لَولاwere it not for اِعتِراضُintrusion الحُبِّlove فيin صَدريmy breast
لَولا اِعتِراضُ الحُبِّ في صَدري
وَخِفَتيand my fear مِنof لَوعَةِanguish الهَجرِabandonment
وَخِفَتي مِن لَوعَةِ الهَجرِ
Were it not for love's intrusion into my breast
Were it not for love's objection in my heart
and my fear of the anguish of abandonment,
And my fear of the pain of estrangement
لَمwould not أَجعَلِI make الذُلَّhumiliation لِباسيmy garment لِمَنfor one who
لَم أَجعَلِ الذُلَّ لِباسي لِمَن
تاهَgrew haughty وَلَمand did not أَفزَعI seek refuge إِلىto العُذرِexcuses
تاهَ وَلَم أَفزَع إِلى العُذرِ
I would not have made humiliation my garment for one
I would not have made humiliation my garment for one who
who grew haughty, nor sought refuge in excuses.
Went astray, nor sought excuse
جَرَّبَtested صَبريmy patience صَبرَهُhis patience مازِحاًin jest
جَرَّبَ صَبري صَبرَهُ مازِحاً
فَغاظَهُso it angered him ذاكَthat وَلَمand did not أَدرِI know
فَغاظَهُ ذاكَ وَلَم أَدرِ
My patience tested his patience in jest;
He tested my patience jestingly
so that angered him, though I did not know.
That vexed him, though I did not know
أَسلَمَنيconsigned me الصَبرُpatience إِلىto هَجرِهِhis forsaking me
أَسلَمَني الصَبرُ إِلى هَجرِهِ
ماhow كانَwas أَغنانيfree of need was I عَنِof الصَبرِpatience
ما كانَ أَغناني عَنِ الصَبرِ
Patience consigned me to being forsaken by him;
Patience delivered me to his estrangement
how well I could have done without patience!
It did not avail me more than patience
Sol 6.1