باللهby God ياحباO beloved اضاsquandered (first part)
بالله ياحبا اضا
عsquandered (completion) حقوقrights مغرمهhis infatuated lover الكلفpassionately devoted
ع حقوق مغرمه الكلف
By God, O beloved who squandered
O beloved, by God ease up
the rights of his passionately devoted lover!
On the rights of your lovesick one
ياO قاسيَhard القلبthe heart انحرفyou strayed (first part)
يا قاسيَ القلب انحرف
تyou (verb ending) الحقُّthe right course انthat لاnot تنحرفyou stray
ت الحقُّ ان لا تنحرف
O hard-hearted one, you have strayed;
O cruel-hearted one, turn
the right course is not to stray.
Truth demands you do not turn away
كمhow many ليfor me عليكowed by you منof الحقوthe rights (first part)
كم لي عليك من الحقو
قthe rights (completion) وانتand you فيهاconcerning them تعترفyou acknowledge
ق وانت فيها تعترف
How many rights I have over you,
How many rights of mine upon you
and you acknowledge them!
That you yourself acknowledge
جانبتyou shunned منهاجthe path الرضاgoodwill
جانبت منهاج الرضا
ومضيتand you went on سوءاevil تقترفyou commit
ومضيت سوءا تقترف
You shunned the path of goodwill,
You turned away from the path of contentment
and went on committing evil.
And went astray committing wrongs
وغدوتand you began منfrom ماءwater التجنfalse accusation (first part)
وغدوت من ماء التجن
يfalse accusation (completion) بالخيانةwith treachery تغترفyou draw water
ي بالخيانة تغترف
And you began, from the water of false accusation,
And started drawing betrayal
to draw with treachery.
From the waters of immorality
انindeed النجيبthe noble man اذاwhen تباhe draws away (first part)
ان النجيب اذا تبا
عدdraws away (completion) للامانةtoward faithfulness ينصرفhe turns
عد للامانة ينصرف
Indeed, a noble man, when he draws away,
Indeed when the noble one distances
turns toward faithfulness.
Himself from trust, he turns away
لاno عتبreproach ليfor me ذاthis الاختلاdifference (first part)
لا عتب لي ذا الاختلا
فdifference (completion) فكمfor how many قلوبhearts تختلفdiffer
ف فكم قلوب تختلف
I have no reproach for this difference—
I have no reproach for this estrangement
for how many hearts differ!
So many hearts differ
لكنbut تعابyou are blamed لبثكfor your spreading الthe
لكن تعاب لبثك ال
بهتانslander بالوجهwith the face الصلفbrazen
بهتان بالوجه الصلف
But you are blamed for spreading
But you are blamed for your
slander with a brazen face.
Slander with your stern face
يصفdescribes الفتىthe young man شأنcharacter الفتىthe young man
يصف الفتى شأن الفتى
وهوand he الجديرthe one deserving بماof what يصفhe describes
وهو الجدير بما يصف
A young man describes another's character,
The young man describes the situation of a young man
though he himself deserves the description.
And he is deserving of what he describes
ومنand of الدناءةbaseness انto يسwrong (first part)
ومن الدناءة ان يس
يءwrong (completion) المرءa man قدlong ago (first part) ماlong ago (completion) منone whom الفhe befriended
يء المرء قد ما من الف
And it is base to wrong
And it is villainy that a man
someone a man befriended long ago.
Does wrong when he refuses to be just
مثليone like me علىin رغمspite of اللئاthe vile (first part)
مثلي على رغم اللئا
مthe vile (completion) بكلfor every مكرمةnoble deed عرفhe is known
م بكل مكرمة عرف
One like me, despite the vile,
Like me, despite my wounds
is known for every noble deed.
Honored with every virtue known
اسرفتyou went too far فيin انكارdenying حقright
اسرفت في انكار حق
يmy عندat حدكyour limit لوif only تقفyou would stop
ي عند حدك لو تقف
You went too far in denying my right;
I exceeded in denying my right
if only you would stay within your bounds!
At your limit, if you would just stop
ياO ناطحone who butts الجبلthe mountain اتئدtake care
يا ناطح الجبل اتئد
ماnot هكذاlike this اكلeating الكتفthe shoulder
ما هكذا اكل الكتف
O you who butt the mountain, take care;
O mountain climber, this is not how
this is not how to eat the shoulder.
One eats away the shoulder
وافقتyou sided with فيناconcerning us الخائنيthe traitors (first part)
وافقت فينا الخائني
نthe traitors (completion) وطرفand the steed بغيكyour aggression قدalready طرفwas struck in the eye
ن وطرف بغيك قد طرف
You sided against us with the traitors,
The traitors among us agreed
and the steed of your aggression has been struck in the eye.
And your whims have turned away
كمhow many طودa mountain بهتانslander بناagainst us
كم طود بهتان بنا
سمةthe mark الحقيقةtruth قدalready نسفwas blasted apart
سمة الحقيقة قد نسف
How many a mountain of slander against us
How many lies covered up
has been blasted away by the mark of truth!
The facts until they were destroyed
فاندبso lament زمانكyour days ياO خؤُtreacherous one (first part)
فاندب زمانك يا خؤُ
نtreacherous one (completion) لتلفyou will find دمعكyour tears ماnot نشفdried
ن لتلف دمعك ما نشف
So bewail your days, O treacherous one;
So cry over your time, O betrayal
you will find your tears have not dried.
Until your tears are never dry
تبغيyou seek التجارةtrade بالخياin treachery (first part)
تبغي التجارة بالخيا
نةtreachery (completion) انتyou بئسwretched is المحترفthe tradesman
نة انت بئس المحترف
You seek to trade in treachery;
You want to trade in treachery
what a wretched tradesman you are!
You are the worst professional
ياO منyou who عكفتyou devoted yourself علىto الاساwrongdoing (first part)
يا من عكفت على الاسا
ءةwrongdoing (completion) صرتyou became اقبحthe ugliest معتكفdevotee
ءة صرت اقبح معتكف
O you who devoted yourself to wrongdoing,
O you who insists on evil
you have become the ugliest devotee.
You have become uglier than a devout worshipper
دعناspare us منfrom القولspeech الصحيtruthful (first part)
دعنا من القول الصحي
حtruthful (completion) وقمand stand خيالاas a vision نقتطفwe pluck
ح وقم خيالا نقتطف
Spare us truthful talk,
Leave us be from honest words
and stand as a vision for us to pluck.
And rise up imaginatively, let us pluck
ياO قاطعاone who severs حبلthe cord المودaffection (first part)
يا قاطعا حبل المود
ةaffection (completion) عنfrom فتىa young man فيهin him شغفpassion
ة عن فتى فيه شغف
O you who sever the cord of affection
O you who cut the cord of love
from a youth filled with ardent love,
From a young man passionately obsessed
انif كنتyou are ريماa gazelle فالتفتthen turn
ان كنت ريما فالتفت
اوor كنتyou are غصناa bough فانعطفthen bend
او كنت غصنا فانعطف
if you are a gazelle, then turn;
If you are a white deer, turn
or if you are a bough, then bend.
Or if you are a branch, bend
Sol 6.1