أَطَاعَ ما قالَهُ الواشي وما هَرَفَا
فعادَ يُنْكرُ منِّا كلَّ ما عَرَفَا
He obeyed the slanderer's lies, turned from all he knew of me,
Estranged himself until his absence pierced my soul. If he
وصدَ حتّى استَمرَّ الهجرُ منه فَلَو
أَلمَّ بِي منهُ طيفٌ في الكَرى صَدَفَا
Appeared before me now in this abode, amazing it would be!
He blames me, yet no crime or sin have I committed. He
يَجنِي وعندي له العُتْبَى فواعجبَا
من مُعتِبٍ ما جَنَى جُرما ولا اقْتَرفَا
Held my obedient heart only to break it. Rarely can the free
Control who tyrannizes them. His estrangement pained me, yet to him
ملَّكْتُهُ طائعاً قلباً تعسّفَهُ
وقَلَّما يملِكُ الأحرارَ مَن عَسفَا
I acquiesce to his decrees though they be unfair.
After intimacy he shunned me, turned away in scorn. Then his
لي منه ما ساءَنِي من هجرهِ ولَه
منّي الرِّضا بقَضَاياهُ وإن جَنَفَا
Affection returned, inconstant as the moon. Oh you who flee
All blame but boredom, he called and you flocked to his cry.
ألقاهُ بعد التَّصافي مُعرِضاً حَنِقاً
وبعدَ إِقبالهِ بالوُدِّ مُنحرفَا
Why do I see division when our house could unify
Your hearts, which now hurl arrows from afar? Do not hasten with
يَا هاجرينَ لِلاذَنْبٍ سوَى مَللٍ
دَعَا فَهَبُّوا إلى داعيهِ إذ هَتَفَا
Parting, for death’s specter parts us soon enough. Reconcile
A heart when you have calmed its turmoil, dry its tears when you
مالي أرى بَيْننا والدَّارُ جامِعَةٌ
قريبةٌ من تَجنّيكُم نَوىً قُذُفَا
Have soothed it, for it is yours though you are cruel. I love
You still, though you are unjust. It pleases me not, yet would be
لا تَعجَلُوا بِفِراقٍ سوف يُدرِكُنا
كَفَى بنا فُرقةً ريبُ المَنونِ كَفَى
Worse if exceeded further. Thus is my lot with loved ones - the heart
That settles upon them brings estrangement and abandonment.
صِلُوا فؤاداً إذا سكَّنتُ رَوعَتَهُ
هَفَا ودمعاً إذا نَهنهتُهُ وَكَفَا
So changed is friendship now. Blameless it was, now blemished.
لكُم هَوايَ وإن جُرتُم وجَورُكُمُ
مُستحسنٌ منكُمُ لو لم يَكُن سَرَفَا
كذاكَ حَظِّي من الأحْباب من سكنَتْ
نَفسي إليه حَبانِي الهجرَ والشّنَفَا
حتى لقد غيَّرَ الجَدُّ العثورُ فلاَ
لَعاً لَهُ ماجِداً ما كان مُطَّرَفَا
