مُتَعَرِّضٌexposing himself لِلهَجرِto estrangement وَهوَthough he is جَبانُa coward
مُتَعَرِّضٌ لِلهَجرِ وَهوَ جَبانُ
وَسِلاحُهُand his weapon لِعَدُوِّهِagainst his enemy الهِجرانُestrangement
وَسِلاحُهُ لِعَدُوِّهِ الهِجرانُ
He courts estrangement, though he is a coward,
He exposes himself to abandonment though he is a coward
and estrangement is his weapon against his enemy.
And his weapon against his enemy is alienation
يَصبوhe yearns إِلىfor غَضَبيmy anger عَلَيهِat him تَشَوُّقاًout of longing
يَصبو إِلى غَضَبي عَلَيهِ تَشَوُّقاً
فَإِذاthen when غَضِبتُI grow angry أَتىcame بِهِwith him الإِذعانُsubmission
فَإِذا غَضِبتُ أَتى بِهِ الإِذعانُ
He eagerly longs for me to be angry with him;
He longs for my anger with him expectantly
then, when I grow angry, submission brings him to me.
So when I get angry, he yields
يَهوىdesires هَوايَmy love ضَميرُهُhis inmost self فَفُؤادُهُso his heart
يَهوى هَوايَ ضَميرُهُ فَفُؤادُهُ
فَردُsingle الهَوىlove وَلِسانُهُand his tongue أَلوانُcolors
فَردُ الهَوى وَلِسانُهُ أَلوانُ
His inmost self desires my love, so his heart
His conscience desires my love but his heart
holds a single love, while his tongue has many colors.
Refuses this love though his tongue pretends
Sol 6.1