أزوركمI visit you فتكادand almost الأرضُthe earth تُقبضis constricted بيaround me
أزوركم فتكاد الأرضُ تُقبض بي
ضيقاًin constriction فأرجعso I return منfrom فوريmy immediate moment فتتسعُand it widens
ضيقاً فأرجع من فوري فتتسعُ
I visit you, and the earth almost closes in around me
I visit you, and the earth almost clutches me
So tightly that I turn back at once, and it opens wide.
In narrowness, so I return immediately and it expands
خدعتمونيyou deceived me بماwith what ابديتموهyou showed it منof الحthe kind- (beginning of الحسنى)
خدعتموني بما ابديتموه من الح
سنى-ness (completion of الحسنى) وأكثرand most أسبابcauses الهوىpassionate love الخُدَعُdeceptions
سنى وأكثر أسباب الهوى الخُدَعُ
You deceived me with what you showed of kind-
You deceived me with the good you showed
-ness; most causes of love are deceptions.
And most causes of love are deceptions
حتىuntil إذاwhen علقتclung كفّيmy hand بكمto you ثقةًin trust
حتى إذا علقت كفّي بكم ثقةً
اسلمتمونيyou abandoned me فلاso no صَبرٌpatience ولاand no جَزَعُanguish
اسلمتموني فلا صَبرٌ ولا جَزَعُ
Until, when my hand clung to you in trust,
Until when I attached my palms to you in confidence
You abandoned me—there is neither patience nor anguish.
I surrendered myself, with no patience or composure
يغرنيdeceives me جَلَديmy fortitude الواهيfrail فأتبعهso I follow it
يغرني جَلَدي الواهي فأتبعه
غيّاastray وينصحand counsels sincerely ليto me شوقاًout of longing فامتنعso I refrain
غيّا وينصح لي شوقاً فامتنع
My frail fortitude deceives me, and I follow it
My feeble skin tempts me and I follow it
Astray; it counsels me out of longing, yet I refrain.
Misguidedly, while longing advises me to refrain
ليتif only الهوىpassionate love كانwere لاneither قطعاًseverance ولاnor صلةًunion
ليت الهوى كان لا قطعاً ولا صلةً
فلمthen not يكنbe فيهin it لاno يأسٌdespair ولاnor طَمَعُhope
فلم يكن فيه لا يأسٌ ولا طَمَعُ
If only love were neither severance nor union,
I wish love was neither connection nor separation
Then there would be neither despair nor hope in it.
So there would be in it neither despair nor hope