سُبحانَglory be to مَنthe One who خَلَقَcreated المَلولَthe fickle one مَلولاfickle
سُبحانَ مَن خَلَقَ المَلولَ مَلولا
لاnot يَستَطيعُhe is able إِلىto الوَفاءِfaithfulness سَبيلاَa way
لا يَستَطيعُ إِلى الوَفاءِ سَبيلاَ
Glory be to Him who created the fickle one fickle!
He can find no way to faithfulness.
لَوif كُنتُI was أَصبِرُI endure patiently ماnot كَتَبتُI wrote صَحيفَةًa letter
لَو كُنتُ أَصبِرُ ما كَتَبتُ صَحيفَةً
يَوماًever إِلَيكِto you وَلاnor بَعَثتُI sent رَسولاa messenger
يَوماً إِلَيكِ وَلا بَعَثتُ رَسولا
If I could be patient, I would not have written a letter
to you, ever, nor sent a messenger.
ماwhat كانَwould have ضَرَّكِharmed you مِنfrom تَعاهُدِkeeping in touch with عاشِقٍa lover
ما كانَ ضَرَّكِ مِن تَعاهُدِ عاشِقٍ
يُهديhe offers التَحِيَّةَgreetings بُكرَةًin the morning وَأَصيلاand in the evening
يُهدي التَحِيَّةَ بُكرَةً وَأَصيلا
What harm would it have done you to keep in touch with a lover
who offers greetings morning and evening?
Sol 6.1