ياO قمراًa moon أصبحتI have become فيin حبهlove for him أعتبI reproach
يا قمراً أصبحت في حبه أعتب
منone who لاdoes not يرعويtakes heed المعتابthe reproacher
من لا يرعوي المعتاب
O moon, for love of whom I now reproach
one who will not heed the reproacher.
أَفديكَI would ransom you لاdo not تُسْرفَgo to excess فيin هَجْرforsaking مَنْone whom
أَفديكَ لا تُسْرفَ في هَجْر مَنْ
عَوَّدْتَهُyou accustomed him الإِشفاقَtenderness والإِقترابand closeness
عَوَّدْتَهُ الإِشفاقَ والإِقتراب
I would ransom you; do not go too far in forsaking one
you have accustomed to tenderness and closeness.
عَهديmy recollection بزوْراتِكof your visits وَفْقَin accordance with المنىwishes
عَهدي بزوْراتِك وَفْقَ المنى
أيامَin the days of رَشْفيmy sipping للثناياof the front teeth العذابsweet
أيامَ رَشْفي للثنايا العذاب
I remember your visits matching my wishes,
in the days I sipped at your sweet front teeth.
فأصْبَحتْso they became وفْقَin accordance with منيwishes عاذليmy reproacher
فأصْبَحتْ وفْقَ مني عاذلي
وهلْand is there? منfrom العاذلِthe reproacher غيرother than العذابtorment
وهلْ من العاذلِ غير العذاب
Then they came to match my reproacher’s wishes—
and what comes from the reproacher but torment?