إن يَكُن غَيريَ تابَا

إن يَكُن غَيريَ تابَا

فاجعَلِ العفوَ عِقَابا

فاجعَلِ العفوَ عِقَابا

If someone other than me has repented,

If another has erred,

then make pardon the punishment.

Make forgiveness your punishment.

إنمَا العفوً علَيه

إنمَا العفوً علَيه

يُغنِمُ المرءَ الثَّوَابا

يُغنِمُ المرءَ الثَّوَابا

It is only pardoning him

Surely in forgiving him

that earns a person the reward.

One gains reward.

يا ابنَ عبد ِاللهِ يا من

يا ابنَ عبد ِاللهِ يا من

خُلقُه كالمِسك طابا

خُلقُه كالمِسك طابا

O son of Abd Allah, O you whose

O son of Abdullah, O you whose nature

character is fragrant as musk,

Is as sweet as musk,

ولهذا لا نرَى مِن

ولهذا لا نرَى مِن

فعلِه إلا صوابا

فعلِه إلا صوابا

and so we see nothing in

We see in your actions

his conduct but what is right.

Nothing but right.

لا تُعذِّبنِي بهَجرٍ

لا تُعذِّبنِي بهَجرٍ

إنَّه كانَ عَذابا

إنَّه كانَ عَذابا

Do not torment me with estrangement;

Torment me not with estrangement,

it has indeed been torment.

For it was anguish indeed.

فمتَآ يا بدرُ نقوَى

فمتَآ يا بدرُ نقوَى

أن نرَى منكَ احتجَابا

أن نرَى منكَ احتجَابا

When, then, O full moon, can we bear

So shine, O full moon, with your splendor,

to see you hide yourself?

That we see no more veiling from you.

مثلُ ذاك الحُسنِ لا يَق

مثلُ ذاك الحُسنِ لا يَق

سُو على صَبٍّ أنابا

سُو على صَبٍّ أنابا

Beauty such as that is not

Beauty like yours cannot properly

cruel to a lovesick man who has repented.

Adorn anyone but the repentant.

لَو تَراني أقطعُ اللي

لَو تَراني أقطعُ اللي

لَ بُكاءً وانتِحَابا

لَ بُكاءً وانتِحَابا

If you saw me spending the

If you could see me spend the night

night in weeping and sobbing,

Weeping and tossing about.

ذُو ضَمير لم أُطِق مِن

ذُو ضَمير لم أُطِق مِن

هُ عِقابا وحِسَابا

هُ عِقابا وحِسَابا

possessed of a conscience—I could not bear from

Of a conscience I cannot bear

it punishment and reckoning—

Punishment or reckoning from you.

لَرثَى مولاَي للمُن

لَرثَى مولاَي للمُن

سكبِ الدَّمعِ انسِكَابا

سكبِ الدَّمعِ انسِكَابا

my master would pity the one

I would mourn, my master, shedding

whose tears poured forth freely.

Tears pouring forth.

لرَثى مولاي للمُو

لرَثى مولاي للمُو

جَعِ قَلبا مِنه ذابا

جَعِ قَلبا مِنه ذابا

My master would pity the one

I would mourn, my master, my heart

whose aching heart had melted because of him.

Melting away from anguish.

مِثلُ ذاكَ الخُلقِ الطا

مِثلُ ذاكَ الخُلقِ الطا

هرِ لا يَرضَى عِتَأبا

هرِ لا يَرضَى عِتَأبا

Such a pure character

A nature so pure does not accept

does not approve of reproach.

Being shunned.

لا تُجَازينِي ببُعدٍ

لا تُجَازينِي ببُعدٍ

مِنكَ قد كَان اقتِرَابا

مِنكَ قد كَان اقتِرَابا

Do not repay me with distance

Do not repay me with distance,

from you, when once there was closeness.

When nearness had been.

وَلِمَ الصهبَاء إِن لا

وَلِمَ الصهبَاء إِن لا

بُدَّ لِي مِنك عِتَابا

بُدَّ لِي مِنك عِتَابا

And blame the tawny wine, if there is no

Why aloofness, when I have no choice

escape for me from your reproach.

But to chide you?

يا خفيفَ الرُّوحِ إني

يا خفيفَ الرُّوحِ إني

مُثقَلُ الرَّاس شرَابا

مُثقَلُ الرَّاس شرَابا

O light-spirited one, I am indeed

O gentle spirit, I am

heavy-headed with drink,

Heavy headed from drink.

حاضرُ الجسمِ ولكِن

حاضرُ الجسمِ ولكِن

عقلُه قد كَانَ غَابا

عقلُه قد كَانَ غَابا

present in body, but

Present in body, but my mind

his mind had already gone.

Had wandered.

إنَّ خيرَ الناس مَن أذ

إنَّ خيرَ الناس مَن أذ

نبَ ذنبا ثُم تَابا

نبَ ذنبا ثُم تَابا

Indeed, the best of people is one who

Truly, the best of people is one who

committed a sin and then repented.

Commits a sin then repents.

وأجِب قلبَ خَلِيلٍ

وأجِب قلبَ خَلِيلٍ

يَرتَجِي منكَ جَوابا

يَرتَجِي منكَ جَوابا

And answer the heart of a close friend

And answer the heart of your dear friend

who hopes for a reply from you.

Who hopes for a response from you.