ومترفand a pampered one كالماءlike water رقةin delicacy جسمهhis body
ومترف كالماء رقة جسمه
والقلبand the heart منهwithin him قساوةin hardness كالجلمدlike solid rock
والقلب منه قساوة كالجلمد
And a pampered one, his body as delicate as water,
yet his heart as hard as solid rock.
حكمتهI made him judge فيin حبهlove for him ومدامعيand my tears
حكمته في حبه ومدامعي
يشهدنthey bear witness ليfor me فيin حبهlove for him بتفرديto my being unrivaled
يشهدن لي في حبه بتفردي
I made him judge of my love for him, while my tears
bear witness for me that I am unrivaled in loving him.
ثمthen الوشاةthe slanderers إليهto him أنيthat I am زاهدٌindifferent
ثم الوشاة إليه أني زاهدٌ
فيهto him وغرهمand deceived them كبيرthe greatness of تجلديmy fortitude
فيه وغرهم كبير تجلدي
Then the slanderers told him I was indifferent
to him; my great fortitude had deceived them.
فجعلتso I began أقسمto swear بالنبيby the Prophet وآلهand his family
فجعلت أقسم بالنبي وآله
والمسجدand the mosque الأقصىthe farthest وربand the Lord of المسجدthe mosque
والمسجد الأقصى ورب المسجد
So I began to swear by the Prophet and his family,
and al-Aqsa Mosque and the Lord of the mosque,
إنيindeed I am علىabiding by ماwhat سنهordained it شرعthe law of الهوىlove
إني على ما سنه شرع الهوى
فيamong العاشقينthe lovers وسلand ask دموعيmy tears تشهدthey will testify
في العاشقين وسل دموعي تشهد
that I abide by what the law of love has ordained
among lovers; ask my tears—they will testify.
فأبىbut he refused قبولacceptance of معاذريmy excuses أفديهI would ransom him منfrom
فأبى قبول معاذري أفديه من
صرفthe vicissitudes of الحوادثevents فهوfor he is أكرمthe noblest of منthose who فديwere ransomed
صرف الحوادث فهو أكرم من فدي
But he refused to accept my excuses; I would ransom him from
the vicissitudes of fate, for he is the noblest ever ransomed.