بُنَيَwas built الحُبُّlove عَلىupon الجَورِinjustice فَلَوso if
بُنَيَ الحُبُّ عَلى الجَورِ فَلَو
أَنصَفَacted fairly المَعشوقُthe beloved فيهِin it لَسَمُجthen it would become unlovely
أَنصَفَ المَعشوقُ فيهِ لَسَمُج
Love was built upon injustice; so if
Love is built on unfairness, so if
the beloved were fair in it, it would become unlovely.
The beloved judged it fairly, it would cease
لَيسَis not يُستَحسَنُdeemed admirable فيin حُكمِthe judgment of الهَوىpassionate love
لَيسَ يُستَحسَنُ في حُكمِ الهَوى
عاشِقٌa lover يُحسِنُis skilled at تَأليفَframing الحُجَجthe arguments
عاشِقٌ يُحسِنُ تَأليفَ الحُجَج
In love's judgment, no admiration is given
In love’s law, it is not deemed proper
to a lover skilled at framing arguments.
For a lover to make convincing arguments
لاdo not تَعيبَنever find fault مِنfrom مُحَبٍّa lover ذِلَّةًabasement
لا تَعيبَن مِن مُحَبٍّ ذِلَّةً
ذِلَّةًabasement العاشِقِof the lover مِفتاحُthe key to الفَرَجrelief
ذِلَّةً العاشِقِ مِفتاحُ الفَرَج
Do not fault a lover for his abasement;
Do not blame a lover for humiliation
the lover's abasement is the key to relief.
A lover's humiliation is the key to relief
وَقَليلُand a little الحُبِّof love صَرفاًunmixed خالِصاًpure
وَقَليلُ الحُبِّ صَرفاً خالِصاً
لَكَfor you خَيرٌbetter مِنthan كَثيرٍmuch قَدalready مُزِجwas mixed
لَكَ خَيرٌ مِن كَثيرٍ قَد مُزِج
And a little love, unmixed and pure,
A little pure love
is better for you than much that has been mixed.
Is better for you than much that is mixed
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