ظَهَرَbecame apparent الخَفاءُwhat was hidden فَقُلتُso I said إِنif عاتَبتُهاI reproached her
ظَهَرَ الخَفاءُ فَقُلتُ إِن عاتَبتُها
كانَwould be العِتابُreproach لِوُدِّناfor our love اِستِهلاكاdestruction
كانَ العِتابُ لِوُدِّنا اِستِهلاكا
What was hidden came to light, and I said: if I reproached her,
The fault appeared so I said, were I to chide her
reproach would be the ruin of our love.
'twould be but to squander our love's provision.
وَطَمِعتُand I hoped أَنthat تَبقىremain المَوَدَّةٌaffection بَينَناbetween us
وَطَمِعتُ أَن تَبقى المَوَدَّةٌ بَينَنا
مَوصولَةًunbroken فَتَرَكتُso I gave up ذاكَthat لِذاكاfor that
مَوصولَةً فَتَرَكتُ ذاكَ لِذاكا
And I hoped that the affection between us would remain
And I hoped that affection might still linger between us
unbroken, so I gave up the former for the latter.
unbroken, and so left well alone.
Sol 6.1