وَعَذولٍand a reproacher كانَwas مِنamong قَوليmy words لَهُto him
وَعَذولٍ كانَ مِن قَولي لَهُ
لَستُI am not أَستَحسِنُI consider good أَجفوI shun الحَسَناthe fair one
لَستُ أَستَحسِنُ أَجفو الحَسَنا
And a reproacher, to whom I had said,
“I do not think it right to shun the fair one,”
قالَhe said لَوif كُنتُI were أَناI أَنتَyou لَماwould not
قالَ لَو كُنتُ أَنا أَنتَ لَما
رَضِيَتconsented نَفسيmy soul لِجِسميfor my body بِالضَنىto wasting sickness
رَضِيَت نَفسي لِجِسمي بِالضَنى
Said, “If I were you, never
Would my soul consent to my body's wasting away.”
قُلتُI said دَعنيleave me عَنكَaway from you وَاِصنَعand do ماwhatever تَشاyou wish
قُلتُ دَعني عَنكَ وَاِصنَع ما تَشا
ماnot أَنتَyou وَلاnor أَنتَyou أَناI
ما أَنتَ وَلا أَنتَ أَنا
I said, “Leave me alone, and do as you wish;
[I am] not you, nor are you me.”
Sol 6.1