عَزَفتَyou turned away وَلَمyet did not تَصرِمْsever ties وَأَنتَthough you are صَرومُresolute in parting
عَزَفتَ وَلَم تَصرِمْ وَأَنتَ صَرومُ
وَكَيفَand how تصابيyouthful dalliance مَنْone who يُقالُis called حَليمُprudent
وَكَيفَ تصابي مَنْ يُقالُ حَليمُ
You turned away, yet did not sever ties, though you are resolute in parting.
And how can one called prudent indulge in youthful dalliance?
صَدَدتyou turned away فَأَطوَلتand so prolonged الصُّدودَestrangement وَقَلَّماand seldom
صَدَدت فَأَطوَلت الصُّدودَ وَقَلَّما
وصالٌunion عَلىthrough طولِlength of الصُّدودِestrangement يَدومُendures
وصالٌ عَلى طولِ الصُّدودِ يَدومُ
You turned away and prolonged your estrangement; seldom
Does union endure through long estrangement.
وَلَيسَand are not الغَوانيfair women لِلجَفاءِfor cold neglect وَلاnor الَّذيthe one who
وَلَيسَ الغَواني لِلجَفاءِ وَلا الَّذي
لَهُhe has عَنfrom تَقاضيclaiming payment of دَينَهُنَّtheir debt هُمومُcares
لَهُ عَن تَقاضي دَينَهُنَّ هُمومُ
Fair women are not for cold neglect, nor for the man
Whose cares distract him from collecting the debt they owe.
وَلَكِنَّماbut only يَستَنجِزُseeks fulfillment of الوَعدَthe promise تابِعٌone who follows
وَلَكِنَّما يَستَنجِزُ الوَعدَ تابِعٌ
مُناهُنَّtheir wishes حَلافٌa frequent swearer of oaths لَهُنَّto them أَثيمُsinful
مُناهُنَّ حَلافٌ لَهُنَّ أَثيمُ
But only he seeks fulfillment of the promise who follows
Their wishes—lavish with oaths to them, a sinner.
وَماand not جُعِلَتْwere made أَلبابُهُنَّtheir hearts لِذيfor one possessing الغِنىwealth
وَما جُعِلَتْ أَلبابُهُنَّ لِذي الغِنى
فَيَيأَسَso that he should despair مِنْof أَلبابِهِنَّtheir hearts عَديمُa penniless man
فَيَيأَسَ مِنْ أَلبابِهِنَّ عَديمُ
Nor were their hearts made for the rich alone,
That a penniless man should despair of their hearts.
Sol 6.1