غضبواthey grew angry وقالواand said باحrevealed دمعكyour tears بالهوىof love
غضبوا وقالوا باح دمعك بالهوى
والذنبand the blame للهجرbelongs to estrangement الذيthat أبكانيmade me weep
والذنب للهجر الذي أبكاني
They grew angry and said, “Your tears have betrayed your love.”
They grew angry and said, “Your tears have revealed your love.”
The blame lies with the estrangement that made me weep.
Yet the blame lies with the estrangement that made me weep.
هبsuppose أننيthat I أخفيhide بكايmy weeping فمالthen what الذيthat
هب أنني أخفي بكاي فمال الذي
يخفيhides ضنايmy wasting وصدهمand their rejection أضنانيhas worn me down
يخفي ضناي وصدهم أضناني
Suppose I conceal my weeping—what is there that
Suppose I hide my weeping—then what is it that
can hide my wasting, when their rejection has worn me away?
can hide my wasting, when their rejection has worn me down?
كيفhow السبيلthe way إلىto رضىapproval متجرمa faultfinder
كيف السبيل إلى رضى متجرم
يأبىhe refuses قبولacceptance العذرthe excuse وهوthough he is الجانيthe offender
يأبى قبول العذر وهو الجاني
How can the favor of a false accuser be won—
How can one win the favor of a faultfinder
one who refuses an excuse, though he himself is the culprit?
who refuses to accept an excuse, though he is the offender?
