لاdo not تَسَلْنِيask me عَمّاabout what أَراهُI see it فإنّيfor indeed I
لا تَسَلْنِي عَمّا أَراهُ فإنّي
كُلَّevery يومٍday أَرىI see بِعَينيwith my eye عَجيباsomething strange
كُلَّ يومٍ أَرى بِعَيني عَجيبا
Do not ask me what I see, for I
Do not ask me what I see, for each day
See something strange with my own eyes each day.
I see wonders before my eyes.
كُلّevery داءٍailment فيin القَلبِthe heart منّيof mine وَفيand in الجِسthe body (first part)
كُلّ داءٍ في القَلبِ منّي وَفي الجِس
مِcompletion of 'body' عَلىdespite أَنَّنيthe fact that I عَدِمتُI lacked الطَّبيباthe physician
مِ عَلى أَنَّني عَدِمتُ الطَّبيبا
Every ailment is in my heart and in my body,
Every sickness of the heart comes from me,
And yet I have no physician.
As if I lack a doctor altogether.
أَتَمنّىI wish لَوif only باتَwould stay مِنّيfrom me بعيداًfar away
أَتَمنّى لَو باتَ مِنّي بعيداً
كلُّeveryone مَنwho كانَwas فيin جِواريmy vicinity قَريباnearby
كلُّ مَن كانَ في جِواري قَريبا
I wish they would stay far away from me—
I wish that everyone near me
All who were close beside me.
Would remain far away.
ياO خَليليmy friend عَلىin الرّخاءِprosperity فيin البؤْadversity (first part)
يا خَليلي عَلى الرّخاءِ في البؤْ
سِcompletion of 'adversity' أَصِخْlisten attentively ليto me أشكوI complain إليكto you الخطوباcalamities
سِ أَصِخْ لي أشكو إليك الخطوبا
O my friend in prosperity, in adversity
My friend, lament with me amidst prosperity
Lend me your ear: I complain to you of calamities,
The misfortunes I complain of to you.
وَسِهاماًand arrows أَصَبْنَthey struck جِسميmy body فلمّاand when
وَسِهاماً أَصَبْنَ جِسمي فلمّا
لمdid not تضِرْنيharm me أَصبنthey struck منّاof us القلوباthe hearts
لم تضِرْني أَصبن منّا القلوبا
And of arrows that struck my body; and when
Arrows have struck my body but when
They did not harm me, they struck our hearts.
They did no harm, they struck our hearts.
لاnot أَرىI see إِذْwhen رأيتI saw إلّاexcept مَعيباًsomeone flawed
لا أَرى إِذْ رأيت إلّا مَعيباً
وَهْوَand he مَعْdespite ذاكَthat طالبٌseeking ليfor me عيوباfaults
وَهْوَ مَعْ ذاكَ طالبٌ لي عيوبا
When I look, I see none but someone flawed,
Whenever I look, I see only faults
Yet, for all that, he seeks faults in me.
While seeking faults in me as well.
وَمِلاءٌand full مِنَof الذُّنوبsins سَجاياهُhis traits
وَمِلاءٌ مِنَ الذُّنوب سَجاياهُ
وَيَنعىand he reproaches بُطلاًfalsely عليّagainst me الذُّنوباsins
وَيَنعى بُطلاً عليّ الذُّنوبا
And his traits are full of sins,
His qualities are full of sins,
Yet he falsely reproaches me for sins.
And he blames the sins on me.