أَملىhe dictated بِحَقby the right of الحُبlove ماwhat أَملىhe dictated كَذاthus
أَملى بِحَق الحُب ما أَملى كَذا
لاتَنثَنيdo not turn away عَنfrom مُغرَمa love-stricken lover أَلِفَgrew accustomed to الأَذىsuffering
لاتَنثَني عَن مُغرَم أَلِفَ الأَذى
He dictated, by love's right, what he dictated, thus:
He commanded me in the name of love what he commanded thus
Do not turn away from a lover accustomed to suffering.
Do not turn me from one enamored who is accustomed to harm
صَبa passionate lover اِذاwhen لامَrebuked المعنفthe harsh reprover أَوor هذيraved
صَب اِذا لامَ المعنف أَو هذي
حاكىوقالتimitated; and she said أيضاًalso:
حاكىوقالت أيضاً:
A passionate lover—when the harsh reprover rebuked or raved,
He was patient when the blamer rebuked, or when she
Imitated—and she also said:
Imitated the clouds, their known weeping
الكاملal-Kāmil metre
الكامل
أَملىhe dictated بِحَقby the right of الحُبlove ماwhat أَملىhe dictated كَذاthus
أَملى بِحَق الحُب ما أَملى كَذا
Al-Kāmil metre.
He dictated, by love's right, what he dictated, thus:
لاتَنثَنيdo not turn away عَنfrom مُغرَمa love-stricken lover أَلِفَgrew accustomed to الأَذىsuffering
لاتَنثَني عَن مُغرَم أَلِفَ الأَذى
صَبa passionate lover اِذاwhen لامَrebuked المعنفthe harsh reprover أَوor هذيraved
صَب اِذا لامَ المعنف أَو هذي
Do not turn away from a lover accustomed to suffering.
A passionate lover—when the harsh reprover rebuked or raved,
حاكىimitated السَحابthe clouds بُكاؤُهُhis weeping المَعلومwell-known
حاكى السَحاب بُكاؤُهُ المَعلوم
السَحابthe clouds بُكاؤُهُhis weeping المَعلومwell-known
السَحاب بُكاؤُهُ المَعلوم
His well-known weeping imitated the clouds.
The clouds—his well-known weeping.
Partial English translation: 4 of 10 Arabic lines translated.