أَلاLo! ذَهَبَتwent off فَوزٌFawz بِعَقلِwith the reason of أَبيAbu (father of) الفَضلِal-Fadl
أَلا ذَهَبَت فَوزٌ بِعَقلِ أَبي الفَضلِ
وَماand not خِلتُI thought إِنساناًa person يَعيشُlives بِلاwithout عَقلِreason
وَما خِلتُ إِنساناً يَعيشُ بِلا عَقلِ
Lo, Fawz has carried off Abu al-Fadl's reason,
Alas! Fawz has taken Abu Al-Fadl's mind away,
And I never thought a person could live without reason.
And I've never known a man to live without a mind.
إِلىto اللَهِGod أَشكوI complain أَنَّthat فَوزاًFawz بَخيلَةٌungenerous
إِلى اللَهِ أَشكو أَنَّ فَوزاً بَخيلَةٌ
تُعَذِّبُنيshe torments me بِالوَعدِwith promises مِنهاfrom her وَبِالمَطلِand with delay
تُعَذِّبُني بِالوَعدِ مِنها وَبِالمَطلِ
To God I complain that Fawz is ungenerous,
To God I complain that Fawz is so miserly,
She torments me with her promises and her delays.
Tormenting me with promises and procrastination.
وَأَنّيand that I أَرىsee أَهليmy family جَميعاًall وَأَهلَهاand her family
وَأَنّي أَرى أَهلي جَميعاً وَأَهلَها
يَسُرُّهُمُit pleases them لَوif بانَparted مِنfrom حَبلِهاher cord حَبليmy cord
يَسُرُّهُمُ لَو بانَ مِن حَبلِها حَبلي
and that I see how all my family and hers
I see both our families wishing
would rejoice if my cord were parted from hers.
My tie with her would become untied.
فَياso, O رَبُّLord لاdo not تُشمِتcause to gloat بِناover us حاسِداًan envious person لَناof us
فَيا رَبُّ لا تُشمِت بِنا حاسِداً لَنا
يُراقِبُناwatches us مِنfrom أَهلِthe family of فَوزٍFawz وَلاnor أَهليmy family
يُراقِبُنا مِن أَهلِ فَوزٍ وَلا أَهلي
So, Lord, let no one who envies us gloat over us,
So my Lord, do not let any envious people gloat over us,
who watches us—whether of Fawz's family or my own.
Spying on us from Fawz's folk or my own.
وَماand no بَينَناbetween us مِنany ريبَةٍcause for suspicion فَيُراقِباso that he might watch
وَما بَينَنا مِن ريبَةٍ فَيُراقِبا
وَلاnor مِثلُهاsomeone like her يُرمىis accused بِسَوءٍof wrongdoing وَلاnor مِثليsomeone like me
وَلا مِثلُها يُرمى بِسَوءٍ وَلا مِثلي
And there is nothing suspect between us to warrant spying,
There is no suspicion between us for them to spy upon,
Nor is someone like her accused of wrongdoing, nor someone like me.
Nor is any flaw cast upon her or me.
وَإِنّيand indeed I لَأَرعىI certainly uphold حَقَّthe rights of فَوزٍFawz وَأَتَّقيand I guard against
وَإِنّي لَأَرعى حَقَّ فَوزٍ وَأَتَّقي
عَلَيهاfor her sake عُيونَthe eyes of الكاشِحينَthe spiteful ذَويpossessors of الخَتلِdeceit
عَلَيها عُيونَ الكاشِحينَ ذَوي الخَتلِ
And I indeed honor Fawz's rights, and guard
I protect Fawz's rights and avoid
her against the eyes of spiteful men versed in deceit.
The eyes of backbiters, people of mean minds.
وَإِنّيand indeed I وَإِيّاهاand she كَماeven as شَفَّناhas worn us thin الهَوىlove
وَإِنّي وَإِيّاها كَما شَفَّنا الهَوى
لَأَهلُindeed people of حِفاظٍhonor لاnot يُدَنَّسُis sullied بِالجَهلِby folly
لَأَهلُ حِفاظٍ لا يُدَنَّسُ بِالجَهلِ
And she and I, even as love has worn us thin,
She and I, just as passion brought us together,
are indeed people of honor untainted by folly.
Are people of integrity, untouched by ignorance.
وَإِنّيand indeed I وَكِتمانيand my concealment of هَواهاlove for her وَقَدthough already فَشاhas become known
وَإِنّي وَكِتماني هَواها وَقَد فَشا
كَذيlike one with الجَهلِfolly تَحتَbeneath الثَوبِthe robe يَضرِبُbeats بِالطَبلِon the drum
كَذي الجَهلِ تَحتَ الثَوبِ يَضرِبُ بِالطَبلِ
And I, concealing my love for her though it has become known,
I've kept secret my love for her, yet it's common knowledge,
am like a fool beating a drum beneath his robe.
Like a fool beating drums beneath his clothes.
Sol 6.1