ليI have صديقa friend يلومنيreproaches me فيfor انفراديmy seclusion
لي صديق يلومني في انفرادي
وانقباضيand my withdrawal عنfrom زوجةa wife وعشيرand an intimate companion
وانقباضي عن زوجة وعشير
I have a friend who reproaches me for my seclusion,
I have a friend who blames me for my solitude
And my withdrawal from a wife and an intimate companion,
And my withdrawal from a spouse and tribe
وصديقand a friend وصاحبand a companion ونديمand a drinking companion
وصديق وصاحب ونديم
وغلامand a servant boy ومؤنسand someone who keeps me company ومشيرand an adviser
وغلام ومؤنس ومشير
And a friend, a companion, and a drinking companion,
And friend and companion and boon companion
And a servant boy, someone to keep me company, and an adviser,
And servant and confidant and advisor
ملزميcharging me with فيin الخمولobscurity عجزاincapacity وفيand in الوحsolitude (word begins here)
ملزمي في الخمول عجزا وفي الوح
دةsolitude (word ends here) ذنبthe fault المبخّلthe man deemed miserly المغرورdeluded
دة ذنب المبخّل المغرور
Charging me with incapacity in obscurity, and in solitude
Binding me to laziness out of incapacity and in solitude
With the fault of a deluded man deemed miserly,
The sin of the miserly arrogant one
ويرينيand he shows me مواضعthe places of النصحsound counsel فيin التuniting (word begins here)
ويريني مواضع النصح في الت
أليفuniting (word ends here) بينيbetween me وبينand between وجهa face نضيرradiant
أليف بيني وبين وجه نضير
And showing me where sound counsel lies in uniting
And he shows me the places of advice in reconciliation
Me with a radiant face,
Between me and the face of a peer
واعتصاميand my taking refuge بحرّةwith a freeborn woman ذاتpossessing حسنloveliness
واعتصامي بحرّة ذات حسن
وجمالand beauty مكنونةsecluded فيin الخدورcurtained chambers
وجمال مكنونة في الخدور
And my taking refuge with a freeborn woman of loveliness
And my adherence to the freedom of essence of beauty
And beauty, secluded in curtained chambers.
And concealed perfection in the cheeks
قلتI said دعنيleave me ووحدتيand my solitude وانفراديand my seclusion
قلت دعني ووحدتي وانفرادي
مدخلthe entrance الهمّof sorrow منby طريقthe path السرورof joy
مدخل الهمّ من طريق السرور
I said: Leave me with my solitude and seclusion;
I said leave me and my solitude and seclusion
Sorrow enters by the path of joy.
The entrance of worries from the path of joy