ظَعنواthey departed فَفيso in كَنَفِthe shelter of الإِلَهِGod وَحِفظِهِand His protection
ظَعنوا فَفي كَنَفِ الإِلَهِ وَحِفظِهِ
لاnot زِلتُI cease أَرعىI tend to عَهدَهُمtheir covenant وَأُحافِظُand I safeguard
لا زِلتُ أَرعى عَهدَهُم وَأُحافِظُ
They have departed; may they be in God's shelter and protection.
They were unjust, yet under God's protection and care
May I never cease to honor their covenant and keep it.
I still uphold our pact and take heed
ظَلَمواthey wronged وَلَستُand I am not بِحائِدٍturning aside عَنfrom ظُلمِهِمtheir injustice
ظَلَموا وَلَستُ بِحائِدٍ عَن ظُلمِهِم
إِلّاexcept إِلَيهِمtoward them فَالهَوىfor love ليfor me باهِظُburdensome
إِلّا إِلَيهِم فَالهَوى لي باهِظُ
They wronged me, yet I do not turn aside from their injustice
They did wrong, but I'll not turn from their wrong
Except toward them, for love weighs heavily upon me.
Except to them, for passion makes me tender
ظَنّيmy expectation الوَفاءfidelity مُجانِباًkeeping apart وَمُقارِباًand drawing near
ظَنّي الوَفاء مُجانِباً وَمُقارِباً
أَبداًalways أُلايِنُI deal gently مَرَّةًat times وَأُغالِظُand I deal sternly
أَبداً أُلايِنُ مَرَّةً وَأُغالِظُ
I expect fidelity, whether keeping apart or drawing near.
I thought loyalty was fickle or fixed
Always, at times I am gentle, and at times stern.
Yet I'm gentle at times and harsh at others
ظَفِرَتit won بِأَوفَرِwith the fullest حَظِّهاits share of fortune عَينٌan eye إِذاwhen
ظَفِرَت بِأَوفَرِ حَظِّها عَينٌ إِذا
ظَلَّتit kept تُرامِقُgazing at حِبَّهاits beloved وَتُلاحِظُand casting sidelong glances
ظَلَّت تُرامِقُ حِبَّها وَتُلاحِظُ
An eye wins its fullest share of fortune when
An eye attained its greatest fortune when
It keeps gazing at its beloved and casting sidelong glances.
It gazed upon its beloved and took heed
Sol 6.1