بأهلى ومالى مَن جَلَبتُ لَهُ أذى
وَمَن حَمَلت ضِغناً عَلَىَّ أقَاربُه
With my family and wealth I would ransom the one to whom I have caused harm—
the one whose kinsmen harbor rancor against me;
وَمَن هُوَ أهوَى كُلِّ مَن وَطِىءَ الحَصى
إِلىَّ وَيَجفونى ويَغلُظُ جانبُه
the one dearest to me of all who tread the pebbled earth,
though she shuns me and treats me harshly;
وَمَن لَو جَرى الشَّحناءُ بَينِي وَبَينَهُ
وَحارَبَني لَم أَدرِ كَيفَ أُحارِبُه
the one who, if enmity arose between us
and she fought me, I would not know how to fight her.
وَإِنّىلَيَثنينى الحَياء وَانثَنى
عَلَى مِثلِ حَدِّ السَّيفِ وَجداً أُغالبُه
Indeed, modesty holds me back, and I turn away,
though I struggle with a passion keen as a sword’s edge,
مَخافَةَ أن تَلقى أذى مِن مَليكها
بأمرٍ يَرَى الواشونَ أنّىَ جَالبُه
for fear that harm might befall her from her master
over something the tale-bearers think I have brought about.
أكرّ تقاضيهِ لأيَّةِ عِلَّةٍ
إِذا خَانَنى وَالِيكِ وَازورَّ جانبُه
I return to press him for redress on whatever pretext
whenever your guardian fails me and turns his side away.
Sol 5.6