وكمand how much فيon الأرضthe earth منof حُسنbeauty ولكنand yet
وكم في الأرض من حُسن ولكن
عليكupon you لشقوتيto my misery وقعَfell اختياريmy choice
عليك لشقوتي وقعَ اختياري
And how much beauty there is on earth, yet
Though the earth holds such beauty, still
to my misery, my choice fell upon you.
For my misery, you're the one I've chosen
أياO مَنyou who غرَّنيbeguiled me باللطفwith gentleness حتىuntil
أيا مَن غرَّني باللطف حتى
خلعتُI cast off علىupon عِذاريهthe down on his cheeks عذاريmy bridle (restraint)
خلعتُ على عِذاريه عذاري
O you who beguiled me with gentleness until
He who with kindness made me drunk until
I cast my bridle upon the down of his cheeks.
I shed my chastity upon his vice, chosen
ظننتُI believed بكin you الوفاءَfaithfulness فخابso failed ظنيmy belief
ظننتُ بك الوفاءَ فخاب ظني
ونبَّهنيand alerted me علىto غلطيmy mistake اختباريmy experience
ونبَّهني على غلطي اختباري
I thought you faithful, but my belief proved false;
I thought you true, but hopes were dashed
and my experience alerted me to my mistake.
And trials revealed my faulty decision
وكمand how much فيon الأرضthe earth منof حُسنٍbeauty ولكنand yet
وكم في الأرض من حُسنٍ ولكن
عليكupon you لشقوتيto my misery وقعَfell اختياريmy choice
عليك لشقوتي وقعَ اختياري
And how much beauty there is on earth, yet
Though the earth holds such beauty, still
to my misery, my choice fell upon you.
For my misery, you're the one I've chosen
وكيفand how أقولI say قدindeed وقعfell اختياريmy choice
وكيف أقول قد وقع اختياري
عليكupon you ولمand did not يقعfall إِلاexcept اضطراريmy compulsion
عليك ولم يقع إِلا اضطراري
And how can I say my choice fell
How can I say that you're the one I've chosen
upon you, when only my compulsion did?
When I had no choice but desperation?
ولستُand I am not بأولthe first فيin الجهلfolly حتىsuch that
ولستُ بأول في الجهل حتى
يعنّفنيrebukes me العُذولُthe reproacher علىfor اغتراريmy credulity
يعنّفني العُذولُ على اغتراري
Nor am I the first to be foolish, that
I'm no fool to be scolded for naivety
the reproacher should rebuke me for my credulity.
By the aloof, for my delusion
فقدfor indeed يكبوstumbles براكبهwith its rider جوادa fine steed
فقد يكبو براكبه جواد
وليسand there is no عليهupon him لومٌblame فيfor العثارstumbling
وليس عليه لومٌ في العثار
For a fine steed may stumble with its rider,
A horse may stumble, throwing its rider
and no blame rests upon him for the stumble.
Yet the horse is not blamed for the fall
ولوand if أسطيعI could لمnot أُعدمI would lack خلاصاًescape
ولو أسطيع لم أُعدم خلاصاً
وكيفand how ومهجتيwhile my heart لكto you فيin إسارِbondage
وكيف ومهجتي لك في إسارِ
And if I could, I would not lack escape;
If I could, I'd find some salvation
but how, when my heart is in bondage to you?
But my heart is still trapped in your thrall
Sol 6.1