Sol 6.1

  1. تَنَصَّلَ مِمّا جَرى وَاِعتَذَر

    وَأَطرَقَ مُرتَدِياً بِالخَفَر

    He disclaimed blame for what had happened and apologized,

    and bowed his head, cloaked in bashfulness.

  2. فَبادَرتُ تُرباً عَلَيهِ مَشى

    أُقَبِّلُ مِن قَدَمَيهِ الأَثَر

    So I hastened to the dust on which he had walked,

    to kiss the traces of his feet.

  3. وَقُمتُ فَقُلتُ لَهُ مَرحَباً

    وَأَهلاً وَسَهلاً بِهَذا القَمَر

    And I rose and said to him: Welcome!

    And a warm welcome to this moon!

  4. حَبيبي حاشاكَ مِن هَفوَةٍ

    تُقالُ وَمِن زَلَّةٍ تُغتَفَر

    My beloved, you are above any lapse

    needing pardon, or any slip needing forgiveness.

  5. فَدَعني مِمّا يَقولُ الوُشا

    ةُ فَتِلكَ الأَقاويلُ فيها نَظَر

    So spare me what the slanderers say;

    for those tales are open to question.

  6. وَيَكفيكَ مِنّي ما قَد رَأَي

    تَ فَلَيسَ العِيانُ كَمِثلِ الخَبَر

    And what you have seen of me is enough for you;

    for seeing firsthand is not like hearing a report.

  7. فَقالَ إِلى كَم تُعاني العَنا

    وَتَخطُرُ في ثَوبِ هَذا الخَطَر

    Then he said: How long will you endure suffering

    and strut in the robe of this peril?

  8. أَثَرتَ الهَوى ثُمَّ تَبكي أَسىً

    فَمِنكَ الرِياحُ وَمِنكَ المَطَر

    You stirred up passion, then weep in sorrow;

    for from you come the winds, and from you the rain.

  9. فَيا صاحِبي قَد سَمِعتَ الحَدي

    ثَ وَقَد صارَ عِندَكَ مِنهُ خَبَر

    So, my friend, you have heard the tale,

    and now you have knowledge of it.

  10. وَقَد كُنتَ حاضِرَ ماقَد جَرى

    وَبَعدَكَ تَمَّت أُمورٌ أُخَر

    And you were present at what happened,

    and after you left, other things came to pass.

  11. وَلَيسَ اِعتِمادي إِلّا عَلَيكَ

    فَلا تُخلِني مِن جَميلِ النَظَر

    And I rely on none but you;

    so do not deprive me of your kindly regard.

  12. لَعَلَّكَ تَرعى قَديمَ الوِدا

    دِ وَتَحفَظُ عَهدَ الصِبا في الكِبَر

    Perhaps you will cherish the affection of old,

    and keep youth’s covenant in old age.