تَيَقَّنَ مُذ أَعرَضتُ أَنّي لَهُ سالي

تَيَقَّنَ مُذ أَعرَضتُ أَنّي لَهُ سالي

فَأوهَمَ ضِدّي أَنَّهُ الهاجِرُ القالي

فَأوهَمَ ضِدّي أَنَّهُ الهاجِرُ القالي

He knew for certain, since I turned away, that I no longer cared for him;

Since I turned away, I was certain that I am done with him

so he led my rival to think he was the one who forsook and hated me.

So my opponent deluded himself that he is the one who left

وَأَظهَرَ لِلأَعداءِ إِذ صَدَّ جافِياً

وَأَظهَرَ لِلأَعداءِ إِذ صَدَّ جافِياً

بِأَنَّ جَفاهُ عَن دَلالٍ وَإِذلالِ

بِأَنَّ جَفاهُ عَن دَلالٍ وَإِذلالِ

And when he turned away coldly, he made it appear to my enemies

And he showed the enemies, when he acted aloof

that his estrangement sprang from coquetry and a wish to humiliate me.

That his aloofness was neither kindness nor humility

فَلَمّا رَآني لا أُحَرِّكُ بِاِسمِهِ

فَلَمّا رَآني لا أُحَرِّكُ بِاِسمِهِ

لِساني وَلَم أَشغَل بِتَذكارِهِ بالي

لِساني وَلَم أَشغَل بِتَذكارِهِ بالي

Then, when he saw I did not let his name stir

So when he saw me not mentioning his name

my tongue, nor occupy my mind with remembrance of him,

Nor occupying my mind with remembering him

وَأَيقَنَ أَنّي لا أَعودُ لَوَصلِهِ

وَأَيقَنَ أَنّي لا أَعودُ لَوَصلِهِ

وَلَو قَطَّعَت بيضُ الصَوارِمِ أَوصالي

وَلَو قَطَّعَت بيضُ الصَوارِمِ أَوصالي

and knew for certain that I would not return to union with him,

And knew that I will not go back to his friendship

even if gleaming, sharp swords cut my limbs apart,

Even if the blades of swords severed my limbs

تَعَرَّضَ لِلأَعداءِ يَحسُبُ أَنَّهُم

تَعَرَّضَ لِلأَعداءِ يَحسُبُ أَنَّهُم

يَكونونَ في حِفظِ المَوَدَّةِ أَمثالي

يَكونونَ في حِفظِ المَوَدَّةِ أَمثالي

he made overtures to my enemies, supposing they

He turned to the enemies, thinking

would be my equals in preserving affection.

They will keep loving him like I did

فَأَصبَحَ لَمّا جَرَّبَ الغَيرَ نادِماً

فَأَصبَحَ لَمّا جَرَّبَ الغَيرَ نادِماً

كَثيفَ حَواشي العَيشِ مُنخَفِضَ الحالِ

كَثيفَ حَواشي العَيشِ مُنخَفِضَ الحالِ

So, when he had tried others, he became regretful,

So he woke up regretful, when he tried others

with life's fringes coarse and his condition brought low.

With scarce livelihood and lowered status

إِذا ما رَآهُ عاشِقٌ قالَ شامِتاً

إِذا ما رَآهُ عاشِقٌ قالَ شامِتاً

أَلا اِنعَم صَباحاً أَيُّها الطَلَلُ البالي

أَلا اِنعَم صَباحاً أَيُّها الطَلَلُ البالي

Whenever a lover saw him, he would say, gloating:

Whenever a lover sees him, he says gloating

Ah, a happy morning to you, O timeworn ruin!

What a fine morning O fallen one in ruins

فَإِنّي إِذا ما اِختَلَّ خِلٌّ تَرَكتُهُ

فَإِنّي إِذا ما اِختَلَّ خِلٌّ تَرَكتُهُ

وَبِتُّ وَقَلبي مِن مَحَبَّتِهِ خالِ

وَبِتُّ وَقَلبي مِن مَحَبَّتِهِ خالِ

For whenever a close friend proves wanting, I leave him,

As for me, when a friend turns disloyal, I leave him

and spend the night with my heart free of love for him.

And stay with a heart devoid of love for him

وَما أَنا مِمَّن يَبذُلُ العِرضَ في الهَوى

وَما أَنا مِمَّن يَبذُلُ العِرضَ في الهَوى

وَإِن جُدتُ لِلمَحبوبِ بِالروحِ وَالمالِ

وَإِن جُدتُ لِلمَحبوبِ بِالروحِ وَالمالِ

And I am not one who sacrifices his honor for passion,

And I am not one who gives up dignity in love

even if I give the beloved my soul and wealth.

Even if I yearn for the beloved with my soul and money

عَلى أَنَّني لا أَجعَلُ الذُلَّ سُلَّماً

عَلى أَنَّني لا أَجعَلُ الذُلَّ سُلَّماً

بِهِ تَرتَقي نَفسي إِلى نَيلِ آمالي

بِهِ تَرتَقي نَفسي إِلى نَيلِ آمالي

Yet I do not make abasement a ladder

Moreover, I do not make humiliation a ladder

by which my soul ascends to attain my hopes.

With which my soul climbs to achieve my hopes

وَما زِلتُ في عِشقي عَزيزاً مُكَرَّماً

وَما زِلتُ في عِشقي عَزيزاً مُكَرَّماً

أَجُرُّ عَلى العُشّاقِ بِالتيهِ أَذيالي

أَجُرُّ عَلى العُشّاقِ بِالتيهِ أَذيالي

And I have always been dignified and honored in my love,

And I have always been precious and honored in my love

trailing my hems over lovers in haughty pride.

Dragging the train of my gown over lovers

فَقَولا لِمَن أَمسى بِهِ مُتَغالِياً

فَقَولا لِمَن أَمسى بِهِ مُتَغالِياً

وَلَم يَدرِ أَنّي مُرخِصٌ ذَلِكَ الغالي

وَلَم يَدرِ أَنّي مُرخِصٌ ذَلِكَ الغالي

So you two tell whoever has come to prize him too highly,

So say to whoever dealt with me arrogantly

not knowing that I make that precious one cheap.

And did not know that I can easily dispense with one so dear

كَذا لَم أَزَل يَرعى المُحِبّونَ فَضلي

كَذا لَم أَزَل يَرعى المُحِبّونَ فَضلي

وَيَلبَسُ أَهلُ الحُبِّ في العِشقِ أَسمالي

وَيَلبَسُ أَهلُ الحُبِّ في العِشقِ أَسمالي

Thus lovers have always honored my excellence,

That the lovers continue to appreciate my merit

and the people of love wear my rags in passion.

And the people of love wear my garments in passion