نسيمbreeze الصَّباthe east wind لاmay ... not كنتَyou be رَوْحاًa comfort ولاand may ... not سَمَتْrise
نسيم الصَّبا لا كنتَ رَوْحاً ولا سَمَتْ
لكfor you المُزْنُthe rainclouds إلاexcept وَهْيَwhile they are هِيمٌthirst-maddened حوائمُcircling
لك المُزْنُ إلا وَهْيَ هِيمٌ حوائمُ
O breeze of the east wind, may you never be a comfort, nor may there rise
The morning breeze, you were no spirit, no towering height,
for you rainclouds except when thirst-maddened and circling.
No sweet perfume for you but sighing, wistful plight,
ولاand may ... not استودعَتْكَentrust you الروضُthe gardens طيباًfragrance وإنand even if سقتْhave watered
ولا استودعَتْكَ الروضُ طيباً وإن سقتْ
رسيسَlingering trace الهوىlove المكتومِconcealed تلكthose النمائمthe telltale whispers
رسيسَ الهوى المكتومِ تلك النمائم
Nor may the gardens entrust you with fragrance, even if they have watered
Though the garden made you bear its scent, and water gave
the lingering trace of hidden love—those telltale whispers.
The hidden passions of desire a chance to rise and rave.
كماjust as لمdid not تبلّغْyou convey عنfrom أخيكَyour brother وقدalthough already قضتْhad ruled
كما لم تبلّغْ عن أخيكَ وقد قضتْ
لهin his favor حُرُماتٌinviolable claims جمَّةٌnumerous ومحارمُand sacred ties
له حُرُماتٌ جمَّةٌ ومحارمُ
Just as you failed to carry word from your brother, though they had ruled
You never told about your brother, though his troth was sure
in his favor—many inviolable claims and sacred ties.
Binding many plighted faiths, and oaths to reassure,
لعلَّكَperhaps you إذwhen خِلْناكwe thought you أخللتَyou were remiss صمَّمتbore straight down
لعلَّكَ إذ خِلْناك أخللتَ صمَّمت
إليكtoward you الظُّبَاthe sword-blades أوor أوْثَقَتْكَbound you الأداهمthe fetters
إليك الظُّبَا أو أوْثَقَتْكَ الأداهم
Perhaps, when we thought you remiss, there bore straight down
Perhaps since we showed trust in you, you turned aside, grew numb,
on you sword-blades, or fetters had bound you.
The wolves drew after you, the dark your steps would come,
وإلاand otherwise فقدthen indeed ضاعتْhave been lost حقوقٌrights وأخفقتand have failed
وإلا فقد ضاعتْ حقوقٌ وأخفقت
وسائلmeans of appeal وانهدَّتْand have collapsed بُنَىًstructures ودعائمُand pillars
وسائل وانهدَّتْ بُنَىً ودعائمُ
Otherwise, rights have been lost, and fruitless are
Else rights are lost, hopes fail, ties snapped, foundations swept,
the means of appeal; structures and pillars have collapsed.
Means gone, and structures ruined, purposes unkept.
فحسبُكَso enough for you لاdo not تسْتَنْكِرِreject العُذْرَthe excuse بَعْدَهاafter that
فحسبُكَ لا تسْتَنْكِرِ العُذْرَ بَعْدَها
وإنand even if يَكُit is بَغْياًan injustice فهوthen it is لاno شَكَّdoubt لازمُnecessary
وإن يَكُ بَغْياً فهو لا شَكَّ لازمُ
So let that suffice: do not reject the excuse after that,
Enough—do not denial now from blame exempt,
and even if it is an injustice, it is undoubtedly necessary.
For if it still is there, assuredly, it has not left.
Sol 6.1