ياO مَنْyou who جَفاwere aloof فيin القُرْبِnearness ثُمَّthen نَأىwent far away
يا مَنْ جَفا في القُرْبِ ثُمَّ نَأى
فَشَكاthen complained of الهَوىlove بِالكُتْبِthrough letters والرُّسُلِand messengers
فَشَكا الهَوى بِالكُتْبِ والرُّسُلِ
O you who were aloof when near, then went far away,
Then complained of love through letters and messengers:
مَهْلاًeasy now فَإِنَّكَfor indeed you فيin فِعالِكَyour deeds ذيthese
مَهْلاً فَإِنَّكَ في فِعالِكَ ذي
مِثْلُlike الذيthe one قَدْindeed قيلَwas said فيin المَثَلِthe proverb
مِثْلُ الذي قَدْ قيلَ في المَثَلِ
Easy now, for in these deeds of yours,
You are like the one spoken of in the proverb:
تَرَكَabandoned الزِّيارَةَvisiting وَهْيَwhile it مُمْكِنَةٌpossible
تَرَكَ الزِّيارَةَ وَهْيَ مُمْكِنَةٌ
وأَتاكَand came to you مِنْfrom مِصْرٍEgypt عَلىon جَمَلِa camel
وأَتاكَ مِنْ مِصْرٍ عَلى جَمَلِ
He abandoned visiting while it was possible,
And came to you from Egypt on a camel.
Translation model: Sol 6.1