ماwhat ليwith me أَرىI see كُتُبيmy books بِغَيرِwithout جِنايَةٍan offense
ما لي أَرى كُتُبي بِغَيرِ جِنايَةٍ
قَدindeed طالَhas grown long عِندَكَwith you فيin الوِثاقِbonds إِسارُهاtheir captivity
قَد طالَ عِندَكَ في الوِثاقِ إِسارُها
Why do I see my books, guilty of no offense,
held captive so long in bonds with you?
أَضحَتthey have become لَدَيكَin your keeping حَبائِساًcaptives
أَضحَت لَدَيكَ حَبائِساً
أَثمانُهاtheir prices مَجهولَةًunknown أَقدارُهاtheir worth
أَثمانُها مَجهولَةً أَقدارُها
They have become captives in your keeping,
their prices and their worth unknown.
مَهتوكَةًviolated حُرُماتُهاtheir sanctity مَبذولَةًlaid bare
مَهتوكَةً حُرُماتُها مَبذولَةً
صَفَحاتُهاtheir pages مَحلولَةًundone أَزرارُهاtheir buttons
صَفَحاتُها مَحلولَةً أَزرارُها
Their sanctity is violated; laid bare
are their pages, their buttons undone.
قَدalready أُبدِيَتhave been exposed عَوراتُهاtheir private parts لَكُمto you وَماand not
قَد أُبدِيَت عَوراتُها لَكُم وَما
أَنتُمyou مَحارِمُهاtheir unmarriageable kin وَلاnor أَصهارُهاtheir in-laws
أَنتُم مَحارِمُها وَلا أَصهارُها
Their private parts have been exposed to you, yet
you are neither their unmarriageable kin nor their in-laws.
وَمِنَand among العَجائِبِthe marvels أَنَّهاthat they نُكِحَتwere married وَلاand not
وَمِنَ العَجائِبِ أَنَّها نُكِحَت وَلا
صُدَقاتُهاtheir bridal gifts حُمِلَتwere brought وَلاnor أَمهارُهاtheir dowries
صُدَقاتُها حُمِلَت وَلا أَمهارُها
And it is a marvel that they have been wed, though neither
their bridal gifts nor their dowries have been brought.
فَاِمنُنso grant favor عَلَيهاupon them بِالإِيابِwith return فَماfor not نَبَتhave turned away
فَاِمنُن عَلَيها بِالإِيابِ فَما نَبَت
عَنfrom مِثلِهاtheir like أَوطانُهاtheir homelands وَدِيارُهاand their dwellings
عَن مِثلِها أَوطانُها وَدِيارُها
So grant them the favor of return, for never have
their homelands and dwellings spurned their like.
وَاِعطِفand show compassion لِغُربَتِهاfor their exile وَطولِand the length of مُقامِهاtheir stay
وَاِعطِف لِغُربَتِها وَطولِ مُقامِها
بِذَراكَin your shelter فَهيَfor they رَقيقَةٌdelicate أَبشارُهاtheir skins
بِذَراكَ فَهيَ رَقيقَةٌ أَبشارُها
And show compassion for their exile and their long stay
in your shelter, for their skins are delicate.