أَمِنwas it from قُطَرٍQutar حالَتshe turned aside فَقُلتُso I said لَهاto her قِريbe still
أَمِن قُطَرٍ حالَت فَقُلتُ لَها قِري
أَلَمdid you not تَعلَميknow ماذاwhat تجنُّconceal الصَّفائِحُthe grave-slabs
أَلَم تَعلَمي ماذا تجنُّ الصَّفائِحُ
Did she turn away from Qutar? I said to her, “Stay—”
Did she turn aside from Qutar? So I said to her, ‘Be still.’
Do you not know what the grave slabs conceal?
Did you not know what the grave-slabs conceal?
تُجنُّthey conceal أَباAbu (father of) بِشرٍBishr جَواداًgenerous بِمالِهِwith his wealth
تُجنُّ أَبا بِشرٍ جَواداً بِمالِهِ
إِذاwhen ضَنَّwas stingy بِالمالِwith wealth النُّفوسُthe souls الشَّحائِحُthe miserly
إِذا ضَنَّ بِالمالِ النُّفوسُ الشَّحائِحُ
They conceal Abu Bishr, generous with his wealth
They conceal Abu Bishr, generous with his wealth
when miserly souls begrudged their wealth.
when miserly souls hold their wealth back.
