أرىI regard الهجرَestrangement أنthat تذكرَyou mention الهجرَestrangement ليto me
أرى الهجرَ أن تذكرَ الهجرَ لي
فإنَّfor indeed القلوبَhearts بماby what تذكرُyou mention
فإنَّ القلوبَ بما تذكرُ
I regard your mentioning estrangement to me as estrangement,
I see estrangement, though you evoke estrangement in me,
for hearts are moved by what you mention.
For hearts are moved by what they are reminded of.
وإنَّand indeed السماءَthe sky إذاwhen أبرقتْit flashed with lightning
وإنَّ السماءَ إذا أبرقتْ
غدتْit became بعدَafter إبروقهاits flashing of lightning تمطرُit rains
غدتْ بعدَ إبروقها تمطرُ
And indeed, when the sky flashes with lightning,
And verily the sky, when it lightens,
it begins to rain after its flashing.
Becomes, after its lightning, rain pouring.
أخافُI fear عليكَfor you وماand not إنemphatic particle تخافyou fear
أخافُ عليكَ وما إن تخاف
وأنتَand you المطاعُthe one obeyed بماin what تأمرُyou command
وأنتَ المطاعُ بما تأمرُ
I fear for you, yet you have no fear,
I fear for you, though you have no fear,
and you are obeyed in whatever you command.
You who are obeyed in all you command.
وماand not آفةُbane النفسِthe soul بعدَafter المتابrepentance
وما آفةُ النفسِ بعدَ المتاب
غلاexcept (reading the apparent typo غلا as إلا) الغرورُpresumption بمنupon the one who يغفرُforgives
غلا الغرورُ بمن يغفرُ
And the soul's bane after repentance is nothing
And the soul's flaw after remorse
but presumption upon the one who forgives.
Is but the pride in one who forgives.
Sol 6.1