أمسى بعزّةَ هذا القلبُ مَحزونا
مُستودَعاً سَقَماً في اللُّبِّ مَكنونا
By evening, this heart had grown sorrowful over Azza,
With sorrow my heart's dignity has become burdened
harboring a sickness concealed within its core.
Harboring illness secretively in its core
يا عزُّ إن تُعرِضي عنّا وتَنتصحي
قولَ الوشاةِ ومن يَلحاكمُ فِينا
O Azza, if you turn away from us and heed
Oh my pride, if you turn away from us and become well
the words of slanderers and those who reproach you over us,
Believe not in the words of slanderers maligning us
وتَصرِمي الحبلَ من صبٍّ بكُمّ كَلفٌ
والصرمُ يُخلق أهواءَ المُحبينا
and sever the bond with a lovesick man infatuated with you—
And if you sever the rope of love from me though I'm fettered
and separation wears away lovers’ passions—
Severing only breeds the whims of lovers smitten
نَتركْ زيارَتَكُمْ من غير مَقلِيَةٍ
إن كان في تركِها ما عنكِ يُسلينا
we shall stop visiting you, not out of hatred,
We'll stop visiting though it deeply grieves us
if giving it up can help us forget you.
If in leaving off lies what gives you comfort
Sol 6.1