تناءتgrew distant علىdespite قربthe nearness of الديارthe homes السرائرthe inner feelings
تناءت على قرب الديار السرائر
فليسso there is no لماto what بينيbetween me وبينكand between you آخرend
فليس لما بيني وبينك آخر
Our inner feelings have grown distant, though our homes are near.
The secrets drew near the ruins of the abode
So what lies between you and me has no end.
For there is nothing that comes between me and you
لقدindeed كانwas ظنيmy belief أنthat ليfor me منكfrom you وامقاًone who loves
لقد كان ظني أن لي منك وامقاً
علىat حينa time when حفتgathered بيaround me الحقوقthe obligations النوائرblazing
على حين حفت بي الحقوق النوائر
I had thought I had in you someone who loved me,
I thought I had a firm rope extended from you
when blazing obligations hemmed me in.
While misfortunes have surrounded me
فلماbut when بدتappeared ليto me نفرةaversion الغدرtreachery منكمfrom you all
فلما بدت لي نفرة الغدر منكم
رضيتI accepted بماwith what تقضيyou decree بهby it وهوthough it is جائرunjust
رضيت بما تقضي به وهو جائر
But when your treacherous aversion became clear to me,
When your betrayal became evident
I accepted what you decreed, unjust though it was.
I was content with the injustice of fate
فلاso do not تعذلونيreproach me فيfor الجفاءcoldness فإننيfor indeed I
فلا تعذلوني في الجفاء فإنني
أنزهI deem too noble قلبيmy heart أنthat يرىbe seen وهوwhile it is صاغرabased
أنزه قلبي أن يرى وهو صاغر
So do not reproach me for my coldness, for I
So do not blame me for estrangement, for I
hold my heart too noble to be seen abased.
Have purified my heart from seeing while humiliated
هويتكI loved you بالقلبwith the heart البريءfree منof الحجاreason
هويتك بالقلب البريء من الحجا
وإننيand indeed I بالعقلwith reason السليمsound لهاجرsurely one who leaves
وإنني بالعقل السليم لهاجر
I loved you with a heart innocent of reason,
I loved you with the innocent heart, free of blemish
yet with sound reason I am surely leaving you.
Yet I flee with the sound mind
تقلصshrank ظلthe shade of الحبlove بعدafter امتدادهits spreading
تقلص ظل الحب بعد امتداده
وجفand dried up هواناour love بعدafter إذwhen هوit ناضرflourishing
وجف هوانا بعد إذ هو ناضر
Love's shade shrank after spreading wide,
The shadow of love has shrunk after its expansion
and our love dried up after once flourishing.
And the radiance has dried after it was blossoming
أحالتهturned it into أخلاقthe ways of العقوقdisloyalty وغدرهand its treachery
أحالته أخلاق العقوق وغدره
عهوداًbygone times تبكيهاweep for them القلوبthe hearts الذواكرremembering
عهوداً تبكيها القلوب الذواكر
The ways of disloyalty and its treachery transformed it
Your immoral betrayal and treachery
into bygone days that remembering hearts lament.
Have turned pledges that hearts reminisce over into ruin
كأنas though الجوىheartache واليأسand despair والسهدand sleeplessness والضنىand wasting
كأن الجوى واليأس والسهد والضنى
ديونقdebts (apparent typo) علىowed by منwhoever ضاءهillumined him منكfrom you ناظرa gaze
ديونق على من ضاءه منك ناظر
As though heartache, despair, sleeplessness, and wasting
As if estrangement, despair, desolation and heartache
were debts owed by anyone illumined by a glance from you.
Are debts upon anyone who saw you
علىdespite أنهthe fact that سيانalike كربٌanguish وفرحةٌand joy
على أنه سيان كربٌ وفرحةٌ
فكلٌّfor each تعفيهefface it اللياليthe nights الدوائرrevolving
فكلٌّ تعفيه الليالي الدوائر
Yet anguish and joy are alike,
Though misfortune and joy are equal
for the revolving nights efface them both.
For both are subject to the cycles of time
ستعلمyou will learn أنthat الحسنbeauty ليسis not بدائمlasting
ستعلم أن الحسن ليس بدائم
وأنand that العيونthe eyes الزهرbright يوماًone day غوائرsunken
وأن العيون الزهر يوماً غوائر
You will learn that beauty does not last,
You will know beauty is not everlasting
and that shining eyes will one day become sunken.
And eyes that are flowers will one day depart
ويصرفand will turn away عنكfrom you الشيونblemishes قلوبهمtheir hearts
ويصرف عنك الشيون قلوبهم
وتغضىand will avert themselves غداًtomorrow عنكfrom you اللحاظthe glances الغوادرtreacherous
وتغضى غداً عنك اللحاظ الغوادر
Blemishes will turn their hearts away from you,
Hearts will turn away from you
and tomorrow the treacherous glances will turn away from you.
