عادَ رَسولي فَقُلتُ ما جَرى

عادَ رَسولي فَقُلتُ ما جَرى

قالَ أُمورٌ طَويلَةُ الشَرحِ

قالَ أُمورٌ طَويلَةُ الشَرحِ

My messenger returned, so I said, 'What happened?'

My messenger returned, so I asked "What happened?"

He said, 'Matters that take long to explain.'

He said "Matters too long to explain."

مَتى رَأَيتَ المُحِبَّ مُلتَفِتاً

مَتى رَأَيتَ المُحِبَّ مُلتَفِتاً

إِلى الأَحاديثِ مِن ذَوي النُصحِ

إِلى الأَحاديثِ مِن ذَوي النُصحِ

When have you ever seen a lover paying heed

When did you see a lover paying attention

To the words of those who offer counsel?

To the advice of well-wishers?

أَنَّبتَ ظُلماً وَلَستُ أَسمَحُ أَن

أَنَّبتَ ظُلماً وَلَستُ أَسمَحُ أَن

تَقولَ هَذا فَلَستُ بِالسَمحِ

تَقولَ هَذا فَلَستُ بِالسَمحِ

You reproached me unjustly, and I will not let

You have wronged me, yet I'm not inclined

You say this, for I am not lenient.

To say "You're wrong," since I'm not vindictive.

ما جِئتَ إِلّا بِالمِلحِ تَقصِدُ أَن

ما جِئتَ إِلّا بِالمِلحِ تَقصِدُ أَن

يُذيبَني المِلحُ في فَمِ الجُرحِ

يُذيبَني المِلحُ في فَمِ الجُرحِ

You came with nothing but salt, intending that

You came only with salt, intending that

The salt should dissolve me in the mouth of the wound.

The salt dissolve me in the mouth of my wound.