وَليand I have صاحِبٌa friend يَستَرجِعُsay 'To God we belong and to Him we return' الناسَthe people كُلَّماwhenever
وَلي صاحِبٌ يَستَرجِعُ الناسَ كُلَّما
ذَكَرتُI mentioned لَهُمto them أَوصافَهُhis qualities وَنُعوتَهُand his attributes
ذَكَرتُ لَهُم أَوصافَهُ وَنُعوتَهُ
And I have a friend—people recite, “We belong to God, and to Him we return,” whenever
And I have a friend: people say, 'To God we belong and to Him we return,' whenever
I mention his qualities and traits to them.
I mention his qualities and attributes to them.
لَقَدindeed أَلبَسَتنيclothed me صِحَّةَhealth الجِسمِthe body دارُهُhis house
لَقَد أَلبَسَتني صِحَّةَ الجِسمِ دارُهُ
بِفَرطِthrough an excess of الحِمىabstinence from food لَمّاwhen حَلَلتُI lodged بُيوتَهُhis dwellings
بِفَرطِ الحِمى لَمّا حَلَلتُ بُيوتَهُ
Indeed, his house clothed me in bodily health
Indeed, his house clothed me in bodily health,
through extreme abstinence when I lodged in his homes.
through excessive abstinence from food when I lodged in his dwellings.
وَماand did not عَلَّمَتنيit taught me حِكمَةًwisdom غَيرَexcept أَنَّنيthat I
وَما عَلَّمَتني حِكمَةً غَيرَ أَنَّني
أُديمُI keep up مَطالَputting off الجوعِhunger حَتّىuntil أُميتَهُI kill it
أُديمُ مَطالَ الجوعِ حَتّى أُميتَهُ
His wisdom taught me nothing except that I
And it taught me no wisdom except that I
keep hunger waiting until I put it to death.
keep putting hunger off until I kill it.
