أَفاطِمَ مَهلاً بَعضَ لَومي فَإِنّما
أُمَتِّعُ نَفساً قَد أُحِمَّ انطِلاقيا
O Fatimah, lessen your blame of me, for I only
indulge my soul, now that my departure has been decreed.
تَقولُ حَمَلتَ الدينَ عَيناً وَعامِداً
تَعَجَّلتُ مالي وَادَّكَرتُ خِلافيا
She says, "You took on debt in cash, and deliberately."
I hastened to enjoy my wealth, remembering what would come after me.
فَإِن كُنتِ إِبقاءً أَرَدتِ فَأَقصِري
عَلَيكِ العَنا تَبقينَ ما كانَ باقيا
So if you intended to save, then desist;
the toil is yours; you preserve whatever remains.
أَفاطِمَ ما تُغنينَ فيما يَنوبُني
إِذا صَعَّدَت حَتّى تَمَسَّ التَراقِيا
O Fatimah, what help can you offer against what befalls me,
when my soul rises until it touches the collarbones?
وَقَد أَرسَلوا فُرّاطَهُم فَتَأَثَّلوا
قَليباً نَزوعاً لا تَبُلُّ العَراقِيا
And they have already sent their forerunners and prepared
a shallow well that wets no bucket's crossbars.
وَأَمسى الأُلى كانوا يُحِبُّونَ صُحبَتي
أَحَبّوا وَلَم أُذنب إِلَيهِم فِراقيا
And those who once loved my company now
love parting from me, though I have done them no wrong.
Sol 6.1