أفِيIs it in الحقِّjustice أنْthat أخلفتنِيyou failed me ماwhat وعدتنِيyou promised me
أفِي الحقِّ أنْ أخلفتنِي ما وعدتنِي
ولمand did not تَرَyou see منّيfrom me الدّهرَever فيin موعدٍa promise خُلفاa breach
ولم تَرَ منّي الدّهرَ في موعدٍ خُلفا
Is it right that you have broken your promise to me,
though you have never seen me break a promise,
وتمنعنيand you withhold from me منfrom رِفْدِthe bounty of كفّكyour palm واحداًone
وتمنعني من رِفْدِ كفّك واحداً
وأعطيكand I give you لاnot مَنّاًholding a favor over someone عليكover you بهfor it ألفْاa thousand
وأعطيك لا مَنّاً عليك به ألفْا
and withhold from me a single gift from your hand,
while I give you a thousand, without holding the favor over you?
فإنْfor if كنتَyou are منfrom داءthe sickness of الغرامِpassion مُصَحَّحاًin sound health
فإنْ كنتَ من داء الغرامِ مُصَحَّحاً
فإنّthen indeed مريضاًa sick person بالهوىwith love منكbecause of you قدindeed أشفىhas neared death
فإنّ مريضاً بالهوى منك قد أشفى
For if you are free of love's sickness,
then one sick with passion because of you has come near death.
وإِنْand if بتَّyou spend the night ملآنَfull الجفونِthe eyelids منof الكرىslumber
وإِنْ بتَّ ملآنَ الجفونِ من الكرى
فإنّthen indeed الّذيthe one whom نازعتَهyou contended with him for الغُمضَsleep ماnot أغفىhe dozed
فإنّ الّذي نازعتَه الغُمضَ ما أغفى
And if you spend the night with eyelids full of sleep,
then he with whom you contended for slumber has not dozed.
وبيand in me منكbecause of you ياO مَنone who لاno صَبابةَyearning عندهhe has
وبي منك يا مَن لا صَبابةَ عنده
منَof الحبِّlove ماthat which لاnot أَستطيعI am able لهfor it وصفاa description
منَ الحبِّ ما لا أَستطيع له وصفا
And because of you, O you who feel no yearning, I bear
a love I cannot describe.
Sol 6.1