إِذاwhen اِهتَجَرناwe shun each other نَهاناforbids us عَنfrom تَهاجُرِناour mutual estrangement
إِذا اِهتَجَرنا نَهانا عَن تَهاجُرِنا
مِنَamong القُلوبِthe hearts شَقيقٌa kindred one حينَwhen نَهتَجِرُwe shun each other
مِنَ القُلوبِ شَقيقٌ حينَ نَهتَجِرُ
When we shun each other, we are forbidden to forsake one another
by a kindred heart among hearts, whenever we part.
فَلاso not يَزالُceases رِضىًcontentment مِنّاfrom us وَمَعتَبَةٌand reproach
فَلا يَزالُ رِضىً مِنّا وَمَعتَبَةٌ
وَالحُبُّand love يُنميهِmakes it grow ماwhat نَأتيwe do وَماand what نَذَرُwe leave undone
وَالحُبُّ يُنميهِ ما نَأتي وَما نَذَرُ
So contentment and reproach persist between us,
and love grows through what we do and what we leave undone.
مُغاضِبٌangry لَيسَis not إِلّاexcept اللَهُGod يُجبِرُهُcompels him
مُغاضِبٌ لَيسَ إِلّا اللَهُ يُجبِرُهُ
عَلىto الرِضىreconciliation وَلَهيبيand my flame مِنهُbecause of him مُستَعِرُblazing
عَلى الرِضى وَلَهيبي مِنهُ مُستَعِرُ
He is angry; none but God can compel him
to be reconciled, while my flame blazes because of him.
هذاthis وَقَلبيand my heart فَريدٌalone فيin مَوَدَّتِهِaffection for him
هذا وَقَلبي فَريدٌ في مَوَدَّتِهِ
فَلَيسَso there is no يَشرَكُنيshares with me فيin حُبِّهِlove for him بَشَرُhuman being
فَلَيسَ يَشرَكُني في حُبِّهِ بَشَرُ
All this, while my heart is alone in its affection for him,
so no human being shares with me in loving him.
Sol 6.1