وَزائِرٍand a visitor عَلىin عَجَلhaste
وَزائِرٍ عَلى عَجَل
شَكَرتُهُI thanked him وَلَمand have not أَزَلceased
شَكَرتُهُ وَلَم أَزَل
And a visitor in haste—
I thanked him, and thank him still.
وَواصِلٍand a caller قَدindeed قُلتُI said إِذwhen
وَواصِلٍ قَد قُلتُ إِذ
عادَhe turned back سَريعاًquickly ماوَصَلhe did not visit
عادَ سَريعاً ماوَصَل
And of a caller I said, when
he turned back so quickly, “He never came!”
أَرادَhe wanted أَنto يَسأَلَask عَنabout
أَرادَ أَن يَسأَلَ عَن
نيme فَاِنثَنىthen he turned away وَماand did not سَأَلask
ني فَاِنثَنى وَما سَأَل
He meant to ask about
me, but turned away and never asked.
عَتَبتُهُI reproached him لِأَنَّهُbecause he
عَتَبتُهُ لِأَنَّهُ
أَلبَسَنيhe clothed me ثَوبَthe garment of الخَجَلembarrassment
أَلبَسَني ثَوبَ الخَجَل
I reproached him because he
clothed me in the garment of embarrassment.
ماضَرَّهُwhat harm would it have done him لَوif كانَhe had واcome (وافى, first part)
ماضَرَّهُ لَو كانَ وا
فىcome (وافى, final part) زائِراًas a visitor عَلىat مَهَلleisure
فى زائِراً عَلى مَهَل
What harm would it have done him, had he
come to visit at leisure?
كَمhow many واقِفٍone standing فيamong رَسمِthe traces of داdwelling (دار, first part)
كَم واقِفٍ في رَسمِ دا
رٍdwelling (دار, final part) لِلحَبيبِof the beloved أَوor طَلَلruins
رٍ لِلحَبيبِ أَو طَلَل
How many stand by the traces of a dwelling
of the beloved, or by its ruins!
مَولايَmy lord سامِحنيforgive me بِماfor what
مَولايَ سامِحني بِما
تَراهُyou see it بيin me مِنَof الزَلَلfaults
تَراهُ بي مِنَ الزَلَل
My lord, forgive me for whatever
faults you see in me.
فَكَمfor how many وَكَمand how many سَتَرتَyou concealed ليfor me
فَكَم وَكَم سَتَرتَ لي
مِنof خَطَإٍerror وَمِنand of خَطَلfoolish talk
مِن خَطَإٍ وَمِن خَطَل
For how often, how often you have concealed for me
errors and foolish talk!
فَإِنَّكَfor you are الأَخُthe brother الحَبيthe beloved (الحبيب, first part)
فَإِنَّكَ الأَخُ الحَبي
بُthe beloved (الحبيب, final part) السَيِّدُthe master المَولىthe lord الأَجَلthe most exalted
بُ السَيِّدُ المَولى الأَجَل
For you are the beloved brother,
the master, the most exalted lord.