لَستَyou are not مِنof صَدِّيmy concern وَلاnor رَشَديmy right course
لَستَ مِن صَدِّي وَلا رَشَدي
فَاِفهَمِso understand التَفنيدَthe rebuke لِلفَندِfor folly
فَاِفهَمِ التَفنيدَ لِلفَندِ
You are no concern of mine, nor part of my right course;
So understand this rebuke for folly.
بِلِسانيwith my tongue لَستَyou are not تَملِكُنيyou master me
بِلِساني لَستَ تَملِكُني
وَيَديand my hand لَمdid not تَعلُهاyou rise above it بِيَدِwith a hand
وَيَدي لَم تَعلُها بِيَدِ
You do not master me through my tongue,
Nor have you surpassed my hand with a hand.
أَنتَyou مِثليlike me فيin دِيارِهِمُtheir dwellings
أَنتَ مِثلي في دِيارِهِمُ
راجِياًhoping لِلمِقولِfor the tongue السَدَدِrightness
راجِياً لِلمِقولِ السَدَدِ
You are like me in their dwellings,
Hoping for the tongue to speak aright.
وَهيَand she تَعياis at a loss فيin الجَوابِanswering لَهُمto them
وَهيَ تَعيا في الجَوابِ لَهُم
وَيكَwoe to you ماthere is not بِالرَبعِin the dwelling مِنany أَحَدِperson
وَيكَ ما بِالرَبعِ مِن أَحَدِ
And she is at a loss to answer them:
Woe to you—there is no one in the dwelling.
قَدindeed حَمىhas guarded الغَيرانُthe jealous one شَمسَa sun هَوىًof love
قَد حَمى الغَيرانُ شَمسَ هَوىً
مِنهُbecause of him عَينُthe eye الشَمسِof the sun فيin رَمدِinflammation
مِنهُ عَينُ الشَمسِ في رَمدِ
The jealous one has guarded a sun of love;
Because of him, the sun’s eye is inflamed.
لاdo not تَزُرهاvisit her بَعدَafter ذِئبِa wolf هَوىًof love
لا تَزُرها بَعدَ ذِئبِ هَوىً
إِنَّindeed تِلكَthat الشَمسَsun فيin الأَسَدِthe Lion
إِنَّ تِلكَ الشَمسَ في الأَسَدِ
Do not visit her after a wolf of love;
Indeed, that sun is in the Lion.