ماnot عَوَّضتكَshe compensated you بهجرهاwith her estrangement عنfor وَصلهاunion with her
ما عَوَّضتكَ بهجرها عن وَصلها
إلاexcept وقدwhile already جادَتshe was generous عليكto you ببخلهاwith her stinginess
إلا وقد جادَت عليك ببخلها
She never gave you her estrangement in place of union with her
You have not replaced her abandonment with her affection
without lavishing her stinginess upon you.
Except that she was miserly with you
فاطلبso seek لمُقلَتكfor your eye الهجوعslumber تخيُّلاًto envision
فاطلب لمُقلَتك الهجوع تخيُّلاً
فعساfor perhaps يُعلَلكَwill soothe you الخيالُthe phantom يمثلهاtaking her form
فعسا يُعلَلكَ الخيالُ يمثلها
So seek slumber for your eye, hoping to dream;
Seek solace for your grief with imagination
for perhaps the phantom will soothe you by taking her form.
Perhaps fantasy will represent her to you
هيهاتَfar from possible أنthat تحظىyou be favored بزورَةِwith a visit طَيفهاher dream-phantom
هيهاتَ أن تحظى بزورَةِ طَيفها
ماas long as دامremains طرفُكَyour eye ساهراًwakeful منfor أجلهاher sake
ما دام طرفُكَ ساهراً من أجلها
A visit from her phantom is far beyond your reach
Alas! You will never enjoy the phantom of her image
so long as your eye stays wakeful for her sake.
As long as your eyes stay awake for her
حَمَّلتَyou burdened نفسكyourself فوقbeyond ماwhat اعتادتهit was accustomed to it منof
حَمَّلتَ نفسك فوق ما اعتادته من
تَعَبtoil الهوىlove فَتَعبتَand so you grew weary أنتyou yourself بحملهfrom bearing it
تَعَب الهوى فَتَعبتَ أنت بحمله
You burdened yourself beyond your accustomed share of
You have burdened yourself beyond what you were used to
love's toil, and you yourself grew weary bearing it.
Of the fatigue of passion, so you grew tired carrying it
ياO صاحبيmy companion باللَهby God إنif جئتَyou come الحمىthe sanctuary
يا صاحبي باللَه إن جئتَ الحمى
قفstop بالربوعat the dwellings مُسائلاinquiring عنabout أهلهاtheir inhabitants
قف بالربوع مُسائلا عن أهلها
O my companion, by God, if you come to the sanctuary,
O my friend, by Allah, if you come to her abode
stop at the dwellings and inquire after their people.
Stand at the meadows asking about its people
والثُمand kiss ثراهاtheir soil كلَّهall of it عَنِّىon my behalf فلىfor I have
والثُم ثراها كلَّه عَنِّى فلى
قَلبٌa heart أقامhas dwelt بِحَزنِهاin their rugged terrain وبسَهلِهاand in their plains
قَلبٌ أقام بِحَزنِها وبسَهلِها
And kiss all their soil on my behalf, for I have
All of its butterflies are gone from me, so I have
a heart that dwells in their rugged lands and their plains.
A heart that stayed in its sadness and its plains
ومتىand whenever بَدَتshe appears لكto you منthe one whom فُتنتَyou were bewitched بحُبِّهاby love for her
ومتى بَدَت لك من فُتنتَ بحُبِّها
فاخرُسthen silence فؤادكyour heart أنlest تصابَyou be struck بنبلَهاby her arrows
فاخرُس فؤادك أن تصابَ بنبلَها
And whenever she whose love has bewitched you appears before you,
And whenever her beauty tempted you to love her
then silence your heart lest her arrows strike you.
Silence your heart lest you get struck by her arrows
وإذاand if ادَّعَتshe claims حُسنَthe beauty الحسانِof fair women بأسرهin its entirety
وإذا ادَّعَت حُسنَ الحسانِ بأسره
سَلمconcede فقدfor indeed دلَّتshe has demonstrated عليهit بدَلَّهاthrough her coquetry
سَلم فقد دلَّت عليه بدَلَّها
And if she claims all the loveliness of fair women,
And if she claimed the perfection of beauty entirely
concede it, for she has proved it through her coquetry.
Submit, for she has demonstrated it by her proofs
أَترىdo you think? لياليthe nights الوَصلunion ترجَعُwill bring back ليلةًa night
أَترى ليالي الوَصل ترجَعُ ليلةً
منهاfrom among them فيُقنعso may satisfy بعضُهاsome of them عنinstead of كلّهاall of them
منها فيُقنع بعضُها عن كلّها
Do you think the nights of union will bring back one night
Do you see the nights of union returning one night
from among them, so a part might suffice in place of all?
Where some of it satisfies for all of it
والإمَand how long? فيin الدنياthis world أُوَسِّعُI broaden رغبتيmy desire
والإمَ في الدنيا أُوَسِّعُ رغبتي
وعليَّwhile for me قدalready ضاقَتhave narrowed مسالكُroutes سُبلهاits paths
وعليَّ قد ضاقَت مسالكُ سُبلها
And how long shall I broaden my aspirations in this world,
And my hope in life is to expand my desire
while its pathways have already narrowed for me?
Yet its paths have narrowed for me
لاno ذَنبَblame للأيامfor the days عنديin my view فيfor الذيwhat
لا ذَنبَ للأيام عندي في الذي
صَنَعَتthey have done ويَعذرهاand excuses them الحليمthe forbearing man لجهلهاfor their ignorance
صَنَعَت ويَعذرها الحليم لجهلها
The days bear no blame, in my eyes, for what
The days are not to blame in my view for what
they have done, and the forbearing man excuses them for their ignorance.
They did, and the forbearing pardons them in their ignorance
كمhow long ذاthis أُعاتبهاI reproach them كأنas though لمnot يُنسنيmake me forget
كم ذا أُعاتبها كأن لم يُنسني
إحسانُthe kindness صدرِSadr (chief) الدينal-Din (the faith) سَيِّئَthe evil فعلهاtheir conduct
إحسانُ صدرِ الدين سَيِّئَ فعلها
How long shall I reproach them, as though I had not been made to forget
How much should I blame them when the benevolence of
their ill deeds by the kindness of Sadr al-Din?
The beginning of the era did not make me forget its evil doing
سَمَتhas risen high الوزارةُthe vizierate فيin حماهhis protection لأنهاbecause it
سَمَت الوزارةُ في حماه لأنها
منamong أهلهhis own people ولأنهand because he منamong أهلهاits own people
من أهله ولأنه من أهلها
The vizierate has risen high under his protection, for it
Authority has established itself in Hama because it is
is one of his own, and he is one of its own.
Of its people and because he is of its people
لاdo not تَعتَرِرbe deceived (probable correction) بالصَّفحِby clemency منamong أخلاقهِhis traits
لا تَعتَرِر بالصَّفحِ من أخلاقهِ
وحذارِand beware تُطمِعُكentice you السيوفthe swords بصَقلهاwith their polish
وحذارِ تُطمِعُك السيوف بصَقلها
Do not be deceived by the clemency in his character;
Do not argue forgiveness from its ethics
and beware lest swords entice you with their polish.
And beware that the swords tempt you with their sharpening
Sol 6.1