لاmay ... not بُورِكَbe blessed فيin العذُولِthe reproacher مَاwhat لِيfor me ومَاand what لَهُfor him
لا بُورِكَ في العذُولِ مَا لِي ومَا لَهُ
كَمْhow often يعذُلُنِيhe reproaches me أَلْهَاهُmay distract him عَنِّيfrom me الوَلَهُlovesickness
كَمْ يعذُلُنِي أَلْهَاهُ عَنِّي الوَلَهُ
May the reproacher never be blessed! What have I to do with him?
How often he reproaches me! May lovesickness distract him from me!
لوif يعذُرُنِيhe would excuse me لَسَاغَit would be permissible أنْthat أُبَدِّلَهُI exchange it
لو يعذُرُنِي لَسَاغَ أنْ أُبَدِّلَهُ
ماhow أعذَلَهُreproachful he is مَكَانَin place of مَاhow أعدَلَهُjust he is
ما أعذَلَهُ مَكَانَ مَا أعدَلَهُ
If he would excuse me, I could rightly exchange
“How reproachful he is!” for “How just he is!”
Sol 6.1