لعمرك ما ريّا بذات أمانة
ولا عند ريّا للمُحب جزاء
By your life, Rayyā is no woman to be trusted,
nor, with Rayyā, is there any requital for a lover.
ولا حبل طيّا يوم قاطعت أسرتي
بباقٍ ولا طيّا بذات وفاء
Nor has Ṭayyā’s bond, since the day she broke with my kin,
endured; nor is Ṭayyā a woman of fidelity.
خليلي لا أزدادُ إلا مودة
لطيّا وإن عَدَّتني العُدَوَاء
My two friends, I grow only in affection
for Ṭayyā, though hostility has tormented me.
ومن قولها إن القوى قد تجذمت
وما للقوى ألا تجذ بقاء
And among her sayings is: “Aversion has come to an end.”
Then why does aversion not cut life short?
Sol 5.6