تَعَبٌweariness يَطولُlasts long لِذيfor one with الرَجاءِhope مَعَwith الهَوىlove
تَعَبٌ يَطولُ لِذي الرَجاءِ مَعَ الهَوى
خَيرٌbetter لَهُfor him مِنthan راحَةٍrest فيin الياسِdespair
خَيرٌ لَهُ مِن راحَةٍ في الياسِ
Long-lasting weariness for one who hopes in love
is better for him than rest in despair.
لَولاwere it not for مَحَبَّتُكُمlove for you لَماwould not عاتَبتُكُمI reproached you
لَولا مَحَبَّتُكُم لَما عاتَبتُكُم
وَلَكُنتُمُand you would be عِنديto me كَبَعضِlike some of الناسِthe people
وَلَكُنتُمُ عِندي كَبَعضِ الناسِ
Were it not for my love for you, I would not reproach you,
and to me you would be like anyone else.
Sol 6.1