ماnot علىfor الغادرينthe faithless نسكبwe shed دمعاtears
ما على الغادرين نسكب دمعا
إنeven if فجعناwe are stricken بصدهمby their rejection والفراقand parting
إن فجعنا بصدهم والفراق
No tears do we shed for the faithless,
We shed no tears for the faithless,
even if their rejection and our parting leave us grief-stricken.
even if their rejection and parting leave us stricken.
غرهمdeceived them صبرناour patience عليهمwith them فظنواso they thought
غرهم صبرنا عليهم فظنوا
أنthat هجرانهمtheir desertion مريرbitter المذاقin taste
أن هجرانهم مرير المذاق
Our patience with them deceived them, so they thought
Our patience with them deceived them, so they thought
that forsaking them was bitter to us.
that their desertion tasted bitter.
لاdo not تعودواreturn ولاand do not تمنواflaunt your favors عليناbefore us
لا تعودوا ولا تمنوا علينا
بالذيwhat تمنونyou bestow يومthe day التلاقيof reunion
بالذي تمنون يوم التلاقي
Do not return, nor hold over us as a favor
Do not return, nor flaunt before us
whatever you bestow on the day we meet.
what you bestow on the day of reunion.
سوفwill نصحوwe awaken وكلand every نشوةrapture حبof love
سوف نصحو وكل نشوة حب
سوفwill تودىdo away بهاwith it اللياليthe nights البواقيremaining
سوف تودى بها الليالي البواقي
We shall come to our senses, and every rapture of love—
We shall awaken, and every rapture of love
the nights that remain will bear it away.
will be ended by the nights that remain.
Sol 6.1