فَإِنfor if تَكُshe is لَيلىLayla قَدindeed جَفَتنيshe has spurned me وَطاوَعَتand she obeyed
فَإِن تَكُ لَيلى قَد جَفَتني وَطاوَعَت
عَلىin صَرمِsevering حُبليmy cord مَنthe one who وَشىslandered وَتَكَذَّباand fabricated lies
عَلى صَرمِ حُبلي مَن وَشى وَتَكَذَّبا
For if Layla has spurned me and obeyed
the slanderer and liar in severing my cord,
لَقَدindeed باعَدَتshe has estranged نَفساًa soul عَلَيهاfor her شَفيقَةًcaring
لَقَد باعَدَت نَفساً عَلَيها شَفيقَةً
وَقَلباًand a heart عَصىdefied فيهاfor her sake الحَبيبَthe dear friend المُقَرَّباheld close
وَقَلباً عَصى فيها الحَبيبَ المُقَرَّبا
she has indeed estranged a soul tender toward her,
and a heart that, for her sake, defied a dear, close friend.
فَلَستُyet I am not وَإِنand even if لَيلىLayla تَوَلَّتshe withdrew بِوُدِّهاwith her affection
فَلَستُ وَإِن لَيلى تَوَلَّت بِوُدِّها
وَأَصبَحَand has become باقيwhat remained الوَصلُthe bond مِنهاfrom her تَقَضَّباhas been severed
وَأَصبَحَ باقي الوَصلُ مِنها تَقَضَّبا
Yet I am not—even if Layla has withdrawn her affection
and what remained of my bond with her has been severed—
بِمُثنٍone who speaks praise سِوىother than عُرفٍgoodness عَلَيهاof her وَمُشمِتٍand one who makes others gloat
بِمُثنٍ سِوى عُرفٍ عَلَيها وَمُشمِتٍ
وُشاةٌslanderers بِهاover her كانواthey were شُهوداًpresent وَغُيَّباand absent
وُشاةٌ بِها كانوا شُهوداً وَغُيَّبا
one to speak anything but good of her, nor to let
slanderers gloat over her, whether present or absent.
وَلَكِنَّنيbut I لاno بُدَّescape أَنِّيَthat I قائِلٌone who speaks
وَلَكِنَّني لا بُدَّ أَنِّيَ قائِلٌ
وَذوand one with اللُبِّunderstanding قَوّالٌone who speaks much إِذاwhen ما(emphasis) تَعَتَّباhe voices reproach
وَذو اللُبِّ قَوّالٌ إِذا ما تَعَتَّبا
But I have no choice but to say—
and a man of sense has much to say when he voices reproach—
فَلاso no مَرحَباًwelcome بِالشامِتينَto those who gloat بِهَجرِناover our estrangement
فَلا مَرحَباً بِالشامِتينَ بِهَجرِنا
وَلاnor زَمَنٍa time أَمسىhas become بِناtoward us قَدindeed تَقَلَّباturned
وَلا زَمَنٍ أَمسى بِنا قَد تَقَلَّبا
so no welcome to those who gloat over our estrangement,
nor to a time that has turned against us.
Sol 6.1