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They said you secluded yourself, and no wonder

قالوا احتجبت ولا عجب

1. They said you secluded yourself, and no wonder
Whoever reached for the stars secluded himself

١. قالوا احتجبْتَ ولا عجَبْ
مَنْ طاولَ النّجْمَ احتجَبْ

2. The slanderers dragged their tails
And you dragged the tails of clouds

٢. سحبَ الوشاةُ ذيولَهُم
وجرَرْتَ أذيالَ السُحُبْ

3. A hope whose long breath
Was as if it were a lover's night

٣. أملٌ تنفّسَ طولُه
فكأنّه ليلُ المحِب

4. Don't be saddened if you're blamed
For many a confined lover is blamed

٤. لا يوحشنّكَ إن عُجِرْ
تَ فرُبّ محبوسٍ مُحَبْ

5. If the arrow had not escaped
The snares of ill wishes it would not have hit

٥. فالسهمُ لو لم ينجُ منْ
شرَكِ الحنيّة لم يُصِبْ

6. And the spear is closest to correctness
When it is unsettled

٦. والرُمْحُ أقربُ ما يكو
نُ من السّدادِ إذا اضطربْ