ياO مَنْyou who لِجَمالِbefore the beauty of وَجْههِhis face البَدْرُthe full moon سَجدْprostrated itself
يا مَنْ لِجَمالِ وَجْههِ البَدْرُ سَجدْ
ماnot تَرْحَمُyou show mercy مَنْone whom يَرْحَمهُshows him mercy كُلّevery أَحدْperson
ما تَرْحَمُ مَنْ يَرْحَمهُ كُلّ أَحدْ
O you, before the beauty of whose face the full moon prostrated itself,
You show no mercy to one whom everyone pities.
إنْif قِيلَit is said بِأَنّthat لِيI have عَلىin enduring الهَجْرِseparation جَلَدْfortitude
إنْ قِيلَ بِأَنّ لِي عَلى الهَجْرِ جَلَدْ
ماnot أنْemphatic particle صَدّقُواthey spoke truly (contextual reading) قَدْindeed قِيلَit has been said لِلّهto God وَلدْa child
ما أنْ صَدّقُوا قَدْ قِيلَ لِلّه وَلدْ
If it is said that I have the fortitude to endure separation,
They have not spoken truly—it has even been said that God has a child.
Sol 6.1