وَصاحِبٍ لَم يُخَيِّرني المُنى أَمَلاً

وَصاحِبٍ لَم يُخَيِّرني المُنى أَمَلاً

إِلّا جَعَلتُ لَهُ مِن أَمرِهِ الخِيَرا

إِلّا جَعَلتُ لَهُ مِن أَمرِهِ الخِيَرا

And a companion—wishes never let me choose a hope

And a friend whom fate gave me no choice with

without my granting him the best in his affairs.

I wished for him nothing but the best

مَرَّت بِهِ هَفَواتُ الأُنسِ في سَبَبٍ

مَرَّت بِهِ هَفَواتُ الأُنسِ في سَبَبٍ

لَم يَتَّرِك لِلرِضى عَيناً وَلا أَثَرا

لَم يَتَّرِك لِلرِضى عَيناً وَلا أَثَرا

Lapses of familiarity befell him over a matter

Though chances for intimacy between us passed by

that left neither sign nor trace of goodwill.

Leaving no trace of pleasure or peace behind

لَم أُعطِهِ مُهلَةَ العُتبى فَيُعتِبَني

لَم أُعطِهِ مُهلَةَ العُتبى فَيُعتِبَني

وَلا تَعَتَّبتُ حَتّى ضَيَّعَ العُذُرا

وَلا تَعَتَّبتُ حَتّى ضَيَّعَ العُذُرا

I gave him no respite to make amends and appease me,

I gave him no time for reproach so he’d blame me

nor did I reproach him until he had squandered his excuses.

Nor felt discontent till excuses were gone from sight