نَسيتُكُمُ لَمّا ذَكَرتُم مَساءَتي

نَسيتُكُمُ لَمّا ذَكَرتُم مَساءَتي

وَخالَفتُكُم لَمّا اِتَّفَقتُم عَلى هَجري

وَخالَفتُكُم لَمّا اِتَّفَقتُم عَلى هَجري

I forgot you when you mentioned my offense.

When you reminded me of my mistreatment

And I opposed you when you agreed to abandon me.

And opposed me when you agreed upon my abandonment

وَأَصبَحتُ لا يَجري بِبالِيَ ذِكرُكُم

وَأَصبَحتُ لا يَجري بِبالِيَ ذِكرُكُم

مَلالاً وَلا يَجري بِبالِكُمُ ذِكري

مَلالاً وَلا يَجري بِبالِكُمُ ذِكري

And now the thought of you no longer crosses my mind,

I forgot you in the morning, with neither boredom nor care

Out of weariness; nor does the thought of me cross yours.

And you forgot me in equal measure

وَقَد كُنتُ أَفنَيتُ الزَمانَ بِشُكرِكُم

وَقَد كُنتُ أَفنَيتُ الزَمانَ بِشُكرِكُم

وَبِالوَصفِ حَتّى شاعَ في مَدحِكُم شِعري

وَبِالوَصفِ حَتّى شاعَ في مَدحِكُم شِعري

And I had spent all my days thanking you,

I once passed time singing your praises

And describing you, until my poetry in your praise became widely known.

And describing you in verse till poetry of you was widespread

وَإِنّي وَإِن أَغلَظتُ في القَولِ مَرَّةً

وَإِنّي وَإِن أَغلَظتُ في القَولِ مَرَّةً

عَليكُم لِأَمرٍ ضاقَ عَن حَملِهِ صَدري

عَليكُم لِأَمرٍ ضاقَ عَن حَملِهِ صَدري

And I, though I once spoke harshly

And if I spoke harshly to you once

To you over a matter my breast could not bear,

For something that saddened my heart to bear

أَمِنتُ بِما أَولَيتُ مِن حَقِّ خِدمَةٍ

أَمِنتُ بِما أَولَيتُ مِن حَقِّ خِدمَةٍ

إِلَيكُم وَما أَبلَيتُ مِن جِدَّةِ العُمرِ

إِلَيكُم وَما أَبلَيتُ مِن جِدَّةِ العُمرِ

Felt secure through the service I had duly rendered

I trusted in my faithful service to you

To you, and through the freshness of life I had worn away.

And the prime years of my life spent in diligence