مهما تكنْ باللومِ فيه مُعارضاً

مهما تكنْ باللومِ فيه مُعارضاً

تجدِ المحبَّ بِعِبءِ لومِكَ ناهضاً

تجدِ المحبَّ بِعِبءِ لومِكَ ناهضاً

However much you oppose me with reproaches over him,

No matter how much you blame me

you will find the lover shouldering the burden of your blame.

You will find love bearing the burden of your blame

أنكرتَ رَعْييهِ جميعاً بعدما

أنكرتَ رَعْييهِ جميعاً بعدما

ألفيتَ غيري قد رعاهُ بارضا

ألفيتَ غيري قد رعاهُ بارضا

You condemned my grazing of him altogether, after

After befriending others

finding someone other than me had already grazed him when newly sprouting.

You denied caring for me entirely

هل كنتُ خائضَ لُجَّةٍ ما لم أجدْ

هل كنتُ خائضَ لُجَّةٍ ما لم أجدْ

لطريقها المسيورِ قبلي خائضا

لطريقها المسيورِ قبلي خائضا

Would I have plunged into a deep sea had I not found

Have I ever pioneered a difficult path

someone who had plunged along its traveled path before me?

Without finding someone preceding me as pioneer

أنا كنت ربَّ المهر قبلَ يَمسَّه

أنا كنت ربَّ المهر قبلَ يَمسَّه

كَبْحُ اللجامِ وأنت كنتَ الرائضا

كَبْحُ اللجامِ وأنت كنتَ الرائضا

I was the colt’s master before he was touched

I was the master of the steed before the bridle restrained him

by the bridle’s curb, and you were the trainer.

While you were simply the rider