وعاذِلَةٍand a reproachful woman فِيconcerning تَرْكِيmy forsaking العِشْقَpassionate love والصِّباand youthful ardor
وعاذِلَةٍ فِي تَرْكِي العِشْقَ والصِّبا
وقَدْand indeed عَلِمَتْshe knew أنَّthat الوفاءَfidelity قَلِيْلُrare
وقَدْ عَلِمَتْ أنَّ الوفاءَ قَلِيْلُ
And a woman reproaches me, urging me to forsake love and youthful ardor,
And a reproacher for leaving love and youth
though she knows that fidelity is rare.
Though she knew that loyalty is scarce
إلَيْكِaway with you فَماfor there is no فِيin حُبِّهمlove for them مِنْin place of حُشاشَتيmy remaining life
إلَيْكِ فَما فِي حُبِّهم مِنْ حُشاشَتي
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle تقاضاهاclaims it as due الغَرامَpassion بَدِيْلُa substitute
إذا ما تقاضاها الغَرامَ بَدِيْلُ
Away with you! For, in loving them, what remains of my life—
Towards you, yet of their love there's no fervor in me
when passion claims it—has no substitute.
If passion asks it for a substitute
لَقدindeed أنفَتْhas spurned نَفْسِيmy soul لِحُبِّيَtoward my love غِرَّةًdeceit
لَقد أنفَتْ نَفْسِي لِحُبِّيَ غِرَّةً
وغَدْراًand betrayal وقَلبِيْand my heart فيin يَدَيْهِhis two hands دَلِيلُproof
وغَدْراً وقَلبِيْ في يَدَيْهِ دَلِيلُ
My soul has indeed spurned deceit toward my love,
Indeed my soul disdained for my naive love
and betrayal; my heart in his hands is proof.
Betrayal, while my heart in its hands is proof
Sol 6.1