بِرُغميagainst my will أُطيلُI prolong الصَدَّthe turning away عَنكِfrom you وَأَبتَليand I torment
بِرُغمي أُطيلُ الصَدَّ عَنكِ وَأَبتَلي
بِهَجرِكِby forsaking you قَلباًa heart لَمhas not يَزَلceased to be فيكِon your account مُتعَباweary
بِهَجرِكِ قَلباً لَم يَزَل فيكِ مُتعَبا
Against my will, I prolong my turning away from you and torment
Though unwilling, I prolong estrangement from you
By forsaking you, a heart that has never ceased to be weary on your account.
And afflict a heart that has not ceased to ache for you.
وَماand not أَناI فيin صَدّيmy turning away بِأَوَّلِthe first عاشِقٍlover
وَما أَنا في صَدّي بِأَوَّلِ عاشِقٍ
رَأَىsaw بَعضَsome of ماwhat لاnot يَشتَهيhe desires فَتَجَنَّباand so he withdrew
رَأَى بَعضَ ما لا يَشتَهي فَتَجَنَّبا
And in my turning away, I am not the first lover
Yet in my aloofness I am not the first lover
Who saw something he did not desire and withdrew.
Who saw some of what he did not desire, so avoided it.
تَجَنَّبَhe withdrew يَرتادُhe seeks السُلوَّforgetfulness of love فَلَمbut did not يَجِدfind
تَجَنَّبَ يَرتادُ السُلوَّ فَلَم يَجِد
لَهُfor himself عَنكِfrom you فيin الأَرضِthe earth الفَسيحَةِspacious مَذهَباa way of escape
لَهُ عَنكِ في الأَرضِ الفَسيحَةِ مَذهَبا
He withdrew, seeking to forget, but did not find
He avoided the roads of union, but found
A way of escape from you for himself in the spacious earth.
No escape from you in the vast earth.
فَصارَso he came إِلىto أَنthat راجَعَhe resumed الوَصلَthe union صاغِراًhumbled
فَصارَ إِلى أَن راجَعَ الوَصلَ صاغِراً
وَعادَand he returned إِلىto ماwhat تَشتَهينَyou desire فَأَعتَباand so made amends
وَعادَ إِلى ما تَشتَهينَ فَأَعتَبا
So he came to renew the union, humbled,
So he went back to union in surrender
And returned to what you desire, thus making amends.
And returned to what you desired, asking forgiveness.
Sol 6.1