ماnot زالَceased يَخدعنيbeguiles me باللّطفwith gentleness والحِيَلِand guile
ما زالَ يَخدعني باللّطف والحِيَلِ
حتّىuntil اِستجبتُI yielded علىdespite كُرهٍreluctance إلىto الغزلِcourtship
حتّى اِستجبتُ على كُرهٍ إلى الغزلِ
He kept beguiling me with gentleness and guile,
He still deceives me with kindness and tricks
until, against my will, I yielded to courtship.
Until I reluctantly responded to the flirtation
للَّهby God! (expressing wonder) قلبُa heart عميدٍa lovesick man خرّfell منجدلاًprostrate
للَّه قلبُ عميدٍ خرّ منجدلاً
لمّاwhen رأتهsaw it لحاظُsidelong glances الأعينِthe eyes النُّجُلِwide
لمّا رأته لحاظُ الأعينِ النُّجُلِ
By God, a lovesick man's heart fell prostrate
The heart of a steadfast leader has fallen head over heels
when the sidelong glances of wide eyes beheld it.
When the eyelids of the doe eyes saw him
ماnot كانَwas هَذاthis الهوىpassion ليfor me فيin الحسابthe reckoning ولاnor
ما كانَ هَذا الهوى لي في الحساب ولا
هذيthis الصّبابةُardent longing لولاwere it not for الحسنُbeauty منof عملِيmy doing
هذي الصّبابةُ لولا الحسنُ من عملِي
This passion was never in my reckoning, nor
This love was not in my plans nor
would this longing have been my doing, but for beauty.
Was this youth except for my good deeds
جاءcame الهوىpassion عَرَضاًby chance لمdid not أجْنِهِreap it بيديwith my hand
جاء الهوى عَرَضاً لم أجْنِهِ بيدي
كأنّهas though it ليسis not منّيfrom me وهْوand it is منfrom قِبَليmy side
كأنّه ليس منّي وهْو من قِبَلي
Passion came by chance; I did not reap it with my own hand,
Love came to me unexpectedly, not by my own doing
as though it were not of me, though it comes from me.
As if it is not from me, yet it is because of me
ناشدتُكمI implored you أنto تقرّواoffer hospitality منfrom قلوبكمyour hearts
ناشدتُكم أن تقرّوا من قلوبكم
فبينfor between حنبيَّmy two sides (apparent typo) قلبٌa heart ماnot تَحَيَّزَtook sides لِيwith me
فبين حنبيَّ قلبٌ ما تَحَيَّزَ لِي
I implored you to offer me a share of your hearts,
I implore you to accept in your hearts
for between my two sides lies a heart that never sided with me.
That between my ribs is a heart that did not side with me
كمhow often قدindeed نصحتُI counseled لعذّاليto my reproachers وقلتُand I said لهمْto them
كم قد نصحتُ لعذّالي وقلتُ لهمْ
عذلتُمُyou reproached اليومَtoday مشغولاًone preoccupied عنaway from العَذَلِreproach
عذلتُمُ اليومَ مشغولاً عن العَذَلِ
How often I have counseled my reproachers and said to them:
How much I have advised my critics and told them
Today you have reproached someone too absorbed to heed reproach.
Today you criticize me while I am busy with criticism
يعصيكُمُdisobeys you قلبُهُhis heart الغاويwayward ومنand out of خَجَلٍshame
يعصيكُمُ قلبُهُ الغاوي ومن خَجَلٍ
يُطيعكمْobeys you لفظُهُhis speech قولاًin words بلاwithout عَمَلِaction
يُطيعكمْ لفظُهُ قولاً بلا عَمَلِ
His wayward heart disobeys you, yet out of shame
Their wandering hearts disobey you
his speech obeys you in words, without deeds.
Their words obey you without action
Sol 6.1