ياO منyou who ثنىturned عنيaway from me عنانthe rein ودادهhis affection
يا من ثنى عني عنان وداده
ماnot كنتI was علكunclear; likely 'away from you' عنانthe rein وديmy affection ثانturning aside
ما كنت علك عنان ودي ثان
O you who turned the reins of your affection away from me,
O you who turned away from me, forsaking our affection,
I had not turned the reins of my affection [away from you].
You were never the object of my love again,
لكننيbut I لمdid not استطعI could صبراًpatience علىwith
لكنني لم استطع صبراً على
قالٍone who spurns ولاnor مكثاًremaining بدارin a house هوانhumiliation
قالٍ ولا مكثاً بدار هوان
But I could not patiently endure
But I could not be patient with
one who spurned me, nor dwell in a house of humiliation.
Hurtful words or stay in a house of disgrace,
فأخذتso I began فيin الترحالjourneying عنكaway from you وانand if ترىyou see
فأخذت في الترحال عنك وان ترى
حاليmy condition استحالhas changed ولاand do not تشينdisparage حاليmy condition
حالي استحال ولا تشين حالي
So I began to journey away from you; and if you see
So I began wandering away from you, and if you see
my condition altered, do not disparage my condition.
My state has changed, do not disparage my state,
أنتyou المفرطthe neglectful one بيtoward me واخسرand the most unprofitable صفقةbargain
أنت المفرط بي واخسر صفقة
كونيmy being أباعI am sold بأبخسat the paltriest الأثمانprices
كوني أباع بأبخس الأثمان
You are the one who squanders me, and the worst bargain
You were the one who deserted me, and missed out on a bargain,
is my being sold for the paltriest prices.
Selling me for the cheapest prices,
وجمعتand you gathered ليfor me شيماtraits نكرتyou denied حميدهاtheir praiseworthy qualities
وجمعت لي شيما نكرت حميدها
لماwhen التقىmet دونon this side of النقاthe sand dune الجمعانthe two groups
لما التقى دون النقا الجمعان
And you took stock of my traits, denying their virtues,
And attributed to me qualities that tarnished my good name
when the two groups met on this side of the sand dune.
When the two groups came together,
وكذاand so إذاwhen سئمgrew weary of الخليلthe friend خليلهhis friend
وكذا إذا سئم الخليل خليله
نظرhe regarded الكمالperfection لديهin him كالنقصانlike imperfection
نظر الكمال لديه كالنقصان
And so, when a friend grows weary of his friend,
And likewise, when a friend tires of his friend
he regards perfection in him as imperfection.
He sees perfection in him as imperfection,
فلسوفso surely will تأسفyou grieve بعدafter بُعديmy absence كلماwhenever
فلسوف تأسف بعد بُعدي كلما
كلمتyou are addressed اينwhere فلانso-and-so ياO ابنson of فلانso-and-so
كلمت اين فلان يا ابن فلان
So you will surely grieve after I am gone, whenever
So you will regret after my distance every time
you are asked, “Where is so-and-so, O son of so-and-so?”
You say, where is so-and-so, son of so-and-so.
Sol 6.1