ياO مَنone who رَعَيتُI preserved لَهُfor him الوِدادَaffection تَمَسُّكاًholding fast
يا مَن رَعَيتُ لَهُ الوِدادَ تَمَسُّكاً
بِعُهودِهِto his pledges فَغَداthen he became لِعَهديof my pledge نابِذاcasting aside
بِعُهودِهِ فَغَدا لِعَهدي نابِذا
O one for whom I preserved affection, holding fast
O you whose affection I tended, clinging
to his pledges, yet he came to cast my pledge aside.
To his vows, yet to mine a violator became,
وَمَنِand one who اِدَّرَعتُI donned as armor الصَبرَpatience عَنهُin his absence فَأَرسَلَتthen sent
وَمَنِ اِدَّرَعتُ الصَبرَ عَنهُ فَأَرسَلَت
عَيناهُhis two eyes سَهماًan arrow فيinto المَقاتِلِthe vital parts نافِذاpiercing through
عَيناهُ سَهماً في المَقاتِلِ نافِذا
And one whose absence I bore with patience as armor—then
And he whose patience I armored against, then unleashed
his eyes sent an arrow piercing my vital parts.
His eyes an arrow piercing foes aimed,
غادَرتَنيyou left me نَدِماًremorseful أُقَلِّبُI turn over راحَةًa palm
غادَرتَني نَدِماً أُقَلِّبُ راحَةً
فيin الحُبِّlove خاسِرَةًhaving lost وَأَقرُعُand I strike ناجِذاa molar tooth
في الحُبِّ خاسِرَةً وَأَقرُعُ ناجِذا
You left me remorseful, turning over a palm
You left me regretful, a solace I turn
that has lost in love, and striking a molar in regret.
In love losing and crop-eared braying,
لاdo not تُصغِlisten فيَّconcerning me إِلىto الوُشاةِthe slanderers وَلاand do not تَكُنbe
لا تُصغِ فيَّ إِلى الوُشاةِ وَلا تَكُن
ليtoward me بِاِجتِرامِfor the wrongdoing of الكاشِحينَthe spiteful مُواخِذاholding to account
لي بِاِجتِرامِ الكاشِحينَ مُواخِذا
Do not heed the slanderers concerning me, nor
Listen not to the slanderers of me, nor be
hold me accountable for the wrongdoing of the spiteful.
For my crimes with the vituperative chiding,
أَناI مُستَجيرٌseeking protection مِنfrom صُدودِكَyour turning away عائِذٌseeking refuge
أَنا مُستَجيرٌ مِن صُدودِكَ عائِذٌ
إِنif كُنتَyou are تَرحَمُyou have mercy on مُستَجيراًone seeking protection عائِذاone seeking refuge
إِن كُنتَ تَرحَمُ مُستَجيراً عائِذا
I seek protection from your turning away, seeking refuge,
I seek refuge from your estrangement, taking cover,
if you have mercy on one seeking protection and refuge.
If you pity a refuge-seeking coverer.