سَلْask جزعيmy anguish مُذsince صددتyou turned away عنabout حاليmy state
سَلْ جزعي مُذ صددت عن حالي
هلwhether خطرoccurred الصبرpatience ليto me علىupon بالِmind
هل خطر الصبر لي على بالِ
Ask my anguish about my state since you turned away:
Ask my anguish since you turned from me
Has patience ever crossed my mind?
If patience ever crossed my mind
لاmay … not غيَّرchange اللّهGod سوءthe ill of فعلكyour treatment بيof me
لا غيَّر اللّه سوء فعلك بي
إنif كنتI have أعتبتappeased فيكconcerning you عذاليmy reproachers
إن كنت أعتبت فيك عذالي
May God not change your ill-treatment of me
God change not your misdeeds toward me
if I have ever appeased my reproachers concerning you.
If I reproached you my dear
ولاnor ذممتI condemned البكاweeping عليكfor you ولاnor
ولا ذممت البكا عليك ولا
حمدتI praised حسنthe beauty of السلوّforgetting one's beloved منin سالِone who has forgotten
حمدت حسن السلوّ من سالِ
Nor have I condemned weeping for you, nor
I blamed not tears for you, nor
praised the beauty of forgetting in one who has forgotten.
Praised fair patience from years gone by
لوif كنتI were أبغيseeking سواكanyone but you ماnot جهلتwas unaware
لو كنت أبغي سواك ما جهلت
نفسيmy soul أنّthat الصدودestrangement أعفىeasier ليon me
نفسي أنّ الصدود أعفى لي
Were I seeking anyone but you, it would not be unknown
If I wanted but you I'd not bewildered
to my soul that estrangement would be easier on me.
Myself that rejection's better for me
Sol 6.1