ياO غائِباًabsent one نَقَضَbroke الوِداداaffection
يا غائِباً نَقَضَ الوِدادا
أَشمَتَّyou made gloat بِالقُربِover nearness البِعاداseparation
أَشمَتَّ بِالقُربِ البِعادا
O absent one who broke the bond of affection!
O absent one who broke the bond of love
You made separation gloat over nearness.
And took joy in distance after being near
وَتَرَكتَنيand you left me وَالشَوقُwhile longing يَأrefuses (partial)
وَتَرَكتَني وَالشَوقُ يَأ
بىcompletion of 'refuses' أَنto يُرَوِّحَgive respite ليfor me فُؤاداa heart
بى أَن يُرَوِّحَ لي فُؤادا
And you left me, while longing refuses
You left me while yearning ravages
to give my heart respite.
My heart that longs for rest
تَأبىrefuse سَوابِقُrushing forerunners of عَبرَتيmy tears
تَأبى سَوابِقُ عَبرَتي
أَنthat تَخدَعَbeguile المُقَلُthe eyes الرُقاداsleep
أَن تَخدَعَ المُقَلُ الرُقادا
My racing tears refuse
My flowing tears refuse
to let my eyes beguile sleep.
To let slumber cheat the sleepless eye
لَوif أَنَّthat طَرفيmy gaze سارَtraveled نَحtoward (partial)
لَو أَنَّ طَرفي سارَ نَح
وَكَyou (completes 'toward you') لَاِتَّخَذتُI would have taken النَومَsleep زاداprovisions
وَكَ لَاِتَّخَذتُ النَومَ زادا
If my gaze were to travel toward
If my eyes had gone to where you are
you, I would take sleep as provisions.
I’d have made sleep my provision for the way
فَاِرجِعso return إِلىto رَسمِvestige of الصَفاpure friendship (partial)
فَاِرجِع إِلى رَسمِ الصَفا
ءِcompletion of 'pure friendship' فَإِنَّهُfor it indeed إِنif عُدتَyou return عاداit returns
ءِ فَإِنَّهُ إِن عُدتَ عادا
Return, then, to the vestige of
So come back to the way of grace
pure friendship; for if you return, it too returns.
For if you return you’ll find love again
وَدَعِand leave العِدىthe enemies فَوَحُرمَةُfor, by the sanctity of الthe
وَدَعِ العِدى فَوَحُرمَةُ ال
عَلياءِhigh honor لاmay not بَلَغواthey attain المُراداthe aim
عَلياءِ لا بَلَغوا المُرادا
And leave the enemies—by the sanctity of
Leave this enmity, for the nobility
high honor, may they never reach their aim!
Never attained their goal thereby
بَسَطواthey stretched out لَناto us أَيديhands of النَواbounty (partial)
بَسَطوا لَنا أَيدي النَوا
لِcompletion of 'bounty' وَماyet not نَرىwe see مِنهُمamong them جَواداa generous man
لِ وَما نَرى مِنهُم جَوادا
They stretched out to us the hands of
They stretched out to us hands of friendship
bounty, yet we see no generous man among them.
Yet we saw no generosity from them
قَلبيmy heart أَسيرٌa captive فيin حِباbonds (partial)
قَلبي أَسيرٌ في حِبا
لِكَyour (completes 'your bonds') لاnot أُؤَمِّلَI hope أَنthat يُقاداit be led
لِكَ لا أُؤَمِّلَ أَن يُقادا
My heart is a captive in
My heart is captive to loving you
your bonds; I do not hope it will be led away.
I cannot expect it to be set free
أَعجَلتَyou hastened قَلبيmy heart أَنto يَمَسtouch (partial)
أَعجَلتَ قَلبي أَن يَمَس
سَcompletion of 'touch' الهَجرَestrangement فَاِستَلَبَso it snatched away الوِداداaffection
سَ الهَجرَ فَاِستَلَبَ الوِدادا
You hastened my heart to feel
You hastened my heart to touch estrangement
estrangement, and it snatched affection away.
And so stole away all love
ياO بائِعيseller of me بِالنَزرِfor a pittance مُخfreely choosing (partial)
يا بائِعي بِالنَزرِ مُخ
تاراًcompletion of 'freely choosing' لِيَبلُغَso that he may attain ماwhat أَراداhe desired
تاراً لِيَبلُغَ ما أَرادا
O seller of me for a pittance,
O you who sold me for a pittance
freely choosing to attain what he desired!
To attain what you sought
إِنif جُدتَyou gave generously بيwith me فَليَندَمَنthen let him surely regret
إِن جُدتَ بي فَليَندَمَن
مَنwho كانَwas بيwith me يَوماًonce جَواداgenerous
مَن كانَ بي يَوماً جَوادا
If you give me away, let him surely regret it
If you come back to me, regret
who once was generous with me.
Will befall those who betrayed me
مَنwhoever ضاعَwas lost مِثليone like me مِنfrom يَدَيtwo hands
مَن ضاعَ مِثلي مِن يَدَي
هِhis فَلَيتَthen, if only شِعريmy knowledge ماwhat اِستَفاداhe gained
هِ فَلَيتَ شِعري ما اِستَفادا
Whoever let one like me slip from
One who lost as I did, from his hands
his hands—if only I knew what he gained!
I wonder, what did he gain?
لاnot يَلبَسُwears الوُدَّaffection الطَريnewly acquired (partial)
لا يَلبَسُ الوُدَّ الطَري
فَcompletion of 'newly acquired' مِجامِلٌone offering mere courtesy خَلَعَcast off التِلاداthe long-held affection
فَ مِجامِلٌ خَلَعَ التِلادا
Newly acquired affection is not donned
Love suits not the trifling soul
by a man of mere courtesy who has cast off the old.
Who discards devotion to don pride
Sol 6.1