صَمَتَfell silent العَذولُthe reproacher وَصَمتُهُand his silence إِقرارُan admission
صَمَتَ العَذولُ وَصَمتُهُ إِقرارُ
صَمَتَfell silent المُحِبُّthe lover وصمتُهُand his silence إِصرارُinsistence
صَمَتَ المُحِبُّ وصمتُهُ إِصرارُ
The reproacher fell silent, and his silence is an admission.
The indifferent one is silent, and his silence is acceptance
The lover fell silent, and his silence is insistence.
The lover is silent, and his silence is insistence
الحبُّlove نارٌa fire وَالمَلامُand reproach مُثيرُهُits kindler
الحبُّ نارٌ وَالمَلامُ مُثيرُهُ
والجَفنُand the eyelid زَندٌa firestick وَالدُّموعُand the tears شَرارُsparks
والجَفنُ زَندٌ وَالدُّموعُ شَرارُ
Love is fire, and reproach its kindler.
Love is fire, and blame fans its flames
And the eyelid is a firestick, and tears are sparks.
The eyelids are flint, and the tears are sparks
لاdo not تَلحَreproach واعذِرand forgive إِنَّهاindeed, they are الأَهواءُthe passions إِنif
لا تَلحَ واعذِر إِنَّها الأَهواءُ إِن
عَذَرتyou forgive وإِلّاand otherwise إِنَّهاindeed, they are الأَقدارُthe decrees of fate
عَذَرت وإِلّا إِنَّها الأَقدارُ
Do not reproach, and forgive: these are passions, if
Do not insist, and excuse me, it is passion
You forgive; otherwise, they are the decrees of fate.
If you excuse me, otherwise it is fate