يلوموننيthey reproach me أهلpeople البعادestrangement علىfor العذبwhat is sweet
يلومونني أهل البعاد على العذب
ويحسدنيand he envies me فيin الحبlove وهوand it is منof الثلبdisparagement
ويحسدني في الحب وهو من الثلب
Those of estrangement reproach me for what is sweet.
And he envies me in love, and that is disparagement.
تحملتI have borne أقوامpeoples فؤاديmy heart ومسمعيand my hearing
تحملت أقوام فؤادي ومسمعي
وطرفيand my gaze واحشائيand my inward parts وكليand my whole self علىfor السقبnearness
وطرفي واحشائي وكلي على السقب
I have borne the peoples of my heart and my hearing,
And of my gaze, my inward parts, and my whole self, for nearness.
فلوso if طلبواthey asked منيof me الخضوعsubmission ليقطعواso they might sever
فلو طلبوا مني الخضوع ليقطعوا
لكنتI would have been سميعاhearing مبصراseeing لفناfor the passing-away of العطبruin
لكنت سميعا مبصرا لفنا العطب
Had they asked me for submission so that they might sever,
I would have been hearing and seeing, for the passing-away of ruin.
وليسand is not الذيthe one who يدريknows الهوىpassion وطروقهand its visits by night
وليس الذي يدري الهوى وطروقه
كمنlike one who يعرفknows الحبlove القريبnear منto الشعبthe people
كمن يعرف الحب القريب من الشعب
And one who knows passion and its visits by night is not
Like one who knows love that is close to the people.
Sol 6.1