إلىif منهever he جفاكshuns you الليthe one whom تودّهyou love him
إلى منه جفاك اللي تودّه
ولاand not تدريyou know وشwhat الّليthat which عنكfrom you صدّهturned him away
ولا تدري وش الّلي عنك صدّه
If ever the one you love shuns you,
And you do not know what turned him away from you,
تجرّعswallow مالحthe saltiness of العبراتtears واصبرand be patient
تجرّع مالح العبرات واصبر
ترىknow that كثرmuch الشكاوىcomplaining ماnot تردّهbrings him back
ترى كثر الشكاوى ما تردّه
Swallow your salty tears and be patient;
For much complaining will not bring him back.
وإلىand if منever الّلياليthe nights عوّدتreturned بـهwith him
وإلى من الّليالي عوّدت بـه
تغانمseize كلevery فايتlost moment واستردّهand reclaim it
تغانم كل فايت واستردّه
And if ever the nights bring him back,
Seize every lost moment and reclaim it.
حذارbeware تنشغلbecome preoccupied بعتابwith reproaching خلّكyour beloved
حذار تنشغل بعتاب خلّك
ترىknow that كثرtoo much العتبreproach يمحيerases المودّهaffection
ترى كثر العتب يمحي المودّه
Beware of dwelling on reproaches to your beloved;
For too much reproach erases affection.
لياليthe nights of العمرlife لحظاتِmoments قصيرةbrief
ليالي العمر لحظاتِ قصيرة
ومـاand what ودّعتyou have bid farewell to منهاof them لاdo not تعدّهcount it
ومـا ودّعت منها لا تعدّه
Life's nights are brief moments,
And do not count those you have said farewell to.
تنهَضrise مثلlike صقرِa falcon مدextended شوفهits gaze
تنهَض مثل صقرِ مد شوفه
غداةearly in الصبحthe morning روحهits spirit مستهدّهeager to be loosed
غداة الصبح روحه مستهدّه
Rise like a falcon casting its gaze afar,
At daybreak, its spirit eager to be loosed.
وإذاand when حوّلit swoops علىupon جولa flock of الحباريbustards
وإذا حوّل على جول الحباري
تولَّىit takes on خربهاtheir cock (male bustard) وإنand if طارhe flies ردّهit turns him back
تولَّى خربها وإن طار ردّه
And when it swoops upon a flock of bustards,
It takes on their cock and, if he flies, turns him back.
ترىknow that الرجَالa man يثبتstands firm للشّدايدagainst hardships
ترى الرجَال يثبت للشّدايد
إذاif ماnot هدّهاhe breaks them وإلاّor else تهدّهthey break him
إذا ما هدّها وإلاّ تهدّه
For a man stands firm against hardships:
If he does not break them, they will break him.
Sol 6.1