أغْضَبْتَنيyou angered me وغصبْتَand you seized ديوانيmy poetry collection الذيwhich
أغْضَبْتَني وغصبْتَ ديواني الذي
أنفقْتُI spent فيهon it شبيبتيmy youth وزمانيand my time
أنفقْتُ فيه شبيبتي وزماني
You angered me and seized my poetry-book, in which
You angered me and seized my poetry collection, on which
I spent my youth and all my years.
I spent my youth and my time.
لوif كنتَyou were يوماًever بالمودَّةِwith affection عاملاًacting
لو كنتَ يوماً بالمودَّةِ عاملاً
ماnot كنتَyou would have been تُغْضِبُangering صاحبَthe owner of الديوانِthe poetry collection
ما كنتَ تُغْضِبُ صاحبَ الديوانِ
Had you ever acted out of friendship,
Had you ever acted with affection,
you would not have angered the owner of the divan.
you would not have angered the collection’s owner.
Sol 6.1