تَرَكتُI left حَبيبَthe beloved of القَلبِthe heart لاnot عَنbecause of مَلامَةٍreproach
تَرَكتُ حَبيبَ القَلبِ لا عَن مَلامَةٍ
وَلاnor رَهبَةًfear مِنof قَوسِthe bow of حاجِبِهِhis eyebrow التُركيTurkish
وَلا رَهبَةً مِن قَوسِ حاجِبِهِ التُركي
I left my heart’s beloved, not because of reproach,
nor for fear of the bow of his Turkish brow.
وَماand not كُنتُI was أَسلوهُI cease loving him وَلَوand even if طالَgrew long بُعدَهُhis absence
وَما كُنتُ أَسلوهُ وَلَو طالَ بُعدَهُ
وَلَكِنand yet جَنىhe committed ذَنباًa sin يُؤَدّيleads إِلىto التُركِabandonment
وَلَكِن جَنى ذَنباً يُؤَدّي إِلى التُركِ
And I would not have ceased loving him, however long his absence,
but he committed a sin that leads to abandonment.
أَرادَhe wanted شَريكاًa partner فيin المَحَبَّةِlove بَينَناbetween us
أَرادَ شَريكاً في المَحَبَّةِ بَينَنا
عَلىdespite أَنَّنيthe fact that I قَدindeed كُنتُI was أَحسَبُهُI considered him مَلَكيmy angel
عَلى أَنَّني قَد كُنتُ أَحسَبُهُ مَلَكي
He wanted a partner in the love between us,
although I had thought him my angel.
وَكَيفَand how أَرىI see ليfor me فيin هَواهُlove for him مُشارِكاًa partner
وَكَيفَ أَرى لي في هَواهُ مُشارِكاً
وَإيمانَand the faith of قَلبيmy heart لاnot يَميلُinclines إِلىtoward الشِركِassociating partners with God
وَإيمانَ قَلبي لا يَميلُ إِلى الشِركِ
And how could I accept a partner in loving him,
when my heart’s faith does not incline toward polytheism?
Sol 6.1