أغرَّكِhas it deceived you أننيthat I am رجلٌa man جليدٌsteadfast
أغرَّكِ أنني رجلٌ جليدٌ
فسنّيَfor my tooth ضاحكٌsmiling والقلبand the heart باكِweeping
فسنّيَ ضاحكٌ والقلب باكِ
Has my being a steadfast man deceived you?
For my teeth smile, while my heart weeps.
فماfor there is no لقتيلfor one slain يومday البينparting ثأرٌvengeance
فما لقتيل يوم البين ثأرٌ
ولاnor لأسيرfor a captive حبكِlove for you مكنany (apparently a typo for مِن) فكاكrelease
ولا لأسير حبكِ مكن فكاك
For one slain on the day of parting there is no vengeance,
Nor is there any release for one held captive by love for you.
دعانيcalled me الصبرpatience عنكaway from you فلمbut did not أجبهُI answer it
دعاني الصبر عنك فلم أجبهُ
فماthen what لكِis with you قدindeed أجبتِyou answered وماthough not دعاكit called you
فما لكِ قد أجبتِ وما دعاك
Patience called me away from you, but I did not answer it;
Why, then, have you answered it, though it did not call you?
عصيتُI disobeyed الآمريthe one urging me بالصبرto endure patiently عنكمaway from you (plural)
عصيتُ الآمري بالصبر عنكم
فكيفhow then أطعتِyou obeyed عنيaway from me منthe one who نهاكforbade you
فكيف أطعتِ عني من نهاك
I disobeyed the one who urged me to endure being without you;
How, then, did you obey the one who told you to keep away from me?
رعاكِmay He guard you اللهGod أنthat الظلمinjustice عارٌa disgrace
رعاكِ الله أن الظلم عارٌ
ومنand from كلفtorments الهوىof love قوليsay رعاكmay He guard you
ومن كلف الهوى قولي رعاك
May God guard you—for injustice is a disgrace.
And say, 'May He guard you from love's torments.'
فأنتِfor you are الشمسthe sun لاnot تدنوdraws near لباغٍto a seeker
فأنتِ الشمس لا تدنو لباغٍ
وإلاَّor else الدهرTime لاnot يرثيfeels pity لشاكfor one who complains
وإلاَّ الدهر لا يرثي لشاك
For you are the sun, which draws near to no seeker;
Or else you are Time, which has no pity for one who complains.
أخافI fear سيوفswords قومكِyour people منof معدٍMaʿadd
أخاف سيوف قومكِ من معدٍ
وماand not كانتthey were بأقتلmore deadly منthan هواكlove for you
وما كانت بأقتل من هواك
I fear the swords of your people of Maʿadd,
Yet they were no deadlier than love for you.
رضيتI accepted بأنwith the fact that أخافI fear وأنتِwhile you are سلمٌat peace
رضيت بأن أخاف وأنتِ سلمٌ
وهانand became slight غليَّto me (apparently a typo for عَلَيَّ) سخطيmy displeasure فيin رضاكyour contentment
وهان غليَّ سخطي في رضاك
I accepted being afraid while you were at peace,
And my own displeasure mattered little to me in pleasing you.
Sol 6.1