هَجَرتِyou forsook الحَبيبَthe beloved اليَومَtoday مِنfrom غَيرِabsence of ماthat اِجتَرَمhe committed a wrong
هَجَرتِ الحَبيبَ اليَومَ مِن غَيرِ ما اِجتَرَم
وَقَطَّعتِand you severed مِنfrom ذيone possessing وُدِّكَaffection for you الحَبلَthe cord فَاِنصَرَمso it broke
وَقَطَّعتِ مِن ذي وُدِّكَ الحَبلَ فَاِنصَرَم
Today you forsook the beloved, though he had done no wrong.
And you cut the cord with one who loves you, so it snapped.
أَطَعتِyou obeyed الوُشاةَthe tale-bearers الكاشِحينَthe spiteful ones وَمَنand whoever يُطِعobeys
أَطَعتِ الوُشاةَ الكاشِحينَ وَمَن يُطِع
مَقالَةَthe words of واشٍa tale-bearer يَقرَعِwill strike السِنَّthe tooth مِنfrom نَدَمregret
مَقالَةَ واشٍ يَقرَعِ السِنَّ مِن نَدَم
You obeyed the spiteful tale-bearers; and whoever obeys
a tale-bearer's words will strike his tooth in regret.
أَتانيcame to me رَسولٌa messenger كُنتُI was أَحسِبُthinking أَنَّهُthat he
أَتاني رَسولٌ كُنتُ أَحسِبُ أَنَّهُ
شَفيقٌcompassionate عَلَيناtoward us ناصِحٌa sincere adviser كَالَّذيlike what زَعَمhe claimed
شَفيقٌ عَلَينا ناصِحٌ كَالَّذي زَعَم
A messenger came to me, whom I had thought
compassionate toward us, a sincere adviser, as he claimed.
فَلَمّاthen when تَباثَثناwe exchanged الحَديثَthe talk وَبَيَّنَتand revealed
فَلَمّا تَباثَثنا الحَديثَ وَبَيَّنَت
سَرائِرُهُhis secrets عَنabout بَعضِsome of ماwhat كانَhe had قَدalready كَتَمconcealed
سَرائِرُهُ عَن بَعضِ ما كانَ قَد كَتَم
Then, when we exchanged talk, and there came to light
from his secrets some of what he had concealed,
تَبَيَّنَbecame clear ليto me أَنَّthat المُحَرَّشَthe one incited to discord كاذِبٌa liar
تَبَيَّنَ لي أَنَّ المُحَرَّشَ كاذِبٌ
وَمَنand whoever يُطِعِheeds الواشينَthe tale-bearers أَوor زَعمَthe claim of مَنwhoever زَعَمclaimed
وَمَن يُطِعِ الواشينَ أَو زَعمَ مَن زَعَم
it became clear to me that the one incited to discord was a liar.
And whoever heeds tale-bearers, or what anyone alleges,
يُصَرِّمsevers بِظُلمٍunjustly حَبلَهُhis cord مِنfrom خَليلِهِhis close companion
يُصَرِّم بِظُلمٍ حَبلَهُ مِن خَليلِهِ
وَشيكاًsoon وَيَجذِمand severs قوَّةَthe strand of الحَبلِthe cord ماwhenever جَذَمhe cuts
وَشيكاً وَيَجذِم قوَّةَ الحَبلِ ما جَذَم
unjustly severs his cord with his close companion
soon, and severs the cord's strand whenever he cuts.
وَقُلتُand I said لَهاto her لَمّاwhen خَشيتُI feared لَجاجَةًstubbornness
وَقُلتُ لَها لَمّا خَشيتُ لَجاجَةً
فَعِنديso I have لَكِfor you العُتبىamends عَلىin رَغمِspite of مَنwhoever رَغَمresents it
فَعِندي لَكِ العُتبى عَلى رَغمِ مَن رَغَم
And I said to her, when I feared stubbornness:
So I offer you amends, despite anyone who resents it.
ظُلِمتَyou were wronged وَلَمand did not تَعتِبreproach وَكانَand was رَسولُهاher messenger
ظُلِمتَ وَلَم تَعتِب وَكانَ رَسولُها
إِلَيكَto you سَريعاًquickly بِالرِضاwith satisfaction لَكَfor you إِذwhen ظَلَمhe did wrong
إِلَيكَ سَريعاً بِالرِضا لَكَ إِذ ظَلَم
You were wronged and made no reproach; and her messenger was
quick to reach you, bringing you satisfaction when he had done wrong.
فَلَمso I did not أَرَsee لَومَblame النَفسِthe self بَعدَafter الَّذيthat which مَضىpassed
فَلَم أَرَ لَومَ النَفسِ بَعدَ الَّذي مَضى
وَبَعدَand after الَّذيthat which آلَتshe swore وَآلَيتَand you swore مِنof قَسَمan oath
وَبَعدَ الَّذي آلَت وَآلَيتَ مِن قَسَم
So I saw no reason for self-reproach after what had passed,
and after the oaths she swore and you swore.
إِذاif أَنتَyou لَمnot تَعشَقfall in love وَلَمand do not تَتبَعِfollow الهَوىpassion
إِذا أَنتَ لَم تَعشَق وَلَم تَتبَعِ الهَوى
فَكُنthen be صَخرَةًa rock بِالحِجرِat al-Hijr مِنof حَجَرٍstone أَصَمunyielding
فَكُن صَخرَةً بِالحِجرِ مِن حَجَرٍ أَصَم
If you do not fall in love and do not follow passion,
then be a rock at al-Hijr, of unyielding stone.
Sol 6.1