ياO أُمَّmother of عَمرٍوAmr لاdo not تَجُدّيbe set on صُرمَناcutting us off
يا أُمَّ عَمرٍو لا تَجُدّي صُرمَنا
وَكَيفَand how تَصرِمينَyou sever حَبلَthe cord مَنone who يَصِلmaintains ties
وَكَيفَ تَصرِمينَ حَبلَ مَن يَصِل
O Umm ʿAmr, do not be resolved to sever our bond;
O Umm Amr, do not be set on cutting us off.
O mother of Amr, do not sever our affinity
how can you cut the cord of one who keeps it joined?
And how can you sever the cord of one who maintains the bond?
How can you sever the rope of one who connects?
وَذاكَand that جَهلٌfolly بِكِon your part إِلّاexcept أَنَّناthat we
وَذاكَ جَهلٌ بِكِ إِلّا أَنَّنا
قاتِلُناour slayer حُبُّكِlove for you إِنif حُبٌّlove قَتَلhas slain
قاتِلُنا حُبُّكِ إِن حُبٌّ قَتَل
That is folly on your part—save that
And that is folly on your part; yet
That is ignorance of you, except that we
your love is our slayer, if ever love has slain.
love for you is our slayer, if love has ever slain.
Were killed by your love, if love itself kills
باكَرنيcame to me early بِسُخرَةٍwith mockery عَواذِليmy female reproachers
باكَرني بِسُخرَةٍ عَواذِلي
وَلَومُهُنَّand their reproach خَبَلٌmadness مِنَof الخَبَلmadness
وَلَومُهُنَّ خَبَلٌ مِنَ الخَبَل
At daybreak my reproachers came to me with mockery,
My reproachers came to me early with mockery,
My slanderers have chided me with frivolity
but their reproach is madness upon madness.
and their reproach is sheer madness.
Yet their blame is madness from the deranged
يَلُمنَنيthey reproach me فيfor حاجَةٍa desire ذَكَرتُهاI recalled it
يَلُمنَني في حاجَةٍ ذَكَرتُها
فيin عَصرِan age أَزمانٍtimes وَدَهرٍand an era قَدalready نَسَلsped away
في عَصرِ أَزمانٍ وَدَهرٍ قَد نَسَل
They blame me for a longing I spoke of
They reproach me for a desire I recalled
They blame me regarding a need I mentioned
in an age of times gone by, an era that has slipped away.
in times gone by and an age that has sped away.
In an age of time and fate that has flowed away
Sol 6.1