أأحبابناO our beloved ones بالثغرِat the port إنيindeed I وإنْand although نأتْgrew distant
أأحبابنا بالثغرِ إني وإنْ نأتْ
بيَwith me الدارُthe dwelling عنكمfrom you ماnot استحلْتُI turned away عنfrom العهدِthe pledge
بيَ الدارُ عنكم ما استحلْتُ عن العهدِ
O our beloved ones at the port, I—though borne far
Our friends, though I and the house are far from you
from you by my dwelling—have never forsaken the pledge.
I have not given up on our bond
وقدand indeed لامَنِيreproached me العُذّالُthe reproachers فيكمover you وَأَكْثَرواand did so often
وقد لامَنِي العُذّالُ فيكم وَأَكْثَروا
فماyet not غَيَّرونيthey turned me aside بالمَلامِwith reproach عنfrom الودّlove
فما غَيَّروني بالمَلامِ عن الودّ
And the reproachers have blamed me for loving you, time and again,
Though the blamers rebuked me about you and increased
yet they have not turned me from love with their reproaches.
Their blame did not change my affection
إذاif كَشفواthey uncovered عنfrom صِدْقِsincerity كلِّevery مودةٍaffection
إذا كَشفوا عن صِدْقِ كلِّ مودةٍ
فإنthen indeed ودادَlove الناسِpeople بعضُa part الذيwhat عنديI hold
فإن ودادَ الناسِ بعضُ الذي عندي
If they lay bare the sincerity of every affection,
If they uncover the sincerity of every affection
then people's love is but a part of what I hold.
Then the people's affection is part of what I have
لكمfor you فيin فؤاديmy heart منزلٌa dwelling غيرُnot نازحٍdistant
لكم في فؤادي منزلٌ غيرُ نازحٍ
ولوand even if أننيthat I خلفَbeyond العِراقِIraq أوor الهندIndia
ولو أنني خلفَ العِراقِ أو الهند
You have a dwelling in my heart that is never far away,
You have an abode in my heart that does not depart
even if I were beyond Iraq or India.
Even if I were behind Iraq or India
لقدindeed أَبْعَدُونيthey sent me far away عنكمُfrom you فَقرُبْتمُyet you drew near
لقد أَبْعَدُوني عنكمُ فَقرُبْتمُ
وإنْand although أَكثَرواthey increased بُعْدdistance قَرُبتمyou drew near علىdespite البُعْدthe distance
وإنْ أَكثَروا بُعْد قَرُبتم على البُعْد
They have indeed sent me far from you, yet you have drawn near;
They have distanced me from you, so you came closer
and though they increased the distance, you grew near despite the distance.
The more they increased the distance, the closer you were from afar
فوso, by اللهِGod ماnot ساعدتُI sided with منwhoever لامreproached فيكمُover you
فو اللهِ ما ساعدتُ من لام فيكمُ
وإنيand indeed I لأُخْفِيI surely conceal منكمُfrom you فوقmore than ماwhat أُبديI reveal
وإني لأُخْفِي منكمُ فوق ما أُبدي
So, by God, I have never sided with anyone who blamed me for loving you,
By God, I did not assist those blaming you
and I surely hide from you more than I reveal.
And I conceal more about you than I reveal
ولوand even if رُمْتُI sought أنto أنساكمُI forget you ذَكَّرتْreminded me بكمof you
ولو رُمْتُ أن أنساكمُ ذَكَّرتْ بكم
محاسنُbeauties فعلٍa deed مثلlike منتظِمstrung in order العِقدthe necklace
محاسنُ فعلٍ مثل منتظِم العِقد
And even if I sought to forget you, I would be reminded of you
If I wanted to forget you, the fine deeds
by your beautiful deeds, like a neatly strung necklace.
Resembling well-strung pearls would remind me of you
برئتُI would be bereft إذاًthen منof نَخْوةٍnoble pride ومروءةٍand chivalry
برئتُ إذاً من نَخْوةٍ ومروءةٍ
إذاif لمdid not اقابلهاI repay them بواجبهاwith their due عنديfrom me
إذا لم اقابلها بواجبها عندي
I would then be bereft of noble pride and chivalry,
I would then be devoid of sincerity and chivalry
if I did not repay them with what I owe them.
If I did not repay them what is due from me
وإنيand indeed I لأَسْتهدِيI surely ask as a gift الرياحَthe winds نَسيمَكمyour breeze
وإني لأَسْتهدِي الرياحَ نَسيمَكم
فأَنْشَقُand I inhale منهاfrom them مثلlike مُفتِتحnewly opening الوردroses
فأَنْشَقُ منها مثل مُفتِتح الورد
And I ask the winds for the gift of your breeze,
I ask the breezes to carry your scent
and inhale from them a scent like that of newly opening roses.
So I may pluck from it like the opening rose
Sol 6.1