And gazes will tomorrow avert from you
كأنيas though I بهذاwith this الحسنbeauty قدalready جفhas dried up ماؤهits freshness (literally, water)
كأني بهذا الحسن قد جف ماؤه
وباخand faded ضياءٌa light فيin المحاجرthe eye sockets باهرdazzling
وباخ ضياءٌ في المحاجر باهر
I can almost see this beauty with its freshness dried up,
It is as if this beauty, its water has dried up
and the dazzling light in the eye sockets faded.
And a brilliant light remains in pupils shining
يحاولit tries أنto يسبيtake captive القلوبhearts كعهدهas was its habit
يحاول أن يسبي القلوب كعهده
ويطلبand seeks أنthat تصبوthey yearn وهنwhile they are نوافرaverse
ويطلب أن تصبو وهن نوافر
It tries to capture hearts as it once did,
It tries to captivate hearts as it used to
and asks them to yearn, though they recoil.
And seeks overflowing passion
ستبصرنيyou will see me جلداًsteadfast علىagainst الدهرtime عارفاًknowing its ways
ستبصرني جلداً على الدهر عارفاً
فليتكso would that you مثليlike me إنif تقاضاكit calls you to account صابرpatient
فليتك مثلي إن تقاضاك صابر
You will see me steadfast against time, knowing its ways;
You will see me disciplined, knowing the fate
would that you were patient like me, if it called you to account.
I wish you were like me, if destiny has afflicted you
وليتكand would that you إذهباًunclear as written علىupon القلبthe heart لمhad not تهنlost your worth
وليتك إذهباً على القلب لم تهن
عليناto us ولكنيbut I علىfor ذاكthat شاكرgrateful
علينا ولكني على ذاك شاكر
Would that you—[unclear word] upon the heart—had not lost your worth
I wish that you were forbearing if passion has not subsided
to us; yet for that I am grateful.
We did not give in, but I thank that
فإنso if تنحرفyou turn away فالحسنthen beauty جمٌّabundant وجودهits presence
فإن تنحرف فالحسن جمٌّ وجوده
وأهونand how cheap بماis that which منهof it لديناwe have نظائرcounterparts
وأهون بما منه لدينا نظائر
If you turn away, beauty is abundant,
If you deviate, beauty in entirety is its existence
and how cheap is anything of which we have counterparts!
And we have equivalents for the least of it
طوىfolded away الدهرtime ماwhat بينيbetween me وبينكand between you منof هوىlove
طوى الدهر ما بيني وبينك من هوى
وليسand there is no لماfor what يطويfolds away زمانكyour time ناشرone who unfolds
وليس لما يطوي زمانك ناشر
Time has folded away the love between you and me,
Time has folded what was between me and you of love
and no one can unfold what your time folds away.
And nothing can unfold what time has folded
وماand not ندميmy regret إلاexcept علىfor كلفيmy infatuation بكمwith you all
وما ندمي إلا على كلفي بكم
فهلso is there ليfor me منfor تلكthat الجنايةoffense عاذرone who excuses
فهل لي من تلك الجناية عاذر
My only regret is for my infatuation with you;
I regret nothing but my efforts for you
so will anyone excuse me for that offense?
Do I have any excuse for that crime?
نبذتكI cast you off نبذthe casting off of النعلthe sandal رثhas worn out أديمهاits leather
نبذتك نبذ النعل رث أديمها
وإنيand indeed I علىof أمثالthings like ذاكthat لقادرcertainly capable
وإني على أمثال ذاك لقادر
I cast you off as one casts off a sandal whose leather is worn out,
I discarded you like discarding worn shoes
and I am certainly capable of doing the like.
And I am capable of the likes of that
إذاwhen ماindeed (emphasis) أرادwills اللضهGod (apparent typo) بالمرءfor a person رحمةmercy
إذا ما أراد اللضه بالمرء رحمة
فسهمthen the arrow الأذىof harm عنaway from مرشقthe target of الحظfortune جائرveering aside
فسهم الأذى عن مرشق الحظ جائر
When God desires mercy for a person,
When God wants mercy for someone
then harm's arrow veers wide of fortune's mark.
The arrow of harm misses the target of fortune
لقدindeed حاطتguarded الأقدارthe fates نفسيmy soul منfrom الذيwhat
لقد حاطت الأقدار نفسي من الذي
تكيدyou plot وقدand already دارتhave turned عليهagainst it الدوائرreversals of fortune
تكيد وقد دارت عليه الدوائر
Fate has indeed shielded my soul from what
Fate has surrounded my soul with one whoschemes
you plot, and reversals have circled back upon it.
And cycles have gone around him
رويدكtake care لاdo not let يهلكdestroy you جهلكyour ignorance إننيindeed I
رويدك لا يهلك جهلك إنني
رضيٌّeasygoing ولكنيbut I علىof الشرevil قادرcapable
رضيٌّ ولكني على الشر قادر
Take care: do not let your ignorance destroy you; I
Slow down, do not let your ignorance destroy you, I am pleased
am easygoing, but capable of evil.
But I am capable of resisting evil
وإنيand indeed I لصلٌّcertainly a viper لينsoft مسٍّto the touch وإنand indeed ليI have
وإني لصلٌّ لين مسٍّ وإن لي
لأنيابsurely fangs سوءof harm ساندتهاbacked them أظافرclaws
لأنياب سوء ساندتها أظافر
I am indeed a viper, soft to the touch, and I have
I am kind, gentle, forgiving, even if
deadly fangs supported by claws.
