قالتshe said لجنديto a soldier موسيقيa musician تعاتبهreproaching him
قالت لجندي موسيقي تعاتبه
She said to a soldier-musician, reproaching him,
وقدand indeed أجادhe excelled لقدindeed أحسنتyou performed well مغناهاits melody
وقد أجاد لقد أحسنت مغناها
Though he had excelled, “You have rendered its melody beautifully.”
فقالthen he said ماليwhat have I منof الاحسانexcellence سيدتيmy lady
فقال مالي من الاحسان سيدتي
He said, “What is fine playing to me, madam?
لوif كنتI were فيin رغبتيmy desire أخرجتهاI would let it out آهاan ‘ah!’
لو كنت في رغبتي أخرجتها آها
If I had my way, I would let it out as an ‘Ah!’
أطربI delight الناسthe people والنيرانand the fires فيin كبديmy liver
أطرب الناس والنيران في كبدي
I delight the people, while fires burn in my liver,
واللَهand God يعلمknows ممfrom what الآنnow أصلاهاI suffer their flames
واللَه يعلم مم الآن أصلاها
And God knows why I suffer their flames now.”
فقلتthen I said كفىenough ولاand do not تؤذيهhurt him سيدتيmy lady
فقلت كفى ولا تؤذيه سيدتي
Then I said, “Enough! Do not hurt him, madam,
فكلfor every نفسٍsoul بهاwithin it همa sorrow تولاهاhas taken hold of it
فكل نفسٍ بها هم تولاها
For every soul bears a sorrow that has taken hold of it.
هلquestion marker كانwas داوودDavid فيin مزمارهhis pipe هزجاًmerry
هل كان داوود في مزماره هزجاً
Was David merry as he played his pipe?
بلrather هذهthis حرفةcraft الرعيانthe shepherds أداهاhe practiced it
بل هذه حرفة الرعيان أداها
No—this was the shepherds’ craft, which he practiced.
والصورand the Trumpet ماnot قيلit was said إسرافيلIsrafil ينفخهhe blows it
والصور ما قيل إسرافيل ينفخه
And Israfil is not said to blow the Trumpet
ليبسطto gladden النفسthe soul بلbut rather أهوالterrors أخراهاits hereafter
ليبسط النفس بل أهوال أخراها
To gladden the soul, but to herald the terrors of its hereafter.”
Translation model: Sol 6.1