إن كان من حقِّ المودَّةِ في الهوى

إن كان من حقِّ المودَّةِ في الهوى

أن تَصرِموا حَبلَ التواصُلِ فاصرِموا

أن تَصرِموا حَبلَ التواصُلِ فاصرِموا

If among affection’s rights in love

If it is part of affection's due in love

is that you sever the bond between us, then sever it.

that you sever the cord of fellowship, then sever it.

ضيعت حق تحرمي بودادكم

ضيعت حق تحرمي بودادكم

غر امرؤٌ بودادكم يتحرم

غر امرؤٌ بودادكم يتحرم

I forfeited my right to seek sanctuary in your affection;

You have neglected my claim to sanctuary in your affection;

deluded is anyone who seeks sanctuary in your affection.

Naïve is the man who seeks sanctuary in your affection.

وظلمتني وزعمت أني ظالمٌ

وظلمتني وزعمت أني ظالمٌ

ومن العجائب ظالِمٌ متظلم

ومن العجائب ظالِمٌ متظلم

You wronged me, then claimed that I was the wrongdoer—

And you wronged me and claimed that I was a wrongdoer;

and what a wonder: a wrongdoer crying injustice!

And among wonders is a wrongdoer complaining of injustice.

فلأبعدن منكم وبالي كاسفٌ

فلأبعدن منكم وبالي كاسفٌ

ولأصبرن عنكم وأنفي مُرغَمُ

ولأصبرن عنكم وأنفي مُرغَمُ

I shall surely withdraw far from you, my spirit cast down,

So I shall surely withdraw from you, my spirit darkened;

and surely endure being without you, though my nose be ground in dust.

And I shall surely endure without you, my nose rubbed in the dust.

ولو استطعت جزيتكم بفعالكم

ولو استطعت جزيتكم بفعالكم

لكنني لا أستطيع فأكظمُ

لكنني لا أستطيع فأكظمُ

If I could, I would repay you in kind for your deeds,

And if I could, I would repay you for your deeds;

but I cannot; therefore I swallow my anger.

But I cannot, so I stifle my anger.

ولعل دائرة الزمانِ تدورُ لي

ولعل دائرة الزمانِ تدورُ لي

حتى تعودَ إلى التي هي أقومُ

حتى تعودَ إلى التي هي أقومُ

Perhaps the wheel of time will turn in my favor,

And perhaps the wheel of time will turn in my favor,

until it comes back to the course that is more just.

Until you return to the most upright course.