تَحَمَّلtolerate مِنfrom حَبيبِكَyour beloved كُلَّevery ذَنبٍfault
تَحَمَّل مِن حَبيبِكَ كُلَّ ذَنبٍ
وَعُدَّand deem خَطاهُhis error فيin وَفقِaccord with الصَوابِwhat is right
وَعُدَّ خَطاهُ في وَفقِ الصَوابِ
Tolerate every fault of your beloved.
Bear with your beloved each fault
And deem his error to accord with what is right.
And count their missteps as right
وَلاand do not تَعتُبreproach عَلىfor ذَنبٍa fault حَبيباًa beloved
وَلا تَعتُب عَلى ذَنبٍ حَبيباً
فَكَمfor many a هَجراًestrangement تَوَلَّدَarose مِنfrom عِتابِreproach
فَكَم هَجراً تَوَلَّدَ مِن عِتابِ
And do not reproach a beloved for a fault.
Blame not a beloved for any fault
For many an estrangement has arisen from reproach.
For how much estrangement was born of reproach