جعلتmay I be made فداكyour ransom قدalready طالhas lasted long انعطافيmy tender inclination
جعلت فداك قد طال انعطافي
إليكtoward you وأنتwhile you are قاسيhard القلبof heart جافيaloof
إليك وأنت قاسي القلب جافي
May I be your ransom—long have I turned with tenderness
I have sacrificed myself for you, my longing for you has been so long
Toward you, though you are hard-hearted and aloof.
Yet you are hardhearted and cold
وليسand is not أخاكyour brother منwhoever يرعاكcares for you كرهاًunwillingly
وليس أخاك من يرعاك كرهاً
ولاnor الباديthe initiator بوصلكin maintaining ties with you كالمكافيlike one who reciprocates
ولا البادي بوصلك كالمكافي
And he who cares for you unwillingly is not your brother,
It is not your friend who avoids you out of hatred
Nor is one who first seeks your closeness like one who merely reciprocates.
Nor the one who seeks your affection like a reward
فإنso if ترعyou safeguard الأمانةthe trust لاnot أضعهاI squander it
فإن ترع الأمانة لا أضعها
وإنand if لاnot ترعyou safeguard يوحشكwill leave you lonely انصرافيmy departure
وإن لا ترع يوحشك انصرافي
If you safeguard the trust, I will not squander it;
If you nurture loyalty, I will not fail it
And if you do not, my departure will leave you lonely.
If not, my leaving will sadden you
يطولit takes a long time عليكfor you أنto تلقىmeet خليلاًa friend
يطول عليك أن تلقى خليلاً
تطولgrow long عليهfor him أيامthe days التصافيof mutual affection
تطول عليه أيام التصافي
It will take you long to find a friend
It takes time to find a friend
For whom the days of mutual affection stretch long,
That time goes by in harmony
مخافةfor fear أنthat يملكhe wearies you باجتماعٍthrough being together
مخافة أن يملك باجتماعٍ
فيرضىand so he is content منof نوالكyour bounty بالكفافwith just enough
فيرضى من نوالك بالكفاف
For fear that his company might weary you,
Fearing that too much time together
And so he is content with just enough of your bounty.
Would make him satisfied with just enough from you
فإنbut if يكis ذاthis الصدودwithdrawal صدودa withdrawal عتبٍof reproach
فإن يك ذا الصدود صدود عتبٍ
وأنتwhile you are علىsteadfast in المودةaffection والتوافيand mutual fidelity
وأنت على المودة والتوافي
But if this withdrawal is withdrawal born of reproach,
If your rejection is out of coyness
While you remain true to affection and mutual fidelity,
While you feel affection and harmony
إذنthen فتلافنيso come to my rescue منfrom قبلbefore يأسٍdespair
إذن فتلافني من قبل يأسٍ
يولدbegets ماwhat يجلis too grave عنfor التلافيrepair
يولد ما يجل عن التلافي
Then come to my rescue before despair
Then make amends before despair
Begets something too grave to mend.
That would hinder making amends
وإلاand otherwise فاطرحthen cast aside وديmy love وأجملand act graciously
وإلا فاطرح ودي وأجمل
بتعريضwith an indirect hint منin place of التصريحan explicit declaration كافيsufficient
بتعريض من التصريح كافي
Otherwise, cast aside my love, but act graciously,
Otherwise, let go of my love and pretend
With a hint sufficient in place of an outright declaration.
An indirect hint is enough
متىwhen يصلwill reach السقيمthe sick one إلىto شفاءٍrecovery
متى يصل السقيم إلى شفاءٍ
إذاif كانis الضنىwasting sickness دركthe attainment المعافيthe healer
إذا كان الضنى درك المعافي
When will the sick one reach recovery,
When will the ailing reach full health
If wasting sickness is what the healer achieves?
If stinginess is the lot of the prosperous