كَمhow long ذاthis التَجَنُّبُshunning وَالتَجَنّيand unjust treatment
كَم ذا التَجَنُّبُ وَالتَجَنّي
ماnot كانَwas هَذاthis فيكَof you ظَنّيmy expectation
ما كانَ هَذا فيكَ ظَنّي
How long this shunning and unjust treatment?
This was not what I expected of you.
أَنتَyou الحَبيبُthe beloved وَلاand no سِواother than (continued)
أَنتَ الحَبيبُ وَلا سِوا
كَyou وَلَمand did not أَخُنكَI betray you فَلاso do not تَخُنّيbetray me
كَ وَلَم أَخُنكَ فَلا تَخُنّي
You are my beloved, and no one but
you; I have not betrayed you, so do not betray me.
مَولايَmy lord يَكفينيsuffices me الَّذيwhat
مَولايَ يَكفيني الَّذي
قاسَيتُI suffered مِنكَfrom you فَلاso do not تَزِدنيgive me more
قاسَيتُ مِنكَ فَلا تَزِدني
My lord, enough for me is what
I have suffered from you, so give me no more.
أَسقَيتَنيyou gave me to drink صِرفَthe pure essence of الهَوىlove
أَسقَيتَني صِرفَ الهَوى
فَإِذاso when سَكِرتُI become drunk فَلاthen do not تَلُمنيblame me
فَإِذا سَكِرتُ فَلا تَلُمني
You gave me undiluted love to drink;
so when I am drunk, do not blame me.
حاشاكَfar be it from you توصَفُto be described بِالقَبيas ugly (continued)
حاشاكَ توصَفُ بِالقَبي
حِcompletes 'ugly' وَقَدand indeed وُصِفتَyou have been described بِكُلِّwith every حُسنِbeauty
حِ وَقَد وُصِفتَ بِكُلِّ حُسنِ
Far be it from you to be described as
ugly, when every beauty has been ascribed to you.
لاno لاno وَحَقِّand by the truth of اللَهِGod ماnot
لا لا وَحَقِّ اللَهِ ما
عَوَّدتَنيyou accustomed me هَذاthis التَجَنّيunjust treatment
عَوَّدتَني هَذا التَجَنّي
No, no—by God's truth—you never
accustomed me to this unjust treatment.
غالَطتَنيyou tried to mislead me وَزَعَمتَand you claimed أَنthat (continued)
غالَطتَني وَزَعَمتَ أَن
نَكَyou لَمdid not تَخُنbetray وَزَعَمتَand you claimed أَنّيthat I
نَكَ لَم تَخُن وَزَعَمتَ أَنّي
You tried to mislead me, and claimed that
you had not been faithless, and claimed that I had.
قُلsay ليto me وَحَدِّثنيand tell me فَماfor ... is not
قُل لي وَحَدِّثني فَما
ذاthis مَوضِعُa place الكِتمانِconcealment مِنّيfrom me
ذا مَوضِعُ الكِتمانِ مِنّي
Tell me, and speak to me, for this is no
place for keeping secrets from me.
إِنَّindeed القَضِيَّةَthe matter تَغَطbecame concealed (continued)
إِنَّ القَضِيَّةَ تَغَط
طَتcompletes 'became concealed' عَنfrom سِوايَothers than me فَكَيفَso how عَنّيfrom me
طَت عَن سِوايَ فَكَيفَ عَنّي
Indeed, the matter became
hidden from others—how, then, from me?
وَلَقَدand indeed عَلِمتُI have learned بِماof what جَرىhappened
وَلَقَد عَلِمتُ بِما جَرى
لَكَto you كُلَّهُall of it حَتّىto the point that كَأَنّيas though I
لَكَ كُلَّهُ حَتّى كَأَنّي
And indeed I have learned what happened
to you, all of it, so much so that it is as though I...
وَمَتىand whenever جَهِلتَyou did not know قَضِيَّةًa matter
وَمَتى جَهِلتَ قَضِيَّةً
وَأَرَدتَand you wished تَعلَمُهاto know it فَسَلنيthen ask me
وَأَرَدتَ تَعلَمُها فَسَلني
And whenever you do not know about a matter
and wish to know it, then ask me.