نسيتمyou forgot وداديmy affection فلمso did not
نسيتم ودادي فلم
تزورواyou visit ولمand did not تسألواyou inquire
تزوروا ولم تسألوا
You forgot my affection, so you did not
visit, nor did you ask after me.
وسيانَand both are alike عنديto me فلاso not
وسيانَ عندي فلا
أقولُI say اهجرواforsake me وأوصلواand maintain ties
أقولُ اهجروا وأوصلوا
And both are the same to me, so I do not
say, “Forsake me,” or “Keep in touch.”
ومنand whoever كانَis بيof me جاهلاًignorant
ومن كانَ بي جاهلاً
فإنيthen indeed I بهِof him أجهلُam more ignorant
فإني بهِ أجهلُ
And whoever knows nothing of me—
I know even less of him.
Sol 6.1