نَحنُwe كَضَربَتَينِlike two blows فيin مَعرَكَةٍa battle
نَحنُ كَضَربَتَينِ في مَعرَكَةٍ
أَدَّرِعُI don as armor الصَبرَpatience عِندَat لُقياهاmeeting her
أَدَّرِعُ الصَبرَ عِندَ لُقياها
We are like two blows in a battle.
I don patience as armor when I meet her.
وَهِيَand she بِجُندِwith the army of الهَوىlove تُبارِزُنيshe duels with me
وَهِيَ بِجُندِ الهَوى تُبارِزُني
وَأَيُّand what صَبرٍpatience يُطيقُcan withstand هَيجاهاher onslaught
وَأَيُّ صَبرٍ يُطيقُ هَيجاها
While she duels with me, backed by love's army.
And what patience could withstand her onslaught?
إِنif جَبُنَتshe loses courage فيin القِتالِbattle أَنجَدَهاit comes to her aid
إِن جَبُنَت في القِتالِ أَنجَدَها
أَوor ضَعُفَتshe weakens فيin النِزالِcombat قَوّاهاit strengthens her
أَو ضَعُفَت في النِزالِ قَوّاها
If she loses courage in battle, love comes to her aid;
Or weakens in combat, it strengthens her.
أَصرَعُهاI throw her down تارَةًat times وَتَصرَعُنيand she throws me down
أَصرَعُها تارَةً وَتَصرَعُني
لَكِنbut لَهاhers is السَبقُthe lead حينَwhen أَلقاهاI meet her
لَكِن لَها السَبقُ حينَ أَلقاها
At times I throw her down, and she throws me down;
But she has the advantage when I meet her.
أُحِبُّهاI love her وَهِيَwhile she ليtoward me مُعانِدَةٌdefiant
أُحِبُّها وَهِيَ لي مُعانِدَةٌ
كَأَنَّنيas though I لَستُam not مِنamong أَحِبّاهاher loved ones
كَأَنَّني لَستُ مِن أَحِبّاها
I love her, though she defies me,
As though I were not among those dear to her.
عَدُوَّةٌan enemy لاnot أَكادُI almost أُبغِضُهاI hate her
عَدُوَّةٌ لا أَكادُ أُبغِضُها
ياoh لَيتَنيif only I أَستَطيعُI can أَنساهاI forget her
يا لَيتَني أَستَطيعُ أَنساها
An enemy I can scarcely hate—
Oh, if only I could forget her!
سابِحَةٌswimming فيin بِحارِthe seas of فِتنَتِهاher allure
سابِحَةٌ في بِحارِ فِتنَتِها
رافِلَةٌstrutting فيin ذُيولِthe trailing skirts of ظَلماهاher darkness
رافِلَةٌ في ذُيولِ ظَلماها
Swimming in the seas of her allure,
Strutting in the trailing skirts of her darkness.
أُحِبُّهاI love her تَأبىshe refuses مُوافَقَتيagreeing with me
أُحِبُّها تَأبى مُوافَقَتي
خاسِرَةًlosing دينَهاher faith وَدُنياهاand her worldly life
خاسِرَةً دينَها وَدُنياها
I love her; she refuses to agree with me,
Losing her faith and her worldly life.
ياO رَبِّmy Lord عَجِّلhasten لَهاfor her بِتَوبَتِهاwith her repentance
يا رَبِّ عَجِّل لَها بِتَوبَتِها
وَاِغسِلand wash away بِماءِwith the water of التُقىpiety خَطاياهاher sins
وَاِغسِل بِماءِ التُقى خَطاياها
O my Lord, hasten her repentance for her,
And wash away her sins with the water of piety.
إِنif تَكُYou are ياO سَيِّديmy Master مُعَذِّبَهاher punisher
إِن تَكُ يا سَيِّدي مُعَذِّبَها
مَنwho ذاthis one الَّذيwho يُرتَجىis looked to لِرُحماهاfor mercy upon her
مَن ذا الَّذي يُرتَجى لِرُحماها
If You, my Master, are to punish her,
Who could be looked to for mercy upon her?
فَاِلطُفso be gentle بِهاwith her وَاِغتَفِرand forgive لَهاfor her كَرَماًout of generosity
فَاِلطُف بِها وَاِغتَفِر لَها كَرَماً
إِنَّكَindeed You خَلّاقُهاher Creator وَمَولاهاand her Lord
إِنَّكَ خَلّاقُها وَمَولاها
So be gentle with her, and forgive her out of generosity;
For You are her Creator and her Lord.
Sol 6.1