمرٍ يَرَى الواشونَ أنّىَ جَالبُه
for fear that harm might befall her from her master
For fear she might suffer harm from her master
over something the tale-bearers think I have brought about.
Over a matter the talebearers think I have brought about.
أكرّI renew تقاضيهِmy demands upon him لأيَّةِfor what عِلَّةٍreason
أكرّ تقاضيهِ لأيَّةِ عِلَّةٍ
إِذاif خَانَنىbetrays me وَالِيكِyour guardian وَازورَّand turns aside جانبُهhis side
إِذا خَانَنى وَالِيكِ وَازورَّ جانبُه
I return to press him for redress on whatever pretext
Why should I renew my demands upon him,
whenever your guardian fails me and turns his side away.
If your guardian betrays me and turns away?
