أبىrefused ليfor me الوفاءloyalty دوامcontinuance of الجفاestrangement
أبى لي الوفاء دوام الجفا
وحلand settled in الحنينlonging عديمdevoid of العزاsolace
وحل الحنين عديم العزا
Loyalty would not let me prolong estrangement,
The promise of loyalty has refused me constancy,
And longing settled in, without solace.
And yearning without solace has occupied me.
قعدتI sat إلىtoward الوصلreunion مستعطفاًpleading for affection
قعدت إلى الوصل مستعطفاً
وقدand indeed كنتI was قبلbefore شديدstrong in الأباrefusal
وقد كنت قبل شديد الأبا
I sat seeking reunion, pleading for affection,
I sat requesting union,
Though before I had been adamant in refusal.
When before I had been most aloof.
وأنيand I لفيindeed in طولlong duration of كتمconcealing الهوىlove
وأني لفي طول كتم الهوى
وستريهand my hiding it عنكfrom you بفرطthrough excessive الجفاcoldness
وستريه عنك بفرط الجفا
And I, in my long concealment of love,
Yet I conceal the passion of love,
And my hiding it from you through excessive coldness,
And from you I hide it, so great is my estrangement.
كمنlike one who ينفخblows البوقthe trumpet مستخفياًin hiding
كمن ينفخ البوق مستخفياً
ويضربand beats بالطبلon the drum تحتbeneath الكساthe cloak
ويضرب بالطبل تحت الكسا
Am like one who blows a trumpet in secret,
Like one who blows the trumpet in secret,
And beats a drum beneath a cloak.
And beats the drums beneath his cloak.
فياso, O قلبheart ويحكwoe to you كنbe حازماًprudent
فيا قلب ويحك كن حازماً
إذاwhen تاهhe strays رامhe seeks سبيلthe path to النجاdeliverance
إذا تاه رام سبيل النجا
So, O heart, woe to you! Be discerning—
So O my heart, be resolute,
One who, when lost, seeks the path to deliverance.
If you wish to attain deliverance when lost.
ولاand do not تكbe ذاpossessing عزمةٍresolve جاهلاًignorant
ولا تك ذا عزمةٍ جاهلاً
إذاwhen ماemphatic particle اعتدىhe transgresses لجhe persists فيin الاعتداtransgression
إذا ما اعتدى لج في الاعتدا
And do not be a resolute fool,
And be not foolishly weak-willed,
Who, when he transgresses, persists in transgression.
If hostility transgresses against you.
فسلso remove الحقودgrudges برعيby honoring العهودpledges
فسل الحقود برعي العهود
وداوand heal الجفاءestrangement برعيby upholding الوفاfaithfulness
وداو الجفاء برعي الوفا
So dispel grudges by honoring pledges,
Ask the hostile one to keep faith,
And heal estrangement by keeping faith.
And cure estrangement by keeping loyalties.
فأوجعfor more painful منthan حملbearing عتبreproach الصفاsincere affection
فأوجع من حمل عتب الصفا
زوالthe loss of الصفاءsincere affection وقطعand severing الإخاbrotherhood
زوال الصفاء وقطع الإخا
For more painful than bearing affection's reproach
For more painful than bearing the reproach of reconciliation,
Is the loss of affection and the severing of brotherhood.
Is the loss of affection and severing of ties.
فسامعso heed هواكyour passion وكنand be مدنفاًstricken by sickness
فسامع هواك وكن مدنفاً
أحبhe loves الدواءthe remedy لحبfor love of الشفاhealing
أحب الدواء لحب الشفا
So heed your passion, and be one stricken by sickness,
So listen to your love, and be gentle,
Who loves the remedy for love of healing.
For gentleness is the best cure for love.