Sol 6.1

  1. منذ الذي يغريك يا ريم الغضا

    حتى تركت القلب في جمر الغضا

    Who is it that entices you, O gazelle of the ghada trees,

    so that you have left the heart in the embers of ghada wood?

  2. ومن الذي يطوي لديك محاسنا

    من صدق ودي نشرها ملأ الفضا

    And who conceals from you the virtues

    of my sincere affection, whose renown has filled all space?

  3. عرضت بي للقسم لا عن موجب

    يا مقبلا يوما ويوما معرضا

    You exposed me to sundering, without cause,

    O you who approach one day and turn away the next.

  4. قد حرضتك عليّ اما لوعتي

    او حسدي بغيا فثرت محرضا

    Either my anguish has incited you against me,

    or my enviers, in malice; so you flared up, provoked.

  5. وغضبت بل اغضبت كل مرؤة

    عرفت خصالي فانتهج نهج الرضا

    You grew angry—nay, you angered every noble spirit

    that knew my character; so follow the path of contentment.

  6. اذكر لنفسك ان خلوت شمائلي

    لا عن عناد وانتحب زمنا مضى

    Remind yourself of my virtues, if you are alone,

    without obstinacy, and weep for a time gone by.

  7. اتظن يا ريم الغضا ما قد جنو

    ت كما زعمت مضى ويهملك القضا

    Do you think, O gazelle of the ghada trees, that what you have committed

    has passed, as you claimed, and that judgment will overlook you?

  8. الله عدل والحقيقة لم تفا

    رق وضعها فليقض زورا من قضى

    God is just, and truth has not

    left its place; so let whoever judges judge falsely.

  9. شمس الحقيقة تكشف الظلمات لم

    تحسب كبرق بالخديعة او مضا

    The sun of truth dispels the darkness; it has not

    been taken for lightning that flashed deceitfully.

  10. هون عليك فللبداية غاية

    ان اخلص الساري بها او اغرضا

    Calm yourself, for every beginning has an end,

    whether its night-traveler is sincere or has ulterior motives.

  11. وافطن فذي الدنيا خيال ما بها

    امد تطول حبالها الا انقضى

    And take heed: this world is an illusion; it holds no

    span, however long its cords stretch, that does not end.