ياO مُعرِضاًone who turns away مُتَجَنِّباًone who keeps his distance
يا مُعرِضاً مُتَجَنِّباً
حاشاكَfar be it from you مِنfrom نَقضِbreaking الذِمامِthe bonds of loyalty
حاشاكَ مِن نَقضِ الذِمامِ
O you who turn away and keep your distance,
O you who turn away and avoid me
far be it from you to break the bonds of loyalty.
Far be it from you to break the pact
مَولايَmy lord مالَكَwhat ails you? قَدindeed بَخُلbeen miserly (verb fragment)
مَولايَ مالَكَ قَد بَخُل
تَyou (verb suffix) عَلَيَّtoward me حَتّىeven بِالكَلامِwith words
تَ عَلَيَّ حَتّى بِالكَلامِ
My lord, why have you grown so miserly
My master, you have been stingy with me
toward me, even with words?
Even with words
هَذاthis الَّذيwhich ماكُنتُI was not أَحI think (first part of أحسب)
هَذا الَّذي ماكُنتُ أَح
سَبُcompletes أحسب: I think أَنthat أَراهُI see it فيin المَنامِa dream
سَبُ أَن أَراهُ في المَنامِ
This is what I never thought
This one whom I never thought
I would see in a dream.
I would see even in a dream
سَلِّمgreet عَليَّme إِذاwhen مَرَرpass (verb fragment)
سَلِّم عَليَّ إِذا مَرَر
تَyou (verb suffix) فَلاso, no أَقَلَّless مِنَthan السَلامِa greeting
تَ فَلا أَقَلَّ مِنَ السَلامِ
Greet me when you pass
Say hello to me when you pass by
by—at least a greeting!
At least say hello
ماwhat ليfor me أَظُنُّI expect بِكَof you الوَفاfidelity (first part of الوفاء)
ما لي أَظُنُّ بِكَ الوَفا
ءَcompletes الوفاء: fidelity وَأَنتَand you مِنof بَعضِsome of الأَنامِhumankind
ءَ وَأَنتَ مِن بَعضِ الأَنامِ
Why do I expect fidelity from you,
Why do I think you are loyal
when you are but one of humankind?
When you are just another human
الغَدرُtreachery فيin كُلِّevery الطِباnatures (first part of الطباع)
الغَدرُ في كُلِّ الطِبا
عِcompletes الطباع: natures فَلاso, not أَخُصُّكَI single you out بِالمَلامِfor blame
عِ فَلا أَخُصُّكَ بِالمَلامِ
Treachery lies in every nature,
Betrayal is in every nature
so I do not single you out for blame.
So I do not blame you specifically
ماhow أَكثَرَnumerous العُذّالَthe reproachers فيconcerning
ما أَكثَرَ العُذّالَ في
وَلَهيmy yearning عَلَيكَfor you وَفيand concerning غَراميmy passion
وَلَهي عَلَيكَ وَفي غَرامي
How many are those who reproach me for
How many are the tormentors
my yearning for you and my passion!
Woe to you and to my love for you
هَبنيsuppose that I كَتَمتُهُمُI hid from them هَواlove (first part of هواك)
هَبني كَتَمتُهُمُ هَوا
كَfor you (possessive suffix) فَكَيفَthen how أَكتُمُهُمI hide from them سَقاميmy sickness
كَ فَكَيفَ أَكتُمُهُم سَقامي
Suppose I hid from them my love
They knew of my passion for you
for you—how could I hide my sickness from them?
How can I hide my sickness from them
Sol 6.1