عاصيتُI defied كلevery هوىpassion مطاعِobeyed
عاصيتُ كل هوى مطاعِ
وملكتand I mastered قلبيmy heart بالزماعِwith firm resolve
وملكت قلبي بالزماعِ
I defied every passion that held sway,
I disobeyed every desire obeyed,
and mastered my heart with firm resolve.
And controlled my heart with chastity.
ورعيتُand I honored حقَّthe claim مودتيmy affection
ورعيتُ حقَّ مودتي
إذsince لمdid not أجدكI find you لهاfor it بِراعa guardian
إذ لم أجدك لها بِراع
And I honored the claim of my affection,
I guarded my true affection,
since I found you did not safeguard it.
When I did not find you to share it.
ونهيتand I forbade نفسيmy soul عنfrom هواlove
ونهيت نفسي عن هوا
كyour (possessive suffix) فسمَّحَتso it yielded بعدafter النزاعthe struggle
ك فسمَّحَت بعد النزاع
And I forbade my soul to love
And I forbade myself from passion,
you; it yielded after the struggle.
Until you allowed after the conflict.
فعلىso upon مودتكyour affection السلاpeace (word fragment)
فعلى مودتك السلا
مcompletion of 'peace' فإنهfor indeed it is خيرthe best الوداعfarewell
م فإنه خير الوداع
So peace be upon your affection,
So farewell to your friendship,
for it is the best farewell.
It is the best farewell.
وإذاand when تفرقتdiverged الفجاmountain passes (word fragment)
وإذا تفرقت الفجا
جcompletion of 'mountain passes' بناwith us بفرقةin a separation لاno اجتماعreunion
ج بنا بفرقة لا اجتماع
And when the mountain passes diverge,
And if separation parts us,
carrying us into a parting with no reunion,
With a parting that has no reunion.
ليسis not التضرعsupplication للهوىto passion
ليس التضرع للهوى
منof شيمةthe disposition البطلthe hero الشجاعthe brave
من شيمة البطل الشجاع
supplication to passion is not
It is not brave for the hero
the way of a valiant hero.
To plead for the sake of passion.
فاذهبso go فقبلكfor before you ماemphatic particle سلوceased yearning (verb fragment)
فاذهب فقبلك ما سلو
تُI (verb suffix) عنfrom الشبيبةyouth والرضاعand suckling
تُ عن الشبيبة والرضاع
So go—before you, I had already ceased to yearn
So go, before you what you asked,
for youth and suckling.
Of youth and breastfeeding.
Sol 6.1