لوif كنتI were أملكI possess صبراًpatience أنتyou تملكهyou possess it
لو كنت أملك صبراً أنت تملكه
عنّيaway from me لجازيتI would repay منكfrom you التّيهhaughtiness بالصلفwith insolence
عنّي لجازيت منك التّيه بالصلف
If I possessed the patience you possess
If I possessed the patience you possess
to do without me, I would repay your haughtiness with insolence.
I would have punished your aloofness with disdain
أوor كنتyou were تضمرyou harbor وجداًlonging بتّI spent the night أضمرهI harbor it
أو كنت تضمر وجداً بتّ أضمره
جزيتنيyou would repay me كلفاpassionate love عنin return for شدةintensity الكلفpassionate love
جزيتني كلفا عن شدة الكلف
Or if you harbored the longing I spent the night harboring,
Or if you harbored passion while I harbored it
you would repay me with passion for my intense passion.
I would have punished you, though arduous, for intense aloofness
تعمدّdeliberately seek الرفقgentleness بيtoward me ياO حبّbeloved محتسباseeking divine reward
تعمدّ الرفق بي يا حبّ محتسبا
فليسfor it is not يبعدfar off ماwhat تهواهyou desire it منof تلفيmy ruin
فليس يبعد ما تهواه من تلفي
Choose gentleness toward me, O beloved, seeking divine reward,
You intentionally act kindly toward me, O love I value
for the ruin you desire for me is not far off.
For what you desire does not become distant from attainment
Sol 6.1