وِصالُكِunion with you مُظلِمٌdark فيهِin it التِباسٌambiguity
وِصالُكِ مُظلِمٌ فيهِ التِباسٌ
وَعِندَكِand you have لَوif أَرَدتِyou wished لَهُfor it شِهابُa blazing flame
وَعِندَكِ لَو أَرَدتِ لَهُ شِهابُ
Union with you is dark, clouded with uncertainty;
Your absence darkens with confusion
yet you have, if you wished, a blazing flame to light it.
Yet should you wish a flare could shine
وَقَدand indeed حُمِّلتُI was burdened مِنfrom حُبَّيكِlove for you ماthat which لَوif
وَقَد حُمِّلتُ مِن حُبَّيكِ ما لَو
تَقَسَّمَwere shared out بَينَamong أَهلِthe people of الأَرضِthe earth شابواthey would turn gray
تَقَسَّمَ بَينَ أَهلِ الأَرضِ شابوا
And I have been burdened with such love for you that, if
The love I have, were it split
it were shared among the people of the earth, they would turn gray.
Between all people, would give youth
أَفيقيcome to your senses مِنfrom عِتابِكِyour reproaches فيabout أُناسٍsome people
أَفيقي مِن عِتابِكِ في أُناسٍ
شَهِدتِyou were present الحَظَّthe share مِنof قَلبيmy heart وَغابواand they were absent
شَهِدتِ الحَظَّ مِن قَلبي وَغابوا
Come to your senses; stop reproaching me about people—
Wake from blaming me amongst people
you were present for your share of my heart, while they were absent.
Who from my heart gained fortune, yet disappeared
يَظُنُّsuspect الناسُpeople بيabout me وَبِهِمand about them وَأَنتُمand you all
يَظُنُّ الناسُ بي وَبِهِم وَأَنتُم
لَكُمfor you all صَفوُthe purest part المَوَدَّةِaffection وَاللُبابُand the essence
لَكُم صَفوُ المَوَدَّةِ وَاللُبابُ
People suspect me and them, while you
People think of me, and them, but you
have the purest affection and its very essence.
Yours is the kernel of love and wisdom
وَكُنتُand I used to إِذاwhenever كَتَبتُI wrote إِلَيكِto you أَشكوI complain
وَكُنتُ إِذا كَتَبتُ إِلَيكِ أَشكو
ظَلَمتِyou acted unjustly وَقُلتِand you said لَيسَthere is no لَهُfor him جَوابُa reply
ظَلَمتِ وَقُلتِ لَيسَ لَهُ جَوابُ
And whenever I wrote to you, complaining,
When I wrote to you complaining of injustice
you wronged me and said, "There is no reply for him."
You said, it needs no answer
فَعِشتُso I lived أَقوتُI nourish نَفسيmyself بِالأَمانيwith wishes
فَعِشتُ أَقوتُ نَفسي بِالأَماني
أَقولُI say لِكُلِّfor every جامِحَةٍwayward one إِيابُa return
أَقولُ لِكُلِّ جامِحَةٍ إِيابُ
So I lived, nourishing myself on wishes,
So I lived, feeding my soul on wishes
saying, "For every wayward one there is a return."
Saying to each insistence: It will return
وَصِرتُand I became إِذاwhenever اِنتَهىarrived مِنّيfrom me كِتابٌa letter
وَصِرتُ إِذا اِنتَهى مِنّي كِتابٌ
إِلَيكِto you لِتَعطِفيso that you might show tenderness نُبِذَwas cast aside الكِتابُthe letter
إِلَيكِ لِتَعطِفي نُبِذَ الكِتابُ
And it came to this: whenever a letter from me reached
When a letter ended from me to you
you, to win your tenderness, the letter was cast aside.
That you might show tenderness, it was discarded
وَهَيَّأتِand you prepared القَطيعَةَestrangement ليfor me فَأَمسىand so became
وَهَيَّأتِ القَطيعَةَ لي فَأَمسى
جَوابَthe answer to تَحيَتيmy greeting مِنكِfrom you السِبابُverbal abuse
جَوابَ تَحيَتي مِنكِ السِبابُ
And you prepared to sever ties with me; then came
You made ready estrangement, so the evening
abuse from you in answer to my greeting.
Became in your reply to my greeting, abuse
وَإِنَّand indeed الوُدَّaffection لَيسَdoes not يَكادُnearly يَبقىlast
وَإِنَّ الوُدَّ لَيسَ يَكادُ يَبقى
إِذاwhen كَثُرَabounds التَجَنّيgroundless blame وَالعِتابُand reproach
إِذا كَثُرَ التَجَنّي وَالعِتابُ
And indeed, affection can hardly endure
Affection itself barely remains
when groundless blame and reproach abound.
When blame and reproach become plentiful
خَفَضتُI lowered لِمَنfor whoever يَلوذُseeks refuge بِكُمwith you all جَناحيmy wing
خَفَضتُ لِمَن يَلوذُ بِكُم جَناحي
وَتَلقَونيand you all meet me كَأَنَكُمُas though you all were غِضابُangry
وَتَلقَوني كَأَنَكُمُ غِضابُ
I lowered my wing for whoever seeks refuge with you,
I lowered my wing for those who take shelter in you
yet you meet me as though you were angry.
Yet you received me as if angry
Sol 6.1