إِلى كَم تَستَمِرُّ عَلى الجَفاءِ
وَلا تَرعى حُقوقَ الأَصدِقاءِ
How long will you persist in cold estrangement,
heedless of the rights of friends?
فَمَن لي أَن أَرى لَكَ مِثلَ فِعلي
فَنُصبِحُ في الوِدادِ عَلى إِستِواءِ
Who will grant me the sight of deeds from you like mine,
so that in affection we may stand as equals?
أَلا إِنّي لَأَعرِفُ كُلَّ شَيءٍ
سِوى خُلُقِ الرِعايَةِ وَالوَفاءِ
Indeed, there is nothing I do not know
except the ways of consideration and fidelity.
عَرَيتَ مِنَ الوَفاءِ وَلَيسَ بِدعاً
لِأَنَّكَ قَد عُريتَ مِنَ الحَياءِ
You are devoid of fidelity—and that is no wonder,
for you have already been stripped of shame.
فَإِن تَرجِع إِلى الحُسنى وَإِلّا
فَما الإِجداءُ إِلّا في التَنائي
If you return to the better way, well and good; if not,
nothing will avail us but keeping apart.
Sol 5.6