لوif أَنَّنيthat I مُلِّكْتُI was granted power over طردَbanishing محبَّتيmy love
لو أَنَّني مُلِّكْتُ طردَ محبَّتي
إياكyou عنfrom رُوحيmy soul وعنand from جثمانيmy body
إياك عن رُوحي وعن جثماني
If I were given the power to banish my love
If I were granted control to banish my love for you
For you from my soul and from my body,
From my soul and from my body
لَطردْتُهاI would surely banish it جهْدِيwith all my strength فكنتُso I would be بأنin that أرىI am seen
لَطردْتُها جهْدِي فكنتُ بأن أرى
لكto you زائراًa visitor والهجرُwhile estrangement فيwithin إمكانيmy power
لك زائراً والهجرُ في إمكاني
I would banish it with all my strength, and then be seen
I would try my utmost, so I could pretend
Visiting you, though I had the power to shun you.
To visit you while able to abandon you
ولئنand even if تركتُI leave فأنتthen you are موضعُthe object of رَغْبتيmy desire
ولئن تركتُ فأنت موضعُ رَغْبتي
ولئنand even if هجرتُI shun فأنتthen you are منamong أشجانيmy sorrows
ولئن هجرتُ فأنت من أشجاني
And even if I leave you, you are the object of my desire;
And if I abandoned you, still you are my heart's desire
And even if I shun you, you are among my sorrows.
And if I shunned you, still you make me ache
لكنbut أَسأْتَyou did wrong بيَto me الإساءةmistreatment كلَّهاall of it
لكن أَسأْتَ بيَ الإساءة كلَّها
فجعلتُso I counted هجرانيكَmy forsaking you منamong إحسانيmy kindness
فجعلتُ هجرانيكَ من إحساني
But you have wronged me in every way,
Yet you have wronged me in every way
So I counted my forsaking you as kindness on my part.
Making your abandonment of me a favor
قبَحَmay He curse الإلهGod إخاءَbrotherhood ظُلْمٍinjustice بينناbetween us
قبَحَ الإله إخاءَ ظُلْمٍ بيننا
أرعاكI care for you فيهin it وانتwhile you لاnot ترعانيyou care for me
أرعاك فيه وانت لا ترعاني
May God curse the unjust brotherhood between us:
Cursed by God is the brotherhood of injustice between us
I care for you in it, while you do not care for me.
I watch over you yet you watch not over me
هيهاتَfar from it! قدindeed حلفَتْhas sworn عليَّupon me حزامتيmy prudence
هيهاتَ قد حلفَتْ عليَّ حزامتي
إلاnot to أبيعَI sell كرامتيmy dignity بهوانfor humiliation
إلا أبيعَ كرامتي بهوان
Far from it! My prudence has bound me by an oath
Alas, my soul has sworn to me
Not to sell my dignity for humiliation.
That I will not sell my dignity for disgrace
ولئنand even if فعلتُI did so لَبعدَsurely after كونكyour being للردىfor ruin
ولئن فعلتُ لَبعدَ كونك للردى
عوْناًa helper عليَّagainst me وأنتwhile you are منamong أعوانيmy helpers
عوْناً عليَّ وأنت من أعواني
And even if I did so, it was after you had been
And if I did, after your leading me to ruin
An ally of ruin against me, though you are among my allies.
Helping me when you are of my helpers
فاذهبْso go إليكَaway with you فإننيfor indeed I لاnot أبتغيI seek
فاذهبْ إليكَ فإنني لا أبتغي
مَدَداًreinforcements عليَّagainst me لنائباتfor the calamities of زمانيmy time
مَدَداً عليَّ لنائبات زماني
So go your way, for I do not seek
Then go your way, for I do not seek
Reinforcements against me for the calamities of my time.
Aid against the woes of fate
ولأعقِلنَّand I shall surely restrain عنfrom الغوائلtreacherous acts حيلتيmy cunning
ولأعقِلنَّ عن الغوائل حيلتي
ولأعقلنَّand I shall surely restrain عنfrom الهجاءsatirical abuse لسانيmy tongue
ولأعقلنَّ عن الهجاء لساني
And I shall surely restrain my cunning from treachery,
And I will wisely avoid passion
And I shall surely restrain my tongue from satire.
And wisely still my tongue from railing
Sol 6.1