ياO مَنone who يُماطِلُنيputs me off وَصليunion with me بِإِنكارِwith denial
يا مَن يُماطِلُني وَصلي بِإِنكارِ
ماذاwhy this الجَفاءُestrangement وَماand there is no بِالوَصلِin union مِنany عارِshame
ماذا الجَفاءُ وَما بِالوَصلِ مِن عارِ
O you who put me off, denying me union,
O you who prolongs my torment and denies my plea
Why this estrangement, when there is no shame in union?
What is this aloofness, and what shame is there in unity?
إِنّيindeed I أُعيذُكَseek protection for you أَنthat تَزهوyou act haughtily عَلىover دَنِفٍa lovesick man
إِنّي أُعيذُكَ أَن تَزهو عَلى دَنِفٍ
حَيرانَbewildered قَدalready صارَhas become بَينَbetween البابِthe door وَالدارِand the house
حَيرانَ قَد صارَ بَينَ البابِ وَالدارِ
I implore you not to lord it over a lovesick man,
I implore you not to gloat over one perplexed
Bewildered, now between the door and the house,
Who wanders between the door and the house.
أَوor مُستَجيراًone seeking refuge بِوَصلٍin union مِنكَfrom you تَرحَمُهُyou pity him
أَو مُستَجيراً بِوَصلٍ مِنكَ تَرحَمُهُ
مِثلَlike الَّذيthe one who قالَsaid فيin سِرٍّprivate وَإِجهارِand openly
مِثلَ الَّذي قالَ في سِرٍّ وَإِجهارِ
Or one seeking refuge in union with you, whom you pity,
Or one seeking refuge in your affection, hoping for your mercy
Like the one who said, in private and in public:
Like one who says in secret and openly
المُستَجيرُthe refuge-seeker بِعَمرٍwith ʿAmr عِندَduring كُربَتِهِhis distress
المُستَجيرُ بِعَمرٍ عِندَ كُربَتِهِ
كَالمُستَجيرِlike one seeking refuge مِنَfrom الرَمضاءِsun-scorched ground بِالنارِin fire
كَالمُستَجيرِ مِنَ الرَمضاءِ بِالنارِ
He who seeks refuge with ʿAmr in his distress
The refuge seeker in hard times
Is like one seeking refuge from sun-scorched ground in fire.
Is like one seeking refuge from heat in fire.
Sol 6.1