عثراتُlapses الناسِpeople بالناسِby people تُقَالُare pardoned
عثراتُ الناسِ بالناسِ تُقَالُ
فإلىso for كمhow long بينناbetween us قيلٌtalk وقالُand countertalk
فإلى كم بيننا قيلٌ وقالُ
People's lapses are pardoned by people.
People's stumbles come from people, it is said
How long, then, will there be talk and countertalk between us?
So how much between us has been said and told
راعنيalarmed me منكfrom you صدودٌestrangement رائعُfrightening
راعني منك صدودٌ رائعُ
بعدafter ماthat قدalready راقنيdelighted me منكfrom you وصالُunion
بعد ما قد راقني منك وصالُ
Your dreadful estrangement alarmed me,
Your rejection of me is strange after
after union with you had delighted me.
What union with you I have uphold
سيديmy master أنتَyou وهَبهاand consider it هَفوَةًa lapse
سيدي أنتَ وهَبها هَفوَةً
صَدَرَتcame forth منيfrom me فأينso where الإحتمالُforbearance
صَدَرَت مني فأين الإحتمالُ
You are my master—consider it a lapse
My master, you granted it a slip
that came from me; where, then, is your forbearance?
That escaped me, how could I withhold?
بالذيby Him who عافاكspared you منfrom وَجدٍlove's anguish بهِthrough which
بالذي عافاك من وَجدٍ بهِ
لمnot يكنthere was للصبرfor patience فيin صَدريmy breast مجالُroom
لم يكن للصبر في صَدري مجالُ
By Him who spared you love's anguish, which
By Him who spared you from passion
left no room for patience in my breast,
My patience had no place to hold
لاdo not تُحاققنيcall me to account علىfor ذنبٍa fault بَداcame to light
لا تُحاققني على ذنبٍ بَدا
فاعتذاريfor my excuse عنهfor it زُورٌfalsehood ومُحَالُand absurdity
فاعتذاري عنه زُورٌ ومُحَالُ
do not call me to account for a fault that came to light,
Do not reproach me for a crime exposed
for my excuse for it is false and absurd.
My apology for it is false and bold
فيon محيَّايmy face حياءٌshame ظاهرٌapparent
في محيَّاي حياءٌ ظاهرٌ
حينwhen ألقاكَI meet you وفيand in لفظيmy speech اختلالُdisorder
حين ألقاكَ وفي لفظي اختلالُ
Shame is plain upon my face
In my regard is obvious shyness
when I meet you, and my speech falters.
When I meet you and my words lose hold
فاعفُso pardon عنيme أنfor تَلَجلَجتI stammered فماthen what
فاعفُ عني أن تَلَجلَجت فما
ليfor me إنif لمnot تغتفرyou forgive قولاًa word يُقالُis spoken
لي إن لم تغتفر قولاً يُقالُ
So pardon me for stammering—what, then,
So pardon me if I have babbled, for
is left to me if you do not forgive a spoken word?
Without your forgiveness, what can be told?
أناI مملوككyour slave إلاbut أننيthat I
أنا مملوكك إلا أنني
ليسthere is not ليfor me فيin دفعaverting ماwhat يُقضىis decreed احتيالُa stratagem
ليس لي في دفع ما يُقضى احتيالُ
I am your slave, yet I
I am your slave, except I have no
have no means of averting what is decreed.
Way to avert what has been foretold
عاقبِpunish الأعضاءthe limbs منيof mine كلَّهاall of them
عاقبِ الأعضاء مني كلَّها
ماexception marker خلاexcept قلبيmy heart فماfor there is no فيهin it احتمالُendurance
ما خلا قلبي فما فيه احتمالُ
Punish all my limbs,
Punish all my limbs, leave my heart be
except my heart, for it cannot bear it.
For in it is no power to withhold
Sol 6.1