ليسis not حظيmy lot مِنَin الهَوَىlove
ليس حظي مِنَ الهَوَى
غيرَother than عَضِّbiting الأَنامِلthe fingertips
غيرَ عَضِّ الأَنامِل
My lot in love is nothing
but biting my fingertips.
طالhas lasted long حزنيmy sorrow ولمand did not أَفزI gain
طال حزني ولم أَفز
منfrom حبيبيmy beloved بطَائِلِwith any benefit
من حبيبي بطَائِلِ
My sorrow has lingered, and I have gained nothing
of worth from my beloved.
غَضَبٌanger غيرُnot قاطِعٍsevering ties
غَضَبٌ غيرُ قاطِعٍ
ورِضاًand favor غيْرُnot وَاصِلِbringing union
ورِضاً غيْرُ وَاصِلِ
Anger that does not sever ties,
and favor that does not bring union,
وصُدُودٌand turning away لَهُof his قَضىhas brought about
وصُدُودٌ لَهُ قَضى
بِسُرورِwith the joy of العواذِلthe reproachful women
بِسُرورِ العواذِل
and his turning away has brought
joy to the women who reproach me.
أَتُرىdo you think هلwhether دَرَىhas learned حَبِيبيmy beloved
أَتُرى هل دَرَى حَبِيبي
وإِنand if شئتyou wish قاتليmy slayer
وإِن شئت قاتلي
Do you think my beloved knows—
or, if you wish, my slayer—
أَنَّthat هُوجَthe raging ones of الرياحِthe winds قدalready
أَنَّ هُوجَ الرياحِ قد
أَتْعَبَتْهَاhave wearied them رسَائليmy letters
أَتْعَبَتْهَا رسَائلي
that the raging winds have already
been wearied by my letters?