كَمhow often تَدَّعيyou claim عاذِليmy reproacher نُصحيadvising me وَتَعذِلُنيand you reproach me
كَم تَدَّعي عاذِلي نُصحي وَتَعذِلُني
وَأُنكِرُand I reject النّصحَthe counsel إِذsince قَدalready كُنتI was مَعذولاreproached
وَأُنكِرُ النّصحَ إِذ قَد كُنت مَعذولا
How often, my reproacher, you claim to counsel me—and rebuke me!
How often you claim to advise me, my reproacher, yet reproach me!
Yet I reject the counsel, since you yourself were reproached.
And I reject the counsel, since I have already been reproached.
دَعواكَyour claim قاضيjudge الهَوىof love ماnot كانَhe was يَقبَلُهاhe accepts it
دَعواكَ قاضي الهَوى ما كانَ يَقبَلُها
بَلrather كَيفَhow يَسمَعُهاhe hears it مَنone who كانَhe was مَعزولاdismissed from office
بَل كَيفَ يَسمَعُها مَن كانَ مَعزولا
The judge of love would never accept your plea;
The judge of love would not accept your claim;
But how could one dismissed from office even hear it?
Rather, how could one dismissed from office hear it?
