تركforsook الوفاfidelity بدرa full moon وعاملand treated بالجفاwith coldness
ترك الوفا بدر وعامل بالجفا
واستلand drew out روحيmy soul بالدلالwith coquetry وماand not اكتفىwas satisfied
واستل روحي بالدلال وما اكتفى
A full moon forsook fidelity and treated me coldly.
And drew out my soul with his coquetry, yet was not content.
وأطارand sent flying قلباًa heart طالماfor so long لوصالهfor union with him
وأطار قلباً طالما لوصاله
قدhad قلبتهturned it about يدthe hand الرجاءhope علىupon شفاa brink
قد قلبته يد الرجاء على شفا
And sent flying a heart that, for union with him, had long
Been turned about by hope’s hand upon the brink.
ورمىand shot بسهمwith the arrow الطرفthe gaze طرفthe edge حشاشةa last remnant of life
ورمى بسهم الطرف طرف حشاشة
منbecause of حرهاits heat طرفيmy eye المؤلمaching ماغفاdid not doze
من حرها طرفي المؤلم ماغفا
And shot his gaze’s arrow at the edge of life’s last remnant;
Because of its heat, my aching eye never dozed.
وأذلنيand he humbled me بدلالهwith his coquetry فجميعso all أوor
وأذلني بدلاله فجميع أو
فأتىthen came عناsuffering (poetic shortening) فيهwithin it ومدتهand his span of time صفاserenity
فأتى عنا فيه ومدته صفا
And he humbled me with his coquetry; so all—or ... [fragment unclear].
Then suffering came within it, while his time was serene.
مهماwhatever أساءhe did wrong أراهI see it إحساناًas kindness وإنand if
مهما أساء أراه إحساناً وإن
يرنيhe sees me هفوتI stumbled ولوeven if بسهوماًinadvertently; not (joined wording, uncertain) عفاhe pardoned
يرني هفوت ولو بسهوماً عفا
Whatever wrong he does, I see it as kindness; yet if
He sees me stumble, even inadvertently, he does not pardon [reading the joined wording as a negation].
جعلhe made التكبرarrogance ديدناًa habitual practice وطبيعةand a nature
جعل التكبر ديدناً وطبيعة
فقطعتso I spent وقتيmy time لوعةanguish وتلهفاand yearning
فقطعت وقتي لوعة وتلهفا
He made arrogance his habit and his nature,
So I spent my time in anguish and yearning.
ولقدand indeed تظاهرhe made a show بالتعاليof haughtiness عدوةًas a female enemy
ولقد تظاهر بالتعالي عدوةً
فلبستso I donned إجلالاًin reverence لهfor him درعarmor الخفاconcealment
فلبست إجلالاً له درع الخفا
And indeed he flaunted his haughtiness as an enemy,
So, in reverence for him, I donned the armor of concealment.
Sol 6.1