ياO مَنyou who بعقربwith the scorpion صدغيهhis two temple-locks الحشاthe heart لسعاstung
يا مَن بعقرب صدغيه الحشا لسعا
لوif أمكنwere possible الصبّthe lovesick lover سعىseeking للرقيfor healing charms لسعىhe would surely seek
لو أمكن الصبّ سعى للرقي لسعى
O you who stung the heart with the scorpion of your temple-locks,
O you who with his glances stung me like a scorpion
If the lovesick lover could seek healing charms, he would seek them.
If it were possible for passion to strive for ascent, it would have striven
عراwas bereft منof الصبرpatience مُذsince حلّsettled الغرامpassion بهupon him
عرا من الصبر مُذ حلّ الغرام به
لكنهbut he لعهودto the vows الحبof love ثَمَّthere رعىwas faithful
لكنه لعهود الحب ثَمَّ رعى
He has been bereft of patience since passion took hold of him,
It became empty of patience since love settled in it
Yet there he kept the vows of love.
But it then tended to the covenants of love
ياO مُعرضاًone turning away عنfrom وصالunion الحبof love منout of صلفarrogance
يا مُعرضاً عن وصال الحب من صلف
يظلhe remains بهاthrough it علىabove العشاقthe lovers مُرتفعاًelevated
يظل بها على العشاق مُرتفعاً
O you who turn away from love’s union out of arrogance,
O you who arrogantly turned away from the union of love
Through it, he remains elevated above the lovers.
He remains haughtily inaccessible to lovers
إنif لمnot أكنI am للمُنىfor the wishes أهلاًworthy فجُدthen give generously كرماًout of generosity
إن لم أكن للمُنى أهلاً فجُد كرماً
وكنand be سلمتmay you be safe لماto what قدalready قيلwas said مُستمعاlistening
وكن سلمت لما قد قيل مُستمعا
If I am not worthy of what I wish for, then give generously,
If I am not worthy of attainment, then be generous
And listen—may you be safe—to what has been said:
And accept what has been said, listening
ضاعwas wasted الجميلthe kind deed ولوeven if فيin غيرother than موضعهits proper place
ضاع الجميل ولو في غير موضعه
فماfor no يضيعis wasted جميلkind deed أينماwherever وضعاit was bestowed
فما يضيع جميل أينما وضعا
The kind deed was wasted, even if bestowed in the wrong place;
Beauty is lost even if in other than its place
For no kind deed is wasted, wherever it is bestowed.
So beauty is not lost wherever it is placed
Sol 6.1