كانwas ذاكthat الغرامlove سهلاًeasy وصعباًand hard
كان ذاك الغرام سهلاً وصعباً
وجفاءًand estrangement منfor غيرno ذنبfault وقرباand closeness
وجفاءً من غير ذنب وقربا
That passion was at once easy and hard:
That love was easy and hard,
estrangement through no fault, and closeness.
And estrangement without fault, and closeness.
كلماwhenever رمتI sought هجرهاleaving her واصلتنيshe drew close to me
كلما رمت هجرها واصلتني
واذاand when رمتI sought وصلهاcloseness with her تتأبىshe refuses
واذا رمت وصلها تتأبى
Whenever I sought to forsake her, she drew close to me;
Whenever I sought to leave her, she drew close to me,
and whenever I sought closeness with her, she held aloof.
And when I sought closeness with her, she would refuse.
أنتyou فتانةenchanting ولكنand yet قلبيmy heart
أنت فتانة ولكن قلبي
لمnot أجدI found مثلهlike it علىin facing الصعبhardship قلباa heart
لم أجد مثله على الصعب قلبا
You are bewitching—but as for my heart,
You are enchanting, but my heart—
I have found no heart its equal in adversity.
I have found no heart like it in facing hardship.
فإذاso if شئتyou wish كانwill be حبيmy love سلماpeace
فإذا شئت كان حبي سلما
واذاand if شئتyou wish كانwill be حبيmy love حرباwar
واذا شئت كان حبي حربا
So if you wish, my love can be peace;
So if you wish, my love will be peace,
and if you wish, my love can be war.
And if you wish, my love will be war.
Sol 6.1