ياO لائِمًاreproacher قدْindeed أَلامَincurred blame لماwhen
يا لائِمًا قدْ أَلامَ لما
أجْريْتُI carried out فِعْلِيmy action علىaccording to اخِتيارِهْhis choice
أجْريْتُ فِعْلِي على اخِتيارِهْ
O reproacher, who incurred blame when
I acted according to his choice.
فَرقَsundered ماwhat بيْننَاbetween us اجْتماعٌa meeting
فَرقَ ما بيْننَا اجْتماعٌ
أشْفَقْتُI feared منهُbecause of it علىfor وَقارِهْhis dignity
أشْفَقْتُ منهُ على وَقارِهْ
A meeting sundered what lay between us;
I feared for his dignity because of it
لماwhen اضْطررْناwe were compelled لهُto it ولكنْbut
لما اضْطررْنا لهُ ولكنْ
لاno عُذْرَexcuse للمرْءِfor a man فيin اضْطِرَارِهْhis compulsion
لا عُذْرَ للمرْءِ في اضْطِرَارِهْ
when we were compelled to it—but
a man has no excuse, even under compulsion.
Sol 6.1