ياO هاجرينyou who forsake ولاand no ذَنبٌfault ولاand no سببٌcause
يا هاجرين ولا ذَنبٌ ولا سببٌ
ترفّقواbe gentle بفُؤادٍwith a heart ليسَdoes not يَحْتَمِلُendure
ترفّقوا بفُؤادٍ ليسَ يَحْتَمِلُ
O you who forsake me, without fault or cause,
O you who left with no fault or cause
Be gentle with a heart that cannot endure.
Have mercy on a heart that cannot bear
حَمَّلْتمونِيyou have burdened me منfrom أَفْراطِexcesses هَجْركُمyour abandonment
حَمَّلْتمونِي من أَفْراطِ هَجْركُم
ماwhat لَيسَdoes not يحملُهbear it سهلٌa plain ولاnor جَبلُa mountain
ما لَيسَ يحملُه سهلٌ ولا جَبلُ
You have burdened me, through your excessive abandonment,
You have burdened me with your excessive estrangement
With what neither plain nor mountain can bear.
More than any plain or mountain could bear
لأنbecause جَفوتمْyou have been harsh فَبابُso the door العذرpardon مُتّسِعٌwide
لأن جَفوتمْ فَبابُ العذر مُتّسِعٌ
وإنand if قَطَعتُمyou have severed فحبلُthen the cord الوِدِّaffection مُتّصِلُunbroken
وإن قَطَعتُم فحبلُ الوِدِّ مُتّصِلُ
Since you have been harsh, the door to pardon stands wide.
For you were cold, yet the door of excuse is open
And if you have severed ties, the cord of affection remains unbroken.
And if you cut ties, the cord of love remains connected
أليسَis it not منof عَجَبٍwonder أنّيthat I أبثّكُمI pour out to you
أليسَ من عَجَبٍ أنّي أبثّكُم
شوقيmy longing وعندكمand with you التَّفصيلُthe details والجُمَلand the broad outlines
شوقي وعندكم التَّفصيلُ والجُمَل
Is it not a wonder that I pour out to you
Is it not strange that I express to you
My longing, when you hold its details and its broad outlines?
My longing while you hold the details and the whole