أَنتَyou ضِدّيmy adversary إِذاwhen تَيَقَّنتَyou became certain of قُربيmy nearness
أَنتَ ضِدّي إِذا تَيَقَّنتَ قُربي
وَالصَديقُand the friend الشَقيقُclose as a brother عِندَat فِراقيmy departure
وَالصَديقُ الشَقيقُ عِندَ فِراقي
You are my foe when you are certain I am near,
And a friend as close as a brother when I depart.
فَلِهَذاso for this reason أَصبَحتُI have come to أَمنَحُكَI grant you البُعthe distance (word continues)
فَلِهَذا أَصبَحتُ أَمنَحُكَ البُع
دَcompletion of ‘distance’ وَعُذريand my excuse تَعَذَّرُthe impossibility of الإِتِّفاقِagreement
دَ وَعُذري تَعَذَّرُ الإِتِّفاقِ
So I have come to grant you distance,
My excuse being the impossibility of accord.
مِثلُlike قَولِthe words of الشَمسِthe sun المُنيرَةِthe radiant لِلبَدto the full moon (word continues)
مِثلُ قَولِ الشَمسِ المُنيرَةِ لِلبَد
رِcompletion of ‘full moon’ بِلَفظِin the language of العِتابِreproach وَالإِشفاقِand compassion
رِ بِلَفظِ العِتابِ وَالإِشفاقِ
Like the radiant sun’s words to the full moon,
In a tone of reproach and compassion:
أَناI أَكسَبتُكَI bestowed on you الضِياءَradiance وَكَمَّلand perfected
أَنا أَكسَبتُكَ الضِياءَ وَكَمَّل
كَyou النورَthe light لَيلَةَon the night of الإِشراقِshining
كَ النورَ لَيلَةَ الإِشراقِ
“I gave you radiance, and light perfected
You on the night of shining.
وَإِذاand when ماever (emphasis) دَنَوتَyou draw near بِالقُربِin closeness مِنّيto me
وَإِذا ما دَنَوتَ بِالقُربِ مِنّي
نِلتُI suffered مِنكَfrom you الكُسوفَan eclipse حالَat the time of التَلاقيmeeting
نِلتُ مِنكَ الكُسوفَ حالَ التَلاقي
And whenever you draw close to me,
I suffer an eclipse through you at our meeting.”
قالَhe said أَنتَyou الباديthe one who begins لِأَنّيfor I فيin بُعdistance (word continues)
قالَ أَنتَ البادي لِأَنّي في بُع
دِكَcompletion of ‘your distance’ أَدنوI draw near إِلَيكَto you كَالمُشتاقِlike one who longs
دِكَ أَدنو إِلَيكَ كَالمُشتاقِ
He said: “You are the one who begins, for when you are far,
I draw near to you like one who longs.
فَإِذاso when ماever (emphasis) سُرِرتُI rejoiced مِنكَfrom you بِقُربٍat nearness
فَإِذا ما سُرِرتُ مِنكَ بِقُربٍ
كانَthere was مَعwith ذَلِكَthat السُرورِjoy مَحاقيmy darkening at new moon
كانَ مَع ذَلِكَ السُرورِ مَحاقي
Yet whenever I rejoice in being near you,
Along with that joy comes my darkening.”
Sol 6.1