لَعَمريby my life لَقَدindeed بَيَّنتُI discerned فيon وَجهِthe face of تُكتَمٍTuktam
لَعَمري لَقَد بَيَّنتُ في وَجهِ تُكتَمٍ
غَداةًone morning تَلاقَيناwe met التَجَهُّمَscowling وَالغَضَبand anger
غَداةً تَلاقَينا التَجَهُّمَ وَالغَضَب
By my life, I discerned on Tuktam's face
By my life, I made clear on the face of her sulking
the morning we met, a scowl and anger,
The morning we met frowning and anger
بِلاwithout يَدِa deed of سَوءٍevil كُنتُI had أَزلَلتُI committed عِندَهاtoward her
بِلا يَدِ سَوءٍ كُنتُ أَزلَلتُ عِندَها
وَلاnor بِحَديثٍbecause of a tale نُثَّwas spread عَنّيabout me فَياso, oh عَجَبwonder
وَلا بِحَديثٍ نُثَّ عَنّي فَيا عَجَب
not for any wrong I had done her,
With no ill intent was I courteous to her
nor for any tale spread about me—how strange!
Yet how strange she later spoke ill of me
وَإِنّيand indeed I لَمَصرومٌsurely forsaken إِذاwhenever قالَspeaks كاشِحٌa spiteful foe
وَإِنّي لَمَصرومٌ إِذا قالَ كاشِحٌ
فَوافَقَand happened to agree يَوماًone day بَعضُsome of ماwhat قالَhe said أَوor كَذَبhe fabricated
فَوافَقَ يَوماً بَعضُ ما قالَ أَو كَذَب
And I am surely forsaken whenever a spiteful foe speaks,
Truly I'm forbidden, if a slanderer says
and some of what he says or fabricates happens one day to ring true.
One day something that matches or contradicts
فَمِلآنَso from now on يَثنِlet it restrain الصَبرُpatience نَفسِيَmy soul أَوor تَمُتlet it die
فَمِلآنَ يَثنِ الصَبرُ نَفسِيَ أَو تَمُت
إِذاif اِنبَتَّbreaks حَبلٌa cord مِنamong حِبالِكِyour cords فَاِنقَضَبand then is cut off
إِذا اِنبَتَّ حَبلٌ مِن حِبالِكِ فَاِنقَضَب
So from now on, let patience restrain my soul, or let it die,
So let patience fill my soul or I shall die
if one of your cords breaks and is cut off.
If a rope of your ropes has come undone
فَماfor there is no إِنemphasis of negation لَناfor us فيamong أَهلِthe people of مَكَّةَMecca حاجَةٌneed
فَما إِن لَنا في أَهلِ مَكَّةَ حاجَةٌ
سِواكِexcept you وَإِنand even if قَضَّيتِyou have satisfied مِنthrough وَصلِناunion with us الأَرَبthe desire
سِواكِ وَإِن قَضَّيتِ مِن وَصلِنا الأَرَب
For among the people of Mecca, we need no one
For in the people of Mecca we've no need
but you, even if you have satisfied your desire through union with us.
Except you, even if you've cut short our connection
وَقَوليand say لِنِسوانٍto women لَحَينَكِthey reproached you فيfor الهَوىlove
وَقَولي لِنِسوانٍ لَحَينَكِ في الهَوى
إِذاwhen عَقلُthe reason of إِحداهُنَّone of them مِنbecause of وَصلِناunion with us عَزَبdeparts
إِذا عَقلُ إِحداهُنَّ مِن وَصلِنا عَزَب
And say to women who reproached you for love,
And say to women who envy your love for me
when one of them loses her reason over our union:
If any of them understands our separation has happened
أَجِئناhave we done? الَّذيwhat لَمdid not يَأتِهِdo it الناسُpeople قَبلَناbefore us
أَجِئنا الَّذي لَم يَأتِهِ الناسُ قَبلَنا
فَقَبليfor before me مِنَamong النِسوانِwomen وَالناسِand people مَنthose who أَحَبloved
فَقَبلي مِنَ النِسوانِ وَالناسِ مَن أَحَب
"Have we done what people did not do before us?
We've come to that which others before haven't come
For before me, there were women and men who loved."
So accept from women and men whom you love
Sol 6.1