تَمَتّعْtake pleasure بهاin her ماas long as ساعَفَتْكَshe obliges you ولاand not يَكُنْlet there be
تَمَتّعْ بها ما ساعَفَتْكَ ولا يَكُنْ
عليكَupon you جَوىًburning grief فيin الصَّدْرِthe breast حينَwhen تَبينُshe departs
عليكَ جَوىً في الصَّدْرِ حينَ تَبينُ
Enjoy her while she obliges you, and let there be no
burning grief in your breast when she departs.
وخُنْهاand betray her وإنْand even if كانتْshe is تَفِيshe keeps faith لكَwith you إنّهاindeed she
وخُنْها وإنْ كانتْ تَفِي لكَ إنّها
علىwith قِدَمِthe aging of الأَيّامِthe days سوفَwill تَخُونُshe betrays
على قِدَمِ الأَيّامِ سوفَ تَخُونُ
And betray her, even if she is faithful to you; for she,
as the days wear on, will betray you.
وإِنْand if هيshe أَعْطَتْكَshe gives you اللَّيانَtenderness فإنّهاthen indeed she
وإِنْ هي أَعْطَتْكَ اللَّيانَ فإنّها
لغيرِكَto someone other than you مِنْamong خُلاَّنِهاher lovers سَتَليِنُshe will be tender
لغيرِكَ مِنْ خُلاَّنِها سَتَليِنُ
And if she gives you tenderness, then she
will be tender to another among her lovers.
وإِنْand if حَلَفَتْshe swears لاnot يَنْقُصُdiminishes النّأْيُdistance عَهْدَهاher pledge
وإِنْ حَلَفَتْ لا يَنْقُصُ النّأْيُ عَهْدَها
فليسfor there is no لمخْضُوبِfor one with henna-stained البَنَانِfingertips يَمينُoath
فليس لمخْضُوبِ البَنَانِ يَمينُ
And if she swears that distance will not diminish her pledge,
one with henna-stained fingertips keeps no oath.
وإِنْand if سَكَبَتْshe sheds يومَon the day of الفِراقِparting دُموعَهاher tears
وإِنْ سَكَبَتْ يومَ الفِراقِ دُموعَها
فليسfor it is not لَعَمْرُby the life of اللّهِGod ذاكَthat يَقينُcertainty
فليس لَعَمْرُ اللّهِ ذاكَ يَقينُ
And if she sheds her tears on the day of parting,
that, by God's life, is no sure proof.
Sol 6.1