ما على الغضبانِ لو كانَ رَضي

ما على الغضبانِ لو كانَ رَضي

وَرثَى لي من تمادِي مَرضِي

وَرثَى لي من تمادِي مَرضِي

What would it cost the angry one to relent

The angry one should not blame me if I was pleased

And pity me for my lingering illness?

And grieved for me from the progression of my illness

قالَ لي لمَّا تَشكَّيتُ الهَوى

قالَ لي لمَّا تَشكَّيتُ الهَوى

احمدِ اللَهَ كذا كان قَضي

احمدِ اللَهَ كذا كان قَضي

He said to me, when I complained of love:

He said to me when I complained of love

"Praise God; thus it was decreed."

Thank God, that was his decree

قلت حاشا اللَه أن يقضي بذا

قلت حاشا اللَه أن يقضي بذا

بل قضاهُ صاحبُ الوجهِ الوَضِي

بل قضاهُ صاحبُ الوجهِ الوَضِي

I said: "God forbid that He should decree this!

I said, God forbid that He would decree this

Rather, the one with the radiant face decreed it.

Rather, it was decreed by the owner of the radiant face

أنتَ شرَّدتَ رُقادي ظالماً

أنتَ شرَّدتَ رُقادي ظالماً

فاجعلِ الإنصافَ منهُ عِوَضِي

فاجعلِ الإنصافَ منهُ عِوَضِي

You unjustly drove away my sleep,

You dispersed my tranquility unjustly

So make fair treatment my recompense for it."

So make fairness my compensation