لِلَّهِ أَشكو صاحِباً

لِلَّهِ أَشكو صاحِباً

لا حُبَّ فيهِ وَلا كَرامَه

لا حُبَّ فيهِ وَلا كَرامَه

To God I complain of a companion

To God I complain of a friend

in whom there is neither love nor honor.

In whom is neither love nor honor

كانَ النَديمَ فَلَم أَنَل

كانَ النَديمَ فَلَم أَنَل

مِن قُربِهِ غَيرَ النَدامَه

مِن قُربِهِ غَيرَ النَدامَه

He was my drinking companion, yet I gained nothing

He was a companion, but I gained

from his closeness but regret.

Nothing from his nearness except regret

وَأَقَمتُ أَرقُبُ وَصلَهُ

وَأَقَمتُ أَرقُبُ وَصلَهُ

فَأَقامَ في هَجري القِيامَه

فَأَقامَ في هَجري القِيامَه

And I stayed, awaiting reunion with him,

And I waited expectantly for his loyalty

but in forsaking me he raised Doomsday.

But he let me down utterly

قَد كانَ لي فيهِ الغَرامُ

قَد كانَ لي فيهِ الغَرامُ

فَصارَلي مِنهُ الغَرامَه

فَصارَلي مِنهُ الغَرامَه

I once felt passion for him,

Once he held affection for me

but from him I came to suffer a penalty.

Now from him I reap only estrangement

وَرَضيتُ مِنهُ بِالسَلا

وَرَضيتُ مِنهُ بِالسَلا

مِ فَصِرتُ أَرضى بِالسَلامَه

مِ فَصِرتُ أَرضى بِالسَلامَه

And I was content with a greeting from him,

And I was content with his cordiality

but came to be content merely to be safe.

So I came to be pleased just with a greeting

فَهُناكَ قُلتُ لِخاطِري

فَهُناكَ قُلتُ لِخاطِري

بَعدَ المَلاةِ وَالمَلامَه

بَعدَ المَلاةِ وَالمَلامَه

Then I said to my mind,

Thus there I said to my soul

after a long wait and reproach:

After intimacy and familiarity

أَتَرومُ مِن بَعدِ النَدا

أَتَرومُ مِن بَعدِ النَدا

مَةِ مِنهُ إِدراكَ النَدى مَه

مَةِ مِنهُ إِدراكَ النَدى مَه

"Do you seek, after regret,

Do you still hope, after estrangement

to gain generosity from him? Stop!"

To regain from him intimacy?