لاdo not تَلُمهُblame him إِنif يُبدُappears منهُfrom him صُدودُaversion
لا تَلُمهُ إِن يُبدُ منهُ صُدودُ
فهوfor he ظبىٌa gazelle وَالظَّبيُand the gazelle طبعاby nature شرودُskittish
فهو ظبىٌ وَالظَّبيُ طبعا شرودُ
Do not blame him if he shows some aloofness;
Do not blame him if he shows aversion;
for he is a gazelle, and gazelles are skittish by nature.
For he is a gazelle, and a gazelle is skittish by nature.
قدindeed قضَىdecreed اللهُGod فيin الهوَىlove ماwhat قَضاهُHe decreed it
قد قضَى اللهُ في الهوَى ما قَضاهُ
فَشِقيٌّso one is wretched فيin حُبِّهhis love وسَعيدُand another happy
فَشِقيٌّ في حُبِّه وسَعيدُ
God has ordained in love whatever He has ordained:
God has decreed in love what He has decreed:
thus one is wretched in loving him, and another blessed.
So one is wretched in his love, another happy.
وأناand I مَنthe one whom علِمتَyou have known والحمدُand praise للto (word continues)
وأنا مَن علِمتَ والحمدُ لل
لَهGod (completing the split word) شَقائيmy misery فيin كلِّevery يَومٍday يزيدُincreases
لَه شَقائي في كلِّ يَومٍ يزيدُ
And I am the one who taught him—praise be to God—
And I am as you know me—and praise be to
for his sake my misery grows with every day.
God—my misery increases every day.
وأناand I ماwhenever صَفَاwas serene لِىَfor me الدهرُtime; life يَوماfor a day
وأنا ما صَفَا لِىَ الدهرُ يَوما
أعقَبتfollowed صفوَهُits serenity الجميلbeautiful رُعُودthunderclaps
أعقَبت صفوَهُ الجميل رُعُود
And whenever fortune smiles on me, even for a day,
And whenever life has given me a day of calm,
thunderclaps follow its lovely calm.
Thunderclaps have followed its lovely serenity.
وأبوand Abu حَامدٍHamid ولَولاهand were it not for him أغرَىincited
وأبو حَامدٍ ولَولاه أغرَى
بيagainst me غَزالِيmy gazelle لَتَمَّwould have been fulfilled لِيfor me ماwhat أُريدI desire
بي غَزالِي لَتَمَّ لِي ما أُريد
And Abu Hamid—were it not for him, more enamored
And Abu Hamid—had he not incited
of me would be my gazelle, and all I desire would be fulfilled.
My gazelle against me, my wish would have come true.
ليسَit is not عُجباًa wonder إذاif يَغَارُis jealous قَريبٌsomeone close
ليسَ عُجباً إذا يَغَارُ قَريبٌ
إنماonly العُجبُthe wonder أنthat يَغَارَshould be jealous البَعيدُsomeone distant
إنما العُجبُ أن يَغَارَ البَعيدُ
It is no wonder when one close to me grows jealous;
It is no wonder if someone close is jealous;
the wonder is that the distant one should grow jealous.
The wonder is that someone distant should be jealous.
ياO صَديقيmy friend الودودُaffectionate باللهby God قلtell ليto me
يا صَديقي الودودُ بالله قل لي
أكذاis this how يَفعلُbehaves الصديقُthe friend الوَدودُaffectionate
أكذا يَفعلُ الصديقُ الوَدودُ
O my loving friend, by God, tell me:
O my affectionate friend, by God, tell me:
Is this how a loving friend behaves?
Is this how an affectionate friend behaves?
