أناI راعٍcherishing لماof what صفاwas clear or pure منكfrom you قدماًof old
أنا راعٍ لما صفا منك قدماً
عائفٌshunning منكfrom you آجناًstagnant مطروقاfouled by trampling
عائفٌ منك آجناً مطروقا
I remain faithful to what in you was pure long ago,
I cherish what was pure in you of old,
and turn away from water of yours grown stagnant and much-frequented.
and shun your stagnant, trampled water.
فانسَso forget ذكريremembrance of me فإنfor indeed قلبيَmy heart ناسٍforgetful
فانسَ ذكري فإن قلبيَ ناسٍ
لكof you ماas long as عاقبsucceeds الغروبُsunset الشروقاsunrise
لك ما عاقب الغروبُ الشروقا
So forget all mention of me, for my heart will forget
So forget me, for my heart forgets
you for as long as sunset follows sunrise.
you as long as sunset follows sunrise.
كنbe كأنas though لمdid not تلاقنيmeet me قطُّever فيamong الناthe peo- (begins الناس)
كن كأن لم تلاقني قطُّ في النا
س-ple (completes الناس) ولاand do not تجعلنَّever make ذكرايmemory of me سوقاa marketplace
س ولا تجعلنَّ ذكراي سوقا
Be as though you had never met me at all among peo—
Be as though you had never met me among the peo-
—ple, and do not make the mention of me a marketplace.
ple, and do not make my memory a marketplace.
وتيقَّنand be certain بأنَّنيthat I غيرnot راءٍrecognizing
وتيقَّن بأنَّني غير راءٍ
لكof yours حقّاًa right حتىuntil ترىyou recognize ليfor me حقوقاrights
لك حقّاً حتى ترى لي حقوقا
And be certain that I acknowledge no right
And be certain that I recognize no
of yours until you recognize rights of mine,
right of yours until you recognize my rights,
وبأنيand that I مفوِّقٌnocking arrows ألفَa thousand فوقٍarrow-nocks
وبأني مفوِّقٌ ألفَ فوقٍ
لكagainst you إنif فوقتnocks يمينكyour right hand فوقاan arrow-nock
لك إن فوقت يمينك فوقا
and that I am one to nock a thousand arrows
and that I will nock a thousand arrows
at you, if your right hand nocks a single one.
against you if your right hand nocks one.
Sol 6.1