Sol 6.1

  1. أَجِدُّ وَمَن أَهواهُ في الحُبِّ عابِثٌ

    وَأوفي لَهُ بِالعَهدِ إِذ هُوَ ناكِثُ

    I am earnest, while the one I love is frivolous in love.

    And I keep my pledge to him, while he breaks his.

  2. حَبيبٌ نَأى عَنّي مَعَ القُربِ وَالأَسى

    مُقيمٌ لَهُ في مُضمَرِ القَلبِ ماكِثُ

    A beloved has drawn away from me despite his nearness, while sorrow

    for him abides, lingering in the heart’s hidden depths.

  3. جَفاني بِإِلطافِ العِدا وَأَزالَهُ

    عَنِ الوَصلِ رَأيٌ في القَطيعَةِ حادِثُ

    He spurned me, favoring foes; he was turned away

    from union by a newfound resolve to sever ties.

  4. تَغَيَّرتَ عَن عَهدي وَما زِلتُ واثِقاً

    بِعَهدِكَ لَكِن غَيَّرَتكَ الحَوادِثُ

    You have changed from the one I knew, yet I have remained trusting

    in your pledge; but events have changed you.

  5. وَما كُنتُ إِذ مَلَّكتُكَ القَلبَ عالِماً

    بِأَنِّيَ عَن حَتفي بِكَفِّيَ باحِثُ

    And when I gave you mastery of my heart, I did not know

    that with my own hand I was seeking my death.

  6. فَدَيتُكَ إِنَّ الشَوقَ لي مُذ هَجَرتَني

    مُميتٌ فَهَل لي مِن وِصالِكَ باعِثُ

    May I be your ransom! Since you forsook me, my longing

    is killing me; can union with you bring me back to life?

  7. سَتَبلى اللَيالي وَالوِدادُ بِحالِهِ

    جَديدٌ وَتَفنى وَهوَ لِلأَرضِ وارِثُ

    The nights will wear away, while love, unchanged,

    stays fresh; they will perish, and it will inherit the earth.

  8. وَلَو أَنَّني أَقسَمتُ أَنَّكَ قاتِلي

    وَأَنِّيَ مَقتولٌ لَما قيلَ حانِثُ

    And were I to swear that you are my killer,

    and that I am slain, I would not be called a false swearer.