إِقطَعsever حِباليmy cords فَقَدfor indeed بَرِمتُI have grown weary بِكاof you
إِقطَع حِبالي فَقَد بَرِمتُ بِكا
وَخَلِّنيand leave me حَيثُwhere شِئتُI wish مِنfrom يَدِكاyour hand
وَخَلِّني حَيثُ شِئتُ مِن يَدِكا
Cut my cords, for I have grown weary of you,
Sever my cords, for I have grown weary of you.
and let me go from your grasp wherever you please.
And leave me where I wish, free of your grasp.
لاnot أَشتَهيI desire أَنthat تَكونَyou be ليfor me سَكَناًa solace
لا أَشتَهي أَن تَكونَ لي سَكَناً
حَسبُكَenough for you ماwhat كُنتَyou were ليto me وَكُنتُand I was لَكاto you
حَسبُكَ ما كُنتَ لي وَكُنتُ لَكا
I do not wish you to be a home for me;
I do not wish you to be my solace.
enough that you were mine, and I was yours.
Let what you were to me, and I to you, suffice.
أَنتَyou كَثيرُmany الأَلوانِcolors مُشتَرِكٌshared
أَنتَ كَثيرُ الأَلوانِ مُشتَرِكٌ
فَاِطلُبso seek خَليلاًa lover سِوايَother than me مُشتَرِكاshared
فَاِطلُب خَليلاً سِوايَ مُشتَرِكا
You are many-colored, a partner to many;
You are of many colors and shared with others;
so seek another intimate besides me—one willing to share.
So seek a lover other than me, likewise shared.
قَدindeed نِلتُI obtained مِنكَfrom you الَّذيwhat بَخِلتَyou were stingy بِهِwith it
قَد نِلتُ مِنكَ الَّذي بَخِلتَ بِهِ
فَلَمso did not أَنَلI obtain طائِلاًa benefit وَلاnor دَرَكاsuccess
فَلَم أَنَل طائِلاً وَلا دَرَكا
I have obtained from you what you were stingy with,
I have obtained from you what you begrudged,
yet gained no benefit and reached no goal.
Yet I gained neither benefit nor success.
فَاِذهَبso go إِلىto حَيثُwhere شِئتَyou wish مُنطَلِقاًunfettered
فَاِذهَب إِلى حَيثُ شِئتَ مُنطَلِقاً
سالَflowed بِكَwith you السَيلُthe torrent حَيثُماwherever سَلَكاit took its course
سالَ بِكَ السَيلُ حَيثُما سَلَكا
So go wherever you please, set loose;
So go where you wish, unfettered.
may the torrent carry you wherever it courses.
May the torrent carry you wherever it flows.
وَمُتَّand you died حَيّاًalive بِلِحيَةٍbecause of a beard طَلَعَتit sprouted
وَمُتَّ حَيّاً بِلِحيَةٍ طَلَعَت
عَلَيكَupon you قَدalready كُنتَyou were قَبلَهاbefore it مَلَكاan angel
عَلَيكَ قَد كُنتَ قَبلَها مَلَكا
You have died while living, by a beard that has sprouted
And you died while still alive, from a beard that sprouted
upon you—you were an angel before it.
Upon you—you had been an angel before it.
إِذاif رَأَيتَyou see الغُلامَthe boy قَدalready طَلَعَتit sprouted
إِذا رَأَيتَ الغُلامَ قَد طَلَعَت
بِخَدِّهِon his cheek شَعرَةٌa hair فَقَدthen indeed هَلَكاhe has perished
بِخَدِّهِ شَعرَةٌ فَقَد هَلَكا
When you see that on a youth there has sprouted
If you see a boy who has grown
a hair upon his cheek, then he has perished.
A hair on his cheek, then he has perished.
