أَصرَمتَhave you severed ties with رامَةَRama أمor تَجَدَّدَhas been renewed حَبلُهاher cord
أَصرَمتَ رامَةَ أم تَجَدَّدَ حَبلُها
أَمor قَدalready مَلِلتَyou have grown weary عَلىdespite التَّنائيthe separation وَصلَهاunion with her
أَم قَد مَلِلتَ عَلى التَّنائي وَصلَها
Have you severed ties with Rama, or has her cord been renewed?
Or have you already tired of union with her, despite the separation?
أَمor كَيفَhow تَرجوyou hope for نائِلاًa gift مِنfrom خُلَّةٍa beloved
أَم كَيفَ تَرجو نائِلاً مِن خُلَّةٍ
تَدنوdraws near مَوَدَّتهاher affection وَتَمنَعُand she withholds بَذلَهاher giving
تَدنو مَوَدَّتها وَتَمنَعُ بَذلَها
Or how can you hope for a gift from a beloved
Whose affection draws near, yet who withholds her giving?
فَأَظَلّso I remain بَينَbetween رِضىًcontentment وَسُخطٍand anger واقِفاًstanding
فَأَظَلّ بَينَ رِضىً وَسُخطٍ واقِفاً
أَرجوI hope for مَواعِدَهاher promises وَأَكرَهُand I hate بُخلَهاher stinginess
أَرجو مَواعِدَها وَأَكرَهُ بُخلَها
So I remain standing between contentment and anger,
Hoping for her promises and hating her stinginess.
فَاِقصِدso aim لِغايَةِfor the goal of ماwhat تُريدُyou desire فَإِنَّماfor only
فَاِقصِد لِغايَةِ ما تُريدُ فَإِنَّما
تَحذوyou fashion الحِذاءَthe footwear لِكُلِّfor each رِجلٍfoot نَعلَهاits sandal
تَحذو الحِذاءَ لِكُلِّ رِجلٍ نَعلَها
So aim for the goal you desire, for you only
Fashion footwear—a sandal for each foot.
وَإِذاand if أَصَبتَyou obtain مِنَfrom النَّوافِلِthe extra gifts رَغبَةًsomething desirable
وَإِذا أَصَبتَ مِنَ النَّوافِلِ رَغبَةً
فَاِمنَحthen grant عَشيرَتَكَyour clan الأَدانيthe nearest فَضلَهاits surplus
فَاِمنَح عَشيرَتَكَ الأَداني فَضلَها
And if you obtain something desirable among the extra gifts,
Then grant its surplus to your nearest kinsfolk.
Sol 6.1