وَلائِمَةٍ لامَتكَ يا فَيضُ في النَدى

وَلائِمَةٍ لامَتكَ يا فَيضُ في النَدى

فَقُلتُ لَها هَل يَقدَحُ اللَومُ في البَحرِ

فَقُلتُ لَها هَل يَقدَحُ اللَومُ في البَحرِ

Many a reproachful woman has blamed you, O Fayd, for your generosity;

And a reproachful woman blamed you, O Fayḍ, for your generosity;

I said to her: Can blame diminish the sea?

So I said to her: does blame harm the sea?

أَرادَت لِتَثني الفَيضَ عَن عادَةِ النَدى

أَرادَت لِتَثني الفَيضَ عَن عادَةِ النَدى

وَمَن ذا الَّذي يَثني السَحابَ عَن القطرِ

وَمَن ذا الَّذي يَثني السَحابَ عَن القطرِ

She sought to turn Fayd from his habit of generosity—

She sought to turn Fayḍ from his habit of generosity;

but who can turn the clouds away from rain?

And who is there to turn the clouds away from rain?