لَيسَthere is no فيin الواشيthe slanderer وَالرَقيبand the watcher رَجاءhope الthe
لَيسَ في الواشي وَالرَقيب رَجاء ال
خيرgood ماas long as دامَcontinues فيat العرسthe wedding خساسةbaseness
خير ما دامَ في العرس خساسة
In the slanderer and the watcher there is no hope of
There is no hope in the slanderer and spy
good, so long as baseness remains at the wedding.
No good remains at the wedding of the vile
فعلاthey both did فيthrough العصورthe ages ماwhat يعجزis unable الشيbegins 'the Devil'
فعلا في العصور ما يعجز الشي
طانcompletes 'the Devil' عَنof (with 'unable') فعلهdoing it فياso, alas لِلتَعاسةfor misery
طان عَن فعله فيا لِلتَعاسة
Through the ages, they both have done what the Devil
Indeed in eras what Satan cannot do
is unable to do—alas, what misery!
Oh what misery!
لعباthey both played فيin الغَرامlove دوراa role وَمذand since ولbegins 'departed'
لعبا في الغَرام دورا وَمذ ول
يcompletes 'departed' الغَرامlove تحولاthey both turned للسياسةto politics
ي الغَرام تحولا للسياسة
They both played a role in love, and when
Playing a role in love became
love departed, they turned to politics.
Love's transformation into politics