لو صدّ خوفَ عين رقيبِهِ

لو صدّ خوفَ عين رقيبِهِ

هانت عليّ بذاك شِدّةُ صَعْبِهِ

هانت عليّ بذاك شِدّةُ صَعْبِهِ

Had he turned away for fear of his watcher's eye,

If fear deterred the watchful eye,

His fierce intractability would then have been easy for me to bear.

I would find its severity more bearable.

لكنْ تَعَذُّرُ وَصْلِهِ من نفسه

لكنْ تَعَذُّرُ وَصْلِهِ من نفسه

أبداً وشدّة قَسْوِهِ من قلبه

أبداً وشدّة قَسْوِهِ من قلبه

But the impossibility of union with him comes from himself,

But his inaccessibility stems from himself,

Always, and the severity of his cruelty comes from his heart.

As does the harshness of his heart, forevermore.