وجرحكand your wounding ليof me جرحa wound جبارrequiring no compensation فلاso do not تلمblame
وجرحك لي جرح جبار فلا تلم
ولكنand yet جرحthe wound الحبof love غيرnot جبارrequiring no compensation
ولكن جرح الحب غير جبار
And the wound you inflict on me calls for no redress, so do not blame me;
But the wound of love is not without redress.
وقدand indeed صارتhave become الخيلانthe moles وسطamid بياضهhis fair skin
وقد صارت الخيلان وسط بياضه
كنيلوفرlike water lilies حفتهencircled it روضmeadows of بهارoxeye daisies
كنيلوفر حفته روض بهار
And the moles amid his fair skin have become
Like water lilies encircled by meadows of oxeye daisies.
وكمand how often قالsaid ليto me منthe one متI died وجداًof longing بحبهfor love of him
وكم قال لي من مت وجداً بحبه
مقالةthe words of محلولunsound المقالةin argument زاريa scoffer
مقالة محلول المقالة زاري
How often has he, for love of whom I died of longing, said to me
The words of a scoffer whose argument is unsound,
وقدand indeed كثرتgrew numerous منيfrom me إليهto him مطالبappeals
وقد كثرت مني إليه مطالب
الحI press عليهupon him تارةًat times وإداريand I coax
الح عليه تارةً وإداري
When my appeals to him had grown many,
As I pressed him at times and coaxed him at others:
أماis there not فيin التوائيmy evasiveness ماsomething that يبردcools غلةًa burning thirst
أما في التوائي ما يبرد غلةً
ويذهبand dispels شوقاًlonging فيthrough ضلوعكyour ribs ساريcoursing
ويذهب شوقاً في ضلوعك ساري
“Is there nothing in my evasiveness to cool your burning thirst
And dispel the longing coursing through your ribs?”
فقلتso I said لهto him لوif كانwere ذلكthat لمnot تكنexist
فقلت له لو كان ذلك لم تكن
عداوةenmity جارٍof a neighbor فيamong الأنامhumankind لجارtoward a neighbor
عداوة جارٍ في الأنام لجار
So I said to him, “If that were so, there would be no
Enmity between one neighbor and another among humankind.
وقدand indeed تتراءىcome into each other’s sight العسكرانthe two armies لدىamid الوغىbattle
وقد تتراءى العسكران لدى الوغى
وبينهماand between them both للموتdeath’s سبلٌpaths بوارof ruin
وبينهما للموت سبلٌ بوار
Yet two armies may come within sight of each other in battle,
While death’s paths of ruin lie between them.”
Sol 6.1