أَماناًgrant me safety فإِنِّيfor I مِنْof عِتَابِكَyour reproach خائِفُafraid
أَماناً فإِنِّي مِنْ عِتَابِكَ خائِفُ
وعفواًand pardon فإِنِّيfor I بالجنايةِof the offense عَارِفُaware
وعفواً فإِنِّي بالجنايةِ عَارِفُ
Grant me safety, for I fear your reproach,
I implore your mercy, for I fear your reproach,
and pardon, for I am aware of the offense.
And beg your pardon, for I confess my sin.
علىdespite أَنَّthat ليI have عذراًan excuse فإِنso if كُنْتَyou are مُنْصِفاًfair
على أَنَّ لي عذراً فإِن كُنْتَ مُنْصِفاً
فكنso be قابلاًaccepting أَوْor لاَnot فإِنكthen you are حَائفُunjust
فكن قابلاً أَوْ لاَ فإِنك حَائفُ
Yet I have an excuse; if you are fair,
Though I have some excuse, if you would hear me,
accept it—otherwise you are unjust.
Be forgiving or not, for I am apprehensive.
وماand not كَانَwas شغْليmy preoccupation عنكaway from you إِلاَّexcept لأَنَّنيbecause I
وما كَانَ شغْلي عنك إِلاَّ لأَنَّني
بفكرِيwith my thoughts علىon تحْبِيرِembellishing شكرِكthanks to you عَاكِفُwholly intent
بفكرِي على تحْبِيرِ شكرِك عَاكِفُ
And I was distracted from you only because I
My mind was busy praising you exceedingly,
was absorbed in thought, embellishing my thanks to you.
That kept me from you, and nothing else within.
وإِنand though كانwas جِسْمِيmy body عندat لُقْياكmeeting you قاعداًseated
وإِن كان جِسْمِي عند لُقْياك قاعداً
فإِنَّyet indeed فؤادِيmy heart قبلbefore لُقْيَاكmeeting you واقِفُstanding
فإِنَّ فؤادِي قبل لُقْيَاك واقِفُ
And though my body was seated when I met you,
Though my body sat not with you at our meeting,
my heart was already standing before I met you.
My heart stood before you, present and attending.
وإِنand though كُنْتَyou had قدalready أَخَلَيْتَemptied منِّيof me مَواقِفاًplaces
وإِن كُنْتَ قد أَخَلَيْتَ منِّي مَواقِفاً
فليyet I have فيin مقاماتِassemblies الثناءِpraise مواقِفُplaces
فلي في مقاماتِ الثناءِ مواقِفُ
And though you had left some places empty of me,
If meetings with you I have sometimes neglected,
I have my places in the assemblies of praise.
In songs of your glory I have had my settings.
شكرتI gave thanks عتاباًa reproach رَقَّwas gentle منكfrom you وَراقَنيand delighted me
شكرت عتاباً رَقَّ منك وَراقَني
فقُلْتso I said سلافٌchoice wine عَتْبهُhis reproach وسَوَالِفُand the neck's sides
فقُلْت سلافٌ عَتْبهُ وسَوَالِفُ
I was grateful for a gentle reproach from you that delighted me,
I thanked your gentle rebuke, which gladdened my spirit,
so I said, 'His reproach is choice wine and a neck's contours.'
And said, “How sweet is his censure, how charming his stories!”
وبرَّحْتَand you caused anguish ليto me لماwhen تَعطَّفْتَyou swayed مُعْرِضاًturning away
وبرَّحْتَ لي لما تَعطَّفْتَ مُعْرِضاً
وكمand how often بَرّحتcaused anguish بالعاشِقينto the lovers المعاطِفُthe body's curves
وكم بَرّحت بالعاشِقين المعاطِفُ
And you tormented me when you swayed, turning away,
You cheered me when you turned to me gently,
and how often the body's curves have tormented lovers!
As you have cheered lovers with your kind acts.
بحقكby your due إِلاَّonly ماemphatic particle مَنَنْتَyou bestowed favor بعَطْفَةٍwith a kindly turn
بحقك إِلاَّ ما مَنَنْتَ بعَطْفَةٍ
فمثلِيfor one like me بلاwithout شكٍّdoubt لمثلكِtoward one like you عَاطِفُinclined
فمثلِي بلا شكٍّ لمثلكِ عَاطِفُ
By the honor due to you, grant me just one kindly turn,
By your right, I swear, saving your gracious favor,
for one like me surely inclines toward one like you.
That my like is surely your lover and praiser.
وحسبُكand enough for you فضلاًas merit أَنto تُرَىyou are seen ليfor me عاذراًexcusing
وحسبُك فضلاً أَن تُرَى لي عاذراً
وحسبيَand enough for me فضلاًas merit أَنَّنيthat I لكfor you وَاصِفُdescribing
وحسبيَ فضلاً أَنَّني لك وَاصِفُ
And it is honor enough for you to be seen excusing me,
It suffices me that you excuse me,
and honor enough for me that I describe you.
And suffices you that I am your describer.
Sol 6.1