أَمّاas for العِتابُreproach فَبِالأَحِبَّةِthen for loved ones أَخلَقُmore fitting
أَمّا العِتابُ فَبِالأَحِبَّةِ أَخلَقُ
وَالحُبُّand love يَصلُحُis mended بِالعِتابِthrough reproach وَيَصدُقُand becomes sincere
وَالحُبُّ يَصلُحُ بِالعِتابِ وَيَصدُقُ
As for reproach, it best befits those we love;
And love is mended by reproach and grows true.
ياO مَنone whom أُحِبُّI love وَمَنand whom أُجِلُّI revere وَحَسبُهُand sufficient for him
يا مَن أُحِبُّ وَمَن أُجِلُّ وَحَسبُهُ
فيamong الغيدِthe slender beauties مَنزِلَةًin rank يُجَلُّhe is revered وَيُعشَقُand he is adored
في الغيدِ مَنزِلَةً يُجَلُّ وَيُعشَقُ
O you whom I love and revere—it is honor enough for you
Among the slender beauties to be revered and adored.
البُعدُdistance أَدنانيhas drawn me nearer إِلَيكَto you فَهَلso will تُرىI wonder
البُعدُ أَدناني إِلَيكَ فَهَل تُرى
تَقسوyou are harsh وَتَنفُرُand you turn away أَمor تَلينُyou soften وَتَرفُقُand you are gentle
تَقسو وَتَنفُرُ أَم تَلينُ وَتَرفُقُ
Distance has drawn me nearer to you; will you, I wonder,
Be harsh and turn away, or soften and be gentle?
فيin جاهِthe protection of حُسنِكَyour beauty ذِلَّتيmy humility وَضَراعَتيand my pleading
في جاهِ حُسنِكَ ذِلَّتي وَضَراعَتي
فَاِعطِفso show compassion فَذاكَfor that بِجاهِto the dignity of حُسنِكَyour beauty أَليَقُmore fitting
فَاِعطِف فَذاكَ بِجاهِ حُسنِكَ أَليَقُ
My humility and pleading rest in your beauty's protection;
So show compassion: that better befits your beauty's dignity.
خَلُقَgrew threadbare الشَبابُyouth وَلاand not أَزالُI cease أَصونُهُI preserve it
خَلُقَ الشَبابُ وَلا أَزالُ أَصونُهُ
وَأَناand I الوَفِيُّthe faithful one مَوَدَّتيmy affection لاnot تَخلُقُwears out
وَأَنا الوَفِيُّ مَوَدَّتي لا تَخلُقُ
Youth has grown threadbare, yet I still preserve it;
And I am faithful: my affection never wears out.
صاحَبتُهُI kept it company عِشرينَtwenty years غَيرَnot ذَميمَةٍblameworthy
صاحَبتُهُ عِشرينَ غَيرَ ذَميمَةٍ
حاليmy condition بِهِwith it حالٍsweet وَعَيشِيَand my life مونِقُdelightful
حالي بِهِ حالٍ وَعَيشِيَ مونِقُ
I kept it company for twenty blameless years,
My lot with it was sweet, and my life delightful.
قَلبيmy heart اِدَّكَرتَyou remembered اليَومَtoday غَيرُnot مُوَفَّقٍfortunate
قَلبي اِدَّكَرتَ اليَومَ غَيرُ مُوَفَّقٍ
أَيّامَthe days أَنتَyou مَعَwith الشَبابِyouth مُوَفَّقُfortunate
أَيّامَ أَنتَ مَعَ الشَبابِ مُوَفَّقُ
My heart, unfortunate today, you remembered
The days when you were fortunate in youth's company.
فَخَفَقتَso you fluttered مِنfrom ذِكرىthe memory of الشَبابِyouth وَعَهدِهِand its days
فَخَفَقتَ مِن ذِكرى الشَبابِ وَعَهدِهِ
لَهفيmy grief عَلَيكَfor you لِكُلِّat every ذِكرىmemory تَخفُقُyou flutter
لَهفي عَلَيكَ لِكُلِّ ذِكرى تَخفُقُ
So you fluttered at the memory of youth and its days;
How I grieve for you—you flutter at every memory!
كَمhow often ذُبتَyou melted مِنfrom حُرَقِthe burning pangs of الجَوىpassion وَاليَومَand today مِنfrom
كَم ذُبتَ مِن حُرَقِ الجَوى وَاليَومَ مِن
أَسَفٍsorrow عَلَيهِover it وَحَسرَةٍand regret تَتَحَرَّقُyou burn
أَسَفٍ عَلَيهِ وَحَسرَةٍ تَتَحَرَّقُ
How often you melted in passion's fires—and today, from
Sorrow for it and regret, you burn.
كُنتَyou were الشِباكَthe nets وَكانَand was صَيداًprey فيin الصِباyouth
كُنتَ الشِباكَ وَكانَ صَيداً في الصِبا
ماwhatever تَستَرِقُّyou enslave مِنَof الظِباءِthe gazelles وَتُعتِقُand you set free
ما تَستَرِقُّ مِنَ الظِباءِ وَتُعتِقُ
You were the nets, and in youth your quarry was
The gazelles you would enslave and set free.
خَدَعَتbeguiled حَبائِلُكyour snares المِلاحَthe beauties هُنَيَّةًfor a little while
خَدَعَت حَبائِلُك المِلاحَ هُنَيَّةً
وَاليَومَand today كُلُّevery حِبالَةٍsnare لاnot تَعلَقُcatches
وَاليَومَ كُلُّ حِبالَةٍ لا تَعلَقُ
Your snares beguiled the beauties for a little while;
And today not a single snare catches anything.
هَلis there دونَbeyond أَيّامِthe days of الشَبيبَةِyouth لِلفَتىfor a young man
هَل دونَ أَيّامِ الشَبيبَةِ لِلفَتى
صَفوٌserenity يُحيطُsurrounds بِهِaround him وَأُنسٌand companionship يُحدِقُencircles
صَفوٌ يُحيطُ بِهِ وَأُنسٌ يُحدِقُ
Is there for a man, beyond the days of youth,
Serenity to surround him and companionship to enfold him?
Sol 6.1