ياO مَنْwho يُسِيءُdoes wrong إِلىto الأناhumankind (first part)
يا مَنْ يُسِيءُ إِلى الأنا
مِcompletion of 'humankind' وعُذْرُهand his excuse الوَجْهُthe face الصبيحُhandsome
مِ وعُذْرُه الوَجْهُ الصبيحُ
O you who wrong humankind,
O you who does evil to the self
And whose excuse is a handsome face,
Yet makes the excuse of an innocent face
حاشاfar be it لوجهكَfor your face أنْthat يَشيmar (first part)
حاشا لوجهكَ أنْ يَشي
نَcompletion of 'mar' جمالَهُits beauty الخُلقُcharacter القبيحُugly
نَ جمالَهُ الخُلقُ القبيحُ
Far be it from your face that
Never shall your face be so innocent
Ugly character should mar its beauty.
If immorality makes it ugly
حتَّامَhow long يحتملُendures الأذىharm
حتَّامَ يحتملُ الأذى
فيin حبِّكَlove for you القلبُthe heart القريحُwounded
في حبِّكَ القلبُ القريحُ
How long must harm be borne
Surely adversity must be endured
By the wounded heart, in its love for you,
By the wounded heart in its love for you
متعلِّلاًseeking consolation بالوَعْدِin the promise لاno
متعلِّلاً بالوَعْدِ لا
نُجْحٌfulfillment ولاand no رَدٌّrefusal صَرِيحُexplicit
نُجْحٌ ولا رَدٌّ صَرِيحُ
Consoling itself with the promise—no
Making excuses with unfulfilled promises
Fulfillment, and no clear refusal?
No progress, nor honest response
لاno سلوةٌsolace فيطيبُso it finds peace عنapart from
لا سلوةٌ فيطيبُ عن
كَyou ولاnor حِمامُdeath فيستريحُso it rests
كَ ولا حِمامُ فيستريحُ
No solace to bring it peace without
No comfort to delight you
You, nor death to let it rest.
No dove to give you rest
وأرُدُّand I reject فيكَabout you النُّصْحَthe counsel عنwith
وأرُدُّ فيكَ النُّصْحَ عن
علمٍknowledge بأنْof the fact that صَدَقَspoke truthfully النصيحُthe adviser
علمٍ بأنْ صَدَقَ النصيحُ
And I reject counsel about you, despite
And I give you sincere advice
Knowing that the adviser has spoken truly.
Knowing the truth of advice
وأغالِطُand I pretend to refute الواشينَthe tale-bearers فيabout
وأغالِطُ الواشينَ في
كَyou وقولُهمand their words عنديto me صحيحُtrue
كَ وقولُهم عندي صحيحُ
And I pretend the tale-bearers are wrong about
And I oppose those who slander you
You, though I know their words are true.
Though their words seem true
حَصِراًtongue-tied يترجمُinterprets عنon behalf of ضميinner thoughts (first part)
حَصِراً يترجمُ عن ضمي
رِcompletion of 'inner thoughts' فؤادِيَmy heart الدمعُtears الفصيحُeloquent
رِ فؤادِيَ الدمعُ الفصيحُ
While I am tongue-tied, the interpreter of the inner thoughts
My heart's tears eloquently
Of my heart is the eloquent tear.
Translate the grief of my conscience
Sol 6.1