إِنَّindeed جُهدَthe extremity البلاءِof affliction حُبُّكَyour loving إِنساa person (first part)
إِنَّ جُهدَ البلاءِ حُبُّكَ إِنسا
ناًa person (completion) هَواهُhis love بِآخَرٍwith another مَشغولُoccupied
ناً هَواهُ بِآخَرٍ مَشغولُ
Indeed, the harshest affliction is your loving someone
The hardship of affliction, your love preoccupies
whose love is occupied with another.
A man whose affection is engaged with another
ماnothing عَلَيناis incumbent on us إِلّاexcept الجَميلُgraciousness وَماand nothing يُشbefits (first part)
ما عَلَينا إِلّا الجَميلُ وَما يُش
بِهُكُمbefits you (completion) ياO ظَلومُcruel one إِلّاexcept الجَميلُgraciousness
بِهُكُم يا ظَلومُ إِلّا الجَميلُ
We owe only graciousness, and nothing
We have nothing but kindness, and you unjust ones
befits you, O cruel one, but graciousness.
Resemble us only in kindness
ماnot عَمَدناwe intended ماwhat تَكرَهونَyou dislike وَلَكِنand yet
ما عَمَدنا ما تَكرَهونَ وَلَكِن
ساءَworsened ظَنُّthe opinion المُحِبِّof the lover فَهوَso he يَقولُsays
ساءَ ظَنُّ المُحِبِّ فَهوَ يَقولُ
We did not intend what you dislike, but
We did not intend what you dislike, but
the lover has grown mistrustful, so he says:
The lover's suspicion spoke, so he says
لَمdid not أُقارِفI commit ذَنباًa sin فَأَستَغفِرَso I should seek forgiveness اللَGod (first part)
لَم أُقارِف ذَنباً فَأَستَغفِرَ اللَ
هَGod (completion) وَقَدand indeed أَظهَرَhas shown الجَفاءَcoldness الخَليلُthe beloved
هَ وَقَد أَظهَرَ الجَفاءَ الخَليلُ
I have committed no sin that I should seek God's forgiveness,
I did no wrong, so I ask God's forgiveness
yet the beloved has shown coldness.
Yet the confidant revealed aloofness
لَيتَif only شِعريmy knowledge أَمَلَّةٌis it weariness? داخَلَتهُentered him
لَيتَ شِعري أَمَلَّةٌ داخَلَتهُ
أَمor دَهاهُovertook him التَحريشُincitement to enmity وَالتَحميلُand goading
أَم دَهاهُ التَحريشُ وَالتَحميلُ
If only I knew: has weariness crept into him,
I wonder if a transient desire entered him
or have incitement and goading overtaken him?
Or incitement and provocation misguided him