قَدindeed آنَthe time has come أَنthat أَشكوI complain إِلَيكَto you وَتُنصِفاand you do me justice
قَد آنَ أَن أَشكو إِلَيكَ وَتُنصِفا
وَلَأَنتَand surely you أَجدَرُmore fitting أَنto تَرِقَّshow tenderness وَتَعطِفاand show compassion
وَلَأَنتَ أَجدَرُ أَن تَرِقَّ وَتَعطِفا
The time has come for me to complain to you, and for you to do me justice.
The time has come for me to complain to you, so you may judge fairly,
And surely it is more fitting for you to be tender and compassionate.
For you are most deserving to be gentle and show mercy.
مَوتُdeath الفَتىthe young man سِجنٌa prison فَكَيفَso how وَفُرقَةٌand separation
مَوتُ الفَتى سِجنٌ فَكَيفَ وَفُرقَةٌ
خَطبانِtwo calamities يوهيweakens منهُماfrom both of them جَلدُendurance الصَفاsmooth rock
خَطبانِ يوهي منهُما جَلدُ الصَفا
A young man's death is a prison—how then with separation too?
A young man's death is prison, so how much more is separation,
Two calamities that sap even smooth rock's endurance.
Two calamities that make the slim mountain appear vast.
مَولايَmy lord اِشفَيتَyou have gratified العِداthe enemies بِجَفاكَby your coldness ليtoward me
مَولايَ اِشفَيتَ العِدا بِجَفاكَ لي
سَلask قَلبَكَyour heart القاسيthe cruel عَلَيَّtoward me أَماhas it not اِشتفىfound satisfaction
سَل قَلبَكَ القاسي عَلَيَّ أَما اِشتفى
My lord, you have gratified my enemies by your coldness toward me.
My Master, you have cured your enemies with your harshness towards me,
Ask your heart, so cruel to me: has it not found satisfaction?
Ask your unfeeling heart about me, has it not yet been satiated?
بَلَغَattained الوُشاةُthe slanderers مُناهُمُtheir wishes فيin السَعيِscheming بيagainst me
بَلَغَ الوُشاةُ مُناهُمُ في السَعيِ بي
وَلَقَدand indeed وَشَواthey slandered زوراًwith falsehood إِلَيكَto you وَزُخرُفاand gilded lies
وَلَقَد وَشَوا زوراً إِلَيكَ وَزُخرُفا
The slanderers have attained their wishes by scheming against me.
The slanderers have achieved their goals in plotting against me,
And indeed they slandered me to you with falsehood and gilded lies.
And they have surely fabricated many lies about me to you.
قالواthey said سَفاهاًfoolishly قَدindeed هَفَوتَyou stumbled بِزَلَّةٍthrough a misstep
قالوا سَفاهاً قَد هَفَوتَ بِزَلَّةٍ
فَلِماthen why اُلامُI am blamed وَليand I have لِسانٌa tongue قَدindeed هَفاslipped
فَلِما اُلامُ وَلي لِسانٌ قَد هَفا
They foolishly said, 'You have indeed made a misstep.'
They said foolishly that I have slipped into an error,
Why, then, am I blamed, when I have a tongue that has slipped?
So why am I blamed when my tongue has faltered?
لاdo not تَتَّهِمنيaccuse me فيin هَواكَlove for you بِزَلَّةٍof a lapse
لا تَتَّهِمني في هَواكَ بِزَلَّةٍ
ماnot كانَthere was ليfor me ذَنبٌan offense إِلَيكَagainst you سِوىexcept الوَفاfaithfulness
ما كانَ لي ذَنبٌ إِلَيكَ سِوى الوَفا
Do not accuse me of a lapse in my love for you.
Do not accuse me of an error in loving you,
I had no offense against you save faithfulness.
I have no fault towards you except devotion.
Sol 6.1