أعاضني الدّهر من رؤياكم نظري

أعاضني الدّهر من رؤياكم نظري

آثاركم وبرغمي ذلك العوض

آثاركم وبرغمي ذلك العوض

Time gave me, in exchange for your fragrance, a glimpse—

Time gave me, in place of seeing you, the sight of

of your traces; against my will was that recompense.

your traces; and that recompense was against my will.

ثم استقال فقد أضحت موانعه

ثم استقال فقد أضحت موانعه

دون التداني من الآثار تعترض

دون التداني من الآثار تعترض

Then it sought to undo the bargain, for its barriers have come

Then it sought to revoke the exchange, for its barriers now

to stand between me and drawing near the traces.

stand in the way of drawing near the traces.

فقل لمن يمنع الحل المباح غدا

فقل لمن يمنع الحل المباح غدا

توفي وحقك ما أصبحت تقترض

توفي وحقك ما أصبحت تقترض

So tell whoever bars what is lawful and allowed: tomorrow

So tell whoever withholds what is lawful and permitted: tomorrow

he will be dead—and, by your worth, no longer stand in the way.

you shall repay in full—by your honor—what you now borrow.