نهانيdeterred me أنto أشكوI complain إليكto you مهابةًout of awe
نهاني أن أشكو إليك مهابةً
جلالُكyour majesty فيin قلبيmy heart فلمso did not أتكلمI speak
جلالُك في قلبي فلم أتكلم
I was kept from complaining to you, out of awe—
You warned me not to complain to you out of reverence
by your majesty in my heart; so I did not speak.
Your majesty in my heart has left me speechless
وإنّand indeed الذيthe one who يهديoffers الأذىharm متشدقاًspeaking pompously
وإنّ الذي يهدي الأذى متشدقاً
لأعظمُsurely greater ممنthan one who يختفيhides عنكfrom you فأعلمso know
لأعظمُ ممن يختفي عنك فأعلم
And indeed, he who offers harm, speaking pompously,
Yet he who peddles harm with ostentation
is surely greater than one who hides from you—so know this.
Is worse than one who hides from you, knowing this
مسكينpoor مسكينpoor منone who يسعىstrives ليدركto attain ماwhat
مسكين مسكين من يسعى ليدرك ما
يعييهwearies him مطْلَبُهُits pursuit مسكينpoor مسكينpoor
يعييه مطْلَبُهُ مسكين مسكين
Poor, poor is he who strives to attain what
Wretched, wretched is he who strives to attain what
wearies him in its pursuit—poor, poor.
Exhausts his quest, wretched, wretched is he
أفنىsquandered ابنson of واسعةbroad الأعجازِthe buttocks مدتهhis lifetime
أفنى ابن واسعة الأعجازِ مدته
فيin الشدوsinging والكدand toil لاno دنياworldly life ولاand no دينreligion
في الشدو والكد لا دنيا ولا دين
The son of a broad-rumped woman squandered his lifetime
The son of generous Wāsi' has spent his days
in singing and toil—neither worldly gain nor faith.
In hardship and toil, neither worldly nor devout