لَمdid not يَرعَhonor حُقوقَobligations عَهديَmy bond السالِفِformer خِلّa friend
لَم يَرعَ حُقوقَ عَهديَ السالِفِ خِلّ
ياO نَفسُsoul دعيهمُleave them فَفيfor in الأَنفسsouls غِلّrancor
يا نَفسُ دعيهمُ فَفي الأَنفس غِلّ
No friend honored the obligations of my former bond.
A beloved who violated pacts from times of yore
O soul, leave them, for rancor dwells in souls.
O soul, let them be, for souls harbor rancor
لاno طائلَbenefit فيin السَرحةthe tree طالَتgrew tall وَنَمَتand grew
لا طائلَ في السَرحة طالَت وَنَمَت
لاno حُلوsweet جَنىfruit لَهاfor it وَلاnor وارفَample ظِلّshade
لا حُلو جَنى لَها وَلا وارفَ ظِلّ
There is no benefit in a tree that has grown tall and flourished:
No use in roaming though it lengthens, grows
It has neither sweet fruit nor ample shade.
No sweet fruits it bears, no shady trees its hills
Sol 6.1