ياO مطلباًgoal قدindeed عزّhas become elusive كمhow long
يا مطلباً قد عزّ كم
كذاthus تُهينyou abase طالبكyour seeker
كذا تُهين طالبك
O elusive goal, how long
will you thus abase your seeker?
أضربتyou turned away عنيfrom me بعدماafter
أضربت عني بعدما
أنزلتyou pitched بيwith me مضاربكyour tents
أنزلت بي مضاربك
You turned away from me after
you had pitched your tents with me.
جادwas generous بكwith you الزمانtime ليto me
جاد بك الزمان لي
وعادand turned away عنيfrom me جادبكyour detractor
وعاد عني جادبك
Time bestowed you on me,
and your detractor turned away from me.
حارَwas bewildered بكby you الأسيرthe captive إذwhen
حارَ بك الأسير إذ
أسرتyou captured مَنone who لاnot حاربكfought you
أسرت مَن لا حاربك
The captive was bewildered by you when
you captured one who had never fought you.
أشكوI complain إليكto you ناظراًan eye
أشكو إليك ناظراً
حكّمmade judge فيover me حاجبكyour eyebrow
حكّم في حاجبك
I complain to you of an eye
that made your eyebrow judge over me.
باللَهby God فارعso care for جانبيmy side
باللَه فارع جانبي
اللَهGod يرعىmay care for جانبكyour side
اللَه يرعى جانبك
By God, have a care for me;
may God have a care for you.
Sol 6.1