رأيتُكI have seen you تكرهhate وقعَthe stroke of الظُّباthe sword-blades
رأيتُك تكره وقعَ الظُّبا
وتَصبُوand yearn إلىfor كلِّevery شيءٍthing حَسنْbeautiful
وتَصبُو إلى كلِّ شيءٍ حَسنْ
I have seen you hate the stroke of sword-blades,
I saw you despise the fall of hyenas
and yearn for every beautiful thing.
And aspire to all things beautiful
فإنso if لمnot يُكنْthere is لكfor you صبرٌpatience عليَّwith me
فإن لم يُكنْ لك صبرٌ عليَّ
فلاthen do not تُغلبنَّever be overcome علىin الصبرpatience عنْaway from [me]
فلا تُغلبنَّ على الصبر عنْ
If you have no patience with me,
If you have no patience for me
then do not fail to endure being apart from me.
Then do not force patience away from me