ألاAh! فاعذرانِيthen forgive me, you two إنif عتبتُI reproached عليكماyou both
ألا فاعذرانِي إن عتبتُ عليكما
وإنand if أناI أهديتُoffered as a gift الملامَthe reproach إليكماto you both
وإن أنا أهديتُ الملامَ إليكما
Ah, forgive me, you two, if I have reproached you,
And if I have offered reproach to you both.
لأَنكماbecause you both أنكرتمانيyou two denied me مودةًaffection
لأَنكما أنكرتماني مودةً
قديماof old كأنيas though I ماnot أقمتI dwelt لدلكماwith you both (apparently intended)
قديما كأني ما أقمت لدلكما
For you two have denied me the affection
Of old, as though I had never dwelt with you both.
وقلتَمْand you said مقالاwords يحزنsaddens القلبَthe heart بعضُهsome of it
وقلتَمْ مقالا يحزن القلبَ بعضُه
ولوand if لمnot تقولاهyou two said it فمَاذَاthen what عليكُماupon you both
ولو لم تقولاه فمَاذَا عليكُما
And you uttered words, some of which sadden the heart;
And had you two not said them, what would it have cost you?
أردّدُI turn over repeatedly فكرىmy thoughts فيكماabout you both كلevery ساعةٍhour
أردّدُ فكرى فيكما كل ساعةٍ
وحاشاكماand far be it from you both والحقُّwhile the truth بينbetween يديكمُاthe hands of you both
وحاشاكما والحقُّ بين يديكمُا
I turn my thoughts about you both over every hour,
And far be it from you both, while the truth lies before you.
Sol 6.1