ياO عالماًone who knows بالذيof what ألقىI endure منof الكربanguish
يا عالماً بالذي ألقى من الكرب
أرفقbe gentle بعينكwith your eye لاdo not تعطبdestroy فداكmay he ransom you أبيmy father
أرفق بعينك لا تعطب فداك أبي
O you who know what anguish I suffer,
O you who know the anguish I endure,
Be gentle with your gaze; do not destroy me—my father be your ransom.
Be gentle with your eye; do not destroy me—may my father be your ransom.
لاdo not تغتنمtake advantage of صفحforbearance مطويٍّone wrapped علىaround كبدٍa liver
لا تغتنم صفح مطويٍّ على كبدٍ
حرىburning وقلبٍand a heart بنارwith the fire of الشوقlonging ملتهبablaze
حرى وقلبٍ بنار الشوق ملتهب
Do not exploit a patience folded over a liver
Do not exploit the forbearance of one who bears within him a liver
burning, and a heart ablaze with longing at its utmost.
Burning, and a heart ablaze with the fire of longing.
لوif كنتyou were مثليlike me لمwould not تصبرyou endure علىin the face of كمديmy grief
لو كنت مثلي لم تصبر على كمدي
أوor كنتI were مثلكlike you لمwould not أفعلI act كفعلكas you act بيtoward me
أو كنت مثلك لم أفعل كفعلك بي
Were you as I am, you could not endure my torment;
Were you like me, you could not bear my grief;
or were I like you, I would not do to you as you have done to me.
Or were I like you, I would not act as you act toward me.
إنif كانis ذاthis الهجرestrangement تأديباًchastisement فحسبكthen enough for you ماwhat
إن كان ذا الهجر تأديباً فحسبك ما
قدمتyou have inflicted منهof it فقدfor indeed بالغتyou have gone too far فيin أدبيmy chastening
قدمت منه فقد بالغت في أدبي
If this estrangement is meant as discipline, then enough of what
If this estrangement is chastisement, enough for you is what
you have already meted out—you have gone too far in correcting me.
You have already inflicted—for you have gone too far in chastening me.
