ماwhat عليupon الرَّكبthe caravan إنif سمحتُI was generous بدمعيwith my tears
ما علي الرَّكب إن سمحتُ بدمعي
فيin ربوعdwelling-places بينbetween الِلّوىal-Liwa والجِزعِand al-Jizʿ
في ربوع بين الِلّوى والجِزعِ
What harm does it do the caravan if I freely shed my tears
No blame upon the caravan if I let my tears flow
in the dwelling-places between al-Liwa and al-Jizʿ?
In the meadows between parting and grief
وعلامَand why المَلامُthe reproach والقلبُand the heart قلبيmy heart
وعلامَ المَلامُ والقلبُ قلبي
وغراميand my passion الغرامُthe passion والدّمعُand the tears دمعيmy tears
وغرامي الغرامُ والدّمعُ دمعي
And why the reproach, when the heart is mine,
Why blame me when it is my heart that is my heart
and mine is the passion, and mine are the tears?
My passion is passion and my tears are my tears
ياO عَذوليmy reproacher إليكَaway with you عنّيfrom me فإنيfor I
يا عَذولي إليكَ عنّي فإني
منكَthan you أدرىbetter aware بوجهof the nature of ضرّيmy harm ونفعيand my benefit
منكَ أدرى بوجه ضرّي ونفعي
O my reproacher, leave me alone, for I
Oh my critic, you know better than I
know better than you what harms and benefits me.
The source of my pain and remedy
كيفhow أصغيI listen للَّومto reproach والحبُّand love قدindeed سدblocked (continued)
كيف أصغي للَّوم والحبُّ قد سد
دَcompletes 'blocked' بوَقرِwith the weight of الغرامِpassion طَرفيmy sight وسمعيand my hearing
دَ بوَقرِ الغرامِ طَرفي وسمعي
How can I heed reproach, when love has blocked
How can I heed blame when love has shut
my sight and hearing with passion's weight?
My eyes and ears with the wax of passion
هذهthis سنّةُthe custom of الهوىlove لستُI am not فيماin what
هذه سنّةُ الهوى لستُ فيما
جئتُهI have done it منof هوىlove for الديارِthe dwellings ببِدعِan innovator
جئتُه من هوى الديارِ ببِدعِ
This is love's custom; I am not, in what
This is the way of love, I have brought nothing new
I have done out of love for the dwellings, an innovator.
To the love of these lands
Sol 6.1