أَرانيI see myself وَهِنداًand Hind أَكثَرَhave multiplied الناسُthe people قالَةًgossip
أَراني وَهِنداً أَكثَرَ الناسُ قالَةً
عَلَيناagainst us وَقالُand the talk الناسِof people بِالمَرءِon a person مُلحِقُattaching blame
عَلَينا وَقالُ الناسِ بِالمَرءِ مُلحِقُ
I see myself and Hind: people have much to say
They see me as weak, most people find fault
against us—and people's talk leaves its mark on a man.
With me, while people tend to blame a man,
تُكَنِّنُهاkeep her hidden نِسوانُهاher women وَيَلومُنيand reproach me
تُكَنِّنُها نِسوانُها وَيَلومُني
صِحابيmy companions وَكُلٌّand each one ماas much as اِستَطاعَhe can مُعَوِّقُhindering
صِحابي وَكُلٌّ ما اِستَطاعَ مُعَوِّقُ
Her women keep her hidden, while I am reproached
Their women malign me, and my friends blame me too,
by my companions, each hindering as much as he can.
Each does the utmost that he can to hinder.
فَنَحنُyet we عَلىdespite بَغيِthe malice of الوُشاةِthe slanderers وَسَعيِهِمand their efforts
فَنَحنُ عَلى بَغيِ الوُشاةِ وَسَعيِهِم
هَواناour love جَميعٌunited أَمرُناour affair حَيثُwhere يُصفَقُis sealed by agreement
هَوانا جَميعٌ أَمرُنا حَيثُ يُصفَقُ
Yet we, despite the slanderers' malice and their efforts,
Yet we pursue the path the slanderers made,
are one in love; our affair stands where agreement is sealed.
Submissive, whatever way the matter ends.
فَإِنfor if نَحنُwe جِئناwe introduced سُنَّةًa custom لَمnot تَكُنwas مَضَتhad gone before
فَإِن نَحنُ جِئنا سُنَّةً لَم تَكُن مَضَت
فَنَحنُthen we إِذاin that case مِمّاthan what يَقولونَthey say أَخرَقُmore foolish
فَنَحنُ إِذا مِمّا يَقولونَ أَخرَقُ
For if we have introduced a custom never practiced before,
If we should start a course till now untried,
then we are more foolish than they say.
We would be called, for what they say, iconoclasts.
وَإِنand if كانَit was أَمراًa matter سَنَّهُestablished it الناسُpeople قَبلَناbefore us
وَإِن كانَ أَمراً سَنَّهُ الناسُ قَبلَنا
فَفيمَthen why مَقالُthe talk of الناسِpeople فيناabout us تَفَرَّقواdisperse!
فَفيمَ مَقالُ الناسِ فينا تَفَرَّقوا
But if it is something people established before us,
But if the course was one men followed before,
then why all this talk about us? Go your separate ways!
Why do they talk of us, make divisions?
أَحَقّاًis it really true بِأَنthat لَمnot تَهوَshe loves غانِيَةٌa beautiful woman فَتىًa young man
أَحَقّاً بِأَن لَم تَهوَ غانِيَةٌ فَتىً
وَأَنَّand that أُناساًpeople لَمnot يُحِبّواthey love وَيَعشَقواand they love passionately
وَأَنَّ أُناساً لَم يُحِبّوا وَيَعشَقوا
Is it really true that no fair woman has ever loved a young man,
Is it right that a songstress never loved a knight,
and that people have never loved or felt passion?
Or that no men have loved and felt passion?
فَمَنwho, then ذاthat one الَّذيwho إِنif جِئتُI did ماwhat أَمَرواthey commanded بِهِto do it
فَمَن ذا الَّذي إِن جِئتُ ما أَمَروا بِهِ
يَبيتُspends the night بِهَمٍّwith worry آخِرَat the end of اللَيلِthe night يَأرَقُlies sleepless
يَبيتُ بِهَمٍّ آخِرَ اللَيلِ يَأرَقُ
Who, then, if I did what they commanded,
Who is the man, if I do as they command,
would lie awake with worry in the last hours of the night?
That frets on sleepless nights and tosses wakeful?
وَإِنَّand indeed الَّتيshe who نَهَّينَهاthey forbade her عَنfrom وِصالِناunion with us
وَإِنَّ الَّتي نَهَّينَها عَن وِصالِنا
تَبيتُshe spends the night إِذاwhen اِشتاقَتshe longs إِلَيناfor us تَشَوَّقُshe yearns
تَبيتُ إِذا اِشتاقَت إِلَينا تَشَوَّقُ
And indeed, she whom they have barred from union with us
But she we're barred from joining, if she longs for us,
spends the night yearning whenever she longs for us.
Will lie awake, when yearning comes, craving us.
فَإِنّاso indeed we لَمَحقوقونَsurely justified أَنthat لاnot يَرُدَّناdeter us
فَإِنّا لَمَحقوقونَ أَن لا يَرُدَّنا
أَقاويلُgossip ماhowever much سَدّواthey bar the way عَلَيناagainst us وَأَلصَقواand they pin accusations
أَقاويلُ ما سَدّوا عَلَينا وَأَلصَقوا
So we are surely justified in not being deterred
We are wronged that their talk should bar our road,
by gossip, however much they bar our way and pin charges on us.
All the charges they have levelled and attached.
Sol 6.1