إصبرbe patient علىwith نوبvicissitudes اللياليthe nights
إصبر على نوب الليالي
فالدهرfor time مذمومblameworthy الفعالin its deeds
فالدهر مذموم الفعال
Be patient with the vicissitudes of the nights;
Be patient with the ups and downs of nights
for time is blameworthy in its deeds.
For time is full of blameworthy deeds
عباسAbbas لاdo not تلمblame المحبthe lover
عباس لا تلم المحب
علىfor التجنبavoidance والملالand weariness
على التجنب والملال
Abbas, do not blame the lover
Abbas, do not blame the lover
for his avoidance and weariness.
For avoidance and boredom
ولمand blame السوادthe blackness فإنهfor it
ولم السواد فإنه
عراكstripped you منof حللrobes الجمالbeauty
عراك من حلل الجمال
And blame the blackness, for it
Do not blame the darkness, for it
has stripped you of the robes of beauty.
Is a piece of the garments of beauty
فكأنهso it is like ليلthe night الصدوestrangement (continued)
فكأنه ليل الصدو
دcompletion of 'estrangement' سطاassailed علىupon صبحthe dawn الوصالunion
د سطا على صبح الوصال
So it is like the night of estrangement
As if it were the night of intimacy
that has assailed the dawn of union.
Spread over the dawn of union
Sol 6.1