لَوif فَعَلتُمyou had acted مَعَtoward المُحِبِّthe lover صَواباrightly
لَو فَعَلتُم مَعَ المُحِبِّ صَوابا
ماnot جَعَلتُمyou would have made تَركَwithholding الجَوابِthe reply جَواباa reply
ما جَعَلتُم تَركَ الجَوابِ جَوابا
Had you treated your lover aright,
Had you dealt rightly with the one who loves you,
Had you done right by the lover,
you would not have made the withholding of a reply your reply.
you would never have made no answer an answer.
you would not have made withholding a reply your reply.
وَلَوَand if اَنّيthat I عَلِمتُI had known أَنَّthat عَلَيكُمupon you
وَلَوَ اَنّي عَلِمتُ أَنَّ عَلَيكُم
فيهِin it ثِقلاًa burden لَماwould not بَعَثتُI sent كِتاباa letter
فيهِ ثِقلاً لَما بَعَثتُ كِتابا
And had I known that, for you,
And had I known that it would lay upon you
And had I known that, for you,
it was a burden, I would never have sent a letter.
any burden, I would never have sent a letter.
it was a burden, I would not have sent a letter.
كَيفَhow أَخَّرتُمُyou delayed جَوابيthe reply to me وَماand not كُنwere (continued on the next line)
كَيفَ أَخَّرتُمُ جَوابي وَما كُن
ناwe (attached verb suffix) كَماas يَزعُمُhe claims الحَسودُthe envious one غِضاباangry
نا كَما يَزعُمُ الحَسودُ غِضابا
How could you delay answering me, when we were not—
How is it you delayed my answer, when we were nev—
How could you delay your reply to me, when we were not—
as the envious one claims—angry?
—er, whatever the envious one claims, angry at all?
as the envious one claims—angry?
لاحَbecame evident إِعراضُكُمyour turning away وَلَستُand I am not غَبِياًunaware
لاحَ إِعراضُكُم وَلَستُ غَبِياً
بِقَلاكُمof your aversion لَكِنَّنيbut I أَتَغابىI feign ignorance
بِقَلاكُم لَكِنَّني أَتَغابى
Your turning away is plain, and I am no fool
Your turning away is plain, and I am not blind
Your turning away is clear; I am not unaware
about your loathing; I merely feign unawareness.
to your disdain—but I pretend that I am.
of your aversion, but I feign ignorance.
