أخيmy brother بالوفاin loyalty بالودin affection بالخلقin character الأسنىthe noblest
أخي بالوفا بالود بالخلق الأسنى
اعدrenew نظراًa look واعطفand show tenderness علىtoward خلكyour close friend المضنىworn out
اعد نظراً واعطف على خلك المضنى
My brother in loyalty, in affection, and in the noblest character,
My brother in loyalty, affection, and good manners
Look again, and show tenderness to your languishing friend.
Reconsider, and show compassion for your weary friend
حريزsteadfast الهوىlove ماnot ضلstrayed عنكمfrom you ولاand did not غوىgo astray
حريز الهوى ما ضل عنكم ولا غوى
محبa lover صحيحtrue الودaffection أخلاقهhis character حسنىbeautiful
محب صحيح الود أخلاقه حسنى
Steadfast in love, he has neither strayed from you nor lost his way:
The protector of love never strayed or was misguided
A lover true in affection, whose character is beautiful.
A true loving friend, his manners are of the best
ملكتyou possessed لهbelonging to him قلباًa heart وسمعاًand hearing وناظراًand an eye
ملكت له قلباً وسمعاً وناظراً
حماهاguarded them الوفاloyalty إنif لاnot يحلis permitted لهاfor them مغنىa dwelling
حماها الوفا إن لا يحل لها مغنى
You have taken possession of his heart, his hearing, and his eye.
I gave him my heart, hearing and sight
Loyalty has guarded them, if no dwelling is permitted them.
Loyalty protects them, as there is no other refuge
دعleave off الصدshunning ياO مفضالgenerous one وارحمand pity متيماًone enslaved by love
دع الصد يا مفضال وارحم متيماً
كفاهhas sufficed him الذيthat which قدalready كانhappened ياO كاملperfect المعنىthe sense
كفاه الذي قد كان يا كامل المعنى
Leave off shunning, O generous one, and pity one enslaved by love.
Leave the rejection, O virtuous one, and have mercy on an enamored one
What has already befallen him is enough, O you perfect in every sense.
What has passed is enough, O perfect in meaning