أَرسَلَتsent هِندٌHind إِلَيناto us رَسولاًa messenger
أَرسَلَت هِندٌ إِلَينا رَسولاً
عاتِباًreproaching أَنsaying ماwhat لَناwith us لاnot نَراكاwe see you
عاتِباً أَن ما لَنا لا نَراكا
Hind sent a messenger to us,
Reproaching us: “Why is it we do not see you?
فيمَwhy قَدindeed أَجمَعتَyou resolved عَنّاfrom us صُدوداًturning away
فيمَ قَد أَجمَعتَ عَنّا صُدوداً
أَأَرَدتَdid you intend الصَرمَsevering ties أَمor ماwhat عَداكاkept you away
أَأَرَدتَ الصَرمَ أَم ما عَداكا
Why have you resolved to turn away from us?
Did you intend to sever ties, or what has kept you away?
إِنif تَكُنyou are حاوَلتَyou tried غَيظيmy anger بِهَجريby forsaking me
إِن تَكُن حاوَلتَ غَيظي بِهَجري
فَلَقَدthen indeed أَدرَكتَyou attained ماwhat قَدalready كَفاكاsufficed for you
فَلَقَد أَدرَكتَ ما قَد كَفاكا
If you have tried to anger me by forsaking me,
Then you have surely achieved enough to satisfy you.
كاذِباًlying قَدindeed يَعلَمُknows اللَهُGod رَبّيmy Lord
كاذِباً قَد يَعلَمُ اللَهُ رَبّي
أَنَّنيthat I لَمdid not أَجنِcommit a wrong ماwhat كُنهُtrue nature ذاكاthat
أَنَّني لَم أَجنِ ما كُنهُ ذاكا
You are lying—God, my Lord, surely knows
That I have done no wrong—what is that really about?
وَأُلَبّيand I answer داعِياًa caller إِنif دَعانيhe calls me
وَأُلَبّي داعِياً إِن دَعاني
وَتَصامَمand you feign deafness عامِداًdeliberately إِنif دَعاكاhe calls you
وَتَصامَم عامِداً إِن دَعاكا
And I answer a caller if he calls me,
While you deliberately turn a deaf ear if he calls you.
وَأُكَذِّبand I disbelieve كاشِحاًa spiteful foe إِنif أَتانيhe comes to me
وَأُكَذِّب كاشِحاً إِن أَتاني
وَتُصَدِّقand you believe كاشِحاًa spiteful foe إِنif أَتاكاhe comes to you
وَتُصَدِّق كاشِحاً إِن أَتاكا
And I disbelieve a spiteful foe if he comes to me,
While you believe a spiteful foe if he comes to you.
إِنَّindeed فيon الأَرضِthe earth مَساحاًopen space عَريضاًwide
إِنَّ في الأَرضِ مَساحاً عَريضاً
وَمَناديحَand alternatives كَثيراًmany سِواكاother than you
وَمَناديحَ كَثيراً سِواكا
Indeed, there is ample space upon the earth,
And many places to turn besides you.
غَيرَexcept أَنّيthat I فَاِعلَمَنso know for certain ذاكَthat حَقّاًtruly
غَيرَ أَنّي فَاِعلَمَن ذاكَ حَقّاً
لاnot أَرىI see النِعمَةَbliss حَتّىuntil أَراكاI see you
لا أَرى النِعمَةَ حَتّى أَراكا
Yet I—know this for certain—
See no bliss until I see you.”
قُلتُI said مَهماwhatever تَجِديyou feel love بيfor me فَإِنّيthen indeed I
قُلتُ مَهما تَجِدي بي فَإِنّي
أُظهِرُI show الوُدَّaffection لَكُمto you (plural) فَوقَabove ذاكاthat
أُظهِرُ الوُدَّ لَكُم فَوقَ ذاكا
I said, “Whatever love you feel for me, I
Show you affection greater than that.
أَنتِyou هَمّيmy concern وَأَحاديثُand conversations نَفسيof my soul
أَنتِ هَمّي وَأَحاديثُ نَفسي
ماwhile تَغَيَّبتِyou are absent وَإِذand when ماemphatic particle أَراكاI see you
ما تَغَيَّبتِ وَإِذ ما أَراكا
You are my preoccupation and my inward conversations,
While you are absent and when I see you.”
Sol 6.1