إِنif كانَis مِنكَfrom you الذَنبthe fault وَالهَجرand abandonment
إِن كانَ مِنكَ الذَنب وَالهَجر
فَعَلىthen incumbent upon المُحبthe lover العُذرforgiveness وَالصَبرand patience
فَعَلى المُحب العُذر وَالصَبر
If the fault and abandonment are yours,
Then the lover must forgive and be patient.
لَكَto you أَنto تُذيبmelt حَشاشَتيmy life's essence كَمداًwith grief
لَكَ أَن تُذيب حَشاشَتي كَمداً
وَلَكَand to you عَليَّupon me الحَمدpraise وَالشُكرُand thanks
وَلَكَ عَليَّ الحَمد وَالشُكرُ
You may melt my very life away with grief,
And I owe you praise and thanks.
قَدindeed عَقَنيhas disobeyed me قَلبيmy heart الطَروبrapturous فَماso no
قَد عَقَني قَلبي الطَروب فَما
يَمضيholds sway عَلَيهِover it لِشقوتيto my misery أَمرُcommand
يَمضي عَلَيهِ لِشقوتي أَمرُ
My rapturous heart has defied me, so no
Command holds sway over it, to my misery.
فَأَذبهُso melt it أَوor عَذبهُtorment it كَيفَhowever تَشاyou wish
فَأَذبهُ أَو عَذبهُ كَيفَ تَشا
وَبِماand with whatever تَشاyou wish فَعذابُهُfor tormenting it أَجرُa reward
وَبِما تَشا فَعذابُهُ أَجرُ
So melt it or torment it however you wish,
And with whatever you wish, for tormenting it earns reward—
إِلّاexcept بِبَذلby offering جَمالthe beauty وَجهِكَof your face لِلنَظَرto the gaze
إِلّا بِبَذل جَمال وَجهِكَ لِلنَظَر
المُريبsuspicion-arousing فَإِنَّهُfor it is وَزرa sin
المُريب فَإِنَّهُ وَزر
Except by offering the beauty of your face to a gaze
That arouses suspicion, for that is a sin.
لَوif أَنصَفَتكَdid you justice الشَمسُthe sun ماnot طَلِعَتrose
لَو أَنصَفَتكَ الشَمسُ ما طَلِعَت
إِلّاexcept بِأذنِكَwith your permission أَيُّهاO البَدرfull moon
إِلّا بِأذنِكَ أَيُّها البَدر
Had the sun done you justice, it would not have risen
Except with your permission, O full moon.
وَلَوand if أَنthat دَهريmy fate فيكَconcerning you أَنصَفَنيtreated me fairly
وَلَو أَن دَهري فيكَ أَنصَفَني
ماnot إِغتالَنيtreacherously slew me بِفراقكthrough separation from you الدَهرُfate
ما إِغتالَني بِفراقك الدَهرُ
And had my fate dealt fairly with me concerning you,
Fate would not have murdered me by parting me from you.
Sol 6.1