لاno خيرَgood فيin الدنياthe world ومثلكand one like you لاnot
لا خيرَ في الدنيا ومثلك لا
يدعىis called لعقدِfor binding علىupon ولاnor حلِّunbinding
يدعى لعقدِ على ولا حلِّ
There is no good in the world while one like you is not
There is no good in this life without you
called upon to bind or unbind.
No necklace should be tied without you
وإذاand if قنعتَyou were content بماwith what قنعتَyou were content بهِwith it
وإذا قنعتَ بما قنعتَ بهِ
منهاfrom it فأينthen where نتيجةresult الفضلexcellence
منها فأين نتيجة الفضل
And if you are content with what you have settled for
And if you're content with what you're content with
from it, where then is the fruit of excellence?
Then where is the result of superiority?
فدعso abandon الهوينىleisurely ease أنَّthat صهوتناour saddle
فدع الهوينى أنَّ صهوتنا
وأبيكby your father شرُّthe worst مراكبmounts الذلّhumiliation
وأبيك شرُّ مراكب الذلّ
So abandon ease, for our saddle,
So leave desires, our infatuations are evil
by your father, is the worst mount of humiliation.
And your father is the worst of humiliating ships
فإذاso when أثرتَyou roused نفيسةًa precious thing كمنتit lay hidden
فإذا أثرتَ نفيسةً كمنت
فيin قوَّةِpotentiality ظهرتit appeared إلىinto الفعلactuality
في قوَّةِ ظهرت إلى الفعل
So when you rouse a precious thing that lay hidden
So if you choose a precious woman like yourself
in potentiality, it emerges into actuality.
You will have the strength for action