أَلَمHave ... not? تَرَyou seen ماwhat بَينيbetween me وَبينَand between ابنِson of عامِرٍAmir
أَلَم تَرَ ما بَيني وَبينَ ابنِ عامِرٍ
مِنَof الوُدِّthe affection قَدalready بالَتurinated عَليهِupon it الثَعالِبُthe foxes
مِنَ الوُدِّ قَد بالَت عَليهِ الثَعالِبُ
Have you not seen what lay between me and Ibn Amir
of affection? Foxes have urinated upon it.
وَأَصبَحَand has become باقيthe remainder of الوُدِّthe affection بَينيbetween me وَبينَهُand between him
وَأَصبَحَ باقي الوُدِّ بَيني وَبينَهُ
كَأَنas though لَمnot يَكُنit had been وَالدَهرُand time فيهِwithin it العَجائِبُwonders
كَأَن لَم يَكُن وَالدَهرُ فيهِ العَجائِبُ
And what remains of the affection between him and me
is as though it had never been—and time holds wonders.
إِذاif المَرءُa person لَمdoes not يُحبِبكَlove you إِلّاexcept تَكَرُّهاًreluctantly
إِذا المَرءُ لَم يُحبِبكَ إِلّا تَكَرُّهاً
بَداappeared لَكَto you مِنof أَخلاقِهِhis character ماwhat يُغالِبُhe struggles against
بَدا لَكَ مِن أَخلاقِهِ ما يُغالِبُ
If a person loves you only reluctantly,
you will see in his character what he struggles to suppress.
فَلَلنَأيُso distance is خَيرٌbetter مِنthan دُنُوٍّcloseness عَلىwith الأَذىharm
فَلَلنَأيُ خَيرٌ مِن دُنُوٍّ عَلى الأَذى
وَلاand no خَيرَgood فيماin what يَستَقِلُّdeems too little المَعاتِبُthe reproacher
وَلا خَيرَ فيما يَستَقِلُّ المَعاتِبُ
So distance is better than closeness that brings harm,
and there is no good in what the reproacher deems too little.
فَإِنَّfor indeed عِتابيmy reproach كُلَّevery يَومٍday لسَوءةٍis surely a disgrace
فَإِنَّ عِتابي كُلَّ يَومٍ لسَوءةٍ
وَإِنّيand indeed I لمَتروكٌam surely forsaken إِذاif لاdo not أُعاتِبُI reproach
وَإِنّي لمَتروكٌ إِذا لا أُعاتِبُ
For reproaching him every day is a disgrace,
yet I am forsaken if I do not reproach him.
فَدَعهُso leave him وَصَرمُand severing ties with المَرءِa person أَهوَنُthe least هالِكٍof losses
فَدَعهُ وَصَرمُ المَرءِ أَهوَنُ هالِكٍ
وَفيand in الأَرضِthe earth لِلمَرءِfor the person الجَليدِthe resolute مَذاهِبُpaths
وَفي الأَرضِ لِلمَرءِ الجَليدِ مَذاهِبُ
So leave him: severing ties with a person is the least of losses,
and a resolute person has many paths across the earth.