شَكَوتُ إِلَيهِ ما أُلاقي فَقالَ لي

شَكَوتُ إِلَيهِ ما أُلاقي فَقالَ لي

رُوَيداً فَفي حُكمِ الهَوى أَنتَ مُؤتَلي

رُوَيداً فَفي حُكمِ الهَوى أَنتَ مُؤتَلي

I complained to him of what I endure, and he said to me:

I complained to him of what I was going through, so he said to me:

Easy now—for under love’s law you fall short.

Be patient - for in matters of love, you are led blindly.

فَلَو كانَ حَقّاً ما اِدَّعيتَ مِنَ الجَوى

فَلَو كانَ حَقّاً ما اِدَّعيتَ مِنَ الجَوى

لقلَّ بِما تَلقى إِذاً أَن تَموتَ لي

لقلَّ بِما تَلقى إِذاً أَن تَموتَ لي

For if the heartache you claimed were real,

If what you claimed of passion were true,

then dying for me would be a small thing, given what you endure.

You would scarcely claim, from what you go through, that you might die for me.