تَغَضَّبتyou grew angry إِذbecause لَمnot أَكُنI was فيin الَّذيwhat
تَغَضَّبت إِذ لَم أَكُن في الَّذي
قَصَدتُI sought بِجاهِكَthrough your influence أَستَشفِعُI seek intercession
قَصَدتُ بِجاهِكَ أَستَشفِعُ
You grew angry because I did not, in what
You were angry that I was not in the one
I sought, seek intercession through your influence.
I intended with your rank, I plead
فَإِنso if شِئتَyou wish فَاِعضَبthen be angry وَإِنand if شِئتَyou wish لاdo not
فَإِن شِئتَ فَاِعضَب وَإِن شِئتَ لا
فَماfor not إِنemphasis of negation تَضُرُّyou harm وَلاnor تَنفَعُyou help
فَما إِن تَضُرُّ وَلا تَنفَعُ
So if you wish, be angry; and if you wish, do not.
So if you want, keep being angry, and if you want, do not
For you neither harm nor help.
For neither does your anger hurt nor benefit
إِذاif كانَis جاهُكَyour influence ذاغُرَّةٍbearing a white blaze
إِذا كانَ جاهُكَ ذاغُرَّةٍ
وَلَمand not يَكُit was فيin مَشيِهِits gait يُسرِعُhasten
وَلَم يَكُ في مَشيِهِ يُسرِعُ
If your influence bears a white blaze,
If your rank is powerless
And does not hasten in its gait,
And does not hasten in its course
فَكَيفَhow, then يَجوزُis permissible رُكوبيmy riding لَهُon it
فَكَيفَ يَجوزُ رُكوبي لَهُ
وَخَطوىand my stride مِنthan خَطوِهِits stride أَوسَعُlonger
وَخَطوى مِن خَطوِهِ أَوسَعُ
How, then, can I reasonably ride it,
Then how can I ride it
When my stride is longer than its own?
When my stride is wider than its stride