حرصwas eager العذولthe reproacher علىfor أسلوI forget وحرضاand urged
حرص العذول على أسلو وحرضا
فغضضتso I averted my gaze عنهfrom him وفيwhile in الحشاthe breast جمرembers الغضاghada wood
فغضضت عنه وفي الحشا جمر الغضا
The reproacher was eager for me to forget, and urged me on.
The lover was eager with passion and desire
So I averted my gaze from him, with ghada embers in my breast.
So I turned away though embers burned within
ياO جيرةneighbors جارواacted unjustly وقدand have عدلواturned إلىtoward
يا جيرة جاروا وقد عدلوا إلى
بعديseparation from me وماand nothing عنديI have لهمfor them إلاexcept الرضاacceptance
بعدي وما عندي لهم إلا الرضا
O neighbors who wronged me and have turned toward
O neighbors who lived nearby but moved away
separation from me—yet I have nothing for them but acceptance.
After I left, I wish only goodwill to all
أنسيتمhave you forgotten أنسيmy companionship وحاشاand far be it from ودكمyour love
أنسيتم أنسي وحاشا ودكم
أوor عهدكمyour pledge أنto ينقضيcome to an end أوor ينقضاbe broken
أو عهدكم أن ينقضي أو ينقضا
Have you forgotten my companionship? Yet far be it from your love
Have you forgotten our friendship and affection?
or your pledge to come to an end or be broken.
Never may our bond be broken or undone
ياO موقفplace التوديعfarewell إنindeed مدامعيmy tears
يا موقف التوديع إن مدامعي
نضبتhave run dry وفاضتand overflowed انif ترىyou behold ذاكthat الفضاthe open expanse
نضبت وفاضت ان ترى ذاك الفضا
O place of farewell, indeed my tears
O parting place, though my tears are all spent
have run dry and overflowed—if you behold that open expanse.
They overflow again beholding the empty space
Sol 6.1