لماwhen تركتI left العالمينthe worlds بمعزلaside
لما تركت العالمين بمعزل
ورفضتand I rejected كلevery تعللexcuse وتأولand interpretation
ورفضت كل تعلل وتأول
When I set the worlds aside,
When I abandoned the two worlds in isolation
And rejected every excuse and interpretation,
And refused all excuses and interpretations
ناديتI called out فيin ناديthe assembly of الهوىlove بتذللwith humility
ناديت في نادي الهوى بتذلل
وقفhalted الهوىlove بيme حيثwhere أنتyou are فليسso there is no ليfor me
وقف الهوى بي حيث أنت فليس لي
I called out humbly in love's assembly:
I humbly called in the clan of passion
Love held me where you are; I have neither
Passion stopped me where you are, I have no
متأخّرretreat عنهfrom it ولاand no متقدمadvance
متأخّر عنه ولا متقدم
بعصاwith the rod of النوىseparation قدalready أصبحتhas become موقوذةًbeaten senseless
بعصا النوى قد أصبحت موقوذةً
Retreat from it nor advance.
Later or earlier than it
Separation's rod has beaten senseless
With the staff of purpose I have become bewitched
نفسٌa soul غدتbecame أحشاؤهاits innards مجذوذةsevered
نفسٌ غدت أحشاؤها مجذوذة
ياO غادراًfaithless one تركleft الضلوعthe ribs حنيذةroasted
يا غادراً ترك الضلوع حنيذة
A soul whose innards have been severed.
A soul whose insides are pulled out
O faithless one who left my ribs roasted,
O betrayer, you left the ribs broken
أجدI find الملامةreproach فيin هواكlove for you لذيذةsweet
أجد الملامة في هواك لذيذة
حباًout of love لذكركfor the mention of you فليلمنيso let them reproach me اللوَمُthe reproachers
حباً لذكرك فليلمني اللوَمُ
I find reproach for loving you sweet,
I find blaming you is sweet
Out of love for the mention of you—so let the reproachers reproach me.
For love of your mention, so let blame gather me
عجباhow strange! عداتيmy enemies قدindeed تناهىreached its height عجبهمtheir amazement
عجبا عداتي قد تناهى عجبهم
لماwhen غداbecame منfrom عذبthe sweet water of وردكyour watering place شربهمtheir drink
لما غدا من عذب وردك شربهم
How strange! My enemies' amazement has reached its height,
Strangely, my enemies have exceeded in their wonder
When their drink came from your sweet waters.
When your sweet rose water became their drink
حسنواthey grew fair بعينيin my eyes بلrather سباتيmy slumber قربهمtheir nearness
حسنوا بعيني بل سباتي قربهم
أشبهتyou resembled أعدائيmy enemies فصرتso I became أحبهمI love them
أشبهت أعدائي فصرت أحبهم
They grew fair in my eyes; rather, their nearness is my slumber.
They deemed me good, rather my death brought them near
You resembled my enemies, so I came to love them,
I resembled my enemies and so loved them
إذsince صارbecame حظىmy lot منكfrom you حظىmy lot منهمfrom them
إذ صار حظى منك حظى منهم
احكمrule بماaccording to what ترضىyou please فلستfor I am not مكابراdefiant
احكم بما ترضى فلست مكابرا
Since my lot from you became my lot from them.
As my fortune from you became their fortune
Rule as you please, for I am not defiant.
Judge with what you wish, I am no adversary
أوand do...? ماnot ترانيyou see me لاحتكامكunder your judgment صابراpatient
أو ما تراني لاحتكامك صابرا
أقصيتنيyou cast me away إذwhen لمdid not تجدyou find ليfor me ناصراa defender
أقصيتني إذ لم تجد لي ناصرا
And do you not see me patiently enduring your judgment?
Or see me, to your judgement I am patient
You cast me away when you found no one to defend me.
You excluded me when you found no helper for me
وأهنتنيand you abased me فأهنتso I abased نفسيmyself صاغراsubmissive
وأهنتني فأهنت نفسي صاغرا
ماnot مَنwhoever يهونis of little worth عليكto you ممنamong those whom أكرِمُI honor
ما مَن يهون عليك ممن أكرِمُ
And you abased me, so I abased myself in submission.
And disgraced me, so I lowered myself humbled
No one you hold in contempt is among those I honor.
What is insignificant to you of those I honor
Sol 6.1