لَقَدindeed مَنَعَتshe withheld مَعروفَهاher kindness أُمُّmother of جَعفَرٍJaʿfar
لَقَد مَنَعَت مَعروفَها أُمُّ جَعفَرٍ
وَإِنّيand indeed I إِلىfor مَعروفِهاher kindness لَفَقيرُtruly in need
وَإِنّي إِلى مَعروفِها لَفَقيرُ
Umm Jaʿfar has indeed withheld her kindness,
The kindness of Umm Ja'far was forbidden to me
and I am truly in need of her kindness.
Though I am in dire need of her kindness
وَقَدand indeed أَنكَرَتshe rejected بَعدَafter اعتِرافٍacknowledgment زِيارَتيmy visits
وَقَد أَنكَرَت بَعدَ اعتِرافٍ زِيارَتي
وَقَدand indeed وَغِرَتhave filled with rancor فيهاover her عَليَّagainst me صُدورُbreasts
وَقَد وَغِرَت فيها عَليَّ صُدورُ
And she has rejected my visits after once acknowledging them,
She denied visiting me after admitting to it
and breasts have filled with rancor against me over her.
And hearts turned against me because of it
أَدورُI roam وَلَولاand were it not for أَنthat أَرىI see أُمَّmother of جَعفَرٍJaʿfar
أَدورُ وَلَولا أَن أَرى أُمَّ جَعفَرٍ
بِأَبياتِكُمin your dwellings ماnot دُرتُI roamed حَيثُwhere أَدورُI roam
بِأَبياتِكُم ما دُرتُ حَيثُ أَدورُ
I roam; and were it not that I see Umm Jaʿfar
I wander aimlessly but for seeing Umm Ja'far
in your dwellings, I would not roam where I roam.
With your verses, I wouldn't roam where I wander
أَزورُI visit البُيوتَthe houses اللاصِقاتِthe adjoining بِبَيتِهاto her house
أَزورُ البُيوتَ اللاصِقاتِ بِبَيتِها
وَقَلبيand my heart إِلىtoward البَيتِthe house الَّذيwhich لاnot أَزورُI visit
وَقَلبي إِلى البَيتِ الَّذي لا أَزورُ
I visit the houses adjoining her house,
I visit the houses neighboring hers
and my heart is drawn toward the house I do not visit.
While my heart longs for the house I do not visit
وَماand not كُنتُI was زَوّاراًa frequent visitor وَلكِنَّand yet ذاone possessed of الهَوىlove
وَما كُنتُ زَوّاراً وَلكِنَّ ذا الهَوى
إِذاwhen لَمnot يُزَرhe is visited لاno بُدَّalternative أَنthat سَيَزورُhe will visit
إِذا لَم يُزَر لا بُدَّ أَن سَيَزورُ
And I was no frequent visitor, but one in love,
I was no mere guest, but passion's folly
if not visited, must surely visit.
Impels one to visit if denied the visit
أَزورُI visit عَلىdespite أَنthat لَستُI am not أَنفَكُّI break free كُلَّماwhenever
أَزورُ عَلى أَن لَستُ أَنفَكُّ كُلَّما
أَتَيتُI come عَدُوّاًan enemy بِالبَنانِwith the fingers يُشيرُhe points
أَتَيتُ عَدُوّاً بِالبَنانِ يُشيرُ
I visit, though I never escape—whenever
I visit in hopes I won't always withdraw
I come—an enemy pointing with his fingers.
Whenever a foe jeers with fingers pointed
Sol 6.1