قدْindeed أتاكhe came to you يعتذرُhe apologizes
قدْ أتاك يعتذرُ
لاتسَلْهُdo not ask him ماwhat الخبرُthe news
لاتسَلْهُ ما الخبرُ
He has come to you to apologize.
Do not ask him what the news is.
كلماwhenever أطلتَyou prolong لهto him فيin الحديثthe conversation يختصرُhe cuts short
كلما أطلتَ له في الحديث يختصرُ
فيin عيونهhis eyes الخبرُthe news
في عيونه الخبرُ
Whenever you speak to him at length, he cuts it short.
The news is in his eyes.
ليسdoes not يكذبُlie النظرُthe gaze
ليس يكذبُ النظرُ
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The gaze does not lie.
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قدْindeed وهبتهُI gave him عُمُريmy life… ضاعَwas wasted عندهwith him العمرُthe life
قدْ وهبتهُ عُمُري... ضاعَ عنده العمرُ
حبناour love الذيwhich نشرواthey spread
حبنا الذي نشروا
I gave him my life... that life was wasted with him.
Our love, of which they spread
منof شذاهits fragrance ماwhat نشرواthey spread
من شذاه ما نشروا
صوّحتُI made wither أزاهرهُits blossoms قبلَbefore يعقدsets الثمرُthe fruit
صوّحتُ أزاهرهُ قبلَ يعقد الثمرُ
what they spread of its fragrance—
I made its blossoms wither before the fruit could set.
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عدْreturn
عدْ
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Return!
فعنكَfor, in your stead يؤنسنيit keeps me company فيin سمائهits sky القمرُthe moon
فعنكَ يؤنسني في سمائه القمرُ
قدْindeed وفىkept faith بموعدهwith its appointment
قدْ وفى بموعده
For the moon in its sky keeps me company in your stead.
It has kept its appointment
حينwhen خانتِbroke faith البشرُhumankind
حين خانتِ البشرُ
وأتاكand he came to you يعتذرُhe apologizes
وأتاك يعتذرُ
when people broke faith.
And he has come to you to apologize.
لاdo not تسلُهask him
لا تسلُه
ماwhat الخبرُthe news!
ما الخبرُ!
Do not ask him
what the news is!
Sol 6.1