أخفَيتَyou concealed عَزمكَyour resolve للفِراقِto part فَماyet it did not خَفيremain hidden
أخفَيتَ عَزمكَ للفِراقِ فَما خَفي
حذراًout of concern عَلىfor قَلبِthe heart المُعنَّىthe tormented one المُدنِفِthe gravely lovesick one
حذراً عَلى قَلبِ المُعنَّى المُدنِفِ
You hid your resolve to part, yet it did not stay hidden,
You hid your resolve to part, though all was plain,
out of concern for the heart of the tormented, gravely lovesick one.
Wary for the heart of the slanderer keen.
حتَّىuntil إِذاwhen عَلِمَتlearned بذاكَof that جفونُهhis eyelids
حتَّى إِذا عَلِمَت بذاكَ جفونُه
كشَفَتthey revealed بفَيضِwith a flood الدَّمعِof tears ماwhat لَمhad not يُكشَفِbeen revealed
كشَفَت بفَيضِ الدَّمعِ ما لَم يُكشَفِ
Until, when his eyelids learned of it,
Until when your eyes knew this, the tears revealed
they revealed in a flood of tears what had not been revealed.
What had not been revealed in torrents clean.
لاdo not تحتَسِبexpect تَلقىto receive لبينِكَfor your parting منَّةًa favor
لا تحتَسِب تَلقى لبينِكَ منَّةً
قَدalready كانَwas بَينكَyour parting قبلbefore هجرِكَyour abandonment مُتلفِيmy destroyer
قَد كانَ بَينكَ قبل هجرِكَ مُتلفِي
Do not expect to win credit for your parting;
Do not reckon you will find, when we part, favour.
your parting had been my undoing even before you forsook me.
Of old, before we parted, we were serene.
عاهَدتَنيyou pledged to me لاmay you not خنتَنيbetray me فكأنَّماso it is as though
عاهَدتَني لا خنتَني فكأنَّما
عاهَدتَنيyou pledged to me فيin العَهدِthe pledge إِنَّكَthat you لاwould not تَفِيkeep faith
عاهَدتَني في العَهدِ إِنَّكَ لا تَفِي
You pledged to me—may you never betray me!—yet it was as though
You swore to me - no, you betrayed me, as if
you pledged to me, in that very pledge, that you would not keep faith.
You had sworn, in swearing, you would not be keen.
قالَتsaid لواحِظُهhis glances لوَجنَتِهto his cheek وقَدand it had already
قالَت لواحِظُه لوَجنَتِه وقَد
عزَمَتresolved عَلىon نَصريhelping me مقالَةَthe words مُنصِفِof a fair-minded man
عزَمَت عَلى نَصري مقالَةَ مُنصِفِ
His glances said to his cheek, which had
She said to her spy, when she was resolved
resolved to aid me, the words of a fair-minded man:
To take my part by a speech fair and sheen:
الآنَnow قُمتِyou have come forward بِنَصرِهto help him ولَطالَماand so often
الآنَ قُمتِ بِنَصرِه ولَطالَما
أضعَفتِyou weakened قوَّتَهhis strength بوَردٍwith a rose مُضعَفِdoubled
أضعَفتِ قوَّتَه بوَردٍ مُضعَفِ
"Now you have come to his aid, though so often
"Now you have championed him, but for long you've
you weakened his strength with a doubled rose."
Sapped his strength by a greeting routine.
وأمرُّand I pass بِالمَغنىby the dwelling لحاجَةon an errand مُسرعٍof one in haste
وأمرُّ بِالمَغنى لحاجَة مُسرعٍ
فَيَكونُand then becomes ذكرُthe memory قَطينهof its dweller مُستَوقِفيwhat stops me
فَيَكونُ ذكرُ قَطينه مُستَوقِفي
And I pass the dwelling on a hurried man's errand,
The minstrel moves me. I have pressing need,
then the memory of its dweller brings me to a halt.
So his lament for the wild cows will convene.
ياO وجدُlonging حكَّمكَhas made you arbiter التجنِّيunjust reproach فاحتَكِمso pass judgment
يا وجدُ حكَّمكَ التجنِّي فاحتَكِم
ياO سُقمsickness صرَّفكَhas given you free rein الأَسىgrief فَتَصرَّفِso act as you will
يا سُقم صرَّفكَ الأَسى فَتَصرَّفِ
O longing, unjust reproach has made you arbiter—so pass judgment!
Passion! Your reason has judged; accept its rule.
O sickness, grief has given you free rein—so do as you will!
Pain! Fortune has turned you. Oh, turn serene."
Sol 6.1