ليI have عَدُوُّan enemy يقومُrises منِّيfrom me بلاwithout رِجلٍa leg
لي عَدُوُّ يقومُ منِّي بلا رِجلٍ
مَقامَthe stance of المحيِّرِthe bewildering one المرتابِthe doubtful one
مَقامَ المحيِّرِ المرتابِ
I have an enemy who rises from me without a leg,
I have an enemy who stands without legs
In the stance of a bewildering doubter.
In the stance of the perplexed doubter
باكياًweeping كالمصابِlike one afflicted أبكيI weep عَليْهِover him
باكياً كالمصابِ أبكي عَليْهِ
وعناءand hardship صلاحٌrestoration عَقْلِthe mind of المصابِthe afflicted one
وعناء صلاحٌ عَقْلِ المصابِ
Weeping like one afflicted, I weep over him,
Crying like the stricken, I cry over him
And hardship restores the afflicted one's mind.
And grief is wholesome for the mind of the stricken
كلevery يومٍday أنكيهِI wound him جلداًwith flogging إلىuntil أنْthat
كل يومٍ أنكيهِ جلداً إلى أنْ
قدalready غداhas become قائماًupright بغيرِwithout إهابِskin
قد غدا قائماً بغيرِ إهابِ
Every day I wound him with flogging, until
Every day I afflict him with flogging until
He has become upright without skin.
He stands erect without effort
جَلدْهُflogging him هَيْنٌeasy ولاand not أجلدُI am flogged الحدthe prescribed punishment
جَلدْهُ هَيْنٌ ولا أجلدُ الحد
دcontinuation of the preceding word علىfor تِلكُمُthose (addressing you all) الأمورِthe matters الصّعابِthe difficult
د على تِلكُمُ الأمورِ الصّعابِ
Flogging him is easy, and I receive no prescribed flogging
Flogging him is easy, I do not flog the iron
For those difficult matters.
On those difficult matters