I have evil fangs reinforced by claws
وحسبكand enough for you إماif شئتI wished ضركharm to you شردٌfar-ranging verses
وحسبك إما شئت ضرك شردٌ
يباديكconfronts you منهاfrom among them حيثماwherever كانتthey may be ناحرa slayer
يباديك منها حيثما كانت ناحر
If I wished you harm, far-ranging verses would suffice for you:
It is enough for you, whatever evil you want
a slayer among them would confront you wherever they might be.
Its harm counters you wherever it may be
ولكننيbut I أغضيتturned a blind eye عنكto you تكرماout of generosity
ولكنني أغضيت عنك تكرما
وإنalthough كثرتhave multiplied أوزاركمyour sins والجرائرand offenses
وإن كثرت أوزاركم والجرائر
But I have turned a blind eye to you out of generosity,
But I have forgiven you out of generosity
though your sins and offenses have multiplied.
Even if your sins and crimes are many
فرحso depart غانماًhaving gained بالصفحthrough pardon ممنfrom one who إذاwhen رمىshoots
فرح غانماً بالصفح ممن إذا رمى
فلاthen never تجبرmend الأيامthe days ماwhat هوhe كاسرbreaks
فلا تجبر الأيام ما هو كاسر
So depart, enriched by pardon from one who, when he shoots,
So rejoice at forgiveness from one who, if he shoots
breaks what the days can never mend.
Do not force days to break what is fragile
ومنand among عجبwonders تأبىyou refuse النسيبlove poetry ضلالةout of folly
ومن عجب تأبى النسيب ضلالة
وماand not ذاكthat للأحرارto noble people غيركother than you ضائرharmful
وما ذاك للأحرار غيرك ضائر
And strangely, in your folly you reject love poetry,
It is wondrous that a relative strays into misguidance
yet that harms no noble person other than you.
That does not harm anyone but you
فياليتoh, would that شعريmy knowing والعجائبand wonders جمةmany
فياليت شعري والعجائب جمة
أيرضيكdoes it please you أنthat يغرىbe incited بذمكto revile you شاعرa poet
أيرضيك أن يغرى بذمك شاعر
Would that I knew—and wonders are many—
I wish I knew, as wonders are many
does it please you that a poet is goaded into reviling you?
Are you pleased that a poet dispraises you?
أغركdid it deceive you منيabout me أننيthat I أظهرshow openly الهوىlove
أغرك مني أنني أظهر الهوى
أبىrefused الزهوvanity أنto يبقىremain بعشكin your nest طائرa bird
أبى الزهو أن يبقى بعشك طائر
Did my open display of love deceive you about me?
Has it deluded you that I show passion?
Vanity would not let a bird remain in your nest.
Haughtiness refused to remain a bird in your nest
فرحتso you went تبثspreading الناسto people أخبارnews of صبوتيmy infatuation
فرحت تبث الناس أخبار صبوتي
وتزعمand you claim أنيthat I عاشقam in love وتفاخرand you boast
وتزعم أني عاشق وتفاخر
So you went about telling people of my infatuation,
You were happy to spread news of my love
claiming that I am in love, and boasting.
And claim I am a lover and boast
رويدكtake care لاdo not تجعلmake هوايmy love ذريعةa pretext
رويدك لا تجعل هواي ذريعة
لشيءfor something ترجيهyou hope for it كأنكas though you were تاجرa merchant
لشيء ترجيه كأنك تاجر
Take care: do not make my love a pretext
Slow down, do not make my love an excuse
for something you hope to gain, as though you were a merchant.
For something you want as if you are bargaining
فجرتI opened عيونthe springs of الدمعtears فابكso weep بأربعwith four eyes
فجرت عيون الدمع فابك بأربع
علىat حينa time when يفترgrins العدوthe enemy المناكرhostile
على حين يفتر العدو المناكر
I have opened the springs of tears; weep now with four eyes,
So eyes of tears flowed and I cried over
while the hostile enemy grins.
While the hostile enemy denies
أدرتI set turning رحىthe mill of حربwar عليكagainst you طحينهاits grist
أدرت رحى حرب عليك طحينها
عفافكyour chastity فانظرso consider أيwhat خطبcalamity تحاذرyou must beware
عفافك فانظر أي خطب تحاذر
I have set war's mill turning against you; its grist
I turned the mill of war over you, its flour
is your chastity—consider what calamity you must beware.
Is your chastity, so see what you should beware
وقلand say يرحمmay He have mercy on اللَهGod السكينةpeace والمنىand hopes
وقل يرحم اللَه السكينة والمنى
وخفضاًand an easy life وريفاlush أعجلتهhastened its end المقادرthe decrees of fate
وخفضاً وريفا أعجلته المقادر
And say: May God have mercy on peace and hopes,
And say, may God have mercy on tranquility and wishes
and on a lush life of ease that fate cut short.
And humility and countryside hastened by fate
Sol 6.1