طُويتَ في أَمرِها عَلى لَبَسِ

طُويتَ في أَمرِها عَلى لَبَسِ

وَاِزدَدتَ فيها عَجزاً وَلَم تَكِسِ

وَاِزدَدتَ فيها عَجزاً وَلَم تَكِسِ

You were wrapped in confusion over her affair,

You were wrapped up in her affair wearing confusion

And grew more helpless over her, yet showed no shrewdness.

And you became in it more helpless, gaining no dress

عَطشانَةٌ أَخلصَت مَوَدَّتَها

عَطشانَةٌ أَخلصَت مَوَدَّتَها

لِمَن سَقاها كوبَينِ في نَفَسِ

لِمَن سَقاها كوبَينِ في نَفَسِ

A thirsty woman gave her wholehearted affection

A thirsty woman who gave her love sincerely

To whoever gave her two cups to drink in one breath.

To whoever gave her two cups in one breath

تَلومُها ضَلَّةً وَقَد جَعَلت

تَلومُها ضَلَّةً وَقَد جَعَلت

تَختارُ بَين الحِمارِ وَالفَرَسِ

تَختارُ بَين الحِمارِ وَالفَرَسِ

You blame her foolishly, though she has begun

You blame her going astray though you made

To choose between the donkey and the horse.

Her choose between a donkey and a horse

وَصاحِبُ البَيتِ إِن أَلَمَّ بِهِ

وَصاحِبُ البَيتِ إِن أَلَمَّ بِهِ

ضَيفانِ مِن مُطلَقٍ وَمُحتَبَسِ

ضَيفانِ مِن مُطلَقٍ وَمُحتَبَسِ

And the master of the house, if visited

If the owner of a house was visited by two guests

By two guests, one free and one confined—

One free and one captive

خَلَّفتَها وَإِنصَرَفتَ وَهيَ عَلى ال

خَلَّفتَها وَإِنصَرَفتَ وَهيَ عَلى ال

مَنصَفِ بَينَ الإِملاكِ وَالعُرسِ

مَنصَفِ بَينَ الإِملاكِ وَالعُرسِ

You left her behind and departed, while she was at the

You left her while she was halfway between

Midpoint between the marriage contract and the wedding.

Possession and marriage

إِن كُنتَ أُنسيتَها فَلا عَجَبٌ

إِن كُنتَ أُنسيتَها فَلا عَجَبٌ

قَد عاهَدَ اللَهَ آدَمٌ فَنَسي

قَد عاهَدَ اللَهَ آدَمٌ فَنَسي

If you were made to forget her, it is no wonder:

If you forgot her, no wonder

Indeed, Adam made a covenant with God, then forgot.

Adam vowed to God and forgot