والحُبُّand love لَوْلاwere it not for جَوْرُهُits injustice فيin حكْمِهِits rule
والحُبُّ لَوْلا جَوْرُهُ في حكْمِهِ
ماnot سَلّمsubmitted الأَقْوىthe stronger لأَمْرِto the command of الأَضْعَفِthe weaker
ما سَلّم الأَقْوى لأَمْرِ الأَضْعَفِ
And were love not unjust in its rule,
the stronger would not submit to the weaker's command.
لَمْdid not يُبْقِleave ليfor me جِسْماًa body ولاnor دَمْعاًtears فَقُلْso speak
لَمْ يُبْقِ لي جِسْماً ولا دَمْعاً فَقُلْ
فيof مُدْنَفٍa lovesick man يَبْكيweeps بِدَمْعِwith the tears of مُدْنَفِa lovesick man
في مُدْنَفٍ يَبْكي بِدَمْعِ مُدْنَفِ
It has left me neither body nor tears; so speak
of a lovesick man weeping with a lovesick man's tears.
Sol 6.1