وَرُبَّand many a حِبالٍcords كُنتُI had أَحكَمتُI made firm عَقدَهاtheir knotting
وَرُبَّ حِبالٍ كُنتُ أَحكَمتُ عَقدَها
أُتيحَwas brought لَهاto them واشٍa slanderer رَفيقٌdeft فَحَلَّهاso he untied them
أُتيحَ لَها واشٍ رَفيقٌ فَحَلَّها
And many were the cords whose knots I had tied fast;
a deft slanderer came their way and untied them.
فَعُدناso we became كَأَنّاas though we لَمnot يَكُنthere had been بَينَناbetween us هَوىًlove
فَعُدنا كَأَنّا لَم يَكُن بَينَنا هَوىً
وَصارَand became الَّذيthe one who حَلَّuntied الحِبالَthe cords هَوىًa beloved لَهاto her
وَصارَ الَّذي حَلَّ الحِبالَ هَوىً لَها
So we became as though no love had ever been between us,
and he who untied the cords became her beloved.
وَقالواand they said نَراهاwe see her ياO جَميلُJamil تَبَدَّلَتshe has changed
وَقالوا نَراها يا جَميلُ تَبَدَّلَت
وَغَيَّرَهاand changed her الواشيthe slanderer فَقُلتُso I said لَعَلَّهاperhaps she has
وَغَيَّرَها الواشي فَقُلتُ لَعَلَّها
And they said, “We see, O Jamil, that she has changed,
and the slanderer has changed her.” I said, “Perhaps she has.”
Translation model: Sol 6